Conservative activists prepare to sue the federal government for the practice of targeting Tea Party groups, arguing they were singled out by the IRS and had their...
In 2012, sheriff's deputies in Brooks County found 129 bodies, around double the amount from the year before and six times the number recorded in 2010. Most of those...
After two Chechen brothers were named in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings, Reuters photographer Maxim Shemetov took this collection of images titled "Inside...
Two trains collided after one of them derailed during Friday evening rush hour in Fairfield, the U.S. state of Connecticut, injuring at least 60 people.
Actor attend the screening for Chinese film 'Tian Zhu Ding (A Touch of Sin)' by Jia Zhangke at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France.
At least 20 people were killed and 50 others injured when twin blasts hit two Sunni mosques in Pakistan's northwest Malakand district on Friday afternoon.
Cast members actor Aaron Kwok, director Charlie Yeung, actress Kwai Lun-mei and actor Chang Chen pose for photos during premiere of film "Christmas Rose", in Taipei.
Here's What the Billionaires Are Buying Hedge fund managers and investment gurus have to notify the SEC about their moves every quarter. Investors pore over this data in the belief the big fish have special insight.
10 Hardware Companies Hot With VCs While hardware companies were once considered too risky to invest in, advancements in technology have made the space much more appealing.
The 10 Best States for Retirement Whether you'd really consider retiring to North Dakota or West Virginia, this unconventional list will at least get you thinking about what you really need from a retirement spot.
Small Businesses You Can’t Believe Exist Some small businesses provoked skepticism, but the public embraced them and the entrepreneurs who backed them had the last laugh. Here are 10 small businesses founded on unorthodox ideas.
New Tech That Could Change Everything There's little doubt that the 20th century was full of breakthroughs that changed history. But the 21st century could go a step further, according to Citi.
Mega Homes From the Top Three Zip Codes There were more than 200 sales in the top 15 Zip Codes for homes priced at $10 million or more in 2012, and the mega-home market shows no signs of slowing.
8 Wacky Business Ideas We look at bizarre "Made in Asia" innovations that have caught the consumer's imagination.
Cursed and Haunted Treasures Some treasures have become legendary for their bad luck. These are treasures rumored to be cursed or haunted, which reside in the limbo of legend and superstition. Nonetheless, many have track records that even the most hardened skeptic might find hard to ignore.
Twitter Trading: 8 Tweets That Moved Markets News that breaks on Twitter is now news that moves the markets, sometimes even when it's not news. Here's a look at some tweets that affected trading.
Captured! Scenes From the Boston Manhunt It was a dramatic two days that left one suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings dead and one alive in custody. Click ahead for images from the manhunt.
The Best Jobs in America for 2013 The economy is sputtering back to life and many an employee has an itch to see what else is out there. Before you blast out your resume, check out the 10 best jobs for 2013.
....The Worst Jobs in America for 2013 There are a variety of reasons a job can get slapped with the "worst job" title,be it danger, stress or just a poor outlook. Here are the 10 Worst Jobs for 2013.
Hot Cars From Shanghai Auto Show Here are the some of the show stoppers at the Auto Shanghai Summit, together with highly anticipated models scheduled to be released soon in this red-hot market.
How Robots Will Change Our Lives The robots are coming and their presence will eventually bridge the digital-physical divide, dramatically impacting human life, experts say.
Secret's Out! Hidden Menu Items Ever do a double-take when you heard the person in front of you ask for the Monster Mac at McDonald's or the power steak breakfast bowl at Panera Bread?
Amazon is reportedly developing a smartphone that sports a 3D screen that relies on retina-tracking technology to make images seem to float above the screen like a hologram. With the smartphone, users would be able to navigate through content by using their eyes alone, according to two unnamed people who discussed the phone with the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. federal telecommunications regulators are pushing ahead with efforts to bring faster Internet service to commercial and private airline flights. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday started deliberations on a proposal that would offer a new type of in-flight broadband service promising U.S. fliers higher Wi-Fi speeds and better connections.
Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri was named the NBA's executive of the year on Thursday, a day after George Karl was named the league's top coach. Even as Masai Ujiri accepted the NBA's executive of the year trophy from club President Josh Kroenke on Thursday, the Denver Nuggets general manager said he would have given it up gladly in exchange for a deep playoff run.
According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture. According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture.
Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts.
Talk about high expectations for a newborn: King and Messiah are among the fastest-rising baby names for American boys. They're just a little behind Major, the boy's name that jumped the most spots on the Social Security Administration's annual list of popular baby names.
A gang of cyber-criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
We hope you weren't counting too heavily on Jurassic Park 4 making its projected summer 2014 release date, because it looks like Universal has gone back to the drawing boardat least temporarily. The news, as it so often does these days, leaked via Twitter, where Digital Asset Manager Todd Smoyer and Concept Artist Dean Sherriff shared JP4's delay with varying degrees of unhappiness and/or panic. In Smoyer's words, "Hollywood makes and crushes dreams. Goodbye JP4." Sherriff was a little less visibly upset, simply tweeting, "Jp4 on hold."
How affordable are homes in 4 select cities? The recession hammered Florida's housing market, but now things appear to be picking up once again. But how affordable are the homes in Palm Beach County and throughout the Treasure Coast?
Preparing you for storm season To help get ready for hurricane season, the Red Cross is pairing up with the Treasure Coast Square Mall for the 19th Annual Hurricane, Health and Safety Fair.
Deadly shooting in Lantana It happened Thursday night around 10 in the 59-hundred block of Via Vermilya.
Dreyfoos student turns to music to help him move on from past Tyler Morrison is a gifted musician. He's set to graduate from the Dreyfoos School of the Arts on Tuesday. Given what his life has been like so far, graduating is quite an accomplishment. "My mom and I had a lot of trouble growing up," Morrison said. "We were close but we struggled." Morrison's mother left him when he was only 13. He was dropped off at the Boca Raton Police Department and placed ... West Palm Beach cop, son rescued from sinking airboat in Everglades A West Palm Beach police officer and his 13-year-old son were rescued after their airboat started to sink in the Everglades. It happened late Friday afternoon in western Broward County. A television news helicopter located the father and son. Broward Sheriff's Office deputies rescued them. More From WPBF: Email alerts | Mobile | Social View, Share Breaking News Photos On WPBF.com's u local: How affordable are homes in 4 select cities? The recession hammered Florida's housing market, but now things appear to be picking up once again. But how affordable are the homes in Palm Beach County and throughout the Treasure Coast? Injured pit bulls found at Gifford home; 4 arrested Four people were arrested after deputies said they found abused dogs at an alleged drug home in Gifford. Indian River County Sheriff's Office deputies said they found three injured pit bulls and a puppy believed to have been used for dog fighting at the home on 33rd Avenue. Deputies said the dogs were restrained with heavy chains and didn't have access to any food or water. More From WPBF: Email ... Compound pharmacies helping patients, but what are the risks? The shocking deaths of 21 polo ponies in Wellington in 2009 first put a microscope on compound pharmacies.
Obama Administration Told of IRS Probe in June 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury inspector general said Friday, disclosing that Obama administration officials knew there was a probe during the heat of the presidential campaign.J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration, testified alongside ousted IRS head Steven Miller, who did little to subdue Republican outrage during hours of intense congressional questioning. Both defiant...
Special Counsel Only Way to Clean Up IRS Rat's Nest When you get right down to it, the political targeting and stalling of tax-exempt applications by the IRS was an effort to defund the tea party. Rick Santelli, one of the tea party founders and my CNBC colleague, was the first to make this point. I've taken it a step further: The IRS was taking the tea party out of play for the 2012 election, as it looked to avoid a repeat of 2010 and another tea party landslide.There are a lot of numbers out there. Some say tea party applications for tax-exempt status averaged 27 months for approval, while applications from liberal groups averaged...
Obama Urged to Create Broad Plan on Veterans Issues A former infantry platoon leader in Iraq who now heads a veterans group said Friday that while positive steps have been taken to reintegrate America’s veterans into the workforce, there’s still a “long way to go.”Paul Rieckhoff, the CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America -- the largest nonpartisan organization serving the newest generation of veterans -- offered his observations during a forum hosted by RealClearPolitics at the Newseum in Washington.Rieckhoff (pictured, right, with RCP's Carl Cannon) said that after returning from Iraq...
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