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NASA Finds Cocaine at Shuttle Facility

Staffers undergo drug tests, and Discovery is being re-checked

(Newser) - NASA is investigating 200 staffers and rechecking shuttle equipment after finding cocaine at a Florida facility charged with servicing the shuttle Discovery. The agency drug-tested each of the employees after finding drug residue in a plastic bag, but it hasn't released results. NASA will double-check Discovery's systems to make sure...

S. Florida Fears New Everglades 'Super Snake'

Florida hunts for new species of python

(Newser) - A state-coordinated hunt for a new invasive python population is under way in the Everglades, amid fears that Southern Florida could soon be home to a new “super snake.” The 3-day hunt launched Tuesday has so far nabbed at least five African rock pythons, one of them 14...

Cold Weather Means Hot Demand for Soup, Boots

Plummeting temperatures lead to marketing opportunities

(Newser) - When the weather turns cold, retailers swing into action, targeting ads toward areas where the mercury's dropping—even in normally temperate markets like Florida. “Marketing into a situation that's favorable for your product” is the key, one analyst tells Advertising Age . Take Campbell’s Soup, which uses a “...

Florida Oranges Freeze Solid
 Florida Oranges Freeze Solid 
Jan 11, 2010 4:36 PM CST

Florida Oranges Freeze Solid

Cold wave inflicts significant damage on citrus crop

(Newser) - Florida citrus growers stayed up last night spraying their crop with water, and taking other measures to prevent freezing, as arctic air threatened to inflict significant damage on the orange crop. Losses to the citrus crop may hit 10% as the state sees its worst freeze since 1989. "There'll...

The 10 Most Important Primaries
 The 10 Most Important Primaries
2010 preview
Jan 8, 2010 5:49 PM CST

The 10 Most Important Primaries

Perry and KBH face off; Tea Party mounts challenge in Fla.

(Newser) - The 2010 primaries will see the GOP repairing its identity and soul-searching among Democrats. The 10 most important races, according to Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post :
  1. Texas governor, R: Rick Perry is running for an unprecedented third term, and voters seem to approve. But Kay Bailey Hutchison is a
...

Dead Playboy Model Found Burning in Trash

Beauty vanishes in Florida vacationing with beau

(Newser) - Miami police were hunting clues yesterday in the murder of a 26-year-old Playboy model whose body was found burned in a dumpster. "This was a brutal, horrible, disgusting murder, and this monster or these monsters need to be brought to justice," said a police spokesman.

Cops Bust Pot Grower With Fake Ransom Note
 Cops Bust Pot Grower 
 With Fake Ransom Note 
FOOL ME ONCE DEPT.
Jan 7, 2010 9:32 AM CST

Cops Bust Pot Grower With Fake Ransom Note

Florida police didn't think it would work, but then again...

(Newser) - Florida police burned an alleged marijuana grower twice, or perhaps thrice, when they confiscated his crop, left a ransom note, and then arrested him when he answered it. A citizen tipped cops to the six large plants growing on a vacant lot. They grabbed them, and hoping for a bit...

Missing $30M Lottery Winner Likely Murdered

Fla. woman a person of interest in 'odd and bizarre' case

(Newser) - When a Florida lottery winner vanished months ago, his mother hoped he'd gone to a Caribbean island to escape the hangers-on who plagued him—but authorities now believe that he was in fact murdered by one of them. A woman who befriended former truck driver's assistant Abraham Shakespeare after he...

No, Those Iguanas Aren't Dead


 No, Those Iguanas Aren't Dead 
COLD, FLORIDA STYLE
Jan 6, 2010 9:37 PM CST

No, Those Iguanas Aren't Dead

They shut down, fall out of trees in chill, but will revive

(Newser) - No, those iguanas plummeting out of trees all over Florida haven’t been killed by the unusual cold, nor are they suicidal over it. In fact, a Miami zoologist tells WPLG-TV , the lizards’ bodies basically turn off when temps dip below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and they hibernate until things get...

Arctic Blasts Drop US Big Chill to -37

Weather brr-acing from Plains to Florida

(Newser) - A large chunk of the US was in the deep freeze yesterday, with temperatures plunging below freezing to as low as -37 in Minnesota's hapless International Falls, the town's coldest day since 1911. Temperatures dove from the Plains, Midwest and Northeast to Florida, giving citrus growers the shivers. Jacksonville was...

Fla. Man to Cops: 'Tase the Baby'

Suspect uses infant as human shield

(Newser) - A Florida man headed for a charge of resisting arrest found himself in even more trouble after brandishing an infant at sheriff's deputies ordered to Taser him and saying, "Tase the baby." Jorge Garcia is out on bail after being arrested early Friday in DeBary, between Daytona Beach...

Fla. AG Probing 'Unconstitutional' Health Bill

McCollum says legislation interferes with Floridians' freedom

(Newser) - Florida's Bill McCollum has become the 11th and latest state attorney general to announce an investigation into the constitutionality of health care reform. McCollum, a Republican running for governor next year, says he has grave concerns about the legislation's requirement for all Americans to buy health insurance or pay a...

South the Big Winner in New Census
South the Big Winner in
New Census
Dec 24, 2009 12:33 PM CST

South the Big Winner in New Census

Northeast, Midwest would lose seats if today's census was used

(Newser) - The South is gaining population and power at the expense of the Northeast and Midwest, according to Census Bureau estimates released yesterday. If House seats were distributed based on the estimates, which are believed to be a strong predictor of the 2010 census results, Texas would be the big winner,...

Florida, Nevada Shed People; Texas Gains
 Florida, Nevada Shed 
 People; Texas Gains 
census figures
Dec 23, 2009 5:15 PM CST

Florida, Nevada Shed People; Texas Gains

Magnet states in West, South lose residents; Texas gains the most

(Newser) - The recession has turned migration patterns on their heads in the last year. So-called magnet states in the West and South aren't so magnetic anymore, with Florida and Nevada starkly illustrating the trend. Earlier this decade, they both topped the growth charts, but now see more people on the way...

Pals Worried About 'Stick Thin' Murphy

Actress was vomiting before death

(Newser) - Friends and those who worked with Brittany Murphy were concerned about her recent stick thin, sickly appearance. “She looked painfully thin, even sick. She looked like she hadn’t eaten in who knows how long, her skin was terrible,” said one observer. Magazine editors recently opted not to...

Grayson Wants Critic Jailed 5 Years
Grayson
Wants Critic Jailed 5 Years
Dec 19, 2009 10:06 AM CST

Grayson Wants Critic Jailed 5 Years

He asks Holder to go after creator of parody website

(Newser) - Firebrand congressman Alan Grayson is so angry about a parody website that he wants the attorney general to prosecute its creator and imprison her for 5 years. Grayson sent a four-page complaint to Eric Holder, accusing the woman behind MyCongressmanIsNuts.com of lying to federal election officials, reports the Orlando ...

Casey Anthony Will Face Death Penalty

Defense argued sentence violated accused baby-killer's rights

(Newser) - Casey Anthony is eligible to face the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder, a Florida judge ruled today. Her lawyers had asked that execution be taken off the table in her trial for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, arguing that if the prosecution sought the death penalty,...

Least Happy State: New York


  Least Happy State: New York 
The Smile List
Dec 18, 2009 11:54 AM CST

Least Happy State: New York

Enough already with those Hawaiian jerks and their 'sunshine'

(Newser) - New Yorkers are the least happy Americans, according to a new study. Researchers compared residents’ self-reported happiness with “objective” measures of wellbeing, like sunshine, congestion, and air quality—and found, to their apparent surprise, that the two matched up. The states with the highest reported happiness, including sunny places...

Rottweiler Kills Fla. Toddler

Boy was attending a birthday party outside Tampa: cops

(Newser) - A 20-month-old Florida boy is dead after he was attacked by a Rottweiler during a birthday party last night at an aunt's home. Dallas Walters dropped a cookie, and when he reached to pick it up, the dog pounced. No charges have been filed, said a rep for the sheriff's...

Crist the 'Chameleon' Changes Sides&mdash;Again
Crist the 'Chameleon' Changes Sides—Again
now I'm conservative!
Dec 8, 2009 8:31 AM CST

Crist the 'Chameleon' Changes Sides—Again

Populist gov. tries a conservative sales pitch on for size

(Newser) - It must be election season: Charlie Crist is backtracking again. In an effort to beat out his opponent in the Senate primary, Crist-the-populist-Republican is becoming Crist-the-conservative. Though the Florida governor famously embraced Obama at an event to push the stimulus, he now denies ever endorsing the $787 billion package. He's...

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