Authorities trying to crack down on prescription painkiller abuse at home say they're stymied by so-called drug tourists, people traveling to states like Florida and Georgia where the drugs are easier to obtain.

A central Florida soldier has been killed in Afghanistan.

5 unaccounted for after Mo. dock collapse are safe...Tragic 'guys' day' for NY clan; boat crash kills 3...Border Patrol: Agents fire shots after rock attack...2 dead in crane collapse on UT-Dallas campus...Lucky baby golden eagle survives Utah wildfire...Police: Mo. man shot at boys who set off fireworks...California OKs funding for high-speed rail line

Another scorcher in the eastern half of the US, 30 dead: cool front expected Sunday...2 babies left in hot cars near Indianapolis, 1 dies... People look for ways to keep cool in triple-digit heat

Pentagon cheers defection of Syrian general...Clinton warns that Syrian state risks collapse...Clinton looks for better US-Pakistani cooperation ...Clinton hails Libyan election, pledges US support... Egypt's president's first foreign visit to be Saudi Arabia...Seoul central bank: NKorean economy grew last year...Greek opposition leader says government won't last...Running of the Bulls in Spain...

their AC-47D aircraft went down Dec. 24, 1965, after sending a mayday signal...more than 300 American personnel are missing from Laos, where the U.S. bombarded supply lines of communist guerrillas fighting U.S. forces in neighboring Vietnam.

US troops score win against IEDs in Afghanistan...Roadside bombs kill 14 in southern Afghanistan...US concerned by rise in Afghan insider attacks...Karzai urges other countries not to abandon Afghanistan

The tax man cometh to police you on health care...Obama and Romney use ruling to rally core backers...Obama says Congress has 'more to do'...Pro-GOP group airs new ads hitting Obama on jobs...Obama challenges Romney on China trade...Ohio's Portman VP maybe but no meeting with Romney...For Romney, politics is a family affair

A video created by a Maine filmmaker that shows him talking to a younger version of himself thanks to creative editing is making its way across the Internet.

Georgia Schools Superintendent John Barge is telling federal education officials that he will not implement a teacher evaluation system that might not work and could lead to lawsuits.

A charter school in Atlanta is closing because of a funding cut and its 200 students must find a new place to attend classes.

Police say a Tampa Bay-area was stabbed in the heart during brawl outside his home.

Big Ang was the breakout star of VH1's "Mob Wives," and now the fan favorite is building her brand: She's writing a book.

Brian Oxman, who was once an attorney for Michael Jackson, will no longer be able to practice law in California.

Authorities say a fight broke out during a show at New York City music venue Webster Hall where one person was bitten and another stabbed.

President Barack Obama says a bill to keep construction workers on the job and prevent a spike in interest rates on new loans to college students "will make a real difference" for millions of Americans.

Jerry Seinfeld is going back on the road.

The music industry is showing support to R&B singer Frank Ocean after he revealed his first love was a man.

Rihanna has sued her former accountants in New York, blaming them for tens of millions of dollars in losses from the singer's tours.

HBO is dropping its plans to make a film on Roger Ailes and the rise of Fox News Channel.

The death certificate for Andy Griffith says the actor's death earlier this week was caused by a heart attack.

A New York man who broke into Sean "Diddy" Combs East Hampton mansion said at his sentencing he drank the rap mogul's liquor, smoked his cigars and slept in his bed.

A former household aide to U2 bassist Adam Clayton has received a seven-year prison sentence after an Irish jury unanimously found her guilty of embezzling more than (euro) 2.8 million ($3.6 million) from the musician.

Now that Philadelphia has cleaned up from its massive July Fourth concert, officials are turning their attention to the next big outdoor show.

A judge has banned a 30-year-old woman from going near Simon Cowell after she admitted smashing a window of the entertainment mogul's house with a brick.