Judge says race was ‘pervasive’ in death penalty case
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 …
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Judge to decide state’s redistricting
Associated Press TALLAHASSEE —Democrats and a coalition that backed new anti-gerrymandering standards have urged a judge to summarily reject the Republican-led Legislature’s redistricting map for …
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PUERTO RICO Girl accused of killing man SAN JUAN — Prosecutors filed a first-degree murder charge against a 17-year-old girl who allegedly killed a man …
More Secret Service officers expected to lose jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) _ At least three more Secret Service officers implicated in a prostitution scandal in Colombia were expected to lose their jobs Friday, a …
Effort on to end Black Panthers’ 40 years in solitary
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tuesday marked the anniversary of 40 years of solitary confinement for two former Black Panthers convicted of murdering …
Trayvon forum calls for activism
Special to South Florida Times WEST PALM BEACH — Attendees at a forum on the killing of Trayvon Martin heard a call to keep the …
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BAHAMAS Elections set for May 7 NASSAU — Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has announced general elections for May 7.
The late Manning Marable wins history Pulitzer
NEW YORK (AP) _ The late Manning Marable won the Pulitzer Prize for history Monday, honored for a Malcolm X book he worked on for …
After Zimmerman arrest, activists look to gun laws
MIAMI (AP) _ The civil rights groups that turned outrage over Trayvon Martin’s death into action say their work is far from over now that …
‘Two Martins gone too soon,’ is cry
Special to South Florida Times LIBERTY CITY — “No justice, no peace” was the passionate chant of marchers who carried posters that said two Martins …