GOP to label Obama agenda 'big government'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans intend to cast President Barack Obama's second-term agenda as more 'big government' and offer a series of steps to boost economic growth and reduce the federal debt,...
View ArticleState of the Union: Obama to stress jobs; audience's message is guns
The American public will get a competing mix of rhetoric and imagery in President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday, a speech that offers a heavy dose on the economy even as it plays...
View ArticleDefiant North Korea conducts third nuclear test
Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a...
View ArticleWhere's Florida's shark bite capital? You're swimming in it
Brevard County has another distinction to add to its list: most shark attacks in 2012. According to a report released Monday, there were eight unprovoked shark attacks on the Space Coast last year, the...
View ArticleState of the Union: Obama to announce large Afghan troop pullout
President Barack Obama will announce the pullout of nearly half of American forces still in Afghanistan and denounce North Korea's latest nuclear test Tuesday in his State of the Union speech, an...
View ArticlePeople return to work following bomb threat in Melbourne
Nearly 500 employees were evacuated from a Melbourne business complex for about 2½ hours this morning after a bomb threat.
View ArticleAll about ego: Westminster winners walk the walk
NEW YORK (AP) - Banana Joe has this little quirk. The affenpinscher with the monkeylike face shakes his oversized head so hard, he sometimes loses his balance.
View ArticleShark attacks, school closures, State of the Union: The News in :90
News in :90 is FLORIDA TODAY's new news roundup report, giving you the day's top headlines.
View ArticleState Road 528 reopens after concrete mix spill
Crews have cleaned up an earlier spill and reopened lanes of the Beachline Expressway in Cocoa.
View ArticleBrevard School Board votes to close 3 schools; saves Sea Park
Tonight's Brevard School Board meeting, which has been convened to discuss financial woes facing the district, has resulted in the closure of 3 schools that were facing the measure.
View ArticleNelson's bill seeks to shorten waits for voters
Thousands of Floridians stood in line for hours to vote in the November election. Sen. Bill Nelson wants to prevent that from happening again.
View ArticleBrevard County shark bites outpace mainland counties in US
Brevard County has become the shark-attack capital of the continental United States, with eight bites reported in the area last year.
View ArticleFoster parent gets 55 years
A woman who once cared for missing foster child Rilya Wilson was sentenced Tuesday to 55 years in prison for kidnapping and child-abuse convictions, closing a case that spanned more than a decade and...
View ArticleGator stuck in Merritt Island drain pipe is caught, taken away
An alligator that appeared stuck at the end of a drainage pipe in a quiet neighborhood on north Merritt Island is trapped and released into the wild.
View ArticlePresident Obama sells his jobs plan in State of the Union
President Barack Obama used his State of the Union Address on Tuesday to sell his plan to bolster a still-fragile economy, vowing his second-term agenda will center on creating middle-class jobs.
View ArticleIn response, Rubio slams tax 'obsession'
Sen. Marco Rubio cast President Barack Obama on Tuesday night as a barrier to free enterprise with an 'obsession' about raising taxes, as he outlined the Republican vision for helping the middle class.
View ArticleMedical facility planned in Titusville
A Tampa-based developer has plans to build a medical park near Parrish Medical Center.
View ArticleVeterans get help in job search
Military.com and the Non-Commissioned Officers Association are holding a free veterans career expo for transitioning service members and will feature corporations and business looking to hire military...
View ArticleRogue ex-LAPD officer believed dead after standoff
As police scoured mountain peaks for days, using everything from bloodhounds to high-tech helicopters, the revenge-seeking ex-cop they wanted was hiding among them, holed up in a vacation cabin across...
View ArticleCarnival Triumph had prior mechanical trouble
The disabled cruise ship under tow in the Gulf of Mexico has had other mechanical problems in recent weeks, including one that delayed its departure on a previous voyage from Galveston late last month.
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