South Florida man gets 5 years for fraud
MIAMI (AP) -- A South Florida man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding immigrants seeking immigration benefits....

Levy County sheriff's official resigns
BRONSON, Fla. (AP) -- A top-ranking official with the Levy County Sheriff's Office has resigned, following accusations of special treatment for his deputy son....

Closes arguments expected in shredding case
MIAMI (AP) -- Closing arguments are expected in the trial of two former employees of disgraced financier Allen Stanford....

Tarpon Springs fire chief resigns
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) -- The Tarpon Springs fire chief has resigned after admitting to city officials last month that he responded to a fire after he had been drinking....

Space shuttle Endeavour pulls in at space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Shuttle Endeavour arrived at the International Space Station early Wednesday, delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles above Earth....

Lil Wayne NY sentencing put off for dental surgery
NEW YORK (AP) -- After rap star Lil Wayne spent months bidding farewell to his fans and his freedom, what loomed for him Tuesday was a dental chair, not a house of detention....

Body of Ala. major killed in quake recovered
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- The remains of a US Air Force major killed when an earthquake struck the Haitian hotel where he was staying have been found....

SCarolina's Downey hurts ankle; expects to play
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina point guard Devan Downey rolled his ankle during a recent practice, but is expected to play against Florida....

Politics dominates Florida Cabinet meeting
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Things got a bit testy at a Florida Cabinet meeting Tuesday as potential gubernatorial rivals Alex Sink and Bill McCollum sparred over whether the state should sue the Bank of America, where Sink was once a top executive....

Body of missing Air Force major found in Haiti
MIAMI (AP) -- The body of a U.S. Air Force officer visiting Haiti at the time of last month's earthquake has been found in the rubble of a hotel in the country's devastated capital, military officials said Tuesday....