FLORIDA

Mitt Romney appears poised to win decisively in Florida on Tuesday, bolstering his chances of winning the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

Actor Jon Voight offered his support to Mitt Romney for the 2012 GOP presidential bid in front of a crowd of hundreds at a Pensacola, Fla. seafood restaurant Saturday. Rallying alongside Romney and Sen. John McCain, the academy award winning actor claimed Newt Gingrich falls short of Romney in many ways, in hopes that Romney will win the Fla. primary.

Rapper and hip-hop star Machine Gun Kelly, and two members of his posse were arrested by Florida police for a misdemeanor disorderly conduct on Sunday for their role in huge brawl at Bishop Tavern, according to St. Petersburg Police.

Florida primary polls are open now and nearly 16 percent of the Republican voters have already cast their votes in early and absentee ballots.

Nearly 16 percent of Florida's registered Republican voters have made use of the absentee ballots and early voting facility before Tuesday's presidential primary. The polling starts at 7 a.m. on Tuesday in Florida Republican primary. The state-wide results will be available in the Florida Department of State Web site link given here.

Florida's Republican voters go to the polls on Tuesday in a high-stakes presidential primary election that could determine the direction of the race.

Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney maintains double-digit lead in most polls in Florida and hits out at 'sad' rival Newt Gingrich.

Mitt Romney's lead over Newt Gingrich has grown to 15 percentage points in Florida, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday found on the day before the state's Republican primary.

A new poll released Monday said more GOP voters think the Republican presidential contenders are only fair or poor.

With one day to go before the Florida primary, Mitt Romney is widening his lead ahead of Newt Gingrich. And a new USA Today/Gallup poll reveals one reason why: Romney is perceived to be significantly more presidential and more authentic than the former speaker of the House.

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus compared President Barack Obama to disgraced cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino, who allegedly abandoned the sinking Costa Concordia in an accident that left 17 passengers dead off the coast of Tuscany.

Rutgers thought it had found the perfect replacement for Greg Schiano on Monday, but Florida International coach Mario Cristobal decided to turn down the job offer.

Trisomy 18 is a genetic disorder in which a person has a third copy of material from chromosome 18, instead of two copies. Unlike Down syndrome, which is also caused by a chromosomal defect (also called Trisomy 21), Trisomy 18 is much more life-threatening in early ages, according to the Trisomy 18 Foundation.

Police suspect that arson may be to blame in the deadly Florida crashes that killed 10 and injured 18.

Newt Gingrich's rapidly deflating Florida poll numbers suggest the former Speaker of the House is headed for a decisive defeat, but he shows no signs of giving up the fight.

She had a very tough go of it, Santorum said. But she rallied. His three-year-old daughter Bella, who has been diagnosed with Trisomy 18, was rushed to the hospital this weekend after developing pneumonia in both lungs, causing the GOP primary candidate to abandon his campaign for the Florida primary to stay with her in the hospital.

Carnival Corp. on Monday said it would take a $155 million to $175 million hit against net income in fiscal 2012, blaming the Costa Concordia cruise ship catastrophe.

Machine Gun Kelly, MTV's Hottest Breakthrough MC winner of 2011, was arrested on Sunday for misdemeanor disorderly conduct, TMZ reported.

While Florida authorities continue to investigate the cause of the horrific Interstate 75 pileup on Sunday, which has left 10 people dead and multiple others injured, one man has said the Florida crashes looked as if it was the end of (the) world.

Christina Aguilera has sparked another stage mishap debate.

The first crash report providing details of the horrific crash in Florida, which caused a pileup on Interstate 75 early Sunday, has been released, according to The Gainesville Sun.