CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Sickles stanout John Henson scored 14 points and pulled down three rebounds for the West team in a 113-110 loss to the East in the McDonald's All-American Game Wednesday night. ...more

April 2, 2009

After losing both houses of Congress in the 1994 election, Bill Clinton expostulated: The president of the United States is not irrelevant! ...more

June 3, 2008

A high-ranking Colombian rebel leader has given herself up, the latest defection to suggest that the government's efforts to strike at the group's leadership is succeeding. ...more

May 20, 2008

For all the open-wheel racing fans who are bummed about the defection of the defending Indy Racing League and Indianapolis 500 champion to NASCAR, here's a bit of information: ...more

January 17, 2008

Cuban ballet master and choreographer Alberto Julio Rayneri Alonso died of heart failure in his adopted home of Gainesville. He was 90. ...more

January 5, 2008

In two weeks, Venezuela seems likely to start an extraordinary experiment in centralized, oil-fueled socialism. By law, the workday would be cut to six hours. Street vendors, homemakers and maids would have state-mandated pensions. And President Hugo Chavez would have significantly enhanced powers and be eligible for re-election for the rest of his life. ...more

November 17, 2007

The House handed President Bush the first veto override of his presidency Tuesday, voting overwhelmingly to save a $23 billion water resources bill stuffed with pet projects sought by lawmakers from both political parties, including almost $2 billion for Everglades restoration projects. ...more

November 7, 2007

The South Florida Bulls, four days after rising to No. 2 in the BCS standings, are the talk of college football. Nationally, many fans already have seen USF's team. But others have not, learning about USF's rise through brief highlights and news items. ...more

October 18, 2007

An al-Qaida front group threatened to assassinate Sunni leaders who 'stained the reputations' of their people by supporting the Americans as the Iraqi government's parliament base fragmented Saturday with the defection of a hard-line Shiite bloc. ...more

September 15, 2007