Sen. Barack Obama stood before a sea of cheering admirers on Thursday and sought to inspire fresh cooperation among American allies to defeat terrorism and other threats. ...more

July 25, 2008

As the United States of America marks another birthday, some might wonder what there is to celebrate about. Gas prices are at an all-time high. So are food prices, and prices of everything else. Monthly home mortgage payments are becoming impossible for many who have not lost their homes to foreclosure. ...more

July 7, 2008

Chen Tiezhong will likely spend the Fourth of July worrying about the future of his sprawling fireworks factory. China, where fireworks were invented, is running short of ports from which to ship the dangerous cargoes abroad. ...more

July 1, 2008

The parents of Nate Wilder, a Plant City preschooler who recently received a liver transplant, are spreading his success story to emphasize the importance of organ donors. ...more

June 4, 2008

TAMPA - It's a common complaint from people who contact the My Safe Florida Home program. Homeowners say they've had bad experiences when calling the program to report problems. ...more

May 17, 2008

Before she became a national spectacle, ridiculed and chastised for smiling eerily after her third arrest involving sex with a student, middle school math teacher Stephanie Ragusa had a history of breaking rules. ...more

May 11, 2008

Like any good writer, Emily Garland wanted to find a unique theme when she agreed to speak at the West Pasco Historical Society's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. "I hope to come at it from a little different angle than just a litany of his life and what he accomplished," Garland said prior to stepping up before a standing room only gathering at the old schoolhouse in Sims Park last Saturday. ...more

January 19, 2008

Those who waited for post-holiday discounts to buy computers and other gadgets might hit pay dirt as the venerable CompUSA chain clears its shelves. ...more

December 31, 2007

Eight-year-old Gerardo Perez doesn't hesitate when asked what he and his family lost in a Nov. 29 fire that gutted their apartment. ...more

December 18, 2007

System: Xbox 360 Also available for: PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, PC ...more

December 7, 2007