Florida House OKs Alonzo Mourning insurance bill
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The Florida House has unanimously passed a kidney transplant bill named for former Miami Heat star Alonzo Mourning. The Alonzo Mourning Access …
CONFLICT CORNER: Bullycide
Carl Walker-Hoover, an 11-year-old, went upstairs in his Springfield, Mass. home, found an electric cord, and hung himself from a stairwell. His mother, who found …
$ MONEY BUZZ: What really caused our current “Great Recession?”
May 2009 begins Month 18 of the longest-ever U.S. recession. Blamed are “liar loans,” derivatives, credit-default swaps, mark-to-market accounting rules, regulatory laxity and greed. A …
WAKE UP CALL: When is a handshake more than a handshake? When it’s Obama, and the GOP is watching
First we had the supposedly terrorist-inspired fist bumps between President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. Now it’s the handshake that shook the world, or …
First Lady Michelle Obama
When people ask Michelle Obama to describe herself, she doesn't hesitate. First and foremost, she is Malia and Sasha's mom. But before she was a …
100 days of transformation for a new first lady
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 21 women nervously mingling at the White House were among the best in their fields. They had achieved Olympic gold, Grammy …
DJ makes urgent plea for dying 6-year-old girl
NORTH MIAMI — Prince Markie Dee has never met Baby Jasmina. He has only seen video of the 6-year-old with soft brown eyes, flowing braids …
Volunteers spruce up aging nursery
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Susie C. Holley Cradle Nursery, named for its founder, has been a pillar of Fort Lauderdale’s black community for 53 years. …
U-M’s Randy Shannon to be honored
Despite their less than stellar (7-6) 2008 season, the University of Miami football team is a changed group. Under the strict leadership of head coach …
Female artists tackle race, sex, history
FORT LAUDERDALE — The work of three distinctive African-American female artists on display at the Museum of Art-Fort Lauderdale evokes images that touch on history, …