Like much of Cuba's work force, Alfredo Congas is going gray. ...more

March 27, 2009

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 38-year-old woman considered a possible suspect in the robbery of a Bank of America today. ...more

February 14, 2009

The post office will get an extra 2-cents worth when you mail a letter starting in May. ...more

February 11, 2009

The election is history. The oaths of office have been taken. From Pasco County all the way to Washington, D.C., we have new representatives to help lead us into the future. Our work as Americans is done until the next round of elections, right? ...more

February 4, 2009

Members of the Pinellas and Hillsborough County visitors bureaus are headed to South America today for a joint sales mission in a collaborative step that proponents of more cooperative efforts are likely to applaud. ...more

October 15, 2008

First James Cameron died, and now they've closed his museum. ...more

August 14, 2008

The system for funding Social Security is "a disgrace" because it forces young Americans to pay into a program that is unlikely to benefit them in its current form, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain said this week, wading into politically touchy territory. ...more

July 10, 2008

intimidating enough that scientists dubbed it Beelzebufo, or Devil Toad. Researchers discovered the beast's bones in Madagascar, yet it seems to be a close relative of normal-sized frogs in South America today. The discovery was published Monday by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...more

February 19, 2008

In 1917 – more than 90-years ago -- the United States entered the Great Conflict in Europe. Sixteen-year-old Frank Buckles decided he wanted in, too. He figured he could fib about his age; say he's 18. But the Army recruiter told him, "No good: you need to be 21." So he kept shopping around until finally, he found a recruiter who believed him when he said his home state of Missouri didn't keep birth records when he was born; it's back home on the farm, an entry in the family Bible. ...more

February 6, 2008

As the year comes to an end, we are faced with a holiday that is the most celebrated in the world. Christmas is a special time of year in this country. Its traditions go back a long way in history. ...more

December 15, 2007