Miami, Feb 7 - The firm that salvaged $500 million in gold and silver coins from the bottom of the Atlantic in May 2007 asked the US Supreme Court Monday to issue an emergency stay against an order compelling the company to hand over the treasure to Spain.

Madrid's interests will not suffer if the handover is delayed for "a few more months" to give the Supreme Court time to consider the case, Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. said in a brief seen by EFE.

Florida, Feb 2 : Republican presidential front-runnner Mitt Romney has been criticized by conservatives for remarking that he''s "not concerned about the very poor".

Democrats are sure to seize on Romney's comment as Romney inches closer to the Republican presidential nomination.

Romney appeared on CNN this morning and reiterated a point he''s often made on the campaign trail -- that he''s more concerned with the middle class than the very rich or very poor.

"I''m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair , I''ll fix it," he said.

Florida (US), Jan 26 : Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich has erased the double-digit lead his GOP rival Mitt Romney once held in Florida, leaving the two candidates in a dead heat in the latest poll out of the Sunshine state.

According to CBS News, Romney leads with 36 percent among likely Republican primary voters in the new Quinnipiac poll, while Gingrich earns 34 percent.

Former Sen. Rick Santorum garnered 13 percent support while Rep. Ron Paul won 10 percent.

The poll, conducted January 19-23, has a margin of error of four points. (ANI)

Tampa (Florida US), Jan. 24 : Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney is reportedly fighting desperately to stabilise his US presidential campaign.

The move to save his campaign comes after two new polls showed him trailing former speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich by up to 10 points in Florida, the next Republican primary voting state.

Last night, a Rasmussen poll put Gingrich on 41 per cent and Romney on 32 percent, while Insider Advantage, which has tended to overstate Gingrich''s support, placed the former speaker on 34.4 per cent and Romney on 25.6 per cent.

Miami, Sep 29 - A Florida woman accused of having lured a teenager to a house where a group beat him to death says that she is a vampire.

"Since I was like, 12 ... I know this is going to be crazy, but I believe that I'm a vampire. Part of a vampire and part of a werewolf," 18-year-old Stephanie Pistey said in an interview with WJHG television in Panama City.

Apparently, Pistey confirmed to police that the five people - including herself - involved in the July murder of Jacob Hendershot, 16, near the panhandle city, were members of a vampire cult.

Miami, Aug 31 - Two Texas residents have been indicted for selling jaguar pelts illegally imported into the US from Mexico, authorities said.

Elias Garcia Garcia, 52, and Maria Angela Plancarte, 52, both of La Feria, Texas, "face charges related to the interstate sale of jaguar skins illegally entered into the United States from Mexico, in violation of the Endangered Species Act", US Attorney Wifredo Ferrer said.

The two allegedly offered to sell the pelts to potential customers in person in Texas and by electronic means to those living elsewhere, and they made several trips to South Florida.

Florida (US), Aug. 25 : A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Communist hunter who snared Che Guevara in a South American jungle more than 40 years ago, has won a 2.8 billion dollar settlement from the Cuban government that tortured him and drove his father to suicide.

Gustavo Villoldo, 72, is unlikely to ever collect the money because Cuba does not recognize US court rulings and has only about 200 million dollars in assets frozen in America.

Cape Canaveral (Florida), July 8 : The coming end of the space shuttle era will take away the jobs of 24,000 people who hope to be able to find work in the private sector and keep the economy in this part of Florida's Atlantic coast alive.

NASA is continuing with the countdown for the Friday launch of the shuttle Atlantis on the programme's last space mission, if weather conditions do not force a delay.

On what is called the Space Coast, tourists have begun arriving for the launch, but their emotion and excitement contrast with the shadow of uncertainty hanging over the thousands of NASA workers who soon will lose their jobs.

The couple, who is blessed with two children, were seen enjoying a day at the beach in Miami,

Florida.

They happy family had fun digging up the beach making sand castles and kept themselves

occupied on the shore.

Agassi, 40, showed that he was still in shape and flaunted his body by walking the beach in a pair

of black and white board shorts.

Dressed in a short, blue summer dress, Graf looked not a day older than when she retired in 1999,

reports the Daily Mail. (ANI)

Pensacola (Florida, US), Mar. 28: Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has said that if Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi remains in power, it will damage the prestige of the United States and embolden its enemies.

In an exclusive interview on "This Week" with ABC News'', Rumsfeld said, "The fact is we are involved" in Libya. "And the prestige of the United States is involved."

Florida (US), Mar. 28: A Florida reporter said a staffer for Vice President Joe Biden, kept him confined in a closet during a recent fundraiser for Florida Senator Bill Nelson.

Scott Powers, a veteran political reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, was the lone newsman assigned to cover the 500-dollar-a-head bash for Senator Nelson at the home of developer and Democratic bigwig Alan Ginsburg on Wednesday.

Florida (US), Dec. 13 : Firebrand American pastor Terry Jones on Monday said that he would fight all moves to ban him from coming to Britain because of his recent threat to burn the Koran.

Jones caused an outrage earlier this year when he announced plans by his Florida-based church to burn copies of the Koran to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America.

He insisted that he would be bringing a "positive message" for the English people when he makes his planned visit to address an English Defence League (EDL) rally in Luton in February.

British Home Secretary Theresa May is facing calls to bar Pastor Jones from entering the country following the disclosure that he had been invited to address the EDL.

The Fox News/Rasmussen Reports’ latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show that Barack Obama is currently leading in Colorado, Missouri, and North Carolina, while John McCain is having slim lead in Florida and Ohio.

Colorado, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio are battleground states. Let’s check out what the Fox News/Rasmussen Reports’ latest Obama vs McCain Colorado, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio polls show.

Colorado Poll —

Survey USA’s latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show that Barack Obama is presently way out front in the presidential race in California, but John McCain has taken lead over Obama in Florida. According to the polls, Obama has huge lead over McCain in California, while McCain has taken slim lead in Florida.

Conducted from October 15 to October 16, Survey USA’s Obama vs McCain California poll shows Obama leading McCain by 24 % points — 59 % to 35 % among the likely voters of Florida.

Zogby Interactive’s latest Obama vs McCain opinion polls show that Obama leads in Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, while McCain leads in Indiana and Ohio