Clinton grinds out victory over Obama in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Hillary Rodham Clinton ground out a gritty victory in the Pennsylvania primary Tuesday night, defeating Barack Obama and staving off elimination in …
Prosecutors look into housing program
FORT LAUDERDALE _ State prosecutors are seeking to determine whether the city of Fort Lauderdale illegally used funds set aside for hurricane recovery to repair …
Filmmaker collaborates with FBI on civil rights cases
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ As an African-American teenager in Louisiana, Keith Beauchamp tried interracial dating _ behavior that prompted his parents to tell him the …
Battle for Pennsylvania heads into final stretch
WASHINGTON (AP) _ One day before today’s critical Pennsylvania primary, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton was battling to cement her lead with the state's electorate _ …
Black colleges seeking more financial support from alumni
ETTRICK, Va. (AP) _ Making money, administrators at Virginia State University have learned, takes money. The majority black school has spent millions of state dollars …
Obama, Clinton on homestretch for Democratic nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Finally for the Democrats, the homestretch.
Detroit mayor’s public persona subdued amid scandal
DETROIT (AP) _ Facing criminal charges, possible imprisonment and the threat of removal from office, the usually upbeat, backslapping Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been all …
South Florida bands take top honors
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Two South Florida high schools took home top honors at the Swing Central High School Jazz Band Competition & Workshop, hosted by …
New house plan approved, but with tight deadline
FORT LAUDERDALE – City commissioners agreed on April 15 to build a new home for a family whose house the city had demolished as part …
Gorbachev: Not a “single goal’’ achieved by Iraq war
Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev criticized the war in Iraq during a lecture on Wednesday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino near …