Going out of print, Newsweek ends an era
NEW YORK (AP) _ There was a time when the newsweeklies set the agenda for the nation's conversation _ when Time and Newsweek would digest …
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Seattle Times reporters protest campaign ads
SEATTLE (AP) _ More than 100 reporters, photographers, designers and other staffers signed a letter protesting The Seattle Times Co.'s decision to support the campaigns …
10 drugmakers team on testing
TRENTON, N.J. — Pharmaceutical industry heavyweights are teaming up to address a challenge that's long vexed drugmakers: how to improve the way experimental drugs are …
Fla. appeals court upholds primary results
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ A Florida appeals court is upholding a narrow 17-vote win in a state Senate race in Palm Beach County.
Dozens hurt when floor collapses during Fla. party
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Authorities say more than 50 people were hurt when the floor collapsed during a party at an apartment building in Florida. …
Despite the Vicious Name-Calling, Black Republicans Pressing On
You would think how fantastic it is that a black woman in Utah was not only elected mayor of a city in that state but …
Affidavit: Feds tracked Ore. anarchists to Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) _ Members of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force tracked Portland anarchists to Seattle where they joined the May Day protest and are …
Alliance of black educators making Miami comeback
MIAMI — The Roman historian Lucius Plutarch once said, “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” Recently …
‘Argo’ a pressure-packed gem
In Argo, CIA operative Antonio Mendez (played by Ben Affleck), attempts to aid six American U.S. Embassy workers in escaping an angry Iranian territory on …
Fall weddings mean challenge to describe older partners
(AP)- There is no good way to refer to an older person’s live-in companion. And by older, I mean older than 30.