United Airlines acted correctly in removing an ill patient from the airplane ("Swine flu challenges airlines," front page, Nov. 10). Tuberculosis, measles and influenza are among many serious diseases that have spread in an airplane cabin. ...more

November 13, 2009

The Florida Highway Patrol will be checking for bad brakes, worn tires and other faulty equipment in July. ...more

July 13, 2009

Iraqis across the country voted Saturday in provincial elections that will help shape their future, but regardless of the outcome, it is clear that the Americans are already drifting offstage - and that most Iraqis are ready to see them go. ...more

February 2, 2009

Two months ago, Mohammad Anwar recalls, the Taliban paraded accused thieves through his village, tarred their faces with oil and threw them in jail. ...more

December 27, 2008

Crunch time is here for holiday travelers wanting to get home or get away from home for the holidays. Tampa International Airport officials say that each day leading up to Christmas, there are as many as 25,000 passengers leaving and 25,000 passengers arriving. ...more

December 23, 2008

Ray Kitchens, who died a year ago from an aggressive, fatal form of dementia, always loved the outdoors and a good adventure. ...more

October 20, 2008

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr warned Iraqi lawmakers that approving a U.S. troop agreement would be tantamount to a betrayal of the Iraqi people, as his supporters rallied against the deal Saturday. ...more

October 19, 2008

Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee Mosul, a day after the 10th killing of an Iraqi Christian in the northern city so far this month. ...more

October 14, 2008

The quarrel didn't last long. Angry Sunni fighters temporarily abandoned their checkpoints in a western Baghdad neighborhood after Iraqi soldiers briefly detained some of their colleagues, whose U.S.-backed patrols have helped curb violence. ...more

September 26, 2008

Sherrie St. James-Bastien is organizing a treasure hunt of sorts to mark the one-year anniversary of her father's death in November, and to benefit the organization she said helped ease his passing. ...more

September 10, 2008