Posts in category National & World

America’s newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops …

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics chief was reprimanded Friday and his radio show canceled after he made inflammatory comments about …

Associated Press NEW YORK — New York City’s mayor is proposing a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in the …

JACKSONVILLE (AP) — Race briefly became an issue in the race to challenge Barack Obama after a supporter of Republican challenger Mitt Romney was reported …

MHamaludin@SFLTimes.com MIAMI — An 82-year-old service organization comprising a small group of committed professional men will hand out college scholarships and community honors when members …

Associated Press SANFORD — An attorney for the man charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed black teen said Friday the neighborhood watch …

Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A condemned killer’s trial was so tainted by the racially influenced decisions of prosecutors that he should be removed from …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ At least three more Secret Service officers implicated in a prostitution scandal in Colombia were expected to lose their jobs Friday, a …

Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH — Attendees at a forum on the killing of Trayvon Martin heard a call to keep the …

NEW YORK (AP) _ The late Manning Marable won the Pulitzer Prize for history Monday, honored for a Malcolm X book he worked on for …