Germs. They're everywhere. That's what our mothers said - and for the most part they were right. ...more

January 30, 2009

A father runs into a maelstrom of colds, fevers and sniffles after his daughter starts going to day care. ...more

January 27, 2009

Retro '60s drama "Mad Men" and legal thriller "Damages" were poised to take a shot at making Emmy Awards history Sunday as basic cable's first best-series nominees. ...more

September 21, 2008

WASHINGTON - Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks - many calling them "lazy," "violent" or responsible for their own troubles. ...more

September 20, 2008

Getting to the final phase was one thing. Now, Chicago has some hard work ahead to overcome weaknesses in its bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. ...more

June 5, 2008

A loss like this at this time of year for a team still confident in its postseason destiny could, perhaps, be shrugged off as one of those unlucky games. But for the Lightning, whose playoff dream seems to fade a little each day, Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers was more than merely a stumbling block. ...more

February 3, 2008

Airline consolidation may not be the panacea for the industry amid persistently high fuel prices, but observers say it would help by removing domestic capacity from the system. ...more

January 24, 2008

My brother Dan in Miramar received the following e-mail from one of his co-workers who had just returned from a business trip. ...more

December 6, 2007

Four-year-old Alexandra Seelig is plopped down in front of a computer screen at Brandon Regional Library next to her big sister, 7-year-old Isabella. ...more

October 5, 2007

TAMPA - Four-year-old Alexandra Seelig is plopped down in front of a computer screen next to her big sister, Isabella, 7, at the Brandon Regional Library, oblivious to her surroundings. In their ears are "bugs," small earphones that talk to them. On the screen: a 20-minute course on how not to fall victim to Internet predators. Beginning this week, they became part of a culture of prevention at the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, which began a policy Monday of requiring anyone 17 or younger to take the course before they can set foot in cyberspace on a library computer. ...more

October 4, 2007