FSU wins Orange Bowl, 12 games _ no national title
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida State won the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Orange Bowl and had 12 victories for just the third time in school …
Want to make God laugh? Tell Him your resolutions
As 2013 begins, it is customary for many of us to make resolutions for the new year. But I’ve stopped doing that because too often …
Fla. child abuse deaths decrease
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ A total of 130 children were fatally abused in Florida in 2011, a decrease from the previous year.
BCS Championship: Tale of the tape
Miami- Everything about the BCS championship between No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama seems larger than life. Not only do these schools stand …
Detroit retired Bishop Moses Anderson dead at 84
DETROIT (AP) _ Retired auxiliary Bishop Moses B. Anderson has died. The first black bishop to serve in the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit was 84.
Reno-Sparks NAACP elects first non-black president
RENO, Nev. (AP) _ The Reno-Sparks chapter of the NAACP has elected its first non-black president in the chapter's 66 year history.
Fla. court orders resentencing for teen in murder
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida courts are facing some challenging issues after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled juveniles cannot automatically be sentenced to life in …
South Fla. prison health workers get pink slips
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Health care workers at nine South Florida prisons are getting termination notices because their jobs are being outsourced.
Jazz and the Philharmonic
MIAMI — A superstar roster of award-winning jazz and classical musicians and ensembles, as well as emerging artists and rising stars will come together for …
Filmmaker puts focus on Cuban massacre
MIAMI — Cuban filmmaker Gloria Rolando was on a mission when she visited Miami recently: to generate awareness of the massacre of thousands of black …