Capitol Buzz: Quiet day expected in Tallahassee

It’s a light-day at the Capitol: Both the House and the Senate are not in session, and there are no ...

Lotteries

Saturday’s $310 million Powerball jackpot sets a Florida record

Powerball’s recent price increase to $2 per ticket has sparked the richest lottery we’ve ever...

Fort Lauderdale

Third man accuses youth pastor Jeffery London of abusing him as a boy

Weather

More damp weather ahead, followed by a cool, sunny Sunday

Although the Sunshine State has been murky for most of this week, the overcast skies and rain should give w...

Opa-Locka mayor’s relatives arrested in corruption probe

Miami-Dade prosecutors on Thursday arrested the husband, son and sister of Opa-Locka Mayor Myra Taylor for ...

Miami Beach

Frontrunners emerge in Miami Beach police chief hunt

Four frontrunners have emerged for the job to lead Miami Beach’s troubled police department

BROWARD

Judge delays hearing on former Tamarac mayor’s corruption case

Gonzaga beats No. 16 Saint Mary's 73-59

Ogwumikes lead No. 4 Stanford women past USC 69-52

Tennessee State upsets No. 9 Murray State 72-68

Doan's PP goal lifts Coyotes over Flames 2-1 in OT

Shane Doan scored a power-play goal at 3:05 of overtime and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Calgary Flames 2-1...

Contador back training after doping ban

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador returned to training for competition Friday, four days after receiving a t...

Cavs Irving out next 2 games with concussion

Cavaliers rookie Kyrie Irving will miss Cleveland's next two home games with a concussion.

McIlroy, Bjorn share 2nd-round lead in Dubai

$25B settlement reached over foreclosure abuses

A landmark $25 billion settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders was hailed by government officials...

Idaho panel unanimously clears oil and gas bill

Idaho's House Resources and Conservation Committee voted unanimously to limit local governments' authority ...

Frozen Danube river is costing shippers millions

European shippers say they are losing millions because a lengthy stretch of the Danube - one of Europe's ke...

Bolivia seizes 17 properties in drugs raids

Bolivian authorities say they've seized 17 properties from a provincial clan ostensibly in the gravel busin...

Barclays slashes bonus pool after 2011 profit fall

Barclays PLC revealed Friday that it is slashing its bonus pool after earnings at its investment banking di...

Donald Trump blasts plans for Scottish wind farm

Oil prices tumble on European debt concern

Oil prices are falling with a critical bailout plan for Greece's economy in limbo, again raising the specte...

SC lawmakers off hook for redistricting testimony

Two of South Carolina's top legislators will not have to testify about their debate over redrawing the stat...

Killer of Tampa cop sentenced to death

A 36-year-old Virgin Islander who killed a Tampa police officer in 2009 has been sentenced to death.

Fla. teen dies in crash while racing another teen

The Florida Highway Patrol says a teenager was killed while racing with another teen in Brooksville.

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Fla. sheriff: 3 dead after RV park standoff

Authorities say three people are dead and two critically injured after a hostage standoff at a quiet Florid...

Tampa teen shot by gun she found in bedroom

Deputies say a 15-year-old girl is in critical condition after a handgun she found in her home went off whi...

Judge delays trial of suspect in NC hiker deaths

A federal judge has again delayed the death penalty trial of a twice-convicted killer who's charged with ki...

3 senators introduce a bill for oversight of NYPD

Three Democratic state senators say an independent inspector should oversee the New York City Police Depart...

Report: Teacher in LA molest case paid to resign

The former third-grade teacher charged with committing lewd acts on students was paid $40,000 to drop an ap...

More than 70 pets rescued from Ohio house fire

Firefighters have rescued a menagerie of more than 70 pets from a house fire in a Cincinnati suburb.

APNewsBreak: Audit: N.Dakota school lacks controls

Dickinson State University awarded hundreds of degrees to foreign students who didn't earn them, signed up ...

Marine veteran found after 2 days in Oregon snow

A former Marine sniper who suffers from panic attacks and fled on foot following a minor traffic accident i...

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Coroner examined late Philadelphia cardinal's body

A county coroner is testing tissue and fluid from the body of late Philadelphia Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua...

Peru says rebel leader may be wounded

Peru's defense minister says one of two remaining fugitive leaders of the once-powerful Shining Path rebel ...

Saudi press agency: 1 dead in gunfight with police

Saudi Arabia's official press agency says one person was killed and three injured in a gunfight between "ma...

Al-Shabab, al-Qaida: Linkup of groups in decline?

Al-Qaida's decision to formally extend its terror franchise to what once was a nationalist movement in Soma...

Escaped Nigeria sect member rearrested for bombing

The alleged mastermind of a radical Islamist sect's Christmas Day church bombing fled across Nigeria after ...

Yemeni protesters pin hopes for change on VP

Tens of thousands of Yemenis rallied in cities across the country Friday calling for sweeping political cha...

Bulgarians pray for honey, health of bees

Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria on Friday observed a holiday traditionally associated here with bees and ho...

Bosnia finally has a new government

It took 16 months of wrangling, but Bosnia has finally completed the formation of a new government.

Obama watches 'Homeland' so Washington tunes in

Want to know what's going on behind doors in Washington?

Huge art work honoring Havel on display in Prague

Two artists have used wax from the thousands of candles that Czechs lit to mourn the death of President Vac...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Glass' 'The Perfect American' to open in Madrid

Philip Glass' "The Perfect American," imagining the final months of the life of Walt Disney, will have its ...

9/11 drama shown at Berlin film festival

Director Stephen Daldry has brought Sept. 11 drama "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" to the Berlin Intern...

San Francisco to honor Tony Bennett

San Francisco is honoring legendary crooner Tony Bennett, whose famous song, "I Left My Heart in San Franci...

Britain's media ethics inquiry: the story so far