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By ISHEKAN.HARRISON iharrison@sfltimes.com Ever since she was a little girl who would line up her dolls and play school with them, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson has …

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press WASHINGTON – On the night in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected the country’s first black president, many black …

By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The powerful state senator trying to push through a dramatic expansion of gambling in Florida recently was …

BY DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. — Flint’s water system no longer has levels of lead exceeding the federal limit, a key finding that …

Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Texas in its effort to restore its strict voter identification law. The …

Associated Press NEW YORK – The disciplinary trial of a white New York Police Department officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager has ended, …

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON – In an opening salvo against “Obamacare,” President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday night that appears aimed …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida health officials have started the rules-making process that will expand those eligible to receive medical marijuana. The Department of Health on …

By JOCELYNNOVECK AP National Writer WASHINGTON — If you wondered where many of Hollywood’s A-list celebrities had gone during President Donald Trump’s inauguration, you didn’t …

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Associated Press Obama the nation’s first black president, but it’s safe to say he has been America’s first hip-hop commander-in-chief. Obama …