Florida National Guard marks 100th deployment since 9/11

Four South Floridians went into active duty on Thursday alongside nearly 60 others marking the Florida Nati...

Hurricane relief: Broward Salvation Army searches for relief volunteers

The Salvation Army’s Disaster Relief Program hopes to find volunteers to assist during the hurrican...

The CIA and a secret vacuum cleaner

How the accused 9/11 mastermind worked on designing a better vacuum cleaner while in CIA custody, to keep h...

Iraq attacks leave 31 dead, mostly security forces

Insurgents in Iraq launched two days of bloody assaults at the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan th...

Pope criminalizes leaks, sex abuse in first laws

Florida Teacher of the Year to be announced

Florida's Teacher of the Year is set to be named in Orlando Thursday night.

Quebec premier arrives at rail disaster site

Environment

South Florida water district names new director

The governing board of the South Florida Water Management District on Thursday hired a new executive direct...

Kenny Perry tied for lead at US Senior Open

Stanford, Matthew (63) lead Park by 2 at LPGA

Angela Stanford and Catriona Matthew shot eight-under 63s to share the first-round lead at the Manulife Fin...

Tigers frustrated in heated 6-3 loss to White Sox

Miguel Cabrera hit his 30th homer, and then Prince Fielder immediately had to duck out of the way from a hi...

Russell advances to Newport's semifinals

Michael Russell let a lead slip away in the second set and fell behind early in the deciding tiebreaker. Th...

Patriots' Dennard accused of DUI in Nebraska

Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard was arrested and accused of drunk driving Thursday in Nebraska while on...

Freeman, Delabar elected as All-Stars; Puig misses

So much for Puig-mania sweeping the country. Give this contest to Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman.

Phegley's slam leads White Sox over Tigers 6-3

It was hard to tell who was happier when Joshua Phegley's sixth-inning grand slam cleared the fence - Phegl...

Patriots' Dennard accused of DUI in Nebraska

Alfonzo Dennard of the New England Patriots was arrested Thursday in Nebraska and accused of driving drunk ...

Stocks jump after Fed keeps stimulus in place

The stock market is rising to record highs after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central ban...

Low-wage food workers stage one-day strike at Smithsonian museums

Jonathan Ross, a restaurant worker at one of the famous Smithsonian Institution museums, went on a one-day ...

Former Ford CEO Philip Caldwell dies at age 93

Philip Caldwell, the first person to lead Ford Motor Co. who wasn't a member of the founding family, died W...

Duke announces her departure from Fed board

Elizabeth Duke announced Thursday that she will step down from the Federal Reserve's board in Washington at...

Chinese police say Glaxo employees bribed doctors

China's police ministry accused executives of pharmaceutical supplier GlaxoSmithKline on Thursday of conduc...

Discount store revenue comparisons for June

Summary of revenue at stores open at least a year in June for discount chains, with percentage increase or ...

Retailers report strong gains for June

June sales heated up for stores, in a sign that Americans likely will continue to spend during the importan...

News Summary: Home repossessions declined in June

REPOSSESSIONS FALL: Foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac says that the number of U.S. homes repossessed by l...

WWE opens training facility in central Florida

World Wrestling Entertainment has opened a state-of-the-art training facility in central Florida.

FedEx driver dies after being hit by train

The driver of a FedEx delivery truck that was struck by a train in north Florida earlier this month has die...

Man gets 42 years for killing woman in car

A Tampa Bay area man has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for killing a woman while firing into a crowd...

5 things to know in Florida for July 12

Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.

Pregnant woman killed in car crash

A pregnant central Florida woman died in a crash when another driver pulled out in front of her.

Officials identify victim of Glacier park fall

Officials with Glacier National Park have released the name of a 21-year-old Florida man who died in a fall...

Fla. man charged in NJ police standoff

A Florida man who authorities say broke into his ex-girlfriend's New Jersey home and threatened her was cha...

Man gets 30 years for fatal shooting

A South Florida man who fled as jurors were deliberating on his third-degree murder case earlier this year ...

Panel suggests $7.7M breakdown of Newtown payments

Preliminary recommendations on $7.7 million in donations collected after the Connecticut school shooting ca...

NC House approves abortion legislation

Republican lawmakers pushed ahead Thursday with their demand for new rules at North Carolina's abortion cli...

Saudi princess in trafficking case posts $5M bail

A Saudi princess charged with human trafficking has posted $5 million bail a day after her California arrest.

Arab group files bank account closures lawsuit

An Ohio-based bank improperly closed business and personal accounts of hundreds of people of Middle Eastern...

Mo. AG's office joins prosecution of Saudi student

A special prosecutor has asked a judge to delay the trial of a Saudi national accused of paying his roommat...

Diary reveals school aide had student's baby

Authorities say the diary of a Southern California teacher's aide reveals her sexual relationship with an u...

NTSB findings on SF plane crash at a glance

After departing from Shanghai and stopping in Seoul, Asiana Flight 214 makes its final approach into San Fr...

Court denies Fort Hood suspect access to evidence

The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, cannot access evidence obtai...

Irish lawmakers back `life saving' abortion bill

Lawmakers have overwhelmingly voted to back Ireland's first bill on abortion, legalizing the practice in ex...

Family prepares to bury soldier killed in London

Relatives of a British soldier killed in broad daylight by alleged Islamic extremists say they are profound...

Egypt's liberals pressing for democracy after coup

The liberal and youth movements that backed the military's removal of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi are...

Egypt to investigate Morsi for 2011 jailbreak

Prosecutors will investigate allegations that Egypt's ousted president escaped from prison during the 2011 ...

Egypt’s military blames Mohammed Morsi’s supporters for violence

In a battle over the narrative of what’s happened here during the past eight dramatic days, the new...

Latin American complaints over U.S. spying ignore their own wiretap programs

Several Latin American presidents have complained bitterly following recent revelations about U.S. electron...

Correction: Mideast-Ramadan story

In a story July 10 about Ramadan, The Associated Press, relying on a press release issued by the U.N.'s Dep...

Venezuela announces hard-currency auction

Venezuela's central bank says that on Friday it will begin selling dollars at auction for only the second t...

20th Century Fox to create musicals from its films

Get ready for more stage versions of your favorite movies - 20th Century Fox has formed a new joint venture...

3 more Broadway shows slated to autism-friendly

Beau convicted of murder in NY designer's death

The playboy boyfriend of a fashion designer was convicted Thursday of strangling and drowning her in the ba...

Bieber listed as underage guest at Chicago club

Pop star Justin Bieber is listed as an underage guest on a citation that Chicago police issued to a nightclub.

Crystal touts tourism for NY hometown after Sandy

Billy Crystal is going to bat for his New York hometown following the pummeling it took from Superstorm Sandy.

Paula Deen dumps legal team after admitting slurs

Paula Deen has replaced her lead legal team, the latest fallout from her admission she used racial slurs in...

Kris Jenner lives talk show 'dream' this summer

The driven matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan is taking center stage with her own talk show, and Kris ...

Lil Twist arrested for suspected DUI in Bieber car

The rapper known as Lil Twist has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence after bein...