Carroll says she quit at Gov. Scott’s request
JACKSONVILLE – Former Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll said she had no idea law enforcement was investigating a veterans charity accused of running illegal slot …
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Cuban demoted after race criticism
HAVANA – A leading Cuban cultural official said Friday that he has been demoted nearly two weeks after he published an opinion piece in the …
Va Dem gov nominee left e-car firm in December
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe quietly gave up his position as chairman of a company that makes small electric cars …
Obama: Budget not `ideal’ but has `tough reforms’
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says his soon-to-be released budget, already criticized by friends and foes, is not his “ideal plan” but offers “tough …
Cuba culture official demoted after NY Times op-ed
HAVANA (AP) – A leading Cuban cultural official said Friday that he has been demoted nearly two weeks after he published an opinion piece in …
High court poised to redefine race debate
WASHINGTON (AP) – Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind? Addressing two pivotal legal issues, one on …
Should laws be colorblind? Supreme Court weighs in
WASHINGTON (AP) –The court’s five conservative justices seem ready to declare a new post-racial moment, pointing to increased levels of voter registration and turnout among …
SC man who apologized for racist past dies
Elwin Wilson, the former Ku Klux Klan supporter who publicly apologized for years of violent racism, including the beating of a black Freedom Rider who …
High court poised to upend civil rights policies
WASHINGTON (AP) – Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind? Addressing two pivotal legal issues, one on …
Lillie Ayers dead at the age of 85
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Lillie B. Ayers, who became the lead plaintiff in Mississippi’s college desegregation lawsuit after the death of her husband, has …