Powerful storms across the Midwest brought heavy rain, strong winds and several apparent tornadoes, damaging homes and businesses, tossing railcars off their tracks and knocking out power to thousands. ...more

June 19, 2009

Boxer Mike Tyson has married for a third time, two weeks after his 4-year-old daughter died in a treadmill accident. ...more

June 11, 2009

South African authorities shot dozens of exhausted whales that beached on a shore near South Africa's storm-lashed southern tip Saturday amid scenes of grief and despair from volunteers who had tried to save them. ...more

May 31, 2009

Formula One championship leader Jenson Button earned the pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix. ...more

May 23, 2009

Two Florida beaches made the list of top 10 beaches for 2009 by Stephen P. Leatherman, director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research. Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach, has compiled the list annually since 1991 using 50 criteria, including water quality and temperature, cleanliness, weather, sand, safety and facilities. ...more

May 23, 2009

A federal judge has issued two temporary restraining orders designed to stop what officials call a wave of deceptive "robo-calls" warning people their auto warranties are expiring and offering to sell them new service plans. ...more

May 16, 2009

An 11-year-old Florida boy is getting ready to finish his hike to Washington to draw attention to homelessness among children. ...more

May 11, 2009

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers today released wide receiver Anthony Mix after Mix was arrested in Baldwin County, Ala., on a misdemeanor sex charge. ...more

May 6, 2009

A Florida pharmacy has told The Associated Press it incorrectly prepared a medication for 21 polo horses that died over the weekend while preparing to play in a championship match. ...more

April 23, 2009

The father of slain 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford reminisced about his daughter's life and the need for more funding for child protection organizations Saturday at the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Awards. ...more

April 4, 2009