Five people died as a result of the anthrax mailings in 2001, which came soon after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Another 17 people were sickened with respiratory and skin infections. ...more

August 2, 2008

PUBLIC HEARING DAYS SCHEDULED ...more

July 13, 2008

World customs authorities on Tuesday called on the United States to repeal or scale back a new law that will require foreign ports to screen all containers before they are shipped to the United States. ...more

June 11, 2008

one of the worst earthquakes in modern history. More than 40,000 people have been found dead so far. Additionally, a number of record setting tornadoes have hammered the midwestern United States. ...more

June 8, 2008

At the time this article is being written, several devastating catastrophes have happened in just a matter of days. ...more

June 7, 2008

President Bush sent lawmakers a $70 billion request Friday to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next spring, which would give the next president breathing room to make their own war policy. ...more

May 3, 2008

The Supreme Court dealt a setback Tuesday to civil rights and privacy advocates who oppose the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program. ...more

February 20, 2008

PLANT CITY - If you are heading east on Interstate 4 and are dodging fewer trucks merging into traffic near Thonotosassa Road, thank Homeland Security. The weigh station just west of the interchange is closed for a few weeks so contractors can install bullet-resistant glass, a post-Sept. 11 measure mandated for older weigh stations across the state. ...more

February 12, 2008

Like the greeting cards she's marketing, Ivette Mayo's career evolved through fate rather than design. ...more

December 31, 2007

Like the greeting cards she's now marketing, Ivette Mayo's career evolved through fate rather than design. ...more

December 30, 2007