What we think: The next phase of the struggle
After many years of planning and struggle, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was dedicated on Sunday at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. So …
Crist’s coziness with Dems stirs comeback rumors
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ When former Gov. Charlie Crist left the Republican Party, it was pretty clear there was no turning back. Not only did …
Streak ends: state a poll no-show
MIAMI (AP) — Florida is out of The Associated Press Top 25 poll. Not just the Gators; the entire state.
Granny borrowed your ride? Track her with right gadget
For The Associated Press—Anyone who’s had the “check engine” light come on suddenly knows how unnerving that can be. Maybe it’s nothing more than a …
Troy Davis mourned as supporters take aim at death penalty
Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. — Sent to death row 20 years ago as a convicted cop killer, Troy Davis was celebrated as “martyr and foot …
Census figures show recession taking big toll on young adults
WASHINGTON (AP) — Young adults are the recession's lost generation. In record numbers, they're struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom …
Lawyers seek paper on NYPD unit that eyed Muslims
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Civil rights lawyers asked a federal judge on Monday to force the New York Police Department to turn over documents about its …
Anti-terrorism success may not help Obama in 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The killing of an American-born cleric in Yemen underscores a re-election reality for President Barack Obama: He may have a string of …
Fla. welfare applicants less likely to use drugs
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Preliminary figures on a new Florida law requiring drug tests for welfare applicants show that they are less likely than other …
AP-MTV poll: ‘You *@X#!’ Youths too blasé about online slurs
WASHINGTON — Young people immersed in the online world are encountering racist and sexist slurs and other name-calling that probably would appall their parents and …