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  • 25-Year-Old Sets Record As Iditarod's Youngest Winner
    Dallas Seavey slid into Nome, Alaska, at 7:29 p.m. Tuesday with nine dogs, finishing the race in nine days, four hours, 29 minutes and 26 seconds.
  • Politeness seems to be falling by the wayside these days, with phrases like "you're welcome" replaced by the more casual "you bet" or "no problem." Good manners were more the norm in 1960, when these kids at a junior theatrical school learned how to curtsy and bow.
    Please Read This Story, Thank You
    Listen to conversations these days, and you may notice that responses such as "thank you" and "you're welcome" have fallen by the wayside in favor of the casual "got it" and "you bet." Are we finding new ways to say old, polite phrases? Are good manners merely morphing? Or are they fading away altogether?
  • According to the report, by 2050, there is a 1 in 6 chance a storm could force water above the 4 foot level. That would mean most of South Florida would be under water.
    Global Warming Could Cause More Frequent Flooding For 3.7 Million In U.S.
    A new study finds that in some cities the odds of "century" floods could double and even triple because of rising sea levels. The most vulnerable state is Florida.
  • New Evidence Links Life in the Womb and Obesity
    New evidence suggests environmental factors in the womb could lead to increased body weight in later years. The research appears in the journal Plos One.…
  • Workers Protest Budget Cuts on "Day of Action"
    Thousands of caregivers, child protection workers, and police officers represented by the AFSCME will hold a statewide “Day of Action” Thursday. The…
  • Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, with Col. John Shafer, at Foward Operating Base Shukvani in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
    Afghans Object, U.S. Officials Defend Decision To Move Massacre Suspect
    The Army staff sergeant who allegedly killed 16 civilians has been moved to a detention facility in Kuwait. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta continues his visit to Afghanistan. And the Taliban says it is supspending talks with the U.S.
  • 'Downton Abbey' Actors Attend State Dinner
    President Obama honored Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron at an elegant state dinner Wednesday night but there was a touch of Downton Abbey there. The patriarch of the award-winning TV series played by Hugh Bonneville was there. Along with his American heiress wife actress Elizabeth McGovern.
  • Bottles Of Tide Turn Up In Drug Bust
    Police near Washington, D.C. raided the home of a drug dealer, and found cocaine and nearly 20 large bottles of Tide. Thieves love to steal the detergent because it is easily sold on the black market.
  • TV Networks Roll Out Spring Replacement Shows
    The TV show Missing, starring Ashley Judd, debuts Thursday night. It's part of a crop of shows that are starting mid-season on the networks. Tampa Bay Times TV critic Eric Deggans says the series is part of a new trend: shows that are more experimental and edgy.
  • Priest Defends Denying Communion To Lesbian Mourner
    "I did the only thing a faithful Catholic priest could do in such an awkward situation, quietly, with no intention to hurt or embarrass," Rev. Marcel Guarnizo says of the much-discussed incident. The woman's family is said to be "livid."
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