DANVILLE, Va. - Republican presidential candidate John McCain's campaign has ousted a prominent Virginia GOP figure who wrote a newspaper column mocking a potential Barack Obama administration. ...more

October 11, 2008

DENNIS, Mass. - A wayward manatee is headed south after being pulled from frigid waters off Cape Cod in an early morning rescue. ...more

October 11, 2008

Students in crowded classrooms at the University of South Florida may see relief next fall now that the university has advertised dozens of jobs for new faculty members. ...more

October 10, 2008

Gaza's smugglers are going legit: Owners of the scores of tunnels running under the Gaza-Egypt border have registered with the Hamas authorities, pledged to pay workers' compensation and hooked up their operations to the electricity network. ...more

October 9, 2008

A Harvard researcher says students who start at two-year schools are more likely to face obstacles on their way to a diploma. ...more

October 7, 2008

PLANT CITY The nation's largest wireless provider last week activated a new cell site in the Plant City area. ...more

October 4, 2008

The number of people applying for food stamps in Florida has skyrocketed. At the food stamp application processing center the phones are ringing off the hook. The call volume has risen to 120,000 a day, 40,000 more than a year ago. The number of Floridians using the program is up more than 20 percent statewide and more than 60 percent in some areas. ...more

September 30, 2008

Slowly but surely, my online life has spiraled out of control. Between posting photos on Flickr, updating my status on Facebook, blogging and commenting on and perusing various other sites, I'm having trouble keeping all my activities straight. And keeping track of what my friends are up to on the Web gets even harder. ...more

September 29, 2008

Stock in Jabil Circuit Inc. rose 30 cents Friday to $10.99 per share in a tough stock market as the company said net income rose almost fivefold compared with 2007, when it took restructuring charges. ...more

September 27, 2008