Larkin decides to enter NBA draft
CORAL GABLES – Shane Larkin was told he was too short to be an elite college guard, a theory he debunked with ease. So now …
Rambunctious best musical ‘Memphis’ turning up the dial
MIAMI – From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tenn., a hot new Broadway musical bursts off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs …
In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites
WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for …
Uncle: Suspects shamed family
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. (AP) – An uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects on Friday said the brothers had brought shame to the family and …
Officials: Extremism motivated bombing suspects
BOSTON (AP) — Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, was an ardent reader of jihadist websites …
Senators’ bipartisan call seeks pardon for boxer Jack Johnson
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has voted to urge President Barack Obama to pardon the first black heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Johnson, who was convicted …
College superstars now in the pros had to deal with bullies
NEW YORK — Before they were college basketball stars and the future of the WNBA, Brittney Griner, Skylar Diggins and Elena Delle Donne had something …
USA Today founder Neuharth dies in Florida at 89
COCOA BEACH, Florida (AP)- Al Neuharth changed the look of American newspapers when he founded USA Today, filling the newspaper with breezy, easy-to-comprehend articles, attention-grabbing …
Trayvon targets at gun range get sergeant fired
PORT CANAVERAL — A police sergeant accused of taking targets resembling Trayvon Martin to a gun range was fired Friday, the Associated Press reported.
Kin of ’63 church bombing victims split over medal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ Relatives of four black girls killed when Ku Klux Klan members bombed an Alabama church are split over how to mark …