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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Trustees at Florida A&M University turned to an outsider, and the school’s first female president, to lead them out of the …

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) – The police response to unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, last summer offers lessons in how not to handle mass demonstrations, …

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE NEW ORLEANS — President Barack Obama says New Orleans is “moving forward” a decade after Hurricane Katrina dealt it a devastating blow. …

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — There’s been an upsurge in shootings and killings in West Palm Beach, all taking place within a few blocks, and …

By JONATHAN DREW and ALAN SUDERMAN MONETA, Va. — Vester Flanagan appeared to become increasingly volatile in recent years, picking fights with co-workers and others …

MIAMI — Armed with concerns about a plan to redevelop Liberty Square Housing Project, a group of residents and activists demanded on Thursday afternoon that …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A statue of Jefferson Davis was removed from its pedestal Sunday on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, …

MIAMI (AP) – The South Florida company that owns the rights to the popular TV psychic “Miss Cleo” is suing General Mills alleging copyright infringement …

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The Rev. Jesse Jackson is taking part in a meeting about a variety of issues facing South Carolinians. Jackson is …

MIAMI — The Freedom Riders of the civil rights era are celebrated in a production by a local choreographer and founder of a South Dade …