GOP leader dies from Lou Gehrig’s disease at 62
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Republican Party Chairman David Bitner died Thursday at his Monticello home, just two weeks before he was scheduled to step down …
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Katrina book chosen for reading project
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ The book “Nine Lives'' by New York writer Dan Baum has been chosen for a New Orleans reading project.
Economy in peril, Obama pushes plan to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Struggling to fix the sickly economy, President Barack Obama was appealing for support from a divided Congress Thursday night for a battery …
Elderly Jolly Boys a hit in England, U.S. after 60 years of performing
PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica — The Jolly Boys, a trio of elderly Jamaican musicians who play a rollicking type of folk music nearly forgotten by time, …
Wynton Marsalis performs in S. Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Famed American trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis is sharing memories and music in South Africa.
Lil Wayne is lyrically lazy on ‘Tha Carter IV’
Since Tha Carter III made him a legitimate pop star, Lil Wayne spent eight months in jail and released three albums, including a collaborative effort …
Word-of-mouth pushes ‘The Help’ past $100 million in U.S. box office sales
BURBANK, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE/BLACK PR WIRE) — DreamWorks Pictures announced that The Help topped the $100 million mark at the domestic box office.
Powerful ‘Warrior’ is sure candidate for Oscar nomination
What do you get when you mix a lot of male aggression, a loving marriage and a broken family trying to mend itself? A pretty …
Judge limits damages in ‘Housewives’ case
LOS ANGELES — A judge urged attorneys to try to settle Nicollette Sheridan’s wrongful termination lawsuit over her ouster from Desperate Housewives after limiting damages …
Events Calendar September 9 – 17, 2011
Fri. Sept 09 Pamper Me Pinkk: Come enjoy an evening of pampering and refreshments at 6:30 p.m. at the Marquis, 1100 Biscayne Blvd. in downtown …