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FORT MYERS, Fla.- The family of a Southwest Florida man shot and killed in an ISIS attack is suing Twitter, saying the company has knowingly permitted ISIS to use its social network to raise money and recruit. Carl Fields, 46, of Cape Coral was one of eight people killed on Nov. 9 when a police […]

NEW YORK (AP) – The average age of first-time mothers is at an all-time high in the U.S, over 26. The change is largely due to a big drop in teen moms. But more first births to older women also are tugging the number up, said T.J. Mathews of the Centers for Disease Control and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration is speeding up its review of new drugs, yet often fails to keep track of safety issues with those medicines once they reach patients, according to government investigators. A new Government Accountability Office report released Thursday outlines a host of shortcomings in FDA’s system for tracking drug […]

ATLANTA (AP) – Bond was denied on Thursday for a 24-year-old woman accused in a string of jewelry store robberies across the South, and a federal judge said she’d be a flight risk if released. Abigail Lee Kemp smiled at her parents as she shuffled into the Atlanta courtroom. She wore a jail-issued orange sweat […]

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Two people were shot near the intersection of Towles Street and Edison Avenue Thursday afternoon, Fort Myers Police said. The intersection is located near Dunbar High School. Officers received the shooting call at 1:48 p.m., the department said. Both victims were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and are expected to be OK. Fort […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Wikipedia is getting another source of cash for its 15th birthday, expanding beyond fundraising drives that have already poured $250 million into the Internet’s leading encyclopedia. The additional money will come from a new endowment created for Wikipedia, whose website started Jan. 15, 2001 and is now overseen by the nonprofit […]

NEW YORK (AP) – David Bowie’s family said they are planning a private funeral for the late icon. His family posted a noted titled “Thank you” on Bowie’s websites as well as his social media pages on Thursday. “The family of David Bowie is currently making arrangements for a private ceremony celebrating the memory of […]

CINCINNATI (AP) – A federal judge in Ohio has approved class-action status for a tea party group’s lawsuit stemming from IRS delays in approving nonprofit status for conservative groups seeking the tax-exemption classification. The NorCal Tea Party Patriots sued the IRS, along with workers and officials in Cincinnati and Washington, after it was revealed in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the level remains near historic lows that point to a healthy job market. THE NUMBERS: Applications for jobless aid rose 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 284,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The less volatile 4-week average rose 3,000 to 278,750. Over the past […]

MIAMI (AP) – The former owner of a South Florida clinic at the center of a Major League Baseball steroids scandal that swept up New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez will get out of prison more than a year early because of his extensive cooperation with prosecutors, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge […]