The Justice Department has concluded that the Obama administration lawfully can pay the community group ACORN for services provided under contracts signed before Congress banned the government from providing money to the group. ...more

November 28, 2009

A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. ...more

November 23, 2009

A lawyer for one of five men facing trial for the Sept. 11 attacks says the men plan to plead not guilty and use the trial to express their political views. ...more

November 22, 2009

Nov. 10, 2009 ...more

November 10, 2009

Former Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom wants lawmakers to delay his ethics case until criminal charges against him are resolved. ...more

November 5, 2009

Re: John Nash's column, "Lawyers gone wild," in the Oct. 6 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

October 30, 2009

Re: John Nash's column, "Lawyers gone wild," in the Oct. 6 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

October 30, 2009

Theo Smalling, a Hampton University basketball player who attended Bloomingdale High School, remained in critical condition this morning after being accidentally shot over the weekend in Virginia. "I talked to his mom [Sunday] and its not looking good," said Josh Chapin, who was Smalling's coach at Bloomingdale and is now assistant principal for student affairs at Brandon High School. ...more

October 26, 2009

A former Hillsborough County deputy accused of forcing a hit-and-run suspect to perform a sex act on him will spend five years in prison and then serve probation as part of a plea deal, his lawyer said today. ...more

October 21, 2009

Authorities say the winner of reality TV show "Big Brother" has confessed to using his $500,000 prize to buy thousands of oxycodone pills and resell them. ...more

October 20, 2009