Opening statements will be given Wednesday in the federal trial of a former University of South Florida student accused of illegally transporting explosives. ...more

March 17, 2009

A federal judge this afternoon began the tedious process of winnowing the pool of potential jurors into those who will hear testimony in the case of Youssef Megahed, a former University of South Florida student charged with transporting explosives. ...more

March 16, 2009

Youssef Megahed is not charged with terrorism. But whether the Egyptian citizen was a potential terrorist or just an innocent college student has been a central question since his arrest in South Carolina in 2007, when deputies said he and Ahmed Mohamed had pipe bombs in the trunk of their car. ...more

March 16, 2009

Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer-turned-boyfriend and two doctors conspired to provide the Playboy Playmate with thousands of prescription pills before her 2007 fatal overdose, California's attorney general said Friday. ...more

March 14, 2009

Lakeland native Spencer Duhm lasted five weeks on "Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands" but the youngest player in the series' history was voted out when his tribe turned on him. ...more

March 13, 2009

He hasn't formed any alliances. He hasn't been a party to any dirty dealing, yet. He hasn't made a fool of himself. So Spencer Duhm, the youngest "Survivor" contestant ever, is still in the running for the $1 million prize on CBS' "Survivor: Tocantins: The Brazilian Highlands." The Lakeland native and University of Florida student survived another round, as seen Thursday night. ...more

March 6, 2009

Now the Florida Gators know how the University of Tennessee football program feels. ...more

March 1, 2009

A 20-year-old University of South Florida student was struck on campus while riding a bicycle today, police said. ...more

February 25, 2009

University of Florida student Tiffany Sessions put on a sweatshirt, took her Walkman and told her roommate she was going for a walk. ...more

February 9, 2009

Lawyers for Youssef Megahed want a judge to determine whether something improper happened when a grand jury indicted the former University of South Florida student on charges of illegally transporting explosives. ...more

February 3, 2009