The Hideaway Bar has been empty for over a year. This morning at 2 it burned to a crisp. Lealman firefighters along with several other departments shot water on the fire overnite as flames and smoke shot into the air.  Nobody was injured and fire inspectors have no cause on the fire so far. The building was valued at 100 thousand dollars.

Three people are dead after a crash at 8:40 last nite. Two cars collided at 34th and Chelsea in Tampa.  Police say all three who died were in a blue 95 Buick that collided with a Dodge Charger.  The fatal victims were the driver, a 67 year  old man and two passengers. The were a 46 year old woman and a 58 year old woman who was ejected from the car and later died at the hospital.

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Entertainer and philanthropist Bill Cosby says the Howard Theatre is a gem "in our community's crown," and on Thursday, D.C. officials and well-wishers held a groundbreaking ceremony to restore that jewel of a historic playhouse.

Having slipped into darkness since integration and the 1968 D.C. riots ripped through the U ...

Top Amtrak officials declined to participate in an internal investigation until they were provided private lawyers on the government-owned company's dime, an unusual request considering they were not even targets of the probe.

Records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act show that Amtrak Treasurer Dale Stein, General Counsel Eleanor ...

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against "America's toughest sheriff," Joe Arpaio in Phoenix, accusing him, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and the county of refusing to fully cooperate in a federal investigation into allegations that he and his deputies are guilty of racial discrimination.

The lawsuit, filed in ...

With interest rates near zero and the Federal Reserve already owning a large share of the mortgage and Treasury securities markets, many investors fear the central bank may be out of ammunition should the economy take a serious turn for the worse.

But Fed-watchers say the central bank, despite its ...

BUXTON, N.C. | The last ferry left for the mainland, and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 110 mph winds Thursday on North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, the first and potentially most destructive stop on the storm's projected journey up the Eastern Seaboard.

BUXTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Earl roared past the North Carolina Outer Banks early Friday, flooding some parts of the narrow vacation islands and knocking out electricity before driving north at the start of at least 24 hours of stormy, windy weather along the East Coast.

At first light, ...

KABUL, Afghanistan | Afghanistan's central bank tried to shore up confidence in the country's biggest financial institution Wednesday after its top executives resigned amid allegations of mismanagement and corruption.

"The bank is solvent," Abdul Qadir Fitrat, governor of the central bank, told reporters at a hastily called news conference to ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan's capital Thursday for meetings with President Hamid Karzai and top NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus.

The Pentagon chief also plans to visit U.S. troops.

Mr. Gates flew Thursday morning to Kabul from Baghdad, where he participated in ceremonies marking ...

BERLIN (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. is unveiling a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.'s popular iPad.

Samsung Europe executive Thomas Richter said Thursday the device will offer users "a new galaxy of possibilities" with features such as mobile video conferencing ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that the sometimes strained relationship between the United States and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid.

Gen. David H. Petraeus said Mr. Karzai shares America's concerns about corruption in his country. Gen. Petraeus acknowledged "friction" over the ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan on Thursday, while NATO and local officials said coalition and Afghan forces killed dozens of insurgents in a series of ground and air engagements.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, meanwhile, arrived in the Afghan capital for meetings with ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed Thursday to produce a framework for a permanent peace deal and to hold a second round of direct talks this month, a modest achievement reached amid deep skepticism about success at their first such session in two years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...