Fighters scrambled after Cessna lose radio contact
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Federal authorities say fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a small plane that had lost contact with traffic controllers over California …
Chrysler 300 still turns heads
The Chrysler 300 flagship sedan offers style on a grand scale and a roomy interior reminiscent of the big American sedans of yesteryear. But the …
NH law bans preferential treatment
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ Preferential treatment or discrimination in recruiting, hiring, promotion or admission by New Hampshire agencies, colleges or universities is prohibited under a …
State agriculture department takes over school nutrition
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will take over the state's school nutrition program starting Jan. 1.
Racial prejudice primary factor in hate crimes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida's attorney general reports that 149 hate crimes were committed in the state in 2010.
Adopt-A-Classroom, Wells Fargo raise $125K for PBC schools
WEST PALM BEACH — A matching grant partnership between the Palm Beach County School District, the Adopt-A-Classroom organization and Wells Fargo has helped raise more …
Police find gangster’s decapitated head
KINGSTON — Jamaican investigators found the severed head and bullet-riddled body of a man they believed was a high-ranking member of a notorious drug-and-extortion gang …
Internet scams trick vacationers with fake rentals
FORT LAUDERDALE — A family from Suriname was the first of a string of guests to arrive at Steve Chase's million-dollar South Florida home expecting …
You can prosper by setting proper priorities
"You must keep this ordinance at the appointed time year after year." – Exodus 13:10. The title of a book I saw in the bargain …
CDC issues new TB treatment option
Health care providers in the United States have a new way to treat latent tuberculosis infection, according to new recommendations released by the Centers for …