New music by Prince coming five years after his death
BY STACY M. BROWN
NNPA NEWSWIRE
Five years after his sudden death, the icon Prince’s estate is releasing new music that is sure to excite his...
What you should know about new online sales tax law
BY RON HURTIBISE
SUN SENTINEL/TNS
Florida on Monday enacted a new law requiring out-of-state online merchants to collect and remit sales tax, which supporters say will...
New anti-riot law has local activists on edge
BY ANDREAS BUTLER
DAYTONA TIMES
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that makes it illegal for protesters to riot, loot, burn or...
Volusia’s new emergency management director starts in May
SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES
On April 20, the Volusia County Council confirmed Helene Wetherington, disaster recovery director for Monroe County, as Volusia’s next emergency...
‘PREPARED FOR ANYTHING’
There were no local protests immediately after the Chauvin verdict, but law enforcement officers say they were ready.
BY ANDREAS BUTLER
DAYTONA TIMES
While millions across the...
Chauvin found guilty of murdering George Floyd
BY AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES and TAMMY WEBBER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning...
Out of sight but center stage, jurors weigh Chauvin’s fate
BY AMY FORLITI, STEPHEN GROVES AND TAMMY WEBBER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS — The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek...
How a broken painting captured Jackie Robinson’s unbreakable spirit
BY JACK HARRIS
LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bob Kendrick beamed with pride as he looked at the broken painting.
In black and gray strokes...
DeSantis signs Florida’s anti-riot bill, cites Chauvin trial
BY BRENDAN FARRINGTON
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TALLAHASSEE — Florida's top Republicans cited events in cities around the country — but not the Jan. 6 riots in Washington...
Morris Brown College nears reaccreditation after 20 years
BY JEFF AMY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A historically Black college that barely skirted death during 20 years without accreditation is near regaining that seal of approval.
Atlanta’s Morris...