If Michael Phelps endorsed a particular cereal or if Miley Cyress advertised a brand of face cream, people might be me more likely to buy those products. ...more

September 14, 2008

The Heartland Idol qualifying round Thursday featured cute kids, a wide variety of tunes and singers, judges who were frank, but polite, and a crowd loving it all. ...more

September 13, 2008

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Now it gets real. After two weeks of political theater - the Democrats at their national convention in Denver, Republicans in St. Paul - the contest for the White House is a 61-day surge, no longer played for the committed but aimed at swing states and swing voters. ...more

September 5, 2008

"I Lost My Love In Baghdad," by Michael Hastings (Scribner, $24) ...more

July 20, 2008

The cheers cascaded over the Lake Placid All-Stars as they stood in the infield on Wednesday and were congratulated by Dixie tournament director Tony Smith. ...more

July 11, 2008

In a year of firsts for rookie Evan Longoria, the Rays third baseman will make his first trip to the Major League All-Star game. ...more

July 10, 2008

Peggy Quince said she'll focus on budget problems, bias, mentally ill prisoners and foster children after receiving the gavel Friday as the first black woman to head Florida's court system. ...more

June 28, 2008

His honesty took them by surprise, but it was welcomed. ...more

June 25, 2008

SEBRING — On Lemon Street, where drug dealers have ruled and crime has been present for decades, there are now faux red brick sidewalks, new blacktop, white concrete curbs, street lamps and palm trees. The ninth Juneteenth celebration, said Robert Saffold, turned out to be the best because Washington Heights has been restored. ...more

June 21, 2008

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II doesn't seem to approve as she watches the antics of Tommy Mattinson, the world gurning champion, during a visit to Whitehaven, England, on Thurs., June 5. ...more

June 6, 2008