OJ co-defendant asks judge for lenient sentence

O.J. Simpson's co-defendant is asking a Las Vegas judge for leniency and the minimum prison sentence in the gunpoint robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers. 1228272804

Rescue crews suspend search for missing men, plane

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for two men whose plane lost radar contact with officials and may have crashed in the Gulf of Mexico near Yankeetown. 1228268304
Deputies: Man throws hot pie in girlfriend's face

A Florida man has been charged with domestic battery after authorities say he slammed a hot sweet potato pie in his girlfriend's face during the couple's Thanksgiving dinner. 1228266801
Officials: 1st-grader robbed classmate with knife

Officials say a 7-year-old South Florida elementary school student robbed a 6-year-old classmate at knifepoint in a school bathroom.
Sen. Don Gaetz heading Fla. Senate economy panel

A lawmaker who made his fortune in the health care business will lead a state Senate panel's search for ways to stimulate Florida's slumping economy.
Poll: Miami's Cuban-Americans favor end to embargo

Most of Miami's Cuban-Americans think the U.S. should end its embargo against the communist island, according to a new poll released Tuesday.
AP Analysis: Obama free to change US-Cuba policy

Barack Obama will be the first American president in nearly 50 years to have a relatively free hand in deciding whether to ease punitive Cold War-era policies toward communist Cuba, and the foreign policy team he announced this week seems predisposed to make it happen.
Subway agrees to pay Fla. tomato pickers more

A group of farm workers has reached an agreement with Subway to pay workers a penny more per pound of tomatoes picked.
Florida judge orders Gotti case moved to NYC

A Florida judge ordered the latest prosecution of John A. "Junior" Gotti returned to Manhattan Tuesday, finding the government left the "unmistakeable and disquieting impression" it had shopped for a trial location where it might finally win.
Excerpts from editorials in Florida newspapers

Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers in Florida: