Music, food trucks, family fun mark local July 4 celebrations
The United States celebrates its 239th anniversary of independence from Great Britain this year. The actual Independence Day holiday falls on Saturday, meaning a long …
Serena starts slow; Venus makes fast work to win
LONDON (AP) — As has become customary for Serena Williams of late, she got off to a rocky start. In her first-round match at Wimbledon …
AAA: 41.9 million Americans will travel for Independence Day
Staff Report TAMPA — AAA projects 41.9 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home this Independence Day, the most since 2007 and …
White House Statement
On March 23, 2010, I sat down at a table in the East Room of the White House and signed my name on a law …
Tavis Smiley signs up for the South Florida Book Festival at AARLCC
Staff Report FORT LAUDERDALE — The South Florida Book Festival, one of the nation’s premiere book festivals, is returning to the African-American Research Library …
White supremacist donated to GOP 2016 candidates
WASHINGTON — The leader of a white supremacist group cited by Charleston church murder suspect Dylann Roof made $65,000 in donations to Republicans, including several …
Oregon takes first steps into era of legal retail marijuana
By JEFF BARNARD WILLIAMS, Ore. (AP) _ Forty-two years after Oregon became the first state to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, the state is taking …
Stephen Curry overtakes LeBron James for NBA’s top jersey
By ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Basketball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ Stephen Curry has surpassed LeBron James for the most popular jersey in the NBA. The …
Tractor-trailer hitches could be faulty, 6,000 may be in use
By TOM KRISHER and DAN SEWELL BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) _ On a twisty, snow-lined hill that the locals call “Devil’s Backbone,” a 12-ton semi-trailer came …