Posts in category National & World

The eyes of the entire nation are focused on Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, which is set to host The 2015 National Urban League Conference, …

  SOUTH FLORIDA — Legal groups representing six bar associations for attorneys of African descent are joining in an effort to push for more black …

By BOB LAMENDOLA Florida Department of Health in Broward County   Designated drivers protect the community. Designated hitters in baseball protect pitchers. Why not have …

Associated Press  HEMPSTEAD, Texas — The family of a Chicago-area woman found dead in a Texas jail cell last week is ordering an independent autopsy, …

WEST PALM BEACH — Is there a doctor in the house? Thanks to an innovative local program funded by Quantum Foundation, there will be. Health …

By MARCIA DUNN  AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — We’ve made it to Pluto by NASA’s calculations, the last stop on a planetary tour …

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The massacre at a predominantly black South Carolina church has institutions from Alaska to Connecticut evaluating whether they should continue enshrining …

MIRAMAR, Fla. — A Miami company is bracing for a likely battle with environmentalists after applying to drill for oil in the Everglades. Kanter Real …

WEST PALM BEACH — Quantum Foundation, Palm Beach County’s largest health-funding foundation, is currently accepting applications from small, grassroots nonprofits to share in $750,000 as …

By GEORGE JAHN and MATTHEW LEE  The Associated Press VIENNA — After long, fractious negotiations, world powers and Iran struck a historic deal Tuesday to …