Man falls 16 floors from Jacksonville hotel balcony, dies

A man has died after authorities say he fell from a 16th floor balcony of a downtown Jacksonville hotel.

Coffee

Colombia’s fight against coffee blight may show the way for stricken Central America

As coffee-leaf rust sweeps through Central America and Mexico, Colombian farmers are just beginning to emer...

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Gov. Rick Scott speeds up warrants for Death Row inmates

Not since 1989, when an unpopular Gov. Bob Martinez set a record by signing six death warrants in a single ...

Florida Gator Gillislee signs rookie deal with Miami Dolphins

The University of Florida’s Mike Gillislee became the latest Miami Dolphins draft pick to sign with ...

IMMIGRATION

Immigration deadline may leave tens of thousands without legal status

A wide-ranging immigration bill provides a pathway to citizenship for some 11 million undocumented immigran...

Fight between neighbors leads to shooting in Loxahatchee

Authorities are investigating after they say a fight erupted between two neighbors over their dogs led to a...

8 yr-old autistic boy goes missing on Florida vacation

Authorities are searching by land and sea for an 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing while vacationing...

Rays hit 2 HRs, beat Orioles 3-1 for 3-game sweep

Matt Moore pitched seven innings of five-hit ball to stay unbeaten, Luke Scott and Matt Joyce homered and t...

Phils' Galvis, Kratz homer off Chapman in 9th

Freddy Galvis and Erik Kratz each homered off closer Aroldis Chapman in the bottom of the ninth innings Sun...

Locke, Pirates shut down Astros 1-0

Jeff Locke allowed three hits over seven innings, Pedro Alvarez homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for ...

Nolasco fans 11 D-backs, Marlins end 7-game skid

Ricky Nolasco struck out 11 and the Miami Marlins stopped a season-high seven-game losing streak, holding o...

Indians blank Mariners 6-0

Justin Masterson struck out a season-high 11 in seven shutout innings and Michael Brantley homered and drov...

Pacers, Heat start bracing to square off again

A year ago when Miami and Indiana faced off in the postseason, there were blood-drawing hits, flagrant foul...

Johnson wins again and shrugs off the haters

It's only fitting that Jimmie Johnson's latest romp through the record books was shrouded in post-race cont...

Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders a...

Bernanke forecasts gains from computer technology

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable be...

Gauge of US economy's future health up in April

A measure of the U.S. economy's future health rose solidly in April, buoyed by a sharp rise in applications...

Stocks rise on hopeful signs for the US economy

Encouraging news about the U.S. economy is extending the stock market's rally.

Oil rises above $96 on encouraging economic news

The price of oil rose to $96 a barrel on Friday on hopes that a steady recovery in the U.S. economy could b...

Lew tells Congress of steps to avoid debt default

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Congress on Friday that the administration will begin taking steps next w...

Unemployment falls in 40 US states, rises in 3

Solid hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The dec...

Fla. Gov. will veto 3 percent college tuition hike

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has maintained steadfast opposition to raising the cost of college for student...

Coast Guard rescues 13 from sinking boat in Fla.

The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued 13 people after their boat sank in the waters off Clearwater.

Fla. gov. steps up pace on signing death warrants

Gov. Rick Scott is signing death warrants at a pace rarely seen in Florida since the death penalty was rein...

Fla. girl who lost feet in lawnmower meets dolphin

A toddler whose feet were amputated after her father accidentally backed over her with a riding lawnmower h...

Florida Lotto jackpot rises to $12 million

The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $12 million after no one matched the six winning numbers...

Teen arrested after cops say she bit man's penis

A 19-year-old high school student has been arrested after authorities say she bit her boyfriend's penis whe...

Man falls 16 floors from Jacksonville hotel balcony, dies

A man has died after authorities say he fell from a 16th floor balcony of a downtown Jacksonville hotel.

Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work

With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombin...

Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice

The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced...

2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.

Two FBI agents have been killed in a training accident in Virginia.

US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks

The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks.

Suspect in NY bias shooting is charged with murder

The man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fa...

How the Conn. train crash will affect commuters

Two commuter trains collided just outside Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening, damaging the tracks and sna...

Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders a...

Top Libyan official: Benghazi explosion accident

Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last ...

Drug charge for Virgin Islands environment officer

Federal agents have arrested the top enforcement officer for the U.S. Virgin Islands environment agency on ...

Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive

Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at l...

Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement wit...

Algerian editor accuses government of censorship

An editor has accused Algeria's government of censorship after it blocked the publication of his two newsp...

Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers

Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week...

Pope: church should open up but follow teaching

Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in ...

OJ Simpson lawyers say he is closer to freedom

The latest high-stakes court hearing for O.J. Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a cl...

'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, tho...

Leader of Toots and the Maytals injured at concert

Officials say the leader of the reggae band Toots and the Maytals was injured when a 19-year-old man threw ...

Swift, Bieber, more ready for Billboard Awards

Ron Chernow receives biography award

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow was honored by his peers this weekend and in turn shared a fe...

Old rules don't mean much to broadcasters

The most striking thing about the broadcast TV networks announcing their new fall schedules this past week ...

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: