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Atlanta businessman Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll Saturday, defeating second-place Rick Perry after the Texas governor spoke to a group of activists with a breakfast speech.

Bringing a blow to Texas Governor Rick Perry's favorite status, former Godfather Pizza CEO Herman Cain has emerged as the winner of the Presidency 5 straw poll Saturday. Cain received 37 percent of the 2,657 votes cast.

Finally, NASA's falling angel, the 6 ton bus-sized Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) plunged back to Earth on Saturday morning, said NASA. The defunct satellite is the biggest piece of space debris to fall from the sky since the Sky Lab in 1979.

Less than two months after ending her attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida because of health problems, Diana Nyad is trying it again. She was about halfway through the swim as of Saturday evening.

The Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks advanced to the playoffs on Friday by securing the final three divisional titles.

Herman Cain won the Florida presidential straw poll on Saturday in a stunning upset, getting more votes than Rick Perry and Mitt Romney combined. Are we looking at a reshaped race for the Republican nomination?

In a major political surprise, Florida Republican Herman Cain scored a victory in the state's GOP presidential straw poll.

A millionaire developer who lived in the same central Florida neighborhood as Tiger Woods was convicted Saturday of murdering his wife in their mansion.

A new word is needed in the political lexicon to describe the phenomenon of Republican presidential candidates tripping over one another in their rush to the right: out-conservativing.

The NASA satellite falling from space has landed in Canada, near Calgary, but nobody was hurt, according to reports.We can now confirm that #UARS is down! reported the official NASA Twitter account. Debris fell to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23, and 1:09 a.m. EDT Sept. 24.

As they warned they would, Solyndra executives repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment Friday as House lawmakers peppered them with questions regarding the solar company's financial collapse.

Casey Anthony, who was accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter three years ago, is getting into more serious legal troubles. A Florida judge on Friday ordered Casey to reimburse double the amount to investigators for searching her 2-year-old daughter's body.

A rare American crocodile was spotted in the community pond of a gated community in St. Petersburg, Florida.

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., said during Thursday's Republican presidential debate that President Obama has the lowest public approval ratings of any president in modern times. But actually, every president since John F. Kennedy polled lower at least once.

Presidential debates are serious business, but they can also provide moments of hilarity. Thursday's Republican debate in Orlando, Fla., had plenty of both. Gary Johnson wins for the best quote of the night, but Mitt Romney had the most zingers, with four on the list.

There was a new face at the Republican debate in Orlando, Fla. on Thursday: Gary Johnson. But who is this presidential candidate who has remained out of public sight for so long?

The Republican presidential candidates are debating once again Thursday night, this time in Orlando, Fla. The participants are Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Gary Johnson, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. Stay on this page for live updates.

Debra Lafave, the Florida teacher found guilty of a sex scandal with a 14-year-old student in 2004, ended her probation Thursday following a court ruling to terminate it early.

Finding the right cruise can be daunting, but these six factors will help you to find the perfect cruise for your style.

Davis was pronounced dead at 11:08 p.m. on Wednesday after Georgia officials executed him by lethal injection. He was put to death for the 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail, and convicted in 1991.

James Cameron and Disney have partnered up to bring fans into world of “Avatar” at Walt Disney World.