WASHINGTON (PRNewswire) — Black youth report considerable pressure to have sex, according to a new survey of 1,500 black youth ages 13-21 released by ESSENCE …

BROWARD — The School Board of Broward County on Wednesday picked Robert Runcie, a Chicago education executive, as superintendent of the sixth largest school district …

Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH — It was an emotional time for many participants at Sunday’s Freedom Walk in downtown West Palm …

Special to South Florida Times MIAMI — Miami-Dade County has 230 documented gangs with 1,700 members, and that number could be as high as 5,000, …

Special to South Florida Times Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones has made a comeback. After being acquitted of bribery charges earlier this year and having …

EJones@SFLTimes.com FORT LAUDERDALE – Fort Lauderdale police officer Jefferson Alvarez has been charged with one count of perjury, a felony, and one misdemeanor count of …

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) _ PJ Longoni has shelled out hundreds of dollars to pay for toiletries, a television and legal fees for family and friends …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ The owner of Philadelphia's two major newspapers is offering discounted tablet computers in an effort to attract more digital subscribers.

WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversify the nation's federal judiciary: Nearly three of every four …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama is visiting a school undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation to sell his proposal for creating more jobs. And it's no …