WASHINGTON -- Ask most people on Capitol Hill and they'll say: 50-50. Those are the odds they give for a government shutdown.

Sneaking like a thief into Florida consumers' pockets comes a proposal from a company looking to triple the current cost of copying patients' medical records.

The Republican Party has experienced a calamity -- the re-election of Barack Obama -- and some parts of the party are behaving like an animal in a trap, chewing off a foot in an effort to cope with it.

First-time college students who want to attend the University of Florida but can't make the move to Gainesville won't have to anymore, thanks to a new UF online bachelor's degree program.

The Board of Governors Friday voted to approve the business plan for the online bachelor's program. The business plan containedan 82-page summary of courses and degree programs, student services, tuition and fees, budget, admissions and enrollment projections.