James Bernard Bain, free of steel bars and having to stare at the outside world through chain link and concertina wire, stood outside the Polk County Courthouse on Thursday morning, wrapped in the warmth of freedom. ...more

December 18, 2009

If my President Obama is apologizing for me regarding slavery, I would like to retract my part of the apology. ...more

June 23, 2009

A memoir by three Americans held captive by Colombia's leftist rebels for 5 1/2 years is anything but flattering to Ingrid Betancourt, the most-famous hostage who shared their jungle Calvary. ...more

February 27, 2009

The Rays and Red Sox have a long history of butting heads - artfully referred to Thursday as "past pugilistic events" by Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon - but no one is expecting a renewal of those hostilities in the ALCS. ...more

October 10, 2008

Cheech and Chong want to make one thing clear. This reunion of theirs? It's for the kids. ...more

September 25, 2008

Having lost only nine seniors, six that saw regular playing time, the Pasco Pirates have the benefit of being able to build from a season in which they won a district title. ...more

May 22, 2008

Monarch Country Club, designed by Arnold Palmer, opened in March 1987. Palmer was there to christen the golf course, located near the Stuart exit of Florida's Turnpike. Midway through the round, Palmer was distracted when a low-flying small jet buzzed the course. ...more

February 21, 2008

Kenya's opposition leader Sunday called for international peacekeepers to help restore calm in a country once considered one of the most stable on the continent, as weeks of violence linked to the disputed presidential election gathered frightening momentum. ...more

February 4, 2008

This following statement may be sacrilege to those of you stuck in the way-back machine, but this game isn't about Tony Dungy. He used to coach the Bucs a long time ago, and Tampa always will love him, but what's happening now in this tale of two cities is a lot more interesting than anything that happened six years ago. ...more

October 6, 2007

A year after 10 of their female classmates were shot, some boys who escaped unharmed from West Nickel Mines Amish School are tormented by guilt, according to the co-author of a new book about the massacre. ...more

September 23, 2007