PLANT CITY – Local and state authorities have scheduled a 4 p.m. news conference to announce "multiple" racketeering arrests. ...more

December 14, 2007

A British man who was declared dead after disappearing at sea five years ago masterminded an elaborate life insurance fraud to pay off family debts and also lied to get a false passport, police said Saturday. ...more

December 9, 2007

A suicide truck bomber attacked a police station in one of Iraq's major oil hubs Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring 13 in a neighborhood home to many refinery workers and engineers, police said. ...more

December 9, 2007

SEBRING — Downtown merchants are asked daily for their restrooms, but soon visitors to the Circle will have another place to go. ...more

October 25, 2007

To most of us, boarded buildings and homes are an eyesore and a magnet for trouble. ...more

October 1, 2007

The Iraqi government defended its efforts to stabilize the country on the eve of a key U.S. progress report but said Sunday it needs more help and was not ready for a timetable on the withdrawal of U.S. forces. ...more

September 10, 2007

In a shocking twist, the British parents who have run an international campaign to find their missing toddler were declared suspects in the case Friday, their lawyer said, after traces of blood were found in their rental car. ...more

September 8, 2007