LeBron a favorite in Vegas even if Cavaliers are not
By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) _ LeBron James will do more than just make a lot of people in Cleveland happy …
Still no word from Hardy in Dallas, but teammates impressed
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) _ Greg Hardy missed practice Wednesday because he was ill, so the latest chance for the …
Rome university chief blasted for ‘Miss University’ pageant
ROME (AP) _ Some of Italy’s top female academics are demanding an apology from the president of the University of Rome for participating in the …
FBI behind mysterious surveillance aircraft over US cities
By JACK GILLUM, EILEEN SULLIVAN and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) _ Scores of low-flying planes circling American cities are part of a civilian air force …
NBA plans “The NBA Experience at Walt Disney World Resort”
NEW YORK (AP) _ The NBA is going to Disney World. The league says Wednesday it is developing “The NBA Experience at Walt Disney World …
Paid sick leave bill advances in Oregon Legislature
SALEM, Ore. (AP) _ A bill requiring businesses to give employees paid sick leave is now advancing in the Oregon Legislature. Democrats on a budget …
School official presses charges for cheering at graduation
By JEFF AMY JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Ursula Miller knew that when she shouted her niece’s name after she received her diploma at a north …
US investigating gender bias claims in U. Iowa athletics
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) _ A federal office will investigate the University of Iowa’s handling of gender bias complaints …
Music genius from the black experience
FORT LAUDERDALE — Born in the South, under the whip of slave masters, Blues and then Jazz gave voice to the pain of the slave’s …
Learning more about our history, heritage
By MAXINE J. TULLOCH Special to South Florida Times This year marks the eighth anniversary of June as National Caribbean American Heritage Month, when the United States pays …