Fla. fugitive on lam for 30 years arrested in Mo.; escaped after armed robbery conviction

Fla. man on lam for 30 years arrested in Mo.

Poynter Institute dean Keith Woods named vice president of diversity at National Public Radio

Poynter Institute dean hired as NPR’s diversity VP

Fragmentary Nabokov novel published in Russia, despite author’s request that it be burned

Fragmentary Nabokov novel published in Russia

American Express to purchase Revolution Money, created by AOL co-founder Case, for $300M

American Express to buy Case’s Revolution Money

Russia’s modernised nuclear submarine begins trials

ST PETERSBURG - A Russian advanced nuclear submarine has started sea trials following its lengthy modernisation at the Zvezdochka shipyard in northern Russia, the company said.

Charges dropped against men who got into fist fight over public sidewalk at Fla. council meeting

Charges dropped against Fla. men in sidewalk feud

Russia’s Constitutional Court considers extension of moratorium on death penalty

Russian court looks at death penalty ban extension

Report: Florida agency that invests $132B in pensions, public money under investigation by SEC

Report: Fla. investment agency under investigation

Putin says Russia will further delay introduction of wood export duty hike

Putin says Russia will delay wood export duty hike

Is a Google search a political ad? States starting to consider campaign rules for Internet age

MADISON, Wis. — To promote his recent campaign for mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., Scott Wagman bought an ad that popped up online when anyone ran a Google search for his opponents’ names.

Thousands of Russians rally in St. Petersburg to protest planned skyscraper

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — About 3,000 protesters rallied in Russia’s former czarist capital on Saturday to protest a plan to build a hulking skyscraper for state energy giant Gazprom.

Huge dead whale found floating in Tampa Bay was killed by a ship in Gulf of Mexico

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scientists say a 41-foot-whale found floating in the Port of Tampa last weekend was killed by a ship out in the Gulf of Mexico.

Russian governor gives final approval to skyscraper for St. Petersburg’s historic center

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — The governor of Russia’s second city of St. Petersburg has signed a decree allowing the construction of a hulking skyscraper for state energy giant Gazprom in the city’s czarist-era center.

Jabil Circuit posts lower 4th-quarter profit but results surpass analysts’ expectations

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jabil Circuit Inc. posted a sharp drop in its fiscal fourth-quarter profit Tuesday, hurt by charges and lower revenue, but the electronics parts maker said the worst of the recession appears to be over.

Russia to dismantle 191 nuclear submarines by 2010

ST PETERSBURG - Russia’s state-run civilian nuclear power corporation ‘Rosatom’ will dismantle 191 out of 198 decommissioned nuclear submarines by 2010, a company report said Tuesday.

St Petersburg OKs plan by Russian gas giant to build skyscraper despite objections

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Preservationists and opposition politicians on Wednesday decried St. Petersburg’s decision to allow Gazprom, the state natural gas giant, to build a hulking skyscraper, saying it will ruin the city’s czarist-era aura.

Father of late Terri Schiavo, caught in right to life battle, dies in Fla. at 71

MIAMI — The father of Terri Schiavo, who became a national symbol in a closely watched right-to-die fight, has died, his daughter said Saturday. Robert Schindler was 71.

Jabil Circuit posts 3rd-quarter loss, hurt by charges, as sales fall

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Electronics parts maker Jabil Circuit Inc. posted a fiscal third-quarter loss Tuesday, hurt by charges, but the company said it is seeing “genuine stabilization” across most of its markets.

Man found clinging to buoy, rescued after falling from cruise ship in St. Petersburg, Fla.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A man found clinging to a buoy after falling from a cruise ship in coastal Florida has been rescued.

Nationals place OF Willingham placed on bereavement list after brother killed in car accident

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Washington Nationals outfielder Josh Willingham has been placed on the bereavement list after a death in his family.

Baby left on doorstep in Fla. after thieves steal his parents’ car with him in the back seat

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Thieves left an 11-month-old boy on a stranger’s doorstep Monday after stealing his parents’ car from outside their home with him still in the back seat, police said.

China will lead new global reserve currency, Russian minister says

ST PETERSBURG, Russia — The finance minister pulled back on Russia’s aspirations for the ruble to emerge as a regional reserve currency in the near future, saying Saturday it would likely first happen in China.

US: Lifting pork imports could boost Russia’s WTO talks

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk on Friday indicated that negotiations to bring Russia into the World Trade Organization would get a boost from Moscow lifting its ban on U.S. pork imports.

President Medvedev says worst of global economic crisis is over, but too early to celebrate

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that the world has escaped the worst of the global economic crisis but warned that Russia could face a second crisis if it fails to break free of its dependence on oil exports.

President Medvedev: greater state ownership in Russian economy inevitable, but short-lived

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday an increase in state ownership was inevitable in some sectors of Russia’s economy hurt by the global downturn, but promised it would be short-lived.

Russia’s Putin visits small town where protesting jobless workers blocked main highway

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin traveled Thursday to a small Russian town where all three main factories were shut down and pushed through a deal to put residents back to work.

Nissan Motor Corp. opens first plant in Russia, its biggest market in Europe

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Nissan Motor Corp. president Carlos Ghosn presided over the opening Tuesday of the Japanese car maker’s first plant in Russia, banking on the revival of the country’s car industry despite the global financial crisis.

Russian navy ship accidentally shells village near St. Petersburg; no injuries reported

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — A Russian naval ship carrying out target practice off the Russian Baltic Sea coast accidentally rained shell fragments on a village near St. Petersburg, officials said Friday.

Longoria’s 3 RBIs back Garza in Rays’ 6-3 victory over Orioles

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Matt Garza pitched eight strong innings and major league RBI leader Evan Longoria drove in three runs Tuesday to send the Tampa Bay Rays past the Baltimore Orioles 6-3.

Markakis and Roberts both homer to help Baltimore beat Tampa Bay to stop a six-game slide

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nick Markakis hit a three-run homer and Brian Roberts added a two-run shot to help the Baltimore Orioles stop a six-game losing streak with an 8-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.