After the soap opera former Tampa Bay Lightning owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie put players and fans through, the NHL's quick approval of new owner Jeff Vinik gives the franchise the stability it has needed for a long time. ...more

March 10, 2010

Don't expect the soap opera that would be Carl Crawford's contract negotiations to play out over the summer. Both sides agreed to shelve the subject until after the season. ...more

February 25, 2010

President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year. ...more

February 8, 2010

"All I'm saying is you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip." Actually Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin White, admitting only that he is a turnip, repeated the remark several times at the weekly meeting of the board of commissioners. ...more

January 24, 2010

As the year winds down, we look back on the best television of 2009. Every TV critic is making a list and checking it twice. ...more

December 23, 2009

Famed CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite dies at 92, known as 'most trusted man in America' ...more

July 17, 2009

The soap opera "Guiding Light" is switching off after a 72-year run that predates television. ...more

April 1, 2009

Jade Goody, a dental assistant turned reality-TV star whose whirlwind journey from poverty to celebrity to tragedy became a national soap opera in Britain, died of cervical cancer Sunday at age 27. ...more

March 23, 2009

Barbie's 50th birthday is being marked around the world with numerous pink-carpet events. But the most meaningful celebration of her milestone is in the stories shared by baby boomers who loved her as youngsters and collect her as adults. ...more

March 15, 2009

The CBS daytime drama "Guiding Light" is looking for people of all ages, types, ethnic backgrounds and gender to appear as extras when the soap opera goes on location in Orlando later this month. ...more

March 4, 2009