Residents on Florida’s Gulf coast filled sandbags, schools closed early and graduation ceremonies were postponed as Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency with Tropical Storm Colin churning toward the state Monday, threatening serious flooding. A large portion of Florida’s western and Panhandle coast was already under a tropical… Read More

Space station astronauts opened the world’s first inflatable space habitat Monday and floated inside. NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams swung open the door to the newly expanded chamber and was the first to enter. He said it was pristine but cold inside. The room — called the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or… Read More

Muhammad Ali and his innermost circle started a document years ago that grew so thick they began calling it “The Book.” Its contents will soon be revealed. In the pages, the boxing great planned in exacting detail how he wished to say goodbye. “The message that we’ll be sending out… Read More

The last known living 9/11 search dog has died in a Houston suburb at age 16. Bretagne (BRIHT’-nee), a golden retriever, was euthanized Monday at a veterinary clinic in the Houston suburb of Cypress, according to a statement from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service. Bretagne was 2 years old… Read More

A giant alligator is getting worldwide attention after golfers took a video of it strolling across a Florida course. The Bradenton Herald reports the estimated 15-foot alligator has roamed the Buffalo Creek Golf Course in Palmetto for years. But this week people from around the world have been asking about… Read More

Proud veterans in their 90s and families of fallen soldiers are commemorating the epochal D-Day invasion of Normandy 72 years ago that helped the Allies defeat Hitler. They’re holding small ceremonies and moments of remembrance along the wide beaches and cliffs where thousands of U.S., British, Canadian and French troops… Read More

Tropical Storm Colin was gaining speed and strength Monday on its way to strike Florida, threatening rains forecasters said could cause some serious flooding along much of the state’s Gulf coast. A large portion of Florida’s western and Panhandle coast was already under a tropical storm warning when the National… Read More

Star cornerback Aqib Talib will miss the Denver Broncos’ trip to the White House on Monday after getting shot at a Dallas nightclub early Sunday morning. Talib, who was shot in the lower right leg, wasn’t expected to be released from a Dallas hospital until Monday, team spokesman Patrick Smyth… Read More

The newly crowned Miss USA is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia who gave perhaps the strongest answer of the night when asked about women in combat. “As a woman in the United States Army, I think … we are just as tough as men. As a… Read More