Some high-profile convicts past and present are among more than 2,000 people asking President George W. Bush to pardon them or commute their prison sentences before he leaves office. ...more

November 29, 2008

Two men accused of having a hand in a marijuana grow house opted for drug treatment over trial on Thursday. ...more

November 7, 2008

A second group called on Tuesday for Florida's top mortgage regulator to step down, a day after the state's chief financial officer asked for his resignation. ...more

July 23, 2008

The new leader at USA Track and Field sent a letter to President Bush asking him to deny Marion Jones' request to commute her six-month prison sentence for lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and a check-fraud scam. ...more

July 22, 2008

For less than $15, you can buy a cell phone loaded with minutes. You can buy more whenever those minutes run out. Best of all, you aren't locked into a long-term contract. ...more

July 14, 2008

Mary Ann and George Patisso Sr. closed a tragic chapter in their lives when they left Polk County today after a jury awarded them $60.1 million Tuesday for the wrongful death of their son. It is a judgment they are unlikely to collect. The man who murdered their son in December 1997 is on death row. ...more

July 2, 2008

A state appeals court on Friday overturned a theft conviction against state Sen. Gary Siplin, saying a jury wrongly convicted him of having an employee do campaign work on state time. ...more

December 29, 2007

Frustrated job hunters sometimes call with complaints about pre-employment background checks that include credit investigations. ...more

December 16, 2007

A Supreme Court judge convicted former President Alberto Fujimori of abuse of authority and sentenced him to six years in prison Tuesday in the first criminal conviction for Fujimori, who also faces human rights and corruption charges. ...more

December 12, 2007