(CNN) -- If predictions hold true, Florida may soon overtake New York as the nation's third-most populous state. Pointing to the states' growth rates, demographers say it's not a question of if, but when. "If it doesn't happen this year -- it probably will -- but if not, probably next year," said Thomas Boswell, a University of Miami geography professor who studies population.
A night of drunken holiday revelry didn't end well for two brothers in Brooklyn, New York. Jose Miranda accidentally shot his sibling Gregorio Miranda-Cruz - and then tried to stick a neighbor with the weapon.Miranda, 49, and Miranda-Cruz, 49, returned to the apartment they shared in Bushwick after going out drinking on Christmas Eve.
After Phil Robertson, the patriarch of "Duck Dynasty," made controversial remarks about homosexuality that were published in GQ magazine, former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke out in his defense. However, when asked by Fox News host Greta Van Susteren if Robertson's remarks were offensive and whether or not she had any objection as to how he worded his comments, Palin said she didn't know what Robertson had actually said, Politico reports.
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BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal issued a statement this morning following the news of Phil Robertson being suspended by A&E from the show Duck Dynasty. Governor Jindal said, "Phil Robertson and his family are great citizens of the State of Louisiana. The politically correct crowd is tolerant of all viewpoints, except those they disagree with.
A meal of fish and chips was a welcome change on Jan. 1 for a Seattle woman who had just completed a year challenge to eat only Starbucks products. Beautiful Existence (yes, that is her real name) says she committed herself to consuming only Starbucks-affiliated drinks and foods, including Roy Street Coffee & Tea, Tazo Tea and Evolution Fresh, for 365 days.
Indiana 35-year-old Bonita Lynn Vela has been arrested on preliminary charges of battery with a deadly weapon and criminal confinement with a deadly weapon. A central Indiana woman is accused of holding a man against his will at a house trailer and using a box cutter to cut his penis.
