Two University of South Florida students were pulled over on a South Carolina highway in August because of the color of their skin, their attorneys argued Wednesday. ...more

February 21, 2008

TAMPA – Two University of South Florida students were pulled over on a South Carolina highway in August because of the color of their skin, their attorneys argued today. ...more

February 20, 2008

The South Carolina sheriff's deputy who stopped a car with two University of South Florida students inside in August says he initially suspected the silver Toyota with a Florida tag was involved in drug trafficking. ...more

February 20, 2008

The South Carolina sheriff's deputy who stopped a car with two University of South Florida students in August says he initially suspected the silver Toyota with a Florida tag was involved in drug trafficking. But under questioning by defense attorneys for the two men, Deputy James Lamar Blakely said that when he was told by another deputy that the pair had copies of the Quran, that raised suspicions in his mind of terrorism. ...more

February 19, 2008

In a hearing over motions by the defense to suppress evidence seized in the explosives case of two former USF students, a deputy says he was thinking drug bust when he stopped the two men. ...more

February 19, 2008

TAMPA - One of two University of South Florida students accused of transporting explosives has asked the courts to throw out the evidence against him because the search was racially motivated and illegal. ...more

December 21, 2007

Journalistic Priorities Where are the media's priorities? The most important article I have read all year is buried on page 13 of the Dec. 1 Tribune. A report released Nov. 30 finds "FDA Overwhelmed, Chaos Puts Public At Risk." This is front-page news! ...more

December 5, 2007

The federal consumer-product watchdog agency said Tuesday that a unilateral recall of lead-tainted toy animals by Wal-Mart Stores lacked information that consumers need, including how many toys were sold, when they were sold and at what other retailers. ...more

October 31, 2007