Web developer serves real estate industry

RBD Studios, which moved into a small office in the Bernwood Centre at U.S. 41 and Old U.S.

National Perspectives: Filmmakers Say Hooray for Cleveland

An old working-class neighborhood of Cleveland called Slavic Village is home to one of the few loft developments in the country geared toward filmmakers and animators.

Red tide deposits piles of dead fish on Naples beaches

A 2-month-old red tide bloom has strengthened over the past week along Naples? coast, littering the shore with thousands of dead fish and sending tourists fleeing to their air-conditioned hotel rooms.

NOAA: El Nino is back

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Hottest college degrees for getting hired

Dear Annie: I'm a sophomore in college, trying to decide on a major, and I'm confused because I have several different interests. I like chemistry and math, and I'm good at them, but I also enjoy learning languages. I need to be practical about my choice because I'll have pretty heavy student loans to ...

Web Site Owner Gets 7 Years for Piracy (AP)

The owner of one of the nation's largest Internet software piracy Web sites has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.

Subway brings self-ordering to customers

Dave Carpenter ordered a fresh tuna salad at Subway without talking to its maker. After stepping into a busy Subway at the Collier County Government Center in East Naples, he sidestepped the line and shuffled quickly to a computer screen. He touched the screen to get started. Then he let his fingers ...

Iraq assumes command of military today

Iraq's government takes command of its armed forces from the U.S.-led coalition Thursday, a milestone American officials have ...

The mysteries behind the Shangri-La Hotel: The five-star tour

Beautiful and serene, historic yet upgraded, full of natural life but with the footprints of civilization, the Shangri-La Hotel & Resort in Bonita Springs today holds the memories of what it once was while exuding the potential of what it could be again.

Come Out and Play Festival Coming

Man, I'm going to be in New York City the wrong week. The Come Out & Play Festival will be running from Sept. 22 through Sept. 24 at locations throughout the city. The festival is a celebration of street games and new types of play. While not all of the games have a video theme, there are a few interesting ...

Deacons End Bahamas Trip With A Blowout

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Playing without its only fourth-year senior, center Kyle Visser, Wake Forest had no problem whipping the Rockets, a local professional team, 106-63 in an exhibition game here Sunday. Visser sprained his ankle in Saturday's 108-92 win over the Coca-Cola Explorers.

Developer Said to Cut Size of Brooklyn Project

The Atlantic Yards project will be reduced in size by 6 to 8 percent and its tallest tower shortened, according to officials.

Experts say economy is slowing down (AP)

AP - The economy has slowed down. Gasoline prices hit new highs in early August. And the once-soaring housing sector is rapidly losing altitude, raising concerns it could drag the whole country into a recession.

'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin killed by stingray

Steve Irwin, the TV host known as the "Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung by a stingray off Australia's north coast. Irwin, 44 was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest, according to police sources. Irwin was filming an underwater documentary at the time.

Playing catch-up at 60

READER QUESTION: My husband and I are 60 and 62. We're still self-employed in no-retirement-help non-profit jobs, still renting the same house where we raised five kids and have no retirement plan beyond an IRA and a little savings. We gross over $120,000 a year, but almost 40 percent goes to income ...

Victim chases thief, gives him money (AP)

AP - A 75-year-old woman ran after a man who stole her purse, got it back and gave him a tongue-lashing — and $3.

Sketch Pad: Carving Out An Owner’s Retreat in a Water Tower

Once the architects climbed up the iron ladder to the roof, they used their imagination to set forth a solution of what to do with a $1.1 million fixer-upper.

National Perspectives: An Island Where Even Millions Aren’t Enough

Welcome to Bermuda, where laws are designed to keep property out of non-citizens' hands, and where $500,000 is considered a down payment.

Cell Phones the Rage Among Young Iraqis (AP)

Beep, beep, beep. Then the text comes: "President Bush calls for a timetable for the withdrawal of the Iraqi people from Iraq."

U.S. home builders' confidence dives

Confidence among U.S. home builders plunged to its lowest in 15 years this month as buyers canceled orders and inventories of ...