Democrat Hillary Clinton may be unstoppable in Florida and could beat Republican Rudy Giuliani in the general election, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.

WASHINGTON --NASCAR fans might seem rabid, but are they actually contagious?

As she worked alongside orphaned Liberian children — victims of abuse, war and abandonment — Christie Bigelow found a strength that would change her life. During the seven months she spent teaching in Liberia this year, she met two girls she just couldn't part with — and she wouldn't have to.

The seven newest subjects in a Fort Lewis survival test hightailed it into the post’s oak woodlands Tuesday without looking back. After a night trapped in a truck bed lined with oak leaves, they fled into the wild to gather seeds, nuts and mushrooms and sleep in trees.

In coastal communities where tourism-based economies are closely tied to the health of beaches, the prevalence of wildlife and abundant seafood, the specter of global warming is a real and imminent threat, an environmental group said Tuesday in a series of presentations.