MLK’s Childhood School Could Be Demolished
ATLANTA (AP) – Just a few blocks north of Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood home stands an old brick school he attended, today an off-limits …
New church for Haitian community dedicated
MIAMI — When Archbishop Thomas Wenski walked through the doors of Notre Dame d’ Haiti Mission Church to begin the dedication Mass, the sounds of …
Obama nominates 4 to Fla. federal bench
MIAMI (AP) – President Barack Obama has nominated four people to serve as federal judges in Florida's middle and southern districts.
America’s race problem seen in attitude about Obama
For five years I have tried to decipher the meaning of Barack Obama as President. His 2008 election was a conundrum of pride and confusion …
Kids’ obesity risk starts before school age
A new study finds that much of a child’s “weight fate” is set by age 5, and that nearly half of kids who became obese …
Police uniforms to get wearable cameras
KINGSTON — Some Jamaican police units will soon be wearing video cameras on their uniforms in part to discourage officers from using inappropriate force and …
Family wants Key West black icon’s park renovated
KEY WEST — When the hearse carrying William “Bill” Butler’s casket broke down on the way to Key West Cemetery in August 1984, his nephews …
Take6 crooners to perform
MIAMI — Take6, heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet!,” comes to South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center to celebrate the …
Florida Memorial names first woman president
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) _ Florida Memorial University has named a woman as president. Faculty members, students and alumni gave Roslyn Clark Artis a rousing …
Florida crime lab analyst arrested on drug charges
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A former Florida crime lab analyst was arrested Tuesday and charged with stealing and selling painkillers and other drugs that he …