Battle over Smith burial has new urgency

"The drawn-out court battle over what to do with Anna Nicole Smith's body has a new sense of urgency: the starlet's remains are decomposing more quickly than expected and a public viewing could be in danger."

Boy Band Promoter Faces Business Woes

"ORLANDO, Fla. -- A judge has clipped the wings of global music promoter and businessman Lou Pearlman.  A plane belonging to one of Pearlman's companies was confiscated to settle a debt, but that is just one of many legal battles Pearlman is facing, WESH 2 News reported....

Pearlman In Trouble Again?

"ORLANDO, Fla. -- Some people who work for music mogul Lou Pearlman have been laid off.  According to a spokeswoman for Pearlman, his Trans Continental companies are undergoing restructuring, WESH 2 News reported.  Outside Pearlman's Trans Continental headquarters...

CAIR protests 'kill Muslim kids' Web call

"TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations has urged a Florida-based Internet Web hosting company to drop a hate site. The controversial Web site has carried a call from its operator to "kill all Muslim kids," CAIR said in a statement...

Weather concerns raise questions about when Discovery can return to Earth

"An iffy weather forecast has NASA managers unsure where and when the spacecraft will land. They would like to have Discovery land Friday at Kennedy Space Center, since that would spare the agency the expense of transporting the shuttle back to its Florida home from two other...

Newspaper: Priest admits inappropriate relationship with Foley

The Rev. Anthony Mercieca, 72, described several encounters that he said Foley might perceive as sexually inappropriate, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported. They include massaging Foley while the boy was naked, skinny-dipping together at a secluded lake in Lake Worth...