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9-year-old dies when tractor-trailer hits school bus in Floridaupdated: Mon Mar 26 2012 22:07:00

A 9-year-old boy was killed Monday when the school bus he was on turned in front of a fully loaded tractor-trailer and was hit broadside, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

SI.com: Joe Lemire: Bay looks to rediscover swing, return to All-Star form in 2012updated: Thu Mar 01 2012 11:51:00

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Swinging a baseball bat is not like riding a bike.

Grand jury indicts teen accused of killing parents, having partyupdated: Thu Sep 15 2011 13:40:00

A Florida teenager who allegedly killed his parents with a hammer and had a party after stashing their bodies in a bedroom was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder, authorities said.

Police: Teen kills his parentsupdated: Tue Jul 19 2011 10:52:00

Florida police charge a 17-year-old with first degree murder in connection with his parents deaths. WPTV reports.

Police: Florida teen killed parents with hammer, hosted house partyupdated: Tue Jul 19 2011 10:52:00

A Florida teen bludgeoned his parents to death with a hammer, stashed their bodies in a bedroom, then hosted dozens of people for a house party, police said Monday.

People.com: Teen Kills Parents, Hosts House Party with Bodies Inside: Copsupdated: Tue Jul 19 2011 07:49:00

Tyler Hadley, 17, is arrested after the "merciless" killings

SI.com: Jeff Pearlman: Once hotshots, veterans struggle to hang on at spring trainingupdated: Wed Feb 23 2011 09:56:00

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. --With a wad of tobacco filling up the left side of his mouth, Willie Harris looks somewhat like a boxer who's taken one too many hits to the cheek. Which, of course, he's not. Harris is actually a baseball player who's taken one too many hits to the psyche.

CNNMoney: Record plunge in foreclosures, thanks to robo-signersupdated: Thu Dec 16 2010 05:38:00

The number of foreclosure notices filed in November plunged 21%, the biggest month-over-month drop ever recorded by RealtyTrac, the online foreclosure marketer. Filings fell 14% compared with November 2009.

Fellow soldier arrested in 2 stabbing deaths, police sayupdated: Wed Dec 02 2009 21:16:00

A Fort Drum soldier has been arrested in the deaths of two fellow soldiers found stabbed in an apartment near the upstate New York military base, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said.

SI.com: Awaiting physical, Pudge close to joining Astrosupdated: Thu Mar 19 2009 18:59:00

Ivan Rodriguez is set to join the Houston Astros as soon as his physical is complete.

SI.com: Tom Verducci: Appreciating Carlos Delgado, the lost slugger of the Steroid Eraupdated: Tue Feb 24 2009 16:00:00

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- I came here to Mets camp looking for the lost slugger of the Steroid Era. There had to be some power hitter out there, I figured, whose profile and legacy suffered because too many other great hitters were pumping their bodies full of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs. Now was a good time, on the heels of Alex Rodriguez sloppily impugning all of his colleagues by laying blame on a "loosey-goosey" culture, to recognize the extraordinary people who were made more ordinary by the deceitful.

CNNMoney: Foreclosures eased in Januaryupdated: Thu Feb 12 2009 14:14:00

The frantic pace of foreclosures eased in January, according to a monthly report released Thursday.

Blunt: 'Everybody is unhappy'updated: Mon Sep 29 2008 16:11:00

House Minority Whip Roy Blunt says the vote on the bailout plan needs to have bipartisan support.

iReporters: Who's bailing us out?updated: Mon Sep 29 2008 16:11:00

Congress is scrambling to approve a bailout plan to save a financial system reportedly on the brink of collapse, but iReporters aren't buying it.

Fay floods streetsupdated: Fri Aug 22 2008 07:43:00

iReporter Jessica Blank shot video of the massive flooding in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

iReporters: Fay's flooding unlike any seen beforeupdated: Fri Aug 22 2008 07:43:00

Two days after Tropical Storm Fay first hit Cape Canaveral, Florida, Louise Mills decided to attempt to go to church, having stayed in her condo since it started. That's when she realized she was stranded inside. "As far as we know, we can't leave our condominiums to get to [Florida state road] A1A because the police are blocking it."

Fay drenches parts of Florida; Crist asks Bush for helpupdated: Wed Aug 20 2008 23:56:00

Tropical Storm Fay, stalled near Cape Canaveral, Florida, soaked portions of east-central Florida late Wednesday, and the National Hurricane Center said it could dump 30 inches of rain in some areas of the state.

CNNMoney: The Big Easy picks up the paceupdated: Thu Jul 10 2008 04:02:00

After being pummeled by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans is showing signs of recovery - ranking as the fastest-growing large city in the nation, according to a government report released Thursday.

SI.com: HEYMAN: Pedro looks good, could be back soonupdated: Mon May 19 2008 20:48:00

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez threw so well in an extended spring game on Monday that he's been summoned to Atlanta for a bullpen session in front of club officials Wednesday.

SI.com: Heyman: Mets leaning toward Pelfrey as 5th starterupdated: Tue Mar 25 2008 21:34:00

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Mets decisionmakers appear set to overlook top pitching prospect Mike Pelfrey's poor spring and name him the No. 5 starter in coming days, sources said. Club officials will gather here Wednesday, but the momentum is strong for the righthander Pelfrey to get the nod despite a spring in which he allowed 36 baserunners in 17 1/3 innings.

SI.com: Walter Villa: Martinez was worth holding ontoupdated: Fri Mar 14 2008 10:22:00

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- He's the great Mets hope -- the prospect New York refused to trade, not even for arguably the best pitcher in the major leagues.

Married her friend, living with a monsterupdated: Mon Feb 11 2008 14:11:00

Joan Gershman, 59, does not mince words when describing how Alzheimer's disease has affected her marriage.

FSB: Find tax breaks for your businessupdated: Mon Feb 04 2008 16:38:00

Dear FSB: Are there any tax breaks for small businesses? If so, what are they?

Woman accused of abuseupdated: Wed Aug 01 2007 01:45:00

Woman accused of abuse

CNNMoney: The fastest growing U.S. citiesupdated: Thu Jun 28 2007 00:36:00

What's the fastest-growing American city with more than half a million people?

SI.com: Who's that again?updated: Thu Mar 29 2007 14:29:00

For hardcore fans a major part of the appeal of being in a fantasy league is the discovery aspect of the game. Players like me relish in "discovering" a player that not only no one has considered before for their teams, but most people outside of the business of baseball had never even heard of.

SI.com: The missing pieceupdated: Thu Mar 01 2007 00:35:00

The batting order is the No. 1 topic in the Detroit Tigers' training camp this spring. It's really the only topic. In other camps, teams are busy looking for a No. 2 starter, or No. 3, 4 or 5. Or Nos. 3, 4 and 5. Other teams are searching for a third baseman, or the right side of an infield. A good leadoff man. A closer. A utility infielder. A lot of teams are after a lot of things.

CNNMoney: Fastest growing citiesupdated: Tue Jun 20 2006 13:54:00

Elk Grove, Calif., is the fastest growing city of more than 100,000 in the United States, according to the latest estimates from the Census Bureau released Wednesday.

CNNMoney: 'Overpriced' housing gets more overpricedupdated: Mon Jun 12 2006 08:58:00

The rich have gotten richer, at least when it comes to home prices, according to a study released Monday.

CNNMoney: Most overvalued housing marketsupdated: Thu Dec 29 2005 09:38:00

Sixty-five of the nation's 299 biggest real estate markets are severely overpriced and subject to possible price corrections.

Money Magazine: Golf Values We asked GOLF Magazine's Brian McCallen how to build a great golf vacation. Our criteria: loads of world-class golf updated: Fri Nov 01 2002 00:01:00

Golf can be part of a vacation--or it can be the vacation. If you're interested in the former, there's likely a fine course available at or near any vacation destination you can name. If the latter...

Money Magazine: More great golfing vacationsupdated: Thu Oct 24 2002 18:04:00

We asked Golf magazine's Brian McCallen how to build a great golf vacation. Our criteria: loads of world-class golf at less than world-class prices.

Money Magazine: MAKE SURE YOUR DREAM HOUSE WON'T BECOME A NIGHTMAREupdated: Sun Oct 01 1989 00:01:00

Q. I am about to fulfill the Great American Dream -- buying a house. By January 1990, my savings will reach $15,000. My family's combined income is $61,000, and we owe $12,000 on credit cards and $...

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