If FAMU loses hazing suit, law may limit damage award
With every troubling new revelation about Florida A&M University's Marching 100, the pending civil case against FAMU seems to grow stronger for the parents of Robert Champion, the drum major who was hazed to death on a charter bus in Orlando. Read more...
OrlandoSentinel.com - Orange County News, May 21, 11:15pm
Say what? The odyssey of Kraft's new name
NEW YORK (AP) -- "MONDEWHAAAAT?"... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:15pm
Forced to fly solo, even on family vacations
NEW YORK (AP) -- If you're flying this summer, be prepared to kiss your family goodbye at the gate. Even if they're on the same plane.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:15pm
Ore. track coach takes student to prom, loses job
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) -- The daughter-in-law of Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman has been dismissed as a volunteer track coach at a small Eastern Oregon high school because she escorted a 17-year-old boy to the prom.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:15pm
2 key proxy firms urge shareholders oppose CEO
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two leading proxy adviser firms are telling Wal-Mart shareholders to vote against certain board members up for re-election next week, saying the directors neglected their responsibility in an alleged bribery scheme in Wal-Mart's Mexican operations.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:15pm
JPMorgan suspends stock repurchase plans
NEW YORK (AP) -- JPMorgan Chase is suspending plans to buy back its own stock, a little over a week after the bank posted a large trading loss.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:15pm
Bonded dogs need a family to adopt both
LAKE FOREST – Daisy, a brindle boxer, won't let Buster, a fawn-colored boxer, out of her sight.
She cries if rescue volunteers take him from their shared dog run without her — even if it's just a foot away. Buster crowds next to Daisy whenever he... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:06pm
Shooting rabbits gets OK again in Mission Viejo
MISSION VIEJO – Exterminators may continue shooting rabbits nibbling and gnawing their way through landscaping at two senior communities in the city.The homeowners associations for Palmia and Casta del Sol, gated communities for residents ages 55... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 8:58pm
Naposki to I.D. ‘real’ killer
Now Eric Naposki is going to give us the "real" shooter?
The convicted killer sat in his cell Friday and refused to come out to watch convicted accomplice Nanette Packard Johnston sentenced to life for the murder of William McLaughlin.
It was one of... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 8:12pm
Mystery proposal: Who's in this Huntington Beach photo?
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 7:50pm
Deputies union goes to 'war' over tougher internal affairs probes
For decades, Orange County sheriff's deputies, sergeants and detectives facing internal investigation had a notable advantage: they got to look at the evidence against them before being interviewed.
They could see the witness statements, the video... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 7:23pm
State: 13 O.C. districts in ‘financial jeopardy’
Thirteen Orange County school districts are among 188 statewide that have filed spending plans indicating they might not be able to meet their financial obligations over the next two years, the state Department of Education reported Monday.
State... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 6:52pm
CSUF graduation: flash mob and wedding proposal
From Mimi Ko Cruz, Cal State Fullerton Media Relations:
Rocio Almaraz, who is graduating magna cum laude from Cal State Fullerton with a bachelor of science degree in human services, organized a flash mob dance as a surprise for attendees at her... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 6:47pm
ACLU: "Many" same-sex classrooms in Florida may be illegal
Letter to state Department of Education cites schools in Orange, Polk, West Palm Beach countiesThe American Civil Liberties Union of Florida is targeting schools in Orange, Polk and Palm Beach counties, among others, for what it says are illegally discriminatory single-sex classrooms. Read more...
OrlandoSentinel.com - Orange County News, May 21, 6:23pm
Golden Gate Bridge: Engineering masterpiece turns 75
The Golden Gate Bridge first linked San Francisco to Marin County on May 27, 1937. But building the bridge had been a dream for decades before. Real planning began in 1920 when Joseph Strauss dedicated himself to making it happen. Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 6:16pm
Term limits may go to Orange voters this fall
Orange County Tax Collector Earl K. Wood has held his elected office for 48 years, though not always working regular office hours in his most recent ones because of his age and health issues. Read more...
OrlandoSentinel.com - Orange County News, May 21, 6:10pm
Olympics: 2020 finalists coming this week
As the torch relay traverses Britain ahead of the July 27 opening of the London Games, the IOC is looking much further ahead: Where will the Olympic flame burn eight years from now?
Against a backdrop of global financial turmoil and political... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 5:00pm
Irvine Co. halts $18.5 million sale of bankrupt villa
An unexpected entrant into the drama over the sale of a bankrupt Newport Coast mega-mansion raised a last-minute complication, causing a 10-day delay in what had been expected to be the property's routine transfer to the highest bidder at a recent... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 2:30pm
Apopka police investigate shooting
Deondre Terrell, 18, was shot in the chest and is refusing to cooperate with investigators, police said.Apopka police are investigating the shooting of an 18-year-old man late Sunday. Read more...
OrlandoSentinel.com - Orange County News, May 21, 1:45pm
Workforce panel recommends new CEO
As expected, a Connecticut executive is about to offered the top job at Workforce Central Florida. Read more...
OrlandoSentinel.com - Orange County News, May 21, 12:04pm
Economists more upbeat about job growth, housing
NEW YORK (AP) -- A new survey shows economists are growing slightly more optimistic about recovery in the job and housing markets but expect other pillars of the economy to remain weak.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:14am
Campbell's profit slips as soup sales remain cold
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- Campbell Soup Co. is still struggling to heat up its lukewarm soup sales, with net income slipping by 5 percent in its fiscal third quarter even as the company spent more on marketing.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:14am
Court won't reduce student's music download fine
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court won't reduce the $675,000 verdict against a Boston University student who illegally downloaded 30 songs and shared them on the Internet.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:14am
Lowe's 1Q profit up, but cuts 2012 profit outlook
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Lowe's Cos.' first-quarter profit climbed 14 percent, as warmer weather helped boost sales. But the world's second-biggest home improvement company lowered its full-year earnings forecast on Monday, saying it is still cautious on the housing market and economic conditions.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:14am
Eaton buying Cooper Industries in $11.46B deal
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp. is buying Irish electrical equipment supplier Cooper Industries PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $11.46 billion.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:14am
High court will take up wiretaps lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court says it will consider shutting down a legal challenge to a law that lets the United States eavesdrop on overseas communications.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:14am
Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook's stock is tumbling well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:14am
Trial of ex-P&G, Goldman board member starts in NY
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jury selection has begun at the insider trading trial of a former board member for Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 21, 11:14am
Political consultant Doug Guetzloe sentenced to 15 months federal prison in tax case
Political consultant Doug Guetzloe was sentenced to 15 months in prison in Orlando federal court Monday for two misdemeanor counts of failing to file tax returns. Read more...
OrlandoSentinel.com - Orange County News, May 21, 10:53am
2 small quakes strike in Southern California
Two small earthquakes rattled parts of Southern California late Sunday and early Monday, the most recent a magnitude 3.6 quake southeast of Bakersfield just before 4 a.m.
Before that, a magnitude 3.4 quake shook Riverside County east of Anza at 11:19... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 10:30am
Driver beaten in Dodger Stadium parking lot
LOS ANGELES -- A driver was beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after a weekend game and four people were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said Monday.
The driver, a man in his 20s, was in stable condition with... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 10:27am
Houghton Mifflin files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Inc., which has offices in south Orlando, filed for bankruptcy protection Monday after the textbook publisher reached an agreement with a majority of its creditors to cut about $3.1 billion of debt. Read more...
OrlandoSentinel.com - Orange County News, May 21, 10:00am
O.C. unemployment 3rd lowest in the state
While Orange County had 119,700 unemployed workers in April, the county's 7.4% unemployment rate was third lowest in the state, according to the state Employment Development Department.
Lowest unemployment rates
Marin County just north of San... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 10:00am
Deputies: Man shot after confrontation near Lee Road
An altercation at a downtown Orlando nightclub led to a shoot out on Lee Road this morning, leaving one man clinging to life. Read more...
OrlandoSentinel.com - Orange County News, May 21, 9:51am
Morning fog, then warm; weekend cool-down
The week opens with what could be a foggy morning commute Monday before inland temperatures warm into the 80s, the National Weather Service says.
And while that pattern holds through the middle of the week, a doubling-up of low-pressure air systems... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:36am
Man faces trial in 1998 rape, murder
SANTA ANA – A man indicted in connection with the rape and murder of an Anaheim liquor store owner goes on trial Monday.
Louis Acosta, 41, is accused of attacking Dung Doung as she slept inside her store, D&D Market, June 4, 1998. The murder went... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:34am
AfterWork: Ten Asian Bistro in Newport Beach
It's hard to believe that Ten Asian Bistro has been around only seven years.
The trendy Asian fusion restaurant near the airport has been talked about so much and for so long that I assumed that it had been a fixture on the Orange County nightlife... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:26am
Game 5: How the Lakers can win tonight
Slideshow: How often do the Lakers get the opportunity to "shock the world"? Usually the world is shocked when they lose, or when they throw away games like Game 2 and 4 of the Western Conference semifinals.
Tonight in Oklahoma City will be one of... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:24am
‘American Idol’ and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ get ready for their final songs
The annual showdown between “American Idol” and “Dancing With The Stars” reaches its peak this week when both hit series hold their finales over three nights of TV filled with smoke machines and spandex and rhinestones and confetti.... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:21am
TBN extravagance? Read internal memos for yourself
We've been telling you about the charges leveled by the granddaughter of Trinity Broadcasting Network's Paul and Jan Crouch, who accused the world's largest Christian broadcaster of playing fast and loose with the ministry's millions – and... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:20am
Santa Ana and state at odds over redevelopment
SANTA ANA – The state Department of Finance has requested that Santa Ana's oversight board reconsider payment of more than $561 million in projects and debts from Santa Ana's former redevelopment agency.
The city received word in a May 3 letter... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 21, 9:19am
For NY farmers, fracking means salvation _ or ruin
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- When Dan Fitzsimmons looks across the Susquehanna River and sees the flares of Pennsylvania gas wells, he thinks bitterly of the riches beneath his own land locked up by the heated debate that has kept hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, out of New York.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 20, 11:15pm
A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut?
EDITOR'S NOTE - Facebook began selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. The stock closed 23 cents above its initial offering price, at $38.23. Two Associated Press business writers debate whether the stock is a smart buy.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 20, 11:15pm
Reports: Nasdaq 'embarrassed' at Facebook delay
NEW YORK (AP) -- The CEO of the Nasdaq stock exchange says it is "humbly embarrassed" by its bungling of Facebook's hugely anticipated debut as a public company on Friday.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 20, 11:15pm
Europe faces difficult search for growth
WASHINGTON (AP) -- On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2 1/2-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the hard part.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 20, 11:15pm
Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B
HONG KONG (AP) -- Yahoo has agreed to sell half of its 40 percent stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba for about $7.1 billion.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 20, 11:15pm
Chinese company to buy US movie theater chain AMC
BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese conglomerate has announced it will buy U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment Holdings for $2.6 billion to create the world's biggest movie theater operator.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 20, 11:15pm
Party leaders refuse to budge on debt positions
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans and Democrats are refusing to budge when it comes to their already hardened positions on spending cuts versus tax increases to deal with the nation's debt.... Read more...
AP Top Business News At 1:23 a.m., May 20, 11:15pm
Homebuilders on board with feng shui
Ms. Feng Shui walks into a model home in Irvine and glances around the room.
"You want the front door to be solid, not glass," she says, eyeing the position and color of the door, examining the stairs, checking out the bathroom and inspecting the... Read more...
The Orange County Register: Homepage, May 20, 10:00pm
Winter Park buries power lines in project that may last 17 years
City wants to get wires out of trees, improve service The Winter Park of 2029 will look different from today's city in at least one big way: Most of the city won't have power poles or overhead electrical lines. Read more...
OrlandoSentinel.com - Orange County News, May 20, 9:41pm