Alarmed by the vast cost of recent hurricanes, Florida's two senators and the National Science Board on Friday called for a major research initiative that would help coastal areas predict and prepare for future storms.
WASHINGTON -- Six-term Representative Mark Foley, Republican of Florida, resigned yesterday after reports that he had sent sexually explicit e-mails to at least one underage former male page.
Ray Rice ran for 202 yards and two touchdowns Friday night, leading No. 23 Rutgers to a 22-20 victory over South Florida in the Scarlet Knights' first game as a ranked team in 30 years. Jeremy Ito kicked field goals of 32, 40 and 53 yards for Rutgers (5-0, 1-0 Big East), which is unbeaten through five games for the first time since 1976 - thanks to South Florida (3-2, 0-1) failing to make a
Rutgers' stay in the Top 25 was nearly a short one. In the school's first game as a ranked team in three decades, the No. 23 Scarlet Knights held on for a 22-20 victory when South Florida failed to make a two-point conversion with 15 seconds remaining Friday night.
Two Roman Catholic priests allegedly misappropriated more than $8 million from their church and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on real estate, travel, rare coins and girlfriends, police in Florida said on Friday.
Six-term Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida will resign from the U.S. Congress following allegations he sent inappropriate e-mails to a 16-year-old male congressional intern, Republican sources said on Friday.
