Debra Lafave knew discussing sex with a 17-year-old co-worker would get her in trouble, according to probation case notes released Wednesday. ...more

December 6, 2007

After a three-hour, emotional hearing filled with apologies, tears and requests for mercy, a former Wharton High School teacher and basketball coach was sentenced to three years in prison followed by three years probation after pleading guilty to a sexual relationship with one of her students. ...more

December 6, 2007

Debra Lafave, the former Greco Middle School teacher currently serving house arrest for having sex with a 14-year-old student, was arrested about 12:30 p.m. today for a probation violation, according to jail records. ...more

December 4, 2007

Two years ago, two Hillsborough County teachers made headlines for crimes against children. ...more

December 1, 2007

TAMPA - Two years ago, two Hillsborough County teachers made headlines for crimes against children. Their controversial sentences – house arrest rather than prison – drew the ire and protests of many in the community. Although prosecutors at the time said house arrest is not easy and violations are common, both Jennifer Porter and Debra Lafave have completed two years of house arrest with no violations – an unusual feat, local lawyers say. ...more

November 30, 2007

Imagine yourself as Pervez Musharraf, the 64-year-old military ruler of Pakistan. As a young artillery officer, and later as a commando, you acquired a reputation for personal bravery - and for doing just as you pleased, whatever your orders. Your subsequent performance as a general and politician has been of a similar piece. In recent days, you have declared a state of emergency, imprisoned thousands of lawyers and civil society types, fired the Supreme Court and put its chief justice under house arrest, and shut down much of the independent media. You have done all this to keep your grip on power, all the while insisting you have "no personal ego and ambitions to guard." ...more

November 18, 2007

Inside call centers and in high school social studies classes, at vegetable markets and in book bazaars, Pakistanis from different walks of life here say that ever since President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule two weeks ago, he's been the most unpopular figure in the country. Running a close second, many say, is his ally, President Bush. ...more

November 16, 2007

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday, under house arrest in Lahore, called on President Pervez Musharraf to quit and reached out to her main political rivals, paving the way for a common front among anti-government forces that have been divided by mistrust and ambition. ...more

November 14, 2007

Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was placed under house arrest for the second time in four days to prevent her staging a march today to protest emergency rule, police said. ...more

November 13, 2007

Detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi received rare front-page billing Saturday in Myanmar's state-controlled press, which said the ruling military junta was "putting energy" into democratic reforms demanded by the international community. ...more

November 11, 2007