Indy race car driver Castroneves acquitted of most charges in tax evasion case; 1 count hung

Indy 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 charges

Castroneves 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 crash

Plane 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 title

PONTE 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 final

PONTE 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 opener

PONTE 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 India

NEW 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 Pak

FLORIDA - 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 again

FLORIDA - 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 Championship

DORAL - 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 Championship

DORAL - India golfer Jeev Milkha Singh thundered into a shared lead at the end of the first round of the star-studded WGC-CA Championship.