Archive for September, 2009

The man who abducted and buried alive 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, spurring a host of tougher sex predator laws nationwide, died Wednesday morning of natural causes. Gretl Plessinger, a Department of Corrections spokeswoman, said the death was not a surprise,...

I had occasion to travel to Savannah on Tuesday for the unveiling of a brand new Gulfstream Business Jet … the G650. But this is not going to be about the not-yet-flown $64.5 million, mach 0.85 beauty that taxied under its own power to the cheers of...

That Iran is building a secret underground facility near the holy city of Qom, under custody of the Revolutionary Guard — too small to be a production center for nuclear fuel, but just right for the enrichment of uranium to weapons grade — is grounds...

With his first week of “Dancing With the Stars” competition under his belt, Chuck Liddell tells us he’s “just hoping to be a little more relaxed” on tonight’s (9/28) installment of the popular ABC show. “I think...

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK – For more than a century, mules have been carrying people into and out of the Grand Canyon. Teddy Roosevelt saddled up wearing a black felt hat and a tie. The Brady Bunch rode down with Alice. And today, another group...

For the second straight month, Floridians’ confidence in the economy ticked upward in September, driven by a belief that the recession is loosening its grip on the country, according to a University of Florida survey released Tuesday. The state’s...

“When John McCain said we could just ‘muddle through’ in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources and more troops to finish the fight against the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and made clear that we must take out Osama...

If the subject is early season trouble in the NFL, where to begin? Carolina, Tennessee and Miami – every one a division champion in 2008 – are a combined 0-9. The Washington Redskins are in shocked disarray. Terrell Owens is making no catches...

WASHINGTON – Wild-horse advocates from throughout the nation gathered Tuesday on Capitol Hill to lobby senators to protect wild mustangs and burros from being killed by federal officials seeking to reduce herd sizes. “This is not only a humane...

A successful state program that subsidizes health care for children is becoming an awkward success story for Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running against government involvement in health care as he seeks a U.S. Senate seat. The KidCare program has been...