Investors in a wiped out Sarasota hedge fund tell similar stories today about the rise and fall of their money. ...more

January 17, 2009

TAMPA -- Millions of chance-takers buying Powerball tickets in 30 states came up empty Wednesday night, with no winners making claim to the $105.3 million jackpot. But players have another chance to win Saturday night. The top prize: $120 million. ...more

January 8, 2009

Slush has never smelled so spicy. ...more

December 18, 2008

"Hit and Run," by Lawrence Block (William Morrow, $24.95) ...more

September 21, 2008

Tremendous advances in technology haven't replaced two basic ingredients worthy of every homeowner's disaster kit: the lowly bag that can be filled with sand and the tough tape designed to connect duct pipes. ...more

July 1, 2008

The message of change being delivered by the voters in campaign '08 is directed as much against Des Moines, Lansing and Tallahassee as it is against Washington. ...more

January 28, 2008

Long before most people knew of Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson expected to capture the support of the Republican Party's evangelical wing. ...more

January 11, 2008

Just two months ago, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York appeared to have turned a corner in Iowa. Now, as the race here enters its final month, she is once again fighting to fend off concerns that have dogged her from the start of her campaign in the state. ...more

December 4, 2007

A grain bin collapsed and sent a wave of corn into a home, sweeping it off its foundation, trapping a family of four and shaking the ground for miles. ...more

November 21, 2007

Democrat Barack Obama knocked on doors in the Iowa capital Saturday, talking up his opposition to the war in Iraq. ...more

October 14, 2007