HILO, Hawaii – A 28-year-old man is dead after jumping off an 85-foot ledge at a Big Island waterfall. The Hawaii County Fire Department says the man didn’t resurface after jumping into the pond downstream of 12 Ton Bridge outside Hilo. Two bystanders jumped in after him but were unsuccessful …

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Hulk Hogan’s son Nick Bollea will either plead guilty or no contest on Friday to felony reckless driving involving serious bodily injury, law enforcement sources told TMZ. Hogan and the rest of Bollea’s family will be in Pinellas County court in Florida on Friday, the Web site …

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – President Bush said Wednesday that rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan while battles rage is proving difficult, and “we’re learning as we go.” The president looked back to the experience of World War II, the deadliest conflict in history, in again asking the country for patience as the …

NEW YORK – Is it real or science fiction? An Italian architect said he is poised to start construction on a new skyscraper in Dubai that will be “the world’s first building in motion,” an 80-story tower with revolving floors that give it an ever-shifting shape. The spinning floors, hung …

NEW YORK – The only over-the-counter, federally approved weight loss pill in the U.S. isn’t exactly flying off shelves, but it’s not because Americans are getting any slimmer. GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday that 4 million people have tried alli since the drug hit shelves a year ago. Alli is the only …

LOMA LINDA, Calif. – A magnitude-4.0 earthquake shook large parts of San Bernardino and Riverside counties early Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The temblor, which struck around 7:15 a.m., was centered 2 miles east of Loma Linda in San Bernardino County and occurred at …

News from the virtual world: — DAWN OF CIVILIZATION: Sid Meier has won more awards than any other game designer, according to the folks at Guinness World Records. He’s known for deep, cerebral simulation and strategy classics like “Railroad Tycoon,” “Pirates!” and “Civilization” — complex games that were better suited …

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Another punch of snow loomed over the northern Midwest while thunderstorms crashed through the interior Southeast early Tuesday, potentially hampering voting in many of the states holding primaries and caucuses. The heaviest snow on Super Tuesday was to sock Colorado, the northern Plains and the Great Lakes …

LOS ANGELES – A resoundingly retro Grammy Awards left its biggest winners nearly speechless. On a night filled with nods to the show’s 50-year history, the most trophies went to a 24-year-old singer known for her old-soul voice, and the most sought-after prize went to a veteran jazzman’s Joni Mitchell …

A 12-year-old British girl has struggled unsuccessfully to bring her weight above 36 pounds, according to a report in the Daily Mail. At 4-feet tall, Ellie Wiseman, who lives in Ashton-in-Makerfield, near Wigan, Greater Manchester, eats six meals a day, but is so weak she can only walk for about …