Topic: West Palm Beach

Baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter remembered for smile, love of game (+video)

Gary Carter, who backstopped the New York Mets to a World Series championship in 1986, passed away Thursday. Former managers, teammates, and young players remembered his passion.

Herman Cain and Sarah Palin: Do they still have political clout?

Sarah Palin is defending Newt Gingrich from establishment Republican attacks, and Herman Cain has given Gingrich his full endorsement. But will support from these tea party superstars make any difference?

Mitt Romney super PAC outspending rivals 20-to-1 in Florida

Restore Our Future, a super PAC backing Mitt Romney, has already spent $5 million on ads in Florida. Can Newt Gingrich raise enough money to compete with Romney in Florida?

Donald Trump to moderate GOP debate. But what if nobody shows up?

Billionaire and reality show host Donald Trump is scheduled to moderate a Republican presidential debate. But only Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have agreed to participate.

A particularly bad cut

Why cutting funding to community health centers is a devastating mistake

Egypt protests: journalists under attack on an 'unprecedented' scale

Egypt has been the scene of more than 100 incidents involving the harm or detention of journalists in the past 36 hours, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Riding shotgun: Lee Friedlander photographs from the car

Distinctive Lee Friedlander photos open a window on America's deep car culture.

Helicopter sets new speed record

The Sikorsky X2 Technology demonstrator broke a quarter-century old speed record last week, as it raced past 249 miles per hour.

Supreme Court rejects suit that argued excessive force by police

A man in West Palm Beach, Fla., died while police tried to restrain him. His mother filed a suit that claimed her son was the victim of excessive force by police officers, but the Supreme Court dismissed the case Monday.

Caught in Port-au-Prince, Haitian-Americans feel pull of divided families

The small airport at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is bustling with Haitian-Americans trying to get home. While their hearts are broken for Haitian relatives, they have family and jobs in the United States.

Google: Free WiFi at airports this holiday season

Google's free WiFi at 47 airports kicks off today, and runs through January 15.

Yawn. New anti-Limbaugh billboard unveiled in Florida

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Some relief may be in sight for troubled US mortgages

As more than 5 million Americans fall behind on mortgages, banks signal a new willingness to reduce the principal.

Job skill for the times: coping with a layoff

Keys for pink-slip recipients include directness, dignity, and forward motion.

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Do traffic laws cause accidents?

Some cities have scrapped all the traffic rules, with positive results.

Must Florida pay for felled citrus trees?

Homeowners suing the state say its disease-prevention efforts destroyed thousands of healthy trees.