Posts in category National & World

BALTIMORE – A man has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with setting a fire in liquor store during Baltimore’s riots. A criminal complaint …

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA and LORI HINNANT MOSCOW – Reacting to criticism that it is targeting opponents of the Syrian government, a spokesman for Russian President …

MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON — Religion, birth control and President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul are about to collide at the Supreme Court yet again. Faith-affiliated …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND WASHINGTON — In a major shift in immigration patterns over the next 50 years, Asians will have surged past Hispanics to …

The founding dean of what many consider one of Florida A & M University’s most acclaimed schools has passed away. After a brief illness, Sybil …

West Palm Beach, Fla. — Jashonte Hollis hasn’t ventured too far from South Florida just yet.  So far, she’s only been as far as Orlando …

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Sistrunk’s Historic North West community is charged with the task of re-branding its image in hopes of revitalizing the downtown corridor …

WASHINGTON — Amid a surge of interest in U.S. investment opportunities in Cuba, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced Friday it is launching a council …

BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says that 50 years after the Civil Rights Act opened many opportunities and protections to black Americans, not enough …

By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS — World leaders pledged money and political clout to achieve equality for women by 2030 at a U.N. meeting …