Bald eagles are being spotted throughout Florida, weeks before the official start of the nesting season. ...more

September 5, 2009

German carmaker BMW AG said Thursday that it will add two new models to its line of Mini cars. ...more

September 4, 2009

Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. of Ocala said Monday it filed for bankruptcy protection after moves this month by regulators led to a virtual shutdown of what had been one of the nation's biggest independent mortgage bankers. ...more

August 25, 2009

The publisher of Reader's Digest, the country's most popular general interest magazine, said Monday it will seek Chapter 11 protection from creditors amid declining circulation, an industrywide advertising slump and debt. ...more

August 18, 2009

Mexico has replaced all 700 of its customs inspectors with agents newly trained to detect contraband, from guns and drugs to TVs and other big-ticket appliances smuggled to avoid import duties. ...more

August 17, 2009

The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell last week, the government said Thursday, a sign that the job market is making gradual improvement. ...more

August 7, 2009

The "happiest place on Earth" got a little pricier this week. ...more

August 4, 2009

A St. Lucie County museum is getting an artifact that was at the center of one of the year's biggest stories. ...more

August 2, 2009

Obesity's not just dangerous, it's expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight. The higher expense reflects the costs of treating diabetes, heart disease and other ailments far more common for the overweight, concluded the study by government scientists and the nonprofit research group RTI International. Other figures from the study, published Monday by the journal Health Affairs: ...more

July 28, 2009

The owner of Roll Call is buying Congressional Quarterly in a deal that will bring two well-known publications covering Capitol Hill and Washington politics under the same corporate umbrella. ...more

July 22, 2009