NEW YORK (AP) —The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year today as a falling dollar boosted prices for commodities including gold and oil. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy. ...more

November 9, 2009

Accurate Waste executives took it upon themselves to start an experimental recycling program in July 2008, primarily in some newer southern Pasco communities. So far, no other trash haulers in Pasco have followed the company's lead. ...more

November 8, 2009

Accurate Waste executives took it upon themselves to start an experimental recycling program in July 2008, primarily in some newer southern Pasco communities. So far no other trash haulers in Pasco have followed the company's lead. ...more

November 4, 2009

A former NBA referee, convicted of gambling on professional basketball games, was arrested Monday by U.S. marshals, Hillsborough County jail records show. ...more

August 25, 2009

A former NBA referee who was convicted of gambling on professional basketball games was arrested Monday afternoon by the United States Marshal's Office, according to Hillsborough County Jail records. ...more

August 24, 2009

The price of gasoline in Florida rose by nearly a dime a gallon this past week, possibly propelled by a rise in wholesale prices since late July. ...more

August 11, 2009

Tim Donaghy, the former NBA referee convicted of gambling on professional basketball games — including ones in which he officiated — will complete his prison sentence at a Tampa halfway house, according to a prisoners' advocacy group. ...more

June 10, 2009

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ventures south of the border this week at a moment when the tricky dynamics of the U.S.-Mexico relationship are on full display. ...more

March 23, 2009

Franklin Duran, 41, was convicted of conspiracy and failure to register as a Venezuelan agent. ...more

March 16, 2009

On his first morning home from Iraq, Lt. Rusty Morris woke at dawn next to his wife, their son tucked between them. Loyal, who was just a baby when Morris deployed 15 months earlier, touched his father's face and ears as he drifted in and out of sleep. ...more

March 15, 2009