GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel — the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir. ...more

November 3, 2009

The cafeteria went dark during Gaither High School's homecoming dance as it came time to crown the king and the queen. ...more

October 29, 2009

Three months after Linda Bollea was given $400,000 from the frozen assets of her estranged husband Hulk Hogan to pay attorneys' fees, it appears Hogan wants some of that money, too. ...more

March 11, 2009

Three months after Linda Bollea was given $400,000 from the frozen assets of her estranged husband Hulk Hogan, to pay attorneys' fees involved in her divorce from the famed former wrestler, it now appears Hogan himself wants some of that money, too. ...more

March 10, 2009

an emotional high brought about when years of stressed family relationships matured in one exhilarating moment in time. These poignant moments were spent with the woman who brought me into this world, loved me, cared for me, nurtured me and prepared me for the trip we all embark on, that is life's journey. ...more

November 29, 2008

A wood-frame house that burned last week would have been a century old if it could have stood another three or four years. ...more

June 14, 2008

Tampa Tribune reporter Sherri Ackerman began covering the story of Courtney Clark's disappearance from Florida's care in June, when authorities found the toddler in Wisconsin. That led to a successful court petition for access to state records about Courtney and her mother, Candice Clark, as well as other household members. The records resulted in a series of investigative stories throughout the summer that exposed serious flaws in Florida's child welfare system as well as a dark side to Candice Clark. ...more

December 2, 2007