More than half of all veterans who took their own lives after returning from Iraq or Afghanistan were members of the National Guard or Reserves, according to new government data that prompted activists on Tuesday to call for a closer examination of the problem. ...more

February 13, 2008

American Eric Volz was freed by a judge Friday despite an uproar in Nicaragua, after an appeals court overturned his conviction and 30-year-sentence in the slaying of his Nicaraguan girlfriend. ...more

December 22, 2007

Terry Flott's battle to scale back plans for 100 acres of apartments, homes and stores have led to years of activism in the rural community. ...more

November 17, 2007

Four years ago, Pam Prysner and her family moved from busy Westchase in northwest Hillsborough County to a small horse ranch in rural Lithia. ...more

November 17, 2007

Civil rights leaders called Tuesday for a march on the Justice Department and an economic boycott next month because they think the federal government has been sluggish in dealing with hate crimes. ...more

October 24, 2007

There has never been a Democratic national chairman with as much first-hand knowledge about running for president as Howard Dean. ...more

October 21, 2007