The Lightning's shootout woes have been well documented, but a struggling power play has also contributed to their mediocre start. ...more

October 28, 2009

It's probably a good thing that cable news generally doesn't draw much of an audience from the 18- to 24-year-old demographic. Otherwise, history professors across the nation could very well be witnessing the undoing of their work to educate students about the dire economic climate the United States faced for much of the 1930s. ...more

February 15, 2009

As a new administration settles into its offices in Washington, America awaits the actions of the White House and federal agencies on a host of challenges facing our nation at home and abroad. Whatever these actions turn out to be, and whether they meet with success or failure, it's vitally important that the American people have access to how governmental decisions are made, and by whom. On this front, at least, there's already good news. ...more

January 25, 2009

"American Idol," television's top-rated show, returns for its eighth season Tuesday. ...more

January 12, 2009

Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts reported Tuesday. Here's a look at the statistics from the new report by the World Health Organization. ...more

December 10, 2008

The evidence is mounting that Tampa Bay home sales have hit bottom, even though prices are still in a free fall. ...more

September 25, 2008

But county still must work to meet long-term goal. ...more

September 23, 2008

Hernando residents have cut the amount of water they use significantly in the last two and a half years, according to data from the county utilities department. ...more

September 23, 2008

The summer vacation season began this year with Americans behind the wheel less. In all, we drove 12.2 billion fewer miles in June than a year earlier, the biggest monthly decrease in a downward trend that began in November. ...more

August 14, 2008

Gas prices have decreased by nearly 8 cents in Florida since last week. It appears such a decline will continue for a while, according to AAA Auto Club South. ...more

July 28, 2008