Universal Truth Center MIAMI GARDENS —To help students in the Miami Gardens community have a successful beginning to the school year, Universal Truth Center for …

Washington, D.C. — The nation has lost another political pioneer with the passing of former Congressman Louis Stokes. As the first African-American to represent Ohio …

FORT LAUDERDALE — Considered by many to be Jamaica’s greatest current singer-songwriter, Beres Hammond brings his celebrated mix of romantic lover’s rock, light dancehall music, …

MIAMI —  Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) President & CEO William D. Talbert III and American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Founder Jeff Friday …

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) _ The administration of Gov. Peter Shumlin will pay Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont $1.6 million to cover past due premiums …

By SUMMER BALLENTINE JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ A Republican Missouri senator running for attorney general on Thursday said the state health department director could …

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) _ Shares of Kohl’s sank 10 percent Thursday after the department store operator said state sales tax holidays hurt its sales …

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ A judge in Missouri’s capital city dismissed Gov. Jay Nixon from a lawsuit challenging an effort to build a new …

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) _ Egypt’s health minister says 17 more people have died due to an “unprecedented” heat wave, raising this week’s death toll to …

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) _ LeBron James is giving kids from Akron _ ones with challenging backgrounds like his _ …