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MIAMI — Hellen Rivas developed a knack for journalism at age 9 when her family hosted a local radio program. Since then, the 17-year-old student …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) –Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson isn’t backing down from comments he made comparing Florida’s struggle with the Trayvon Martin case to the …

Inside the smaller theater at Madison Square Garden about five years ago, shortly before a world title fight, Emile Griffith was introduced one more time …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday demanded an apology from longtime civil rights activist Jesse Jackson for comparing the state’s struggle …

LAGOS (AP) — Many Nigerians are enraged, wondering how a senator notorious for marrying a 14-year-old girl can use Shariah law as an excuse to …

MIAMI – Florida could be hit with a statewide tourism boycott if Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature remain intransigent despite persistent calls for repeal …

The following is a slightly edited version of the text of President Barack Obama’s statement in the White House Briefing Room July 19 following the …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Rep. Lois DeBerry, one of the longest serving female lawmakers in the nation and a powerful influence in state politics, died …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Floridians had access to more information about Gov. Rick Scott’s substantial wealth when he was a candidate three years ago than …

KINGSTON — A gay rights activist got his first court hearing on his effort to bring a constitutional challenge to Jamaica’s nearly 150-year-old colonial-era law …