His voice firm, his wave familiar, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told a cheering Democratic National Convention on Monday night that his is "a season of hope" for an era of justice and fair prosperity with the election of Sen. Barack Obama as president. ...more

August 26, 2008

I haven't read Robert Novak's column in 10 years. Back in 1998, he made a comment on CNN - what it was is not material here - that I considered beyond the pale. I decided I could henceforth do without his opinions and insights. He impressed me as a distinctly disagreeable man. And that was well before he outed covert CIA agent Valerie Plame. ...more

August 7, 2008

New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez headed home to the Dominican Republic on Thursday following the death of his father. ...more

July 25, 2008

NEW RULES SET TO AFFECT SIXTH-GRADERS AT HERNANDO'S K-8 SCHOOLS IN FALL ...more

July 19, 2008

After his older brother was fatally shot in what appeared to be a random carjacking, Dar Chanthavong was too grief-stricken to join his family whenever they pleaded in front of television cameras for information in the killing. ...more

June 24, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - After his older brother was fatally shot in what appeared to be a random carjacking, Dar Chanthavong was too grief-stricken to join his family whenever they pleaded in front of television cameras for information in the killing. Then last November, Chanthavong's mother, a nursing assistant who single-handedly raised $20,000 in reward money, died of brain cancer, less than two months after she was diagnosed. Sompong Chanthavong was the family member who worked most furiously to see that her son's killer was brought to justice, sometimes haranguing investigators for their failure to do so. Now her youngest son, Dar, has taken up the mantle. ...more

June 23, 2008

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said it was "good to be home" after flying back to Massachusetts on Monday, one week after undergoing an aggressive and delicate surgery to treat a cancerous brain tumor. ...more

June 10, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a bill requiring Florida elementary schools provide 30 minutes of continuous exercise daily for their students. ...more

June 3, 2008

Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent, whose elegant pantsuits redefined how modern women dressed, died Sunday evening. He was 71. ...more

June 2, 2008

Before David Cook was crowned an "American Idol" on Wednesday night, he hit the stage with ZZ Top and played "Sharp Dressed Man." ...more

May 23, 2008