A busload of activists representing working- and middle-class families paid visits Saturday to the lavish homes of American International Group executives to protest the tens of millions of dollars in bonuses awarded by the struggling insurance company after it received a massive federal bailout. ...more

March 21, 2009

Caroline Kennedy's mysteriously abrupt decision to abandon her Senate bid gave rise to an ugly swirl of accusations Thursday and feverish speculation over whether she jumped or was pushed. ...more

January 22, 2009

A 50-year-old housekeeper suspected of stealing from elderly clients was arrested today after a sting in which marked bills were placed at a customer's home, Gulfport police said. ...more

November 20, 2008

Helen Gordon Davis surprised friends when she told them she was running for the Florida House of Representatives. ...more

October 11, 2008

Hillsborough County Aging Services Department is a lifeline for 77-year-old Jean Parrish, who is blind. ...more

June 28, 2008

We are deep now, deep into the season of lofty speech-making, of oratorical reflection and anticipation, of philosophizing that anticipates the moment when tassels will be turned from the side symbolizing near-graduate to alumnus. ...more

June 5, 2008

Each Mother's Day, Nettie Smith is showered with cards and letters. With 15 grown children, her house is filled with greeting cards, flowers and family on any given holiday, but Mother's Day brings an avalanche of affection. ...more

May 10, 2008

If a stay-at-home mom could be compensated in dollars rather than personal satisfaction and unconditional love, she would rake in a nifty sum of nearly $117,000 a year. ...more

May 9, 2008

Put Money Where It's Needed Most This makes me sick to my stomach. It is unbelievable that our schools function at all. ...more

May 2, 2008

TAMPA-- Lilian y José Ruiz jamás pensaron que a su edad estarían cambiando pañales y criando a tres niños. "No ha sido fácil tener tres hijos de golpe", dijo José. "Uno está mayor y yo fui muy organizado en mi vida, de no tener tantos muchachos". ...more

February 15, 2008