Candidate's Klan Ties Roil Florida Race

David Duke may seek GOP nomination

(NEWSER) - He's baaaaack. White supremacist David Duke is considering throwing his pointy hat into the ring for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the Daily Beast . The former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard and Louisiana lawmaker, who has been living in Europe in recent years, is reportedly planning a 25-state tour to gauge support. This would be Duke's third White House run: He ran as a Democrat in 1988 before winning the Populist Party's nomination, and he ran as a Republican in 1992. More»

Pembroke Pines to inject treated sewage into the water supply

(NEWSER) - Within three years, Floridians from Miami to Boca Raton could be drinking sewage—albeit nice, treated sewage. Pembroke Pines plans to build a $47 million facility that will pump 7 million gallons of treated sewage a day into the aquifer that supplies Broward, Miami-Dade, and part of Palm Beach County, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. More»

Hooded snow sculpture held a noose, but owner says it's not hateful

(NEWSER) - Ahh, the holidays ... a time for merry-making, gift-giving ... and noose-wielding KKK snowmen? That's what residents of Hayden, Idaho, found in one neighbor's yard. In addition to the noose, which was later removed, the 10-foot-tall snow sculpture was also originally adorned with a KKK hood and is located in a yard that also displays an Aryan Nations flag. Neighbors called police to complain about the homeowner, who has previously angered residents by allegedly passing out bullets on Halloween, KXLY reports. More»

Selenium overdose likely claimed animals' lives

(AP) - Florida officials say a mineral overdose is the probable cause of death for 21 Venezuelan-owned polo horses that fell ill as they prepared for a championship match earlier this month. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said today the animals likely overdosed on selenium, a common mineral that can be toxic in high doses. More»

(NEWSER) - While seizing Bernie Madoff's Palm Beach possessions yesterday, US Marshals got an eyeful of the fraudster's home furnishings, reports the Palm Beach Post. And they weren't impressed. "I've never seen so much bull in my life," said one deputy. "Pictures of bulls, bull statues, even bulls on clothing. There's a lot of bull in the house." And at the marina, one of the two seized vessels was a 55-foot yacht. Its name? Bull. More»