Windows 8: A Google and Apple smackdown?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is scrambling to preserve what’s left of its kingdom. Since the company released its Windows operating system in 1985, most …
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Rep. Donald Payne of New Jersey dead at 77
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, the first black elected to represent New Jersey in Congress, died Tuesday. He was 77. Payne's brother, …
FHP cites 69,000 in move over law campaign
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The Florida Highway Patrol says more than 69,000 traffic citations were issued during a monthlong campaign to enforce the law requiring …
Obama shifts G-8 from Chicago to Camp David
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The White House abruptly announced Monday that it had scuttled plans to hold the upcoming G-8 economic summit in Chicago, and would …
Limbaugh and the GOP: The media stars and politics
NEW YORK (AP) _ The uproar over Rush Limbaugh's derisive comments about a young woman's sex life is serving as a vivid reminder of the …
Analysis: Most big questions for session settled
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida lawmakers are working this week to wrap up the 2012 session but many of the biggest questions have already been …
Bill would modify harsh zero tolerance policies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ A bill that would modify state school districts' “zero tolerance'' policies is ready for a vote in the Florida Senate.
State surgeon general steps down
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida Surgeon General Frank Farmer has resigned effective Friday. Farmer sent a letter to Gov. Rick Scott on Monday explaining that …
Drug counterfeiting trade putting more lives at risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — The discovery that a fake version of the widely used cancer medicine Avastin is circulating in the United States is raising new …
Researcher stresses role of black soldiers in Civil War
FORT LAUDERDALE — One of the most overlooked aspects of the history of the Civil War (1861-65) is the contributions made by African-American soldiers. The onset …