Circuit City Stores Inc. said Monday that it is closing 20 percent of its U.S. stores, but the Tampa Bay area was spared in the latest cutbacks by the struggling electronics retailer. ...more

November 4, 2008

Circuit City Stores Inc. said Monday it is pulling the plug on about 20 percent of its U.S. stores in an effort to return the nation's No. 2 consumer electronics retailer to profitabilit ...more

November 3, 2008

Mark Twain, Edith Wharton and other boldfaced names among the dead have something in common with living Americans in these hard financial times: ...more

June 20, 2008

It was an announcement that many Cuban-Americans longed to hear for 49 years. ...more

February 20, 2008

HAVANA (AP) – An ailing, 81-year-old Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he will not accept a new term when parliament meets Sunday. ...more

February 19, 2008

Taking up Raul Castro's invitation to speak their minds without fear of reprisal, more Cubans have begun publicly complaining and challenging government policies on everything from limits on Internet access to travel restrictions. ...more

February 7, 2008