After Hillsborough County's rail plans stalled 10 years ago, Charlotte, N.C., got the federal money that had been designated for Tampa's project. ...more

October 25, 2009

Tampa Port Authority board member Carl Lindell on Tuesday encouraged fellow members to push Congress to ease the five decade Cuba trade embargo, and Tampa Councilwoman Mary Mulhern encouraged the board to visit Cuba as she and Lindell did on their own initiative in July. ...more

August 19, 2009

Honduras' coup-installed president says he will not allow a visit by regional delegates trying to negotiate an end to the country's political crisis because their leader lacks "impartiality and professionalism." ...more

August 9, 2009

Former Tampa Prep and University of Georgia diving star Chris Colwill has been selected to be the flag bearer for the U.S. delegation competing in next month's FINA World Championships in Rome. ...more

June 30, 2009

Fidel Castro met Tuesday with three members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the former Cuban president's first known meeting with American officials since he fell ill in July 2006. ...more

April 7, 2009

Cuban President Raul Castro meets with members of the Congressional Black Caucus. ...more

April 6, 2009

Steven Augello is not a public speaker, just a grief-stricken father. ...more

January 1, 2009

It's all in the Legislature's hands. The elected representatives in Tallahassee must pass a bill that would officially make Spring Hill Fire Rescue an independent special district. ...more

November 6, 2008

A bus full of 15 Iraqi lawyers carrying a four-page, single-spaced letter to President Bush arrived at the White House Tuesday. The mission was to request less U.S. help for building prisons and more for establishing the rule of law. There was no immediate official response, and experience of the last four years indicates nothing will be done in the future. ...more

November 17, 2007

For some local businesses, beginning a global outreach to sell products is a scary prospect. For others, it's a big opportunity. That's why a few businesses in Highlands and Hardee counties showed up to meet a delegation of officials from Peru Wednesday. The Peruvians stopped in Wauchula as part of a whirlwind tour of Florida looking for trading partners. Very few people from this area took part in the networking meeting, but the ones who did have high hopes of selling their goods. The idea of selling outside the country leaves a lot of people feeling weak in the knees, but the people who do it say many safeguards are in place, and there's no reason why local manufacturers cannot find new markets. We hope that's the case, and we hope more local business people take advantage of future trade meetings. ...more

October 19, 2007