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A judge has scheduled a tentative trial date for George Zimmerman, the man who killed unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin in February.

A privatized Medicare like the one put forward by Romney and Ryan would spell higher premiums, varying by state, a recent study finds.

A large blue eyeball that washed up on the Florida coast was likely tossed overboard by a fisherman, according to the state wildlife commission.

Somewhere off the coast of Florida, some large sea creature is missing a bright blue eye.

Casey Anthony has been accused of causing a woman emotional and mental distress after she allegedly threatened to kill her.

Yet another poll shows Mitt Romney overtaking President Barack Obama after last week’s debate

Former U.S. Rep. Sam Gibbons of Tampa, Fla., has died. Gibbons served 17 terms in Congress, from 1962 to 1997.

The garage was being worked on by about 30 people when it collapsed, leading to one death, one trapped person, two missing people and several injuries.

Commemorating the World Space Week, NASA has launched a new mobile application that makes gamers in charge of a communications network, donning the role of space communications network manager who supports scientific missions.

The 2012 U.S. presidential race roughly one month before Election Day remains where it was on Memorial Day: advantage Obama.

The president is way out in front among Hispanic voters in Nevada and Florida.

Days after a sex tape of Hulk Hogan and Heather Clem was posted online, his former wife Linda Hogan was arrested for DUI.

Once upon a time on MTV, rapper Kanye West stood onstage and famously said, “Bush doesn’t care about black people.”

A woman caught riding a manatee, an endangered species in Florida, turned herself in to police.

The Women's Tennis Association will be placing a ban on grunting during games.

In Florida, the Walt Disney World resort has supported mostly conservative lawmakers this year, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

A volunteer for Florida’s Clay County Republican Party went wildly off-message this week, calling elderly voters and telling them President Barack Obama is “a Muslim” with a “socialistic view” of the U.S.

Vice President Joe Biden is expected to launch an attack against Republicans regarding Social Security while visiting Florida on Friday.

Caribbean immigrants are diverse: they may be black, white, Latino, East Indian, Chinese, Arab, Christian, Muslim, or Hindu.

The incident is not the only one involving beer and 911 in Florida to make the news this month.

Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, is selling its alternative weeklies to a newly formed company, Voice Media Group, based in Denver and headed up by Scott Tobias.