There was a time when political conventions were judged by their balloon drops and big hats. This Democratic convention will definitely not be one of those years. This year the Democrats will meet with a seriousness of purpose that reflects the great challenges that lay before our nation. We believe that our nominee will be the next president. But we also believe that Sen. Barack Obama will inherit looming foreign challenges, a country that is badly divided and a domestic economy in disarray. So our burden will be to not merely excite the party faithful, but to reach out and articulate the kind of serious change that so many right-thinking Americans yearn for. ...more

August 24, 2008

In a small courtroom here, Ever Veloza, over the past year, has confessed to nearly 1,000 slayings in Colombia's conflict and recounted how the death squads he helped run were supported by army officers and prominent politicians. ...more

August 20, 2008

This country's impeachment crisis once again has thrust the powerful Pakistani military into the political spotlight. But unlike in decades past, when any show of disarray within a civilian government practically guaranteed that a coup would follow, the army has stayed firmly on the sidelines. ...more

August 17, 2008

A woman was charged with child neglect Thursday after a motorist saw her 3-year-old son wandering around her front yard. ...more

August 16, 2008

Glitches in a new Medicaid computer system have left many workers who care for Florida's poor and disabled without paychecks for the past three weeks. ...more

July 18, 2008

Glitches in a new Medicaid computer system have left many workers who care for Florida's poor and disabled without paychecks for the past three weeks. ...more

July 17, 2008

Hernando High Among Schools With All-New Leadership ...more

July 4, 2008

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - The bedroom bears the telltale signs of a typical boy on the cusp of his teen years: discarded food wrappers, video game consoles, clothes scattered on the floor. ...more

February 3, 2008

Even the margin of victory reminded the playoff-bound Washington Redskins of Sean Taylor. ...more

December 31, 2007

Some walked off the field briskly or broke into a slow jog, zigzagging around the larger-than-normal media horde. Many looked away, trying to avoid eye contact and questions about a team in disarray. ...more

December 20, 2007