Miami museum gets $1M for works by black artists
MIAMI (AP) – The Perez Art Museum Miami has received a $1 million grant to buy contemporary works by African-American artists for its permanent collection. …
Gov. replaces Bush insider on Fla. education board
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday tapped a former public school teacher to take a spot on the panel that oversees …
Opa-locka OKs City Hall move
OPA-LOCKA — Opa-locka elected officials during a special commission meeting have approved moving the city’s administrative offices to 3400 N.W. 135th St., building B in …
Smith-Gordon appointed to county Ethics Commission
WEST PALM BEACH — Attorney Salesia Smith-Gordon of the West Palm Beach-based law firm of Salesia Smith-Gordon, P.A., has been appointed to the Palm Beach …
Sheriff Expands Local Vendor Opportunities
FORT LAUDERDALE — The Broward Sheriff’s Office has entered into a new initiative in partnership with the Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business …
Obama phones Kenyan president after mall attack
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama has phoned Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to express the United States' condolences after a terrorist attack on a Nairobi …
Study: Student loan debt reduces lifetime wealth
A new research report on America’s still-growing student loan debt finds that its financial effects can last a lifetime. According to Demos, a national, nonpartisan …
Apple calls up 2 new iPhones
CUPERTINO, California — For the first time since introducing the device that changed cellphones forever, Apple will offer two distinct versions of the latest iPhones …
Obama urges people to push stalled gun legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama urged his most ardent supporters Saturday "to get back up and go back at it'' and help push stalled …
Ed board member who used slur recites King’s speech
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP)- A Kansas State Board of Education member who was criticized for using a racial slur has recited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s …