WINTER HAVEN | Winter Haven firefighters are investigating a "suspicious" fire that destroyed a home at 1901 Lake Howard Drive N.W. Thursday...

Introduction to Personal Fitness Training (IPFT) course. The new program serves as an entry point into exploring a career in personal training. The Introduction to Personal Fitness Training course...

This may create a lot of backlash, but here goes: I know last month was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but I am really tired of all the pink ribbons and fundraisers. Yes, I know breast cancer is...

London, Nov 21: Licensing chiefs in Britain have banned all car registration numbers that resemble words associated with...

New York, NY (Sports Network) - The 10th-ranked Duke Blue Devils and the Michigan Wolverines clash at historic Madison Square Garden tonight, with the winner earning the right to call themselves the...

Nov. 20: A Louisiana man says he has a lot to be thankful for, after the cell phone in his chest pocket stops a stray bullet. WDSU's Heath Allen...

Crime Concern , came together earlier this year, we were clear that it was to create a new charity, not simply to merge together. We wanted to find something that united both previous charities. So...

Tribune sports columnist, is leaving the paper. "The Tribune was generous enough to make me one of the best-paid sportswriters in the history of this business, so I certainly can't fault the...

, which represented the city in seeking to host the annual forum. The commission will serve as the host organization of the forum, which will run from Jan. 30 through Feb. 2,...

Pinot Noir is a very hard grape to grow. It is thin-skinned, can break easily, and requires the utmost attention by the grower. It needs a perfect, cool environment to ensure the right balance of...

Karen Schroeder, a second-generation resident of the Love Canal neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, gives birth to an infant girl with multiple birth defects. The enormity of the neighborhood's...

WEEKEND SPORTS ON TV TODAY Basketball Men: Coaches vs. Cancer third place 4 p.m. ESPN2 NBA: Houston at Washington 6 p.m. ESPN Men: Coaches vs. Cancer final 6 p.m. ESPN2 NBA: Boston at...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California, November 21. TWO-time USAT Elite Triathlete of the Year Andy Potts has signed a multi-year contract agreement with TYR Sport Inc. An Olympian in the sport of triathlon...

When I was young, people told me that God put us here for a purpose. I asked God to show me what it was, but I'm in my 80s now and I can't say I've ever done anything special. I tried to do what was...

Honorees Celebrated for Contributions to the Hispanic Media Industry LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Three of the most influential Hispanic executives at Fox were honored this...

Handout photo from the Mandalay Gazette shows politician U Win Naing (L), comedian Zarganar (R) offering food and water to monks during a protest in Yangon on Sept 24, 2007. Myanmar's most famous...

After 18 major-league seasons, Mike Mussina announced his retirement Thursday. A 270-game winner with the Yankees and Orioles, the 40-year old right hander ranks 32nd on baseball's career win list....

Wow. You seem to be completely paralyzed by the prospect of Internet dating -- so I wonder why the idea is even attractive to you. It almost seems as though you have picked a way of meeting people...

Justin.tv viewers comment as Florida authorities recover the body of a teen who committed suicide live on the internet. Police in Pembroke Pines, Florida, are investigating the apparent suicide of a...

SAN FRANCISCO, California -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- The long-established client base of ITL Sports was apprehensive when they were advised several months ago that they would no longer be the only ones to...

I can't imagine a day going by at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, near Seymour, Ind., without a moment of natural wonder for the observant...

HAINES CITY COMMISSIONERS MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME since a grand jury report criticized corruption at the city Police Department and questioned aspects of the city's management of the agency....

Hannah Bushon is a 16-year-old junior at Eastern High School. Every week "Q-up" will publish questions and answers from a teen in our area. Want to be featured? Go to our Web site, at...

Now, Sweden's EA DICE studio (of "Battlefield" fame) is offering a fresh take on first-person action with "Mirror's Edge," an exciting, immersive -- and mostly nonviolent -- game.But be forewarned:...

Good morning, While you were going about your business Thursday, thousands of people in South Korea were making kimchi. Kimchi, a spicy pickled cabbage, is eaten with most Korean meals. As part of...

A network news crew recently spent a couple of days in Kentucky, where 95 percent of the world's bourbon supply is produced.They traveled the state to learn about the distilled spirit and even...

Now, the politically provocative punch-liner is busing across America on the "At Close Range" tour. He'll bring his unpredictable act to the Louisville Palace on Sunday."The beauty of my shows is,...

They weave through traffic on South Florida's highways sometimes at speeds approaching 180 mph, sleek, aerodynamic motorcycles that sometimes pop wheelies as they vanish into the distance with a...

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard trained on his own today but will not be fit for the club's home game with Fulham on Saturday. And Gerrard is already considered doubtful for Wednesday's Champions...

They are among the most influential women in fashion.At 22, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen co-own a global branding empire.Mary-Kate made headlines for her rehab stint for an eating disorder and the...

LAKELAND | Some of Jennifer Johnson's last cries for help were recorded by Plant City 911 operators as the 31-year-old Tampa woman called from the trunk of a car Saturday, Tampa and Lakeland police...

On a recent slate-gray afternoon in New York, Beyoncé zipped quickly through the front door of the trendy Rivington Hotel on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The singer, her hair pulled back tightly, was...

Rio Ferdinand faces a fitness test on a back injury before Alex Ferguson finalises his Manchester United squad to face Aston Villa tomorrow.Dimitar Berbatov (hamstring) and Wes Brown (ankle) join...

Portsmouth are hopeful Jermain Defoe will have recovered from a calf injury sustained on England duty to face Hull at Fratton Park tomorrow but skipper Sol Campbell (toe) and midfielders Lassana...

TOPEKA, Kan. | A former Army cook convicted of multiple rapes and murders is set to die next month in what would be the U.S. military's first execution in nearly 50...

In the first hearing on the government's justification for holding detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, a federal judge ruled Thursday that five Algerian men were held unlawfully for...

NAIROBI, Kenya | The United nations, African Union and Arab nations struggled to respond Thursday to a surge of pirate attacks, authorizing more sanctions and calling for international peacekeepers...

WASHINGTON | President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, an aide to his transition said...

HealthStyles Exercise Equipment's Commercial Product Division provides state-of-the-art Nautilus, FreeMotion, Octane, and Expresso commercial exercise equipment for the new SuperFit fitness...

BETHESDA, Maryland, November 20. UNIVERSAL Sports has put together a complete package of top swims and performances that took place at the FINA World Cup over the past two months.The series, which...

The Big Three automakers must give Congress a plan by Dec. 2 showing how they would use federal money to remain viable businesses, Democratic leaders said. If the companies do so, Congress could...

Nearly 11,000 cancer deaths could be avoided every year if British doctors were as good at detecting and treating the disease as the best countries in Europe and patients were less stoical, according...

The measure, which would keep U.S. forces in Iraq for another three years, has a good chance of passing in the Shiite-led parliament. But the uproar created by loyalists of radical Shiite cleric...

WASHINGTON | Democrats steered the House toward more aggressively tackling global warming and other environmental problems Thursday, toppling veteran Michigan Rep. John Dingell, a staunch supporter...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti | The 5-year-old teetered on broomstick legs - he weighed less than 20 pounds, even after days of drinking enriched milk. Nearby, a 4-year-old girl hung from a strap attached to...

QUITO, Ecuador | A presidential commission recommended Thursday that Ecuador default on almost 40 percent of its foreign debt after finding "illegalities and illegitimacies" in the...

After the jump, my colleague Tim Stack and I convene a meeting of EW's Team Rosie Appreciation Society to discuss the latest contretemps in what historians are even now recording as the longest...

WASHINGTON | Two years after the government urged that HIV tests become as common as cholesterol checks, there are small gains but still one in five people infected with the AIDS virus don't know it,...

After 100 years of continuous changing conditions, Bochers has become Eppendorf’s favorite pub over recent years. There is an established lunch table and the clientele includes families, artists,...

SOFIA—Bulgaria plans to free thousands of minor offenders in an attempt to relieve its overcrowded jails and ease the work of the legal system, the government said Thursday. Under a draft law...