Mistrial in Walter Scott murder trial shooting
By BRUCE SMITH and SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press CHARLESTON S.C. – A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial Monday after a jury deadlocked in the …
860 hate incidents occurred since elections
By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – Civil rights groups called for President-elect Donald Trump to forcefully and publicly denounce racism and bigotry, pointing …
Supreme Court: Was race used in redistricting?
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is returning to the familiar intersection of race and politics, in a pair of cases …
Cuban exiles see glimmer of hope in Castro’s funeral
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI – In the heart of Miami’s Little Havana, Cuban exile Armando Garcia said Sunday’s funeral of Fidel Castro …
Tiger Woods is back in the hunt
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas – Tiger Woods saved par from the dunes with a shot so good that two spectators ran …
Fla. black film studio given historic landmark status
Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville, Florida movie studio that produced silent- era films catering to an African-American audience has been designated a National …
Cicely Tyson performs Langston Hughes at Ebony gala
BY SANDY COHEN AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Cicely Tyson performed a Langston Hughes poem as she accepted a lifetime achievement award from …
Beyonce leads Grammy nominations with nine
BY MESFIN FEKADU AP MUSIC WRITER NEW YORK – The Grammy Awards are sipping all of Beyonce’s lemonade. The pop star leads the 2017 Grammys …
Kendrick Lamar heats up Art Basel in Miami
BY KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Hot, sticky and sweaty, rapper Kendrick Lamar performed (last) Thurs- day night inside a spaceship-looking dome …
J. Cole’s track has people guessing
Associated Press NEW YORK – A track off J. Cole’s forthcoming album has some people playing the guessing game on who he’s taking shots at. …