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WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate for the first time confirmed an openly gay black man to become a top-level federal judge. By a 98-0 vote …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Thad Cochran's GOP primary victory, thanks in part to black Mississippians who turned out to vote for him, exemplifies a new …

State WIRELESS WARS AT&T has purchased Leap Wireless International and its Cricket Wireless brand, which will replace AT&T’s no-contract carrier Aio. T-Mobile CEO John Legure …

FORT LAUDERDALE — Motivated by President Barack Obama’s call to the nation to help mentor minority youths, the Fort Lauderdale Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi …

MUGSHOT REMOVAL The Legislature is considering a bill that would make it illegal for so-called “mugshot” websites to charge people to remove their booking photos …

Special to South Florida TImes MIAMI GARDENS — The race for the District 1 seat on the Miami-Dade County Commission has heated up with an …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Republican Gov. Rick Scott’s campaign suggests in a new ad that former Gov. Charlie Crist has something to hide by not …

BY JOSÉ E. PÉREZ And CAROLYN D. GUNISS CDGuniss@SFLTimes.com   LIBERTY CITY — The happy chatter about Miami of yesterday, today and all in-between echoed …

KINGSTON (AP) — More than three dozen Jamaicans were arrested recently as suspected lottery scammers, police said. The Jamaica Constabulary Force said a two-day operation …

MIAMI — Gordon “Eric” Knowles, a senior executive with extensive experience creating strategic alliances in both the public and private sectors, is the Miami-Dade Chamber …