In Florida
Meek Wins Nomination For a U.S. Senate Seat
U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek campaigning earlier this year for the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat.
MIAMI, Fla.--A Black congressman won the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat during Tuesday’s primary elections, but he will face in November the state’s popular governor, who is running as an independent, as well as the Republican nominee.
U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek (Dem., Fla.) defeated wealthy political upstart Jeff Greene as voters split on the merits of an establishment candidate versus a wealthy outsider.
If the congressman wins in November, he will become the only Black member of the Senate, a distinction once held by President Barack Obama.
Gov. Charlie Crist bolted from the Republican Party while facing a wealthy former legislative leader for that party’s nomination for the Senate seat.
Marco Rubio, who had once been speaker of the State House of Representatives, easily won the Republican primary Tuesday night.
Homeless Woman Murdered at Park
Police Believe Assailant Is Former Boyfriend
Above the usual din of congenial noise made by the homeless who frequent Red Andrews Park in downtown Oklahoma City, three shots were heard, and a woman lay dead. Ashley Barnett, 25, was visiting with friends and sitting at a picnic table at about 8:40 p.m. on Friday when the shots rang out. It was a hot night, and it was still daylight.
Police believe Miss Barnett’s former boyfriend (who, they said, had a troubled history with the victim) walked up to the picnic table and shot her. No one else was hurt, but Miss Barnett was pronounced dead at the scene.Brandon Lee Freeman, 28, with whom Miss Barnett had been romantically involved, was found by police near the shooting scene a short time after the incident and took into custody.
