Archive for December, 2009

Florida Insurance regulators said Wednesday they have taken over a third property insurer as the industry continues to respond to tough economic times. Under a consent decree penned Dec. 14 by the Office of Insurance Regulation, the state will take over...

A batter breaking Ted Williams’ 1941 record of .406. A perfect season culminating with a Super Bowl victory for any NFL team – not a shot at the 2007 New England Patriots. My bowling a 300. I would have put money down on at least one of those transpiring...

Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer remained defiant Wednesday in the face of yet another call by party insiders for him to a resign amid a “crisis of confidence” in the Florida GOP. The latest call came Tuesday from 12 prominent Republicans around...

Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was taken to a hospital with chest pains on Wednesday, a Honolulu television station reported. Paramedics responded to a call from the Kahala Hotel and Resort where Limbaugh is vacationing, KITV reported....

Brett Favre hasn’t reached the Super Bowl in a dozen years. But Pro Bowl berths follow wherever he goes. Favre was one of a league-high eight Minnesota Vikings named to the 2010 Pro Bowl on Tuesday. The 40-year-old quarterback, one of a seven-man...

NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio – The hamburger you buy at McDonald’s may look just like the hamburger you cook at home. But, in terms of safety, the two burgers are not close. Not unless you buy your own meat directly from a packing plant that you’d...

WASHINGTON – The alleged Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner further complicates President Obama’s decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center and send some of the 198 terrorism suspects held there back to their...

Rebates to buy energy-efficient appliances, announced by the U.S. government in July, are so far available only in Delaware and won’t be offered in many states until spring. The $300 million “cash for appliances” program, funded by the...

Starting Friday, companies that provide loan modification services must be licensed or face a fine under a law that kicks in to further protect consumers from fraud when they refinance or renegotiate a loan. Facing a rash of complaints from already cash-strapped...

Consumers in Florida remained wary this past month despite a growing optimism nationally, according to separate measures of consumers’ moods released Tuesday. Florida’s overall consumer confidence remained unchanged at 69 in December, according to...