Hurricane Ida swept onto Nicaragua's Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical depression as it moved inland. ...more

November 6, 2009

Authorities say the winner of reality TV show "Big Brother" has confessed to using his $500,000 prize to buy thousands of oxycodone pills and resell them. ...more

October 20, 2009

The space shuttle has landed at Kennedy Space Center after all. ...more

September 21, 2009

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has agreed to give workers for one of its Florida suppliers an extra penny a pound for tomatoes harvested, or a 64 percent increase. ...more

September 12, 2009

Florida officials say a 54-year-old swimmer died in rough waves fueled by Hurricane Bill. ...more

August 23, 2009

Two sickly sea turtles have a new lease on life, thanks to Tampa's Florida Aquarium. The turtles were carried across the state in a vehicle Thursday so they could be released back to the wild near where they were found on the east coast near Port St. Lucie. ...more

July 10, 2009

Taunting the United States on its birthday, North Korea fired seven missiles into the Sea of Japan early Saturday in a provocative move that some experts said might have been intended to discourage deployment of new missile defenses against the communist state. ...more

July 5, 2009

A news report says North Korea has fired two mid-range missiles off it eastern coast. ...more

July 3, 2009

The British Open will return in 2013 to Muirfield, the links course on Scotland's east coast where golf's oldest championship has been played for more than a century. ...more

May 5, 2009

Although Stuart is only a juvenile sea turtle, he's had a rough life. He was found on the east coast of Florida with serious shell and skull injuries and a grim prognosis for survival. On Friday, he was brought to The Florida Aquarium in Tampa, which hopes to treat Stuart, give the turtle time to heal and release him back into the wild. If all goes well, Stuart eventually will reach 31/2 to 4 feet in length and help contribute to the survival of the species. Green sea turtles are classified as endangered in the United States. ...more

April 11, 2009