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Billings Slay Suspects Didn’t Expect Cameras

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The accomplice assigned to turn off surveillance cameras before an elaborate, deadly break-in at a sprawling Florida Panhandle home never did, but the seven people accused in the crime apparently did not know that, auth…

Shuttle Endeavour Launch VIDEO: Blast Off Successful But NASA Concerned About Debris That Hit Shuttle

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By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After more than a month’s delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit Wednesday on a flight to the international space statio…

Space shuttle blasts off after month’s delay

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After more than a month’s delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit Wednesday on a flight to the international space station, hauling up a veranda for Japan’s enormous lab and looking to set a crowd record.
Success came on launch try No. 6, on the eve of the [...]

Study doubts green tea’’s effectiveness in preventing cancer

A new research has raised doubts about the effectiveness of green tea in preventing cancer.
Many individuals are incorporating small changes into their daily routine – such as drinking green tea – hoping that it will keep cancer risk at bay. However, a systematic review of studies has produced conflicting results.
“Despite the large number of included [...]

Dan Dorfman: Gory Credit Story Could Wreck Recovery

Wall Street has long been a street of myths, pretty much propelled by an overwhelming belief that the path of both the economy and the stock market is one directional–inevitably up.

Billings Murder: Up To 8 People Involved In Slaying

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A sheriff in the Florida Panhandle says six to eight people were involved in the slaying of a wealthy Florida couple known for adopting 12 children with developmental disabilities and other problems.

Escambia County Sh…

Meredith Whitney Bullish on Goldman

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks traded modestly higher Monday morning as investors were cautiously optimistic ahead of earnings reports this week, including key readings from the banking sector.
Investors had been cautious as they prepare for earnings reports this week, including from some of the nation’s largest financial firms. Banks have been among the hardest [...]

Thunderstorms Delay Endeavour Launch Again

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Thunderstorms forced NASA to call off Sunday evening’s launch of shuttle Endeavour, the fourth delay for the space station construction mission.

The launch team came within minutes of sending Endeavour and seven a…

Byrd And Melanie Billings Murder: Man Arrested In Connection With Killing Of Florida Couple With 16 Children

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A 56-year-old man was charged with evidence tampering Sunday in connection with the slaying of a wealthy Florida couple known for adopting children with developmental disabilities, the Escambia County sheriff said.

Leo…

Wells Fargo Sues Wells Fargo

You can’t expect a bank that is dumb enough to sue itself to know why it is suing itself.

Yet I could not resist asking Wells Fargo Bank NA why it filed a civil complaint against itself in a mortgage foreclosure case in Hillsborough County, F…

Lightning Delays Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA scrubbed space shuttle Endeavour’s Saturday evening launch after lightning struck at least 11 times near the seaside launch pad.

NASA technicians found no damage after an electrical storm Friday afternoon, bu…

Geithner: Stimulus Working, Derivatives Blindsided Government

WASHINGTON — Despite persistently high unemployment, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Friday the Obama administration’s economic stimulus plan is on the “expected path.”

“There’s been substantial improvements in arresting what w…