Poll: Majority harbor prejudice Against Blacks
WASHINGTON (AP) _ An Associated Press polls finds that racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the United States elected its first …
Fla. sued by tech company hired to develop site
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida’s effort to build a website designed to help students, parents and teachers master new standards is falling apart over a …
Profiling charge in defense legal move
SANFORD — A judge ruled Friday that attorneys for a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer can inspect the school records and social media postings of the …
Hope tinged with skepticism as major industrial park is showcased
CARACOL, Haiti — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton encouraged foreigners to invest in Haiti as she and her husband Bill led a star-studded delegation …
Nightmare election scenarios worry both parties
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Here in a county that knows a thing or two about Election Day meltdowns, both parties are fretting over …
Zimmerman seeks ‘stand’ law hearing
SANFORD (AP)— A judge set a tentative trial date next year for a neighborhood watch volunteer charged with fatally shooting an unarmed teenager.
Dwyane Wade dunks major branding deal
MIAMI — Two-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade has signed with Chinese sportswear provider Li-Ning which is giving the Miami Heat guard his own brand within …
Longtime GOP Senate moderate Arlen Specter dies
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) _ For most of his 30 years as Pennsylvania’s longest-serving U.S. senator and prominent moderate in Congress, Arlen Specter was a Republican, …
Sept. 11 trial rules under scrutiny at Guantanamo
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) _ A U.S. military judge is considering broad security rules for the war crimes tribunal of five Guantanamo prisoners …
Wasserman Schultz, GOP foe spar over cancer issue
MIAMI (AP) _ Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is sparring with her Republican challenger over whether it’s appropriate on the campaign trail to highlight being …