Florida

Fla. Jobless Rate Climbs To 11.2 Percent In Oct.

Florida's Unemployment Rate Continues Steady Climb To 11.2 Percent In October (AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's unemployment rate continued its steady upward climb in October to 11.2 percent last seen in the 1970s - 0.1...

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Crist fundraiser accused of fraud

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- An attorney who was a major fundraiser for Florida Gov. Charlie Crist allegedly conducted an investment scam that cost investors millions, a lawsuit alleges. A group of investors said in...

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Fla. radio star Burke agrees to plea deal

SANFORD, Fla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Florida radio personality Shannon Burke pleaded guilty Friday to charges he accidentally shot his wife while shooting at her dog. The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel said the former star of "The Shannon...

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Two monkey sightings reported in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they do not know if two monkey sightings Friday morning in Tampa were of the same loose primate. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Vida Morgan said the...

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Lawyers suggest another Caylee suspect

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Casey Anthony's attorneys allege the man who found the remains of Anthony's daughter, Caylee, in Orange County, Fla., may be responsible for the child's death. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel said...

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Police: Dye pack ruined bus escape

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A suspected bank robber in St. Petersburg, Fla., who fled on a city bus was arrested not long after the dye pack in his haul exploded, police said. Investigators allege Thomas John Castro,...

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CSX shares slip in premarket on downgrade

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Shares of CSX Corp. edged down in premarket trading Friday as an analyst downgraded the railroad, saying its share price has moved too high. Analyst John G. Larkin of Stifel, Nicolaus now rates the...

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Engineer designs micro-endoscope to seek out early signs of cancer

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Traditional endoscopes provide a peek inside patients' bodies. Huikai Xie, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is working on replacing the cameras with scanners that "see" beneath...

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Atlantis Technology Group Subsidiary Global Online Television Announces a Possible Web-Based...

MIAMI, FL — (Marketwire) — 11/20/09 — Atlantis Technology Group (PINKSHEETS: ATNP) subsidiary Global Online Television Corporation (GOTV) () announces a possible web-based storage add-on for customers' personal videos,...

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Officers behind junk fax scam face Kan. sentencing

By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press Writer WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Hagan told U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown in a lengthy statement read in court that his biggest regret was not acting more aggressively to screen new hires and...

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