After Hillsborough County's rail plans stalled 10 years ago, Charlotte, N.C., got the federal money that had been designated for Tampa's project. ...more

October 25, 2009

Angelina Jolie on Thursday visited a settlement for displaced Iraqis in northwest Baghdad in her role as a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR. ...more

July 23, 2009

Even as China's state media slammed the country's massive U.S. debt purchases, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Tuesday that China's leaders believe in "the basic resilience and dynamism of the U.S. economy." ...more

June 3, 2009

Prince Harry plans to mark his first official visit to the United States with a stop at the World Trade Center site. ...more

May 29, 2009

Fidel Castro met Tuesday with three members of the Congressional Black Caucus, the former Cuban president's first known meeting with American officials since he fell ill in July 2006. ...more

April 7, 2009

Hillsborough County's teacher of the year celebrated in style Thursday with her class at Cleveland Elementary School. Megan Allen and some of her fourth-grade students enjoyed a limousine ride as part of her prize, which also included a yearlong lease of a Lexus, thousands of dollars in education scholarships and a four-day trip to the Bahamas. We're guessing Allen won't be making that a class trip, however. ...more

March 20, 2009

A local friend called to ask if I would give a talk at a meeting of a national group of retirees. Having spoken around town a few times, I threw out some ideas of fun topics for her to pick from. "No," she said, "I want you to speak on caregiving." ...more

March 18, 2009

When Pope Benedict XVI embarks on his first trip to Africa as pontiff today, traveling to Cameroon and Angola, he will be visiting the future of the church, if not its present. ...more

March 17, 2009

SeaCoast Airlines will increase its schedule between St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport and Key West from four to five days a week April 1 by adding a round-trip flight on Wednesdays. ...more

February 26, 2009

SeaCoast Airlines will increase its schedule between St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport and Key West from four to five days a week April 1 by adding a round-trip flight on Wednesdays. ...more

February 25, 2009