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James Franklin, second year coach at Vanderbilt, says he won't hire a coach unless he has an attractive wife.

A newly introduced Republican alternative to the Democrat-backed DREAM Act affirms a key disagreement between the two parties: whether young undocumented immigrants should have a chance to become U.S. citizens.

Marriott International Inc., the largest publicly traded U.S. hotel operator, plans to acquire Gaylord Entertainment Co.?s namesake hotel brand and management company, for $210 million.

Ronald Poppo, the 65-year-old victim of a harrowing cannibal attack in Miami, is at greater threat from infections caused by the bites to his face than the injuries themselves, the Associated Press reported.

The Bureau of Ocean Safety Management announced on Wednesday it will be extending a public comment period for a draft impact statement needed before parts of the country's Atlantic seaboard are opened to geological surveying.

Can the Philadelphia Phillies survive an injury-riddled summer?

Democratic lawmakers from Florida are urging Gov. Rick Scott to abandon an effort to clear ineligible voters from the state's rolls, pointing to early warning signs that legitimately registered voters could be barred from voting.

Hundreds of volunteers have joined the search for teenager Pierce Crowley, who has been missing since Friday, May 25. Celebrities have joined the effort as well, utilizing their social media networks to spread the word about the missing boy from Westchester, N.Y.

The governor of Wisconsin may get to keep his office on June 5. One expert says any recall -- even those that fail -- can inspire Americans to take action.

The U.S. Supreme Court let an appeals court ruling stand that said police used excessive force when tasering two women, though the officers had immunity from lawsuits.

Angel Vega Roman, a 28-year-old Florida man, was arrested Sunday and charged with cruelty to animals after allegedly biting the lips off of a kitten and strangling another feline.

What are former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's odds of being chosen as Mitt Romney's running mate?

Locals filled Asbury Park's historic music venue, the Stone Pony, on Friday night for the Parlor Mob's Memorial Day weekend homecoming show. After a sick body rocking (and trippy) set from Florida based psychedelic rockers, Le Blorr, chants for the Parlor Mob filled the venue.

Time to stop dropping the presumptive and the likely qualifiers: It is all but certain that after Texans finish voting in Tuesday's Republican presidential primary, Mitt Romney will have secured the 1,144 delegates he needs to win the nomination.

Americans have long been in love with Puerto Rico's high-yielding municipal bonds. Now the Caribbean island hopes they will flock to its sand, surf and spanking new resorts to help pay off massive debts.

With 12,383 miles of coastline, the U.S. has a plethora of beaches -- but only one can be the best.

Pierce Crowley, a 15-year-old boy from Westchester County, N.Y., has been missing since Friday and family and friends are desperately trying to find the teenager. However, in the midst of this sorrow is exploitation. A family friend has warned volunteers to beware of online fundraising scams.

Fifty Shades of Grey, the spicy S&M romance novel penned by E.L. James, proved to be too hot for some bookshelves in Florida. But, just one month after the book was banned, officials have announced the erotic best-seller will be put back in circulation.

An incident in Miami over Memorial Day weekend leaves some wondering whether zombies could in fact be real. A man was shot and killed on May 26th after eating the face of another man while naked.

To commemorate the day when America remembers those who gave their lives while serving in the U.S. armed forces, President Barack Obama will attend a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia to honor the anonymously fallen.

Subtropical Storm Beryl brought coastal winds and looming showers Sunday morning to the Atlantic coast between Florida and South Carolina, as the storm promises to bring heavy rains and dangerous surf by Memorial Day.