Sales of oxycodone by doctors fall in Florida

The number of pain pills sold by doctors dropped 97 percent from 2010 to 2011, as a new law took effect tha...

CAMPAIGN 2012| FLORIDA PRIMARY

Newt Gingrich looks like a goner in Fla. — but by how much?

Early ballots, yet uncounted, may transform Mitt Romney’s expected win into a rout over Newt Gingrich.

FORECLOSURE CRISIS

Freddie Mac Bets Against American Homeowners

Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-owned mortgage giant, has placed multibillion-dollar bets that pay off if homeown...

Pythons likely wiping out Glades mammals, new study finds

A new study finds that the surge in invasive constrictors coincides with a dramatic decline in mammals in E...

Education

Archimedean named state’s top middle school

South Florida made a strong showing on the state’s first ranking of traditional public and charter s...

Obama raising money in DC as GOP votes in Fla.

President Barack Obama is spending an evening with high-end donors, raising big money for his re-election c...

New Super-PACs flooding the airwaves with political ads

Special-interest-group spending on TV ads has skyrocketed in the first presidential race since a U.S. Supre...

Santorum: Daughter with pneumonia recovering

2012 CAMPAIGN

Poll: Romney holds big lead over Gingrich in Florida

In Florida’s Republican primary, Mitt Romney’s lead looks insurmountable — and he bea...

MILITARY

Obama selects Marine to head U.S. Southern Command

GOP candidates' pitch to voters: I'm your leader

The pitch from the Republican presidential contenders to voters sounds a lot like the children's game of fo...

Search resumes for 3 missing Ore. mushroom pickers

Searchers recovered a can of Pepsi, mushroom-picking buckets and toilet paper on Friday, but no sign of a c...

Tests show no radiation increase at nuclear plant

Illinois Emergency Management Agency officials say lab tests show no measureable increase of radiation afte...

Woman wins $975K years after giving birth in jail

A woman has won $975,000 in a federal jury trial, 14 years after giving birth in a jail cell in Washington ...

Diocese closes purchase of Crystal Cathedral

The Diocese of Orange has closed on its purchase of the shimmering Crystal Cathedral and surrounding 31-acr...

Parents believe missing KC baby is alive and well

The parents of a Kansas City baby missing since October said Friday they believe the child is alive and ple...

Feds seek offshore wind developers in Mass. area

Federal regulators on Friday said they're seeking offshore wind developers who want to build inside a newly...

Army orders court-martial in WikiLeaks case

Diocese closes purchase of Crystal Cathedral

The Diocese of Orange has closed on its purchase of the shimmering Crystal Cathedral and the church's nearl...

Mom charged in NY death fights jail call recording

A pharmaceuticals multimillionaire charged with murdering her autistic 8-year-old son at a hotel has lost a...

Ohio bill would ban new ownership of exotic pets

Proposed legislation in Ohio would ban the purchase of lions, bears and other exotic animals, but current o...

Police say little doubt Alaska woman was abducted

GUANTANAMO

Pentagon won’t slow 9/11 death penalty filings

A senior Pentagon official told defense lawyers to write him by Monday on why the Sept. 11 mass murder file...

AP sources: Taliban leader sent letter to Obama

One sources said that the reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar complained that the United States h...

Taliban deny they are ready for Afghan peace talks

The Taliban have dismissed reports they are preparing to talk peace with the Afghan government, and a leake...

GOP: Taliban transfer plan sends ‘horrible message’

The Obama administration would cross a “dangerous line” and send a “horrible message&...

Dissident blogger says Cubans wanted more from Brazilian visit

The Brazilian leader had vowed to make human rights a cornerstone of her foreign policy pointed to the U.S....

GUANTANAMO

Alleged bomber's lawyer wants to question Yemeni leader

The motion to depose Ali Abdullah Saleh was under seal at the Pentagon Tuesday; the Yemeni president is in ...

MILITARY

Obama selects Marine to head U.S. Southern Command

Former CIA officer accused of terror leaks

Justice Department also says its investigation cleared Guantánamo defense attorneys for former CIA cap...

UN rights chief says U.S. must close Guantánamo

The U.N. human rights chief says the U.S. government must close the Guantánamo Bay prison as President...

Appeals panel rules against 'enemy combatant'

A federal appeals panel has denied efforts by Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen who was detained for nearly four...

US: Taliban must renounce terrorism for talks

The Taliban must renounce ties to terrorists and endorse peace efforts as a condition for opening a politic...