Mixed responses to stadium upgrade plan
MIAMI GARDENS – A proposal to hike Miami-Dade County’s hotel tax by a penny and use the anticipated $289 million to help fund major renovations …
Groups say elections bill will make it harder for some Fla. voters
TALLAHASSEE – Several groups on Monday criticized language in an elections bill that they say would make it more difficult for some minority, disabled and …
Alabama governor pardons ‘Scottsboro Boys’
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (AP) – Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed a resolution Friday posthumously pardoning a group of black youths who were wrongfully convicted of raping …
Supreme Court limits rights violation suits over foreign abuses
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has drastically limited the ability of foreign victims of human rights abuses to use American courts to seek accountability …
Miramar High party will mark NFL draft
MIRAMAR – Former Miramar High School Patriot star quarterback Geno Smith is set to make history this Thursday night when he is widely expected to …
Riley focused on another title, wants to keep Big 3 to the end
MIAMI – Pat Riley has this vision in which LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh finish their careers together with the Miami Heat, then …
Men Charged In Hazing Deaths
PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) – Police arrested three men and sought a fourth Tuesday after two Virginia State University freshmen were swept away while trying to …
Black lawmakers question if racism is behind bill
MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) _ Black lawmakers are urging Gov. Mike Pence to veto a bill that would force a northwestern Indiana township to cut the …
12th Malcolm X Festival wraps up in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The University of Nebraska at Omaha's Department of Black Studies is wrapping up its 12th annual Malcolm X Festival that celebrates …
Concerns over making voter email addresses private
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) –An open government advocate is raising concerns over a bill that would create a public records exemption for voter email addresses.