A federal judge has issued two temporary restraining orders designed to stop what officials call a wave of deceptive "robo-calls" warning people their auto warranties are expiring and offering to sell them new service plans. ...more

May 16, 2009

Jurors were unable to reach a verdict in their second day of deliberations in the federal explosives trial of Youssef Megahed. ...more

April 2, 2009

Jurors were unable to reach a verdict in their second day of deliberations in the federal explosives trial of Youssef Megahed. ...more

April 1, 2009

Who should ultimately decide what treatment is medically necessary — a doctor or a Medicaid provider? ...more

March 31, 2009

A 78-year-old mental health therapist was convicted today for the second time on a charge that he drove to the Tampa area to sexually and physically abuse two boys. ...more

March 27, 2009

Lawyer says Bernard Madoff's assets have reached $1 billion. ...more

March 23, 2009

A federal judge orders the FDA to let 17-year-olds obtain the Plan B morning-after pill. ...more

March 23, 2009

The National Rifle Association has appealed a federal court ruling that blocked a Bush administration policy allowing people to carry concealed, loaded guns in national parks. ...more

March 20, 2009

A federal judge on Thursday blocked a federal rule allowing people to carry concealed, loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges. ...more

March 19, 2009

What prosecutors describe as dangerous explosives were actually harmless, homemade model rockets, a defense attorney told jurors as the trial of former University of South Florida student Youssef Megahed opened Wednesday. ...more

March 19, 2009