Oscars flap eclipses ‘Moonlight’ win, but civility reigns among casts and crews
BY LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES – The 89th Academy Awards got off on the right foot, with a song and dance, but …
Pat Riley says Magic Johnson will win with the Lakers
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI – Pat Riley has never doubted Magic Johnson, and isn’t about to start now. Riley believes Johnson will …
Dylann Roof’s jurors worship at church where he massacred nine
Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. – The jurors who sentenced Dylann Roof to death for the racist massacre of nine black church members quietly visited the …
Congress allows guns for mentally impaired
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Republican-led Senate voted last Wednesday to block an Obama-era regulation that would prevent an estimated 75,000 people …
Number of anti-Muslim hate groups on the rise in America
By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – The number of anti-Muslim hate groups in the United States has nearly tripled since 2015, due in …
Trump speech denounces anti-Semitism and Racism
BY CRAIG MELVIN AND ERIK ORTIZ Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced the recent rise in bomb threats against Jewish community centers across …
Florida looks to expand gun rights in wake of Pulse shooting
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Republicans are more determined than ever to pass bills expanding gun rights in the wake of …
New York attorney general bids to become Trump’s No. 1 enemy
By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK – More than most, Eric Schneiderman understands the risks of taking on Donald Trump. New York’s attorney general …
No sanctuary for immigrants living illegally in Miami-Dade
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI – County commissioners in immigrant-rich Miami-Dade voted Friday to uphold their Cuban-born mayor’s order to cooperate with federal …
680 Cubans returned home since end of ‘wet foot, dry foot’
HAVANA – About 680 Cubans have been returned to the island from various countries since then-President Barack Obama ended a longstanding immigration policy that allowed …