All posts on September, 2010

WORKER OUTREACH The construction industry in Florida has been hit particularly hard. Unemployed construction workers in the state number more than 331,900. A new website, …

Two prominent black Republican women have expressed outrage over recent comments by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek and two Florida Democratic Black Caucus members …

Associated Press Writers ATLANTA — The pastor of a nationally known Atlanta-area megachurch took other young men on trips as part of a mentoring program …

Lovetta Minor never gave thought to answering her cell phone and walking out of the bathroom while bathing her 10-month-old daughter. As long as the …

Staff Reporter Port St. Lucie Mayor Patricia Christensen, 53, resigned her mayor’s post after Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents arrested her on Wednesday, Sept. …

Capt. Dorris “Dee” Seibert, an assistant to the Wilton Manors police chief suspended for circulating racist e-mails, was named acting chief, even though similar e-mails …

MIAMI (AP) _ Florida will immediately stop enforcing its ban on adoptions by gay people following a decision by a state appeals court that the …

SEATTLE (AP) _ Two men are accused of committing a hate crime in the robbery and beating of a Seattle teen. Ahmed Mohamed and Jonathan …

ATLANTA (AP) _ Campaign officials for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Roy Barnes say they have canceled a fundraiser that was to be hosted by a pastor …

A passenger rights advocate is dropping Delta Air Lines Inc. from a lawsuit claiming Delta hacked into her computer to steal her e-mail. Kate Hanni …