Pulitzer-prize winning author Alice Walker, who wrote "The Color Purple," is traveling to Gaza along with other female activists to highlight the devastation of the Israeli offensive on Gaza's residents. ...more

March 8, 2009

When Barack Obama launched his presidential campaign, he did it in Abraham Lincoln's hometown. When he arrived in Washington, he followed the train route Lincoln used in 1861. When he needed a Bible for his swearing-in, Obama picked Lincoln's. ...more

February 12, 2009

Kristen Smith's dream come true - her reign as Florida Strawberry Festival queen - draws to a close at a pageant Saturday night. ...more

January 14, 2009

Kristen Smith's dream come true – her reign as Florida Strawberry Festival queen - draws to a close at a pageant Jan. 17. ...more

January 6, 2009

One of the last times Pam Lee Orr saw P.J. Farmer, she was driving him to Hernando High School football games in her dad's red Montego. ...more

December 14, 2008

He was NASCAR's "party crasher," an "unwelcome surprise." He raced cars and was his own mechanic. In his youth, he ran moonshine - and outran the authorities - in his native Virginia to finance his expenses. ...more

August 20, 2008

For 18 days in 1960, Rome was the epicenter of the sports world. The Eternal City hosted the Summer Olympics that year, and it offered compelling stories, Cold War intrigue and foreshadowed the turbulent '60s. ...more

June 26, 2008

Kenny Chesney may not have wanted online voters to decide one of country music's top awards, but he still asked his fans to click for him. ...more

May 20, 2008

"Unaccustomed Earth," by Jhumpa Lahiri (Alfred A Knopf, $25) ...more

May 18, 2008

LAKE WALES — Historic Bok Sanctuary will return to its traditional name — Bok Tower Gardens. ...more

May 4, 2008