A ricin-laced letter addressed to President Barack Obama was intercepted Wednesday, after a letter packed with the same toxin was sent to Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., late Tuesday.
Read More »Boston Marathon bombs made of pressure cookers; victims identified
President Barack Obama will deliver a statement on the Boston Marathon explosions from the White House Tuesday morning. Watch the livestream here.
Read More »Police searching apartment after 3 killed, 140+ injured in Boston Marathon blasts
Two explosions went off near the finish line at the Boston Marathon; reports say 3 dead and more than 140 injured in the blasts.
Read More »Budget cuts to close 14 air traffic control towers in Florida
Closing the towers will meet the $637 million in cuts the Federal Aviation Administration is required to make.
Read More »White House’s sequester plan would affect budgets of Alachua County programs
The White House's newly released sequester, or governmental budget cuts plan, will affect Alachua County and Florida programs.
Read More »New interactive discussion to follow State of the Union address
The speech will not only be broadcast on TV, but also on the White House website, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Hulu and Ustream.
Read More »New senate bill may provide immigrants legal status
Eleven million undocumented immigrants could soon be provided a path to gain legal status.
Read More »Obama advocates for LGBT community
President Barack Obama advocated the LGBT community at his inauguration speech Monday. This was the first time a president has mentioned gay rights in an inaugural address.
Read More »January 22, 2013: Afternoon News in 90
A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida.
Read More »Honoring King’s legacy, two lauded at downtown event
On what would have been Martin Luther King's 84th birthday, people around the nation are celebrating his life, as well as the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. The Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Florida hosted a variety of events today to mark the occasion at the memorial gardens bearing his name in downtown Gainesville.
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