Authorities in Sudan formally charged a British schoolteacher Wednesday with inciting religious hatred for allowing her primary school students in Khartoum to name a teddy bear Muhammad. The move escalated diplomatic tensions between the two countries. ...more

November 29, 2007

Terrabrook, the company that developed Westchase, is creating the town of Connerton in Pasco County. ...more

November 18, 2007

For one game Tuesday night, River Ridge looked like a volleyball team destined to make its way deep into the playoffs. ...more

November 8, 2007

A few years ago, while visiting the Tribune editorial board, former Rep. Sam Gibbons, Hillsborough County's longtime congressman and a World War II veteran, mentioned how relieved he was when two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in August 1945. His feelings were shared by millions of servicemen who would have been part of a planned invasion of the Japanese islands. ...more

November 6, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - When it comes to putting together a game plan, River Ridge coach Heidi Castelamare doesn't look at the three degrees of separation. ...more

November 5, 2007

A grandmother strolls behind two toddlers navigating their tricycles down a sidewalk in Carriage Pointe, a new subdivision in Gibsonton. ...more

October 20, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Finally, the part of the schedule that calls for weekend tournaments for many teams. It's a chance for squads to leave the comforts of the county and face the unfamiliar, which will be helpful in preparing for the postseason. ...more

October 2, 2007

Rangers pitcher Vicente Padilla was suspended Tuesday for seven games and Athletics outfielder Nick Swisher was given three games for an incident that occurred in the first inning of Sunday's game in Oakland. ...more

September 19, 2007

Patricia Dugas reached out, touched Kevin Everett's arm and asked her son if he could feel her hand. Everett - lying in a hospital bed, barely awake and hooked to life-support systems - nodded yes. ...more

September 13, 2007

Warnings four years ago that antidepressants were increasing suicidal behavior among young people caused a precipitous drop in the drugs' use - a drop that coincided with an unprecedented increase in suicides in that age group, a new study has found. ...more

September 6, 2007