Growing up in New York City, there are a few things I never imagined myself doing, like driving a car, living in a house or attending big high school games like the ones I'd seen on TV.
Scores of would-be swashbucklers found themselves in need of rescuing Saturday night when their ship -- the Pirate's Ransom -- ran aground in west Florida, a government spokeswoman said.
After weathering years of high unemployment, falling home prices and losses in their retirement portfolios, many Americans are unperturbed by the debt downgrade that sent the Dow plunging.
Although the law requires him to release the names of the Casey Anthony trial jurors, a Florida judge ruled Tuesday he will wait until a "cooling-off" period is completed before doing so.
A jury was sworn in early Friday evening to decide the fate of Casey Anthony, the Florida mother accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter.
As jury selection continued in the "tot mom" murder trial, three jurors revealed prior arrests. Nancy Grace reports.
Jury selection in the case of Casey Anthony, who is charged in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, continued Tuesday as attorneys removed several people from the viable jury pool.
Jury selection in the Casey Anthony case continued Monday as five more people were added to the viable jury pool, bringing the start of the highly anticipated murder trial one step closer.
Did you miss any of the first week of the Casey Anthony trial? Here's Vinnie Politan with the best moments.
After another marathon session of questioning about everything from their news-watching habits to criminal records, the Florida jury that could decide Casey Anthony's fate started rounding into shape Friday.
From pets to money, the list of excuses is endless when it comes to dodging jury duty.
A Florida judge dismissed a batch of potential jurors in the Casey Anthony murder trial Tuesday because several members had discussed the case in the jury room.
There is growing speculation alleged "tot mom" murderer, Casey Anthony, may testify. HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell reports.
Casey Anthony broke into tears Monday as a judge read potential jurors the indictment accusing the Florida mother of killing her 2-year-old daughter and then lying to law enforcement authorities.
Take a look at the best of Day 1 of Jury Selection in the Casey Anthony trial. Vinnie Politan reports.
A panel from outside Anthony's home county in Florida will hear the first-degree murder case
Severe weather tore across central Florida on Thursday, causing damage and spawning an apparent tornado in Tampa, the National Weather Service said.
Strong storms sweep through areas of Florida as CNN's Chad Myers reports.
Police were called to the Clearwater, Florida, home of Hulk Hogan after a photographer apparently scuffled with a security guard while trying to obtain a picture of Hogan's wedding, authorities said.
Denise Leone has been a school crossing guard in Pinellas County, Florida, for more than two years, helping children safely cross the road each morning on their way to Forest Lakes Elementary School.
The days of cataclysmic layoffs may be waning, but companies are still cutting every position they can spare. Employment at America's small businesses, those with less than 50 employees, dropped by another 138,000 workers in July, according to estimates released Wednesday by payroll processor ADP.
"The war is over," says the wrestler's ex as the pair come to terms in their bitter split
Employment at small businesses with 500 or fewer employees decreased by 614,000 positions in March, marking one of the sharpest drops yet in 14 consecutive months of declines, according to an employment report released Wednesday by payroll processor ADP.
A fishing boat carrying two NFL players and two other men capsized last month because it was improperly anchored, a Florida agency reported Friday.
Bad weather, poor planning, a lack of safety equipment. Any one could put a boater in the kind of peril that befell two NFL players and their two friends off the coast of Florida last weekend, Coast Guard officials say.
Two NFL players are among four boaters missing since Saturday night off Florida's Gulf Coast, officials told CNN.
Sister Brooke met the 18-year-old, who served 166 days of an 8-month sentence
For more than a decade, as the immigration debate has swelled on both sides of the border, the Mexican government has been quietly providing money, materials and even teachers to American schools, colleges and nonprofit organizations
Nick Bollea will leave the Florida lockup with nearly three months left on his eight-month term, an official says
Despite threats, he's doing better out of solitary, says Brooke Hogan
John Graziano, the young Marine who was critically injured in an Aug. 26 car crash involving Hulk Hogan's son Nick, has shown small signs of improvement, his mother tells a Tampa TV station.
Five people, including two children, were found dead in three locations Friday in what Largo, Florida, police are investigating as a possible murder-suicide.
Nick Hogan was booked on criminal charges related to his Aug. 26 car crash – while his attorneys tell PEOPLE, "We are confident the evidence will demonstrate that this was an accident."
Our four-part series moves on to the National League, and the breakout players in the farm systems of the Senior Circuit.
Hulk Hogan didn't think anyone could have survived the car crash involving his son Nick Bollea.
Hulk Hogan's son Nick Bollea, seriously injured Sunday night after his car careened off the road and struck a 25-ft.-tall palm tree, has been released from St. Petersburg's Bayfront Medical Center in Florida, PEOPLE has confirmed.
Hulk Hogan's son Nick Bollea was seriously injured Sunday night after his car careened off the road and struck a palm tree.
The teenage son of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan was discharged Monday from a Florida hospital after he slammed his Toyota Supra into a palm tree in a wreck local police called "spectacular."
Hogan's son hurt in car crash
Since this column already shows signs of flagging, I'll get right to our E-mailer of the Week, and we have established a record for shortest Q and shortest A en route to this award. The following comes from Bill Ince of Clearwater, Fla.
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Nine stockpiles of fire-and-rescue equipment strategically placed around the country to be used in the event of a catastrophe still have not been pressed into service in New Orleans, five days after Hurricane Katrina, CNN has learned.
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An explosion in regulations is smothering small fireworks-makers. Since 9/11, the government has passed dozens of measures requiring them to provide extra security when transporting or storing haza...
Giving new meaning to the term "big news," a famous stripper is selling an oversized breast on eBay.
If spam was the corporate horror flick of 2004, then spyware is 2005's sequel--infiltrating computers, deluging them with viruses, and tracking behavior. Though the software has plagued home PCs fo...
Emergency officials ordered hundreds of thousands of residents along central Florida's Gulf Coast, including the Tampa Bay area, to evacuate Thursday as Hurricane Charley strengthened.
One plane crash landed and a second managed to land safely after they collided on the final approach to Clearwater Airpark in Florida on Saturday, an airport authority spokesman said.
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