Wilson visits Haiti, pledges to push reconstruction
PORT-au-PRINCE — Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., whose congressional district includes the largest concentrations of Haitian Americans, paid a one-day visit to Haiti on Saturday and …
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Rainy season brings signs of cholera spike
PORT-AU-PRINCE — An increase in new cholera patients in rural Haiti raises worries that the outbreak may be starting to surge again with the spring …
Police brutality charged in PR
SAN JUAN (AP) — A celebrity-enhanced ACLU delegation recently criticized Puerto Rico's government for using police to keep the island's main university system open during …
Cuba to open up island economy
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba made official what had been rumored for weeks: It is legalizing the sale of real estate and cars and expanding the …
What We Think: Election overhaul wholly unwarranted
Two lines of hot debate have emerged out of the highly charged and wholly controversial Legislative Session that ended on Saturday in Tallahassee. One is …
About birthers and amnesia: the current state of our Republic
OK, let’s try this again. The entire nation is in the throes of a near-lethal bout of amnesia.
Students retrace 1961 Freedom Ride half-a-century later
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Charles Reed Jr. skipped his college graduation ceremony to do something much more significant to him: retracing the original 1961 Freedom …
Session sours Dem lawmakers
Special to South Florida Times Gov. Rick Scott considers his first Legislative Session a victory for Florida. At the close of the session on Saturday, …
Residents protest wording of charter amendment ballot
Special to South Florida Times Miami-Dade County residents will vote on proposed sweeping amendments to their Home Rule Charter that will appear on a May …
Police shooting of black men takes spotlight at debate
Special to South Florida Times Police shooting of black men surfaced as a campaign issue in the race for Miami-Dade mayor when several of the …