Prison privatization bills move forward in Senate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ With its main sponsor saying he's confident of millions of dollars in savings every year, a Senate committee Monday cleared two …
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Don’t forget to empty the trash
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able …
Newspaper Publisher Who Suggested Israel Should Kill Obama Resigns
NEW YORK – The owner and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times, Andrew Adler, has resigned over fall out from a column he wrote suggesting …
NJ gov picks gay black man, Asian for top court
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie moved to diversify the state's all-white Supreme Court on Monday by proposing two firsts: the nominations …
Fla. Civil Rights Hall of Fame inductees announced
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ A pioneering teacher, a Baptist preacher and a U.S. congressman have been named inaugural inductees of Florida's new Civil Rights Hall …
House panel narrows Florida redistricting maps
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ A Democratic lawmaker suggested the creation of a couple of black-Hispanic “coalition'' Senate districts and other changes affecting minority representation as …
Black leaders to SC gov: You’re a minority, too
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Civil rights leaders bothered by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's stance on issues like requiring voters to show their IDs at …
Jay-Z raps about birth of daughter with Beyonce
NEW YORK — Through a rap verse, Jay-Z has confirmed the birth of “the most beautiful” girl in the world — his newborn daughter.
Romney to release taxes, Gingrich ready for Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Stung by a South Carolina setback that capped a bad week, Mitt Romney said he would release his tax returns Tuesday in …
Songs ring true in ‘Joyful Noise’
In Joyful Noise, Vi Rose Hill (played by Queen Latifah), the new choir director of Pacashau Sacred Divinity Church, has to lead her choir in …