Hearing on voting rights turns partisan
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Senate Democrats and Republicans sparred Wednesday over whether voter ID laws, attempts to purge voter rolls and restricted early voting were legitimate …
Suit claims lounge denied access to blacks
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ A Louisville lounge carrying the Maker's Mark name is being sued for allegedly denying access to blacks.
Cleveland schools desegregation case before court
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) _ A federal judge says he rule after the first of the year on proposals to desegregate two schools in the Cleveland …
Appeal rejected in 1996 Miami campus slayings
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ A death row inmate has lost another appeal in the slayings of his former girlfriend and a football player at an …
Fla.’s Nov. unemployment rate drops to 8.1 percent
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida's unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in four years at 8.1 percent in November and the state was a …
Slaves’ descendants can sue Cherokees over citizenship
OKLAHOMA CITY — Descendants of slaves owned by members of the Cherokee Nation can sue the current chief in an attempt to restore their tribal …
Obama has won Cuban-Americans’ trust
The Presidential Inauguration is just a few weeks away and the Republicans are still in shock. They can’t believe that Barack Obama received (49 percent …
The Circus and the Ringmaster come to Town
WEST PALM BEACH — Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey are back with an all new exciting show, Dragons, coming to the AmericanAirlines Arena in …
7 years of women helping women
MIAMI — Acts of charity abound in this special season, including one that observed its seventh year on Dec. 8, as women of various faiths …
New green market at Riviera Beach Marina keys on seafood
RIVIERA BEACH —The Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has launched a new green market with a focus on seafood, fresh and healthy fruits and …