Gallup's October Crime poll finds 44 percent of Americans in favor of making marijuana legal and 54 percent opposed. U.S. public support for legalizing marijuana was fixed in the 25 percent range from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, but acceptance jumped to 31 percent in 2000 and has continued to grow. ...more

November 1, 2009

A Gulf Coast sanctuary will lose 200 animals after a judge determined they were living in squalor. Carol Mas and husband Estebahn Agustinho were warned about neglect at Our Animal Haus. The Hernando County judge said he saw no malice, but the couple took on more than they could handle. ...more

October 30, 2009

Amtrak passengers in Tampa will get to ride in the first of 81 passenger rail cars restored to service with $90.8 million in federal stimulus funding. ...more

July 18, 2009

Amtrak passengers in Tampa will get to ride in the first of 81 passenger rail cars restored to service with $90.8 million in federal stimulus funds. ...more

July 16, 2009

The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...more

July 3, 2009

The family of Karl Malden says the actor who won an Oscar for his role in "A Streetcar Named Desire" has died at age 97. ...more

July 1, 2009

Farrah Fawcett, whose luxurious tresses and blinding smile helped redefine sex appeal in the 1970s as one of TV's "Charlie's Angels," died Thursday after battling cancer. She was 62. ...more

June 25, 2009

The singer of the 1980s love song "Hungry Eyes" has pleaded no contest to drunken driving and failing to control his car and has been sentenced to a month in an Ohio jail. ...more

April 16, 2009

Billionaire Warren Buffett said unemployment likely will climb much higher, depending on how effective the nation's policies are, but he remains optimistic about the long run. ...more

March 10, 2009

Otis Anthony has dedicated his life to improving conditions for blacks in Tampa. One of his many contributions is a collection of oral histories, articles and transcripts that he gathered in the 1970s and has since donated to the University of South Florida for preservation. The following are excerpts from some of his interviews. ...more

February 15, 2009