FIU law student competes, wins national trial team award
MIAMI-DADE – Terry-Ann Howell, a Florida International University third year law student, won the “Exceptional Advocate” Award at the 17th Annual National White Collar Crime …
Consoles, projectors, and games, a gamers delight
STATEPOINT – Gaming has never been more engaging, more realistic, or had as many options as it does today. And this holiday season, gaming is …
Roland Martin finds a hint of Texas in Leesburg
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) _ Roland Martin is a Texan at heart, and although his work has brought him to the nation's capital, he misses his …
NM state police, advocates meet over van shooting
TAOS, N.M. (AP) _ Advocates are pressing for more discipline in the New Mexico State Police shooting of a minivan full of children during a …
Millions Earmarked For Jobs; Economic Development
BROWARD — Nearly $10 million will be spent in Broward County neighborhoods to finance projects that will create economic development, job creation and community enhancements.
Thank you, Madiba Mandela
My heart hurt, as did millions of others, when I heard that Nelson Mandela had finally passed. We expected it for many months but it …
Child drum major getting national television spotlight
BELLE GLADE – A show-stopping video of Taranza McKelvin Jr. as a drum major went viral and he is marching right into the national spotlight. …
Attorney asks Fla. AG to investigate Heisman Winner
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) A lawyer for the woman who accused Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston of sexual assault asked Friday for Florida's attorney general to …
N-word use ignites debate on who can say It
When I traveled around the southern part of the African continent. I saw many people who looked like me. Throughout South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana, …
Brazil racism still ‘institutionalized’
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Institutionalized racism persists in Brazil despite government efforts to tackle the issue, members of a United Nations panel examining conditions …