All posts on August, 2013

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The pervasive racism of the time became a strange blessing for retired Capt. Claude R. Platte, a flight instructor who …

ATLANTA — If Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson never steps back into the ring for a professional wrestling match, he won’t have a problem staying retired, …

The murder of Trayvon Martin touched off a great debate. Much of it has been about Florida’s stand-your-ground law. However, the center of the controversy …

NEW YORK (AP) — A representative says Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist and producer George Duke, whose sound infused acoustic jazz, electronic jazz, funk, R&B and soul, …

TALLAHASSEE — Florida A&M University (FAMU) alumni Bernard and Shirley Kinsey will receive the 2013 Legends Award during the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando during Labor …

NEW YORK — Over nearly two decades, Jeff Bezos built Amazon.com from a scrappy online bookseller into an e-commerce empire, shook up the print publishing …

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder called Monday for major changes to the nation’s criminal justice system that would scale back the use of harsh …

SOPCHOPPY – A small Florida Panhandle town best known for its annual Worm Grunting Festival is at the center of an investigation into charges the …

MIAMI GARDENS — Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has directed a task force to come up with recommendations on whether the Jessie Trice Community Health Center of …

PALM BEACH – Karine Melissa Purchas, chief executive officer of Fashion Designers Expo of Miami, had already made an impact in the fashion industry when …