BEIRUT (AP) -- Officials at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport say Syria's interior minister has been released from a hospital and is flying home aboard a private jet.

BRADENTON - An explosion at a well-known juice producing company in Manatee County left one worker with serious injuries.

SARASOTA, FL. - A Sarasota man is in serious condition after crashing his motorcycle Sunday evening.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer said to have been shot and killed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects has been identified as 26-year-old Sean Collier.

SARASOTA - The identities of the victims in Saturday's plane crash near the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport have been released.

By providing images of unprecedented clarity and detail, new breakthrough technologies are providing Interventional Radiologists like Dr. Grubbs with the ability to perform non-invasive treatments that once required open surgeries.

(NAPSI)—Many Americans are taking their health care into their own hands in a surprising way.

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BRADENTON - The CDC said it appears the flu has reached its peak in some of the worst hit areas and the vaccine seems to be working yet still the number of cases nationwide remains high.  

ABC 7 held our third annual Suncoast Lifestyle Expo at the Sarasota Bradenton Convention Center on January 12th, 2013.  Thousands of you came out and enjoyed free sampling from local restaurants and businesses, fun demonstrations and giveaways from more than 180 exhibitors. While you were there, many of you also took advantage of free health screenings and even free advice from experts in the financial and medical industries.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2013--The St. Regis San Francisco and The St. Regis Monarch Beach, two of California’s premier addresses for exceptional luxury, are thrilled to debut The Pacific Grand Tour Aficionado Package offering discerning guests the rare opportunity to drive a Bentley along California’s iconic Pacific Coast Highway. Available Memorial Day through September 30, the package offers unparalleled access to a 2013 Bentley GT, Bentley GTC, or Bentley Mulsanne for the breathtaking journey between both preeminent hotels. Celebrating a passion for speed and sport, the extravagant Pacific Grand Tour package is the ultimate indulgence for guests looking to experience America’s quintessential road trip in unsurpassed luxury.

NEW YORK (AP) -- A gold-medal figure skater, a country music legend and a kooky comedian are stepping their way onto "Dancing With the Stars."

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PUNTA GORDA, FL. - Charlotte County detectives made an arrest Sunday of the man who robbed a Murdock SunTrust Bank last Thursday.

The federal government and the New York Attorney General are leading an investigation after the consumption of 5-Hour ENERGY allegedly killed 13 people and landed 33 others in the hospital.

Current estimates put U.S. health care spending at approximately 16% of GDP, second only to East Timor (Timor-Leste) among all United Nations member nations.[7] The health share of GDP is expected to continue its historical upward trend, reaching 19.5 percent of GDP by 2017.[33][34] Of each dollar spent on health care in the United States 31% goes to hospital care, 21% goes to physician services, 10% to pharmaceuticals, 8% to nursing homes, 7% to administrative costs, and 23% to all other categories (diagnostic laboratory services, pharmacies, medical device manufacturers, etc.[23]

(NewsUSA) - Ahhh ? the sounds of the outdoors. They bring such welcome tones, like wind chimes and laughter from children playing games. However, the buzzing sound of stinging insects is perhaps one of the most unwelcome sounds. For some, this noise evokes fear about being stung, but bees, wasps, yellowjackets and hornets can cause more than just pain. Stinging insects send more than 500,000 people to the hospital annually.

(NewsUSA) - Ahhh ? the sounds of summer. This season brings such welcome sounds, like ice cream truck chimes and laughter from children playing games. However, the buzzing sound of stinging insects is perhaps one of the most unwelcome seasonal sounds. For some, this noise evokes fear about being stung, but bees, wasps, yellowjackets and hornets can cause more than just pain. Stinging insects send more than 500,000 people to the hospital annually.

(NAPSI)—Democracy is on the rise in the Middle East. For example, Bahrain, a small island state in the Persian Gulf, recently gave the elected chamber of Parliament much greater control over the government.

BOSTON (AP) -- Federal officials are denying that a suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings.

PUNTA GORDA, FL. - A Port Charlotte man already in jail for robbing a bank has been arrested again for an armed robbery of an Asian market.

Retired four-star general and former US Secretary of State Alexander Haig died Saturday morning of complications from an infection at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 85.