Facebook is closing an uncomfortable chapter in its 5-year history. The social network says it will shut down Beacon, a program that tracks users' activities on other Web sites. When it launched in 2007, Beacon was immediately attacked by users as a privacy violation. ...more

September 22, 2009

The only thing more distressing than the increasingly darkening state budget picture in Tallahassee is the utter lack of leadership and problem-solving skills being shown by Gov. Charlie Crist and the Florida Legislature. ...more

December 10, 2008

An Army reservist will be reinstated in her former job and paid $2,500 under a lawsuit settlement reached Thursday between the U.S. Department of Justice and Hillsborough County Circuit Court Clerk Pat Frank's office. ...more

August 22, 2008

About 10 million Florida motorists will get $1 off their annual vehicle registration renewals in 2009-10 as the result of a federal lawsuit settlement approved Tuesday by Gov. Charlie Crist and the state Cabinet. ...more

August 13, 2008

American Express Co. has ended another round of litigation with a rival card company, but still faces serious headwinds from its customers. ...more

June 26, 2008

Florida's new effort to fight smoking through advertising starts Sunday with one of the most coveted ad spots, the Super Bowl. ...more

February 2, 2008

We all fantasize about what we would do if a pile of money dropped onto our laps. If you're like me, your plans have probably changed a bit as you've gotten older - dorm-room conversations about blowing it all on a far-flung vacation and a new car have turned into dinner party chats about paying down debt, sending the kids to the college of their dreams and spreading the wealth among family members. ...more

November 25, 2007

Police arrested Jude Law after he allegedly attacked a photographer outside his London home. The actor, however, denied the allegations Wednesday. ...more

September 6, 2007