Angel Ocasio-Reyes would appear in public showing off a stunning array of medals: the Navy Cross, Bronze Star and Purple Heart and at least 15 others, court records show. ...more

December 24, 2009

Angel Ocasio-Reyes would appear in public showing off a stunning array of medals: the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Navy Cross and at least 15 others, court records show. ...more

December 23, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are considering sending a Guantanamo Bay detainee named Majid Khan — who grew up in Maryland before allegedly enlisting with al-Qaida — to face trial in New York, a person familiar with the discussions said today. ...more

December 14, 2009

Walter closing fiber plant Tampa-based Walter Energy will close a plant in Birmingham, Ala., that produced approximately 100,000 tons of slag wool fiber products annually, primarily used in acoustical ceiling tiles, fireproof cement, and other building products. The closure will eliminate approximately 87 jobs, although the company said "more than half of the employees are expected to be retained in other areas of Walter Coke's operation." ...more

December 12, 2009

Dell says it will sell smart phones Dell Inc. confirmed Friday its long-rumored plans to get into smart phones, a new business for the computer maker that is being led by Motorola Inc.'s former mobile phone chief. ...more

November 14, 2009

Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government. ...more

November 13, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors today took steps to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government. ...more

November 12, 2009

FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) — Federal prosecutors accused a high-profile South Florida attorney of concocting a Ponzi scheme that lured millions of dollars from investors with promises of big payoffs from legal settlements that never existed, according to court documents filed today. ...more

November 9, 2009

At the peak of the housing boom, an unemployed Tampa day trader managed to get two mortgages worth more than $300,000, despite having no income, authorities say. ...more

November 4, 2009

When an indoor public smoking ban took effect in the Netherlands in summer 2008, the worry wasn't so much for the one-third of Dutch adults who smoke cigarettes. Bars and restaurants went smoke-free without much problem. ...more

November 1, 2009