$750K Quantum grant applauded
WEST PALM BEACH – The Palm Beach County School Board has recognized The Quantum Foundation, the county’s largest private foundation, for awarding a $750,000 grant …
Protest over proposed show on prolific rapper
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) _ Oxygen cable television executives aren't talking, as negative attention grows about its proposed program featuring Shawty Lo, a musician who has …
Obama digs in for a fight on Hagel, Brennan picks
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Digging in for a fight, President Barack Obama riled Senate Republicans and some Democrats, too, on Monday by nominating former senator and …
Raft washes ashore in Miami; occupants feared dead
MIAMI (AP) _ A Styrofoam raft with clothes, food, a Santeria altar and a Cuban national ID card has washed ashore in Miami. The occupants …
Playoff sites likely to be picked by end of April
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) _ The BCS executive director says the site for the first national championship game under the new playoff system, along with …
Florida brain injury hospital files for bankruptcy
WAUCHULA, Fla. (AP) _ A southwest Florida hospital that treats brain injuries has filed for bankruptcy, months after a state investigation into reports of patient …
Obama to nominate John Brennan to head CIA
WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the …
Black pastors in Roanoke area back uranium ban
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) _ Up to 20 African-American clergy from Roanoke to Danville are urging the General Assembly to keep the state's moratorium on uranium …
Scott, Sebelius to meet in DC to talk health care
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott will meet with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss the Affordable Care Act.
Legislators adopt 32 policies
(BLACK PR WIRE) WASHINGTON – Just in time for the new year’s state legislative sessions, the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) has released …