President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament and other global troubles yet emerged from their first full-blown summit Tuesday with scant progress beyond goodwill. ...more

November 17, 2009

Tarpon Springs Mayor Beverley Billiris says a news report created the incorrect impression she has a negative attitude about the job former City Manager Ellen Posivach did. ...more

January 17, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County schools are moving forward with a plan to buy hand-held electronic devices that aid in test-taking and data-gathering, but it's a decision that doesn't sit well with the union that represents school employees. ...more

November 9, 2008

Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched through Taiwan's capital Saturday to protest an upcoming visit by a senior Chinese envoy, saying the trip was part of Chinese efforts to assert control over the self-ruled island. ...more

October 26, 2008

Saddled with too much debt, Tampa-based Creative Loafing Inc., the owner of six alternative weekly newspapers, sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. ...more

September 30, 2008

By rights, John McCain should be getting hammered on economics. ...more

August 20, 2008

JoAnne Clay aims for a more active role in the community. ...more

July 17, 2008

A mortgage rescue to help hundreds of thousands of struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure and get more affordable, safer loans passed the Senate overwhelmingly on Friday, but it faces a bumpy road amid continuing turmoil in the housing market. ...more

July 12, 2008

President Bush appealed Saturday for swift congressional action on an economic rescue initiative and an electronic surveillance law that soon expires. ...more

January 27, 2008

Republican rivals Mitt Romney and John McCain both promised to revive recession-ravaged Michigan and the auto industry Monday as they campaigned in a presidential primary neither can afford to lose. ...more

January 15, 2008