As Valentine's Day approached, the Webmasters at the playfully irreverent guys-and-flowers site www.savedbythebud.com felt it was time to address the underreported issue that many men feel uncomfortable buying flowers. Not seriously embarrassed, according to the site, more "buying a box of Cap'n Crunch embarrassed, when it's fairly obvious from the rest of your purchase that you have no kids." That's why they've created a new section called "You Need Professional Help." ...more

February 17, 2010

Saab got a new life Tuesday as General Motors Co. agreed to sell the Swedish car brand to the small Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker Cars NV. ...more

January 27, 2010

The California Assembly has passed landmark education-reform bills that will give parents and state officials broad authority to overhaul the state's worst schools. ...more

January 5, 2010

When Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, R-La., won a stunning victory in a heavily Democratic district in New Orleans last December, the GOP was so thrilled that House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, sent a memo to his colleagues headlined "The Future is Cao." ...more

November 9, 2009

Two days after Raheem Morris tried to take some pressure off Tampa Bay's battered defense, middle linebacker Barrett Ruud responded. ...more

November 6, 2009

Brad Abbey was under the lights and on the hot seat as he faced Regis Philbin, the host of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." ...more

August 10, 2009

As the Relay for Life began at 1 p.m. Saturday, volunteers had raised only 25 percent of their $40,000 goal, said Denise Benavides, the American Cancer Society's unit director of the Hardee and Highlands units. ...more

March 16, 2009

The government on Monday unveiled a revamped rescue package to insurance giant American International Group and will provide the troubled company with an additional $30 billion in taxpayer money on an as-needed basis. ...more

March 3, 2009

It's fair to say Morgan Ensberg was looking for good vibes as much as anything when he chose to sign a minor-league deal with the Rays shortly before spring training. ...more

February 20, 2009

President Barack Obama threw a $75 billion lifeline to millions of Americans on the brink of foreclosure Wednesday, declaring an urgent need for drastic action - not only to save their homes but to keep the housing crisis "from wreaking even greater havoc" on the broader national economy. ...more

February 19, 2009