Gov. Charlie Crist says he will probably sign a bill environmentalists and growth management advocacy groups say will lead to more sprawl. ...more

May 21, 2009

A Malawian judge held a closed-door hearing Monday on Madonna's application to adopt a second child from this southern African nation but delayed ruling on the matter until Friday, a court official said. ...more

March 30, 2009

Madonna is planning to adopt a second child from Malawi, officials said Thursday, but questions have already been raised over whether the newly divorced pop star will face obstacles because of her single mom status. ...more

March 26, 2009

Joanne Schoch admits a little guiltily that even she didn't expect this. ...more

March 8, 2009

Several weeks ago I read a letter that was printed by Jimmy Wohl pertaining to "Wise Conservation." I enjoyed reading his letter and wholeheartedly agree and support the method he suggested in his letter regarding "Conservation Easements." ...more

February 25, 2009

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is near the top of President Barack Obama's list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department at least partially on the strength of her long and close working relationship with the president, a senior administration official said. ...more

February 9, 2009

With development rapidly encroaching upon rural parts of Florida, the need to maintain green space has resulted in unprecedented purchases of land by governmental agencies and environmental advocacy groups. The resulting costs to taxpayers for acquisitions and management were onerous in good economic times, but, given today's financial environment, have become cost prohibitive. During the past several years there has been increasing pressure to find creative, innovative and cost effective ways to protect and preserve Florida's natural habitats. The most popular and widely accepted method is the use of conservation easements. ...more

January 27, 2009

Since leaving the Senate in 1995, U.S. envoy George J. Mitchell has taken on one seemingly intractable problem after another. ...more

January 26, 2009

AirTran Airways says nine Muslim passengers, including three children, were removed from a flight from Washington to Orlando after other passengers reported hearing a suspicious remark. ...more

January 2, 2009

Social Security checks are going up $63 a month for the typical retiree, the largest increase in more than a quarter century but likely to seem puny to the millions who have been watching in horror as Wall Street lays waste to their retirement nest eggs. ...more

October 17, 2008