At the "make-or-break" stage of talks with the United States on the withdrawal of American troops in Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has swept aside his negotiating team and replaced it with three of his closest aides, a reshuffle that some officials involved in the discussions warn risks sabotaging the agreement. ...more

August 31, 2008

Looking for bargains in a tough economy? Carrollwood shoppers have new alternatives. ...more

August 20, 2008

The leader of the decade-long Maoist rebellion in Nepal was finally elected prime minister Friday, after four months of political wrangling. His victory sets the stage for the former rebel's toughest challenge: how to uplift the lives of 27 million people in one of the poorest countries in the world at a time of soaring food and fuel prices. ...more

August 16, 2008

New wing expected to open Oct. 1. ...more

August 16, 2008

It has been a tough four months for Gulf offensive coordinator Brian Wright. ...more

August 15, 2008

A divided planning commission gave animal rescuer Sue Lambert permission to house as many as 25 dogs on her property off Altamont Lane despite the objections of neighbors who say Lambert's operation is a nuisance. ...more

August 14, 2008

Regarding "Experts No Longer Urging Monthly Breast Self-Exams" (Nation/World, July 31): ...more

August 4, 2008

A new and deadly disease that can wipe out the cabbage palm, which is the most popular palm in Highlands County, has spread from Manatee County to Hillsborough County and might be hitting Highlands County's neighbor to the north, Polk County. ...more

August 2, 2008

It had been more than four months since Judy O'Steen had been able to drive her golf cart. ...more

July 16, 2008

Alarmed by the sharply eroding confidence in the nation's two largest mortgage finance companies, the Bush administration Sunday asked Congress to approve a sweeping rescue package that would give officials the power to inject billions of federal dollars into the beleaguered companies through investments and loans. ...more

July 14, 2008