The chairman of AIG has told Congress he's asked executives to give back their bonuses. The chief executive officer of the failed insurance conglomerate acknowledged Wednesday that the company's multimillion-dollar bonuses were "distasteful" to many and had provoked a firestorm of wrath. "I share that anger," Edward Liddy, chairman and CEO of the American International Group Inc., said in testimony prepared for Congress. ...more

March 18, 2009

Springstead clobbers Ocala-West Port in regional final, 76-47, to answer all the doubters and earn a spot in the state semifinals. ...more

February 28, 2009

The record profit Florida's home builders made during the boom years has given way to massive problems with cash flow and credit that builders blamed Monday on banks hoarding billions in federal bailout dollars. ...more

November 25, 2008

The record profit Florida's homebuilders made during the boom years has given way to massive problems with cash flow and credit that builders in a news conference today blamed on banks hoarding billions of federal bailout dollars. ...more

November 24, 2008

SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia is willing to produce more oil if customers need it, the kingdom's oil minister said Sunday without citing any specific output increase. ...more

June 22, 2008

Turns out that new airline checked-bag fee wasn't the end of it. Airlines ratcheted up the pressure on fliers ahead of the holiday weekend, significantly raising ticket prices to offset the runaway cost of fuel. The three biggest carriers each boosted most domestic fares by up to $60 roundtrip, and budget airline AirTran Airways raised its leisure fares by $30 roundtrip. ...more

May 23, 2008

A mob torched a church sheltering hundreds of people fleeing election violence Tuesday, killing up to 50 people, including many children, as four days of rioting and ethnic clashes marked one of the darkest times in Kenya's history. ...more

January 2, 2008

Al-Qaida captive Abu Zubaydah, whose interrogation videotapes were destroyed by the CIA, remains the subject of a dispute between FBI and CIA officials over his significance as a terrorism suspect and whether his most important revelations came from traditional interrogations or from torture. ...more

December 20, 2007

Intense pressure from then-Gov. Jeb Bush, civil rights activists and attorneys for a dead teen's parents did not influence the conclusions of the second autopsy on the boy, the doctor who performed it testified Friday. ...more

October 6, 2007

A British couple named as suspects in the disappearance of their 4-year-old daughter in Portugal are to return home today, a family spokeswoman said. ...more

September 9, 2007