Orrin Hatch plays ball with tea party 

But this ultimate establishment Republican is mounting perhaps the most aggressive courtship of the grass-roots movement of any sitting senator.

 Large decline in Florida’s unauthorized immigrant population 

The Pew Hispanic Center held a press conference Tuesday to release a study that estimates the overall number of unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S. as of March 2010 at about 11.2 million people

Uninsured kids propel Florida's low health care rating 

It's a good thing for Texas, Arizona, Mississippi and Nevada.Without those states' abysmal child health systems, Florida's would rank last in the nation, according to a new analysis compiled by the Washington-based Commonwealth Fund

Gum, patches help reluctant quitters smoke less 

 When smokers don't want to quit, nicotine gum or patches can help them smoke less, says a new study from Hong Kong.

Private sector job gains beat expectations 

U.S. private employers added more jobs than expected in January, underscoring views the employment picture is slowly improving