Missing circus monkey captured in central Fla. mobile home park with the lure of junk foodFRUITLAND PARK, Fla. — He spent six weeks on the lam from the circus, but Reggie the spider monkey has been captured with the help of junk food. Magic’s Dwight Howard wins defensive player of the year after leading NBA in blocks, reboundsORLANDO, Fla. — It’s a question Dwight Howard will never forget. Fla. officials say 200-pound wild hog attacks woman in the leg in her back yardST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Officials said a wild hog attacked a woman in the back yard of her home. St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue reported that a 26-year-old woman was told there was a pig in her back yard Monday afternoon. When she went outside to investigate, the 200-pound animal charged her, cutting the back of her left leg. Florida woman accused of using ‘animal tissue’ to fake a miscarriage in apartmentOAKLAND PARK, Fla. — Deputies said a woman in South Florida has faked a miscarriage. The Broward county Sheriff’s Office responded an emergency call of a possible miscarriage just before 8 a.m. Tuesday at an Oakland Park apartment. Upon arrival, they learned a woman staged the incident using what authorities described only as “animal tissue.” Cruise passenger missing off Bahamas after falling overboard; Coast Guard suspends searchMIAMI — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 39-year-old man who went overboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the Bahamas. Indy race car driver Castroneves acquitted of most charges in tax evasion case; 1 count hungIndy driver Castroneves acquitted in tax case MIAMI — Brazilian race car driver and “Dancing With The Stars” champ Helio Castroneves was acquitted Friday of most charges that he worked with his sister and lawyer to evade more than $2.3 million in U.S. income taxes. Indy race car driver Castroneves ready to race after acquittal on most tax evasion chargesCastroneves ready to race again after trial ends MIAMI — Throughout his tax evasion trial, Brazilian race car driver and “Dancing With The Stars” champ Helio Castroneves talked of his desire to get behind the wheel again. Plane smashes into Fla. home, splitting it in half; 80-year-old pilot dies in crashPlane splits Florida home in half; pilot dies OAKLAND PARK, Fla. — A small plane sputtered and dove into a house shortly after taking off from a local airport Friday morning, slicing the home down the middle into two charred pieces. The pilot was killed. Sania-Chuang win MPS Group doubles titlePONTE VEDRA BEACH - India’s Sania Mirza and Chinese Taipei’s (Taiwan)Chuang Chia-Jung fought their way past top seeds Kveta Peschke of Czech Republic and American Lisa Raymond to clinch the $220,000 MPS Group Championship doubles tennis title. Sania-Chuang in MPS Group finalPONTE VEDRA BEACH - India’s Sania Mirza and Chinese Taipei’s (Taiwan) Chia-Jung Chuang have stormed into the doubles final of MPS Group championships tennis. Sania crashes out of MPS Group Championships openerPONTE VEDRA BEACH - India’s Sania Mirza has crashed out of the first round of the MPS Group Championships tennis. Burleigh assumes charge as new U.S. Charge d’ Affaires in IndiaNEW DELHI - Ambassador A. Peter Burleigh today assumed duties as the Charge d’Affaires of the U.S. Mission in India. CENTCOM chief Petraeus says US reserves ‘Right of Last Resort’ for threats inside PakFLORIDA - The head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General David Petraeus has said that while Washington will seek to build trust with Pakistan, the US military reserves the “right of last resort” to take out threats inside Pakistan. Cricket gets serious in the US againFLORIDA - The game of cricket is getting serious attention again in the United States these days, more than a century after it first made its presence felt in the region. Jeev drops to eighth in World Golf ChampionshipDORAL - India’s top golfer Jeev Milkha Singh ran into problems over the finish, dropping three shots in the last holes, including a double bogey on the 18th, as he slipped from tied first to eighth at the halfway stage of the $8.5 million WGC-CA Championships at the Doral Golf Resort in Florida. Jeev shares lead at the World Golf ChampionshipDORAL - India golfer Jeev Milkha Singh thundered into a shared lead at the end of the first round of the star-studded WGC-CA Championship. |