Sexual consent, debated across US, key to Derrick Rose case
BY BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Months before Derrick Rose took the stand to defend himself in a lawsuit claiming he and …
Ex-Dolphin, Fulton Walker, dies
Associated Press MIAMI –Fulton Walker, the first player to score on a Super Bowl kickoff return, has died at the age of 58 in his …
Daytona Beach’s first black elected official dies at 101
Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The first African-American elected to a local government office in the Daytona Beach area has died. The Daytona Beach …
Justices weigh dispute over racial bias in jury room
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON – There was nothing subtle about the ethnic slurs a juror in Colorado is reported to have made during …
Ellington proudly and painfully brings anti-violence message
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI – Wayne Ellington is standing in a room filled with hundreds of high school students, all of them …
Nearly a week after hurricane hit Haiti, UN appeals for aid
By DAVID McFADDEN and BEN FOX Associated Press MARFRANC, Haiti – At a cramped police station serving as a makeshift clinic, Darline Derosier fastened IV …
Keys residents donate supplies to Bahamas following Matthew
Associated Press KEY WEST, Fla.- Nine Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessels are departing Key West and returning to the Bahamas with relief supplies donated by …
Beware extremes: Exercise, anger may trigger heart attack
By MARILYNN MARCHONE AP CHIEF MEDICAL WRITER If you’re angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run …
Boxing great Aaron Pryor, who battled Arguello, remembered
By TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer Aaron Pryor, the relentless junior welterweight who fought two memorable bouts with Alexis Arguello, died Sunday. He was 60. …
Tributes for Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson after death from cancer
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK – Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson, the first African- American to hold the office and whose career included …