From FoxNews.com WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history. The court's 5...

From FoxNews.com he foreign policy fight between John McCain and Barack Obama flared up again Monday when the candidates jabbed one another over over how to address the threat posed by Iran. While the two have been feuding since...

By JIM KUHNHENN- Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - John Hagee, an influential Texas televangelist who endorsed John McCain, apologized to Catholics Tuesday for his stinging criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and for having "emp...

By H. JOSEF HEBERT- Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The Senate, in a direct challenge to President Bush, voted Tuesday to temporarily halt the shipment of thousands of barrels of oil a day into the government's emergency reserve....

From lakesentinel.com THE VILLAGES - A rush of emotions filled Roberta Klodt as she stood in front of Barnes & Noble Booksellers on Wednesday morning. She came to the bookstore in The Villages to meet Lt. Col. Oliver North, a ma...

From orlandosentinel.com The Leesburg Noon Rotary Club will present "A Star-Spangled USO Show," a night of dinner, dancing and entertainment to celebrate Armed Services Day from 5:30 to 10 p.m. May 16 at Arlington Ridge Country C...

by Mosheh Oinounou-FoxNews.com COLUMBIA, SC — Asked if he is prepared to take on Barack Obama today, John McCain didn’t pause. “Oh I’m ready,” he told reporters at a press conference in South Carolina. “I’m ready to take to the ...

by Mosheh Oinounou-FoxNews.com During his press conference in Jersey City today, Sen. McCain indicated that he is on the verge of getting behind the Lieberman-Warner climate change legislation: “I’m pleased in negotiations and d...

orlandosentinel.com TAVARES - School Board members said travel has gotten so out of control in Lake County schools that they passed a policy this week to help rein it in. "I've had about all I could take about the trav...

FloridaToday.com BY BETTY PARKER • FLORIDA CAPITAL BUREAU • April 30, 2008 TALLAHASSEE -- The anti-bullying bill, inspired and named for Jeffrey Johnston, the Cape Coral student who committed suicide after being bullied at school, pas...

From floridatoday.com Insurance regulators have the power to shut down Allstate in Florida to force the company to cooperate with rate investigations, a court ruled Friday. The 1st District Court of Appeal decision -- which coul...

TALLAHASSEE - In the face of multibillion-dollar spending cuts contemplated for health care and schools, House Speaker Marco Rubio is pushing a plan that could curtail state and local government spending even more. Rubio, R-West Miam...

From orlandosentinel.com TALLAHASSEE - The Florida House on Wednesday mounted what critics called a two-pronged assault on abortion rights, passing legislation that would require pregnant women to undergo ultrasound exams before getting an...

From FoxNews.com As Barack Obama continues to criticize John McCain for saying he’s willing to keep a 100-year troop presence in Iraq, another Obama adviser has suggested U.S. forces could stay in Iraq longer than the Democratic candidate ...

Republican front-runner John McCain received three endorsements Monday — each from a different segment of the Republican establishment — indicating a growing coalescence around the candidate by a much needed but reluctant group of voters: conservativ...