Mass shootings grab headlines, but others go under radar
By RIK STEVENS The numbers jump off the page: Nine dead on an Oregon college campus, 12 in a theater in Aurora, Colorado. Thirteen soldiers and civilians at Fort Hood,…
Florida
CMG September Book #2 Of The Month is Democracy Abroad
by Tameka Bradley Hobbs (Author) “Hobbs unearths four lynchings that are critical to the understanding of the origins of civil rights in Florida. The oral histories from the victims’ families…
Trump embraces role as bully, bids Perry a thorny farewell
By STEVE PEOPLES A growing divide has emerged in the Republican Party’s unruly presidential contest, as the race bid farewell to a once-powerful White House contender. On one side stands…
Homeland Security taking to the sky in drug smuggling fight
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL As soon as the aging P-3 surveillance plane rumbles off the island runway, a crew of three agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection begins hunting…
Biden testing political waters in Florida as he mulls 2016
By KEN THOMAS Mulling a 2016 White House bid, Vice President Joe Biden is testing the waters in pivotal Florida. Biden is speaking at an education event at Miami Dade…
BP to pay record $18.7 billion to states affected by spill
By KEVIN McGILL, REBECCA SANTANA and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN More than five years after the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history fouled beaches, coated seabirds in thick goo and threatened…
Will latest inflammatory comments tarnish Trump’s brand?
By MAE ANDERSON Is Donald Trump’s business empire as Teflon-coated as his hair appears to be? Trump has found himself on the receiving end of the catchphrase he made famous…
Bush seeks stronger US steps against Putin
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush is warning Russia that if he becomes president, the U.S. will step up its actions to counter Vladimir Putin’s aggression, especially in…