Posts in category National & World

PHOTO COURTESY OF JAURY JEAN-ENARD   By JAURY JEAN-ENARD MIAMI -Save the Kids, Probation Station, the Nation of Islam and Make the Homeless Smile gathered …

Journalists are getting a bum rap these days. While they have always been suspect in the minds of some people – especially powerful people with …

PHOTO COURTESY OF SPOKESMAN.COM   By LISA LERER Associated Press WASHINGTON – A day after a heated exchange with protesters, Former President Bill Clinton is …

A person texting takes their eyes off the road for an average of five seconds. At 55 mph, that is the equivalent of driving the …

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American baseball player who played in major baseball leagues in the modern era. PHOTO COURTESY OF SABR.ORG PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia …

By BEN FOX and KRISTA LARSON   DAKAR, Senegal – Senegal has agreed to take in two Libyans who spent nearly 14 years in custody …

PHOTO COURTESY OF HEARTLINEMINISTRIES.ORG PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Hundreds of pro- testers marched in Haiti’s capital on Friday to demand justice following the brutal killings of …

Last month was women’s history month. I celebrated the designated period at the African-American Museum, Dallas, Texas, where women from all races, ethnic groups, and …

PHOTO COURTESY OF STORIES.WELLSFARGOBANK.COM   By BEN NUCKOLS WASHINGTON – The Smithsonian now plans to acknowledge the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby at its …

PHOTO COURTESY OF KRMG.COM By JIM SALTER and CURT ANDERSON FERGUSON, Mo. – A veteran Miami police officer with two decades of experience dealing with …