Less than a month before Afghanistan's presidential election, Taliban fighters wearing suicide vests attacked a provincial capital Saturday, triggering gunbattles that killed seven militants. ...more

July 26, 2009

Rick Clark is a self-described geezer who is determined to never fit the stereotype. ...more

April 11, 2009

Getting the first-round bye for the district tournament is always a plus, and one of the benefits of finishing in first place. ...more

March 25, 2009

Mary Yvette Thomas Mathis was automatically re-elected to the Plant City Commission when the qualification period ended today without the incumbent drawing a challenger. ...more

February 20, 2009

VAL D'ISERE, France - Manfred Pranger of Austria won the men's slalom on a desperately difficult course at the World Championships on Sunday after a succession of challengers failed to finish. ...more

February 16, 2009

By any normal political standards, last week's congressional agreement on an economic stimulus package was a great victory for President Barack Obama. He got more or less what he asked for: almost $800 billion to rescue the economy, with most of the money allocated to spending rather than tax cuts. Break out the champagne! ...more

February 15, 2009

The Republican National Committee has elected former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele the first black Republican National Committee chairman. Steele was the most moderate candidate in the field and was considered an outsider because he's not an RNC member. He beat back four challengers, including incumbent Mike Duncan, who was forced to withdraw from the field midway through the balloting in the face of a lack of support. ...more

January 30, 2009

The election of Barack Obama as president of the United States captured the attention of the world. Following are excerpts from foreign newspapers on the election of the nation's first black president: ...more

November 9, 2008

Richard Nugent handily won a third term as the county's sheriff Tuesday, beating a write-in political rookie and a Democratic contender. ...more

November 5, 2008

Hernando showed up in force to take part in history. The county saw a nearly 72 percent turnout rate for the general election, or 88,413 of 123,013 registered voters. Perhaps surprisingly, though, that isn't a record, said Elections Supervisor Annie Williams. ...more

November 5, 2008