Sean Penn has withdrawn his petition to separate from his wife of 13 years. ...more

May 21, 2009

A misdemeanor battery charge has been dropped against a substitute teacher accused of slapping a student, court records show. ...more

April 16, 2009

Victor Miller should have returned the money, authorities say. On March 2, he went into the Wachovia Bank at 6604 Massachusetts Ave. to cash a $500 check. But a teller's mistake led to his leaving the bank with $5,000, a police report said. ...more

April 2, 2009

Victor Miller should have returned the money, authorities say. ...more

April 1, 2009

Michael Sarver, latest castoff from "American Idol," isn't ready to go back to the oil rig. ...more

March 27, 2009

"Populist anger in America is the anger of dispossession," writes Newsweek's Rick Perlstein. "The delinking of effort and reward has become all too manifest. That always makes Americans angry. We do not like to reward those who do not produce." ...more

March 26, 2009

The South Florida Community College softball team played solid ball against Santa Fe in Saturday's doubleheader. ...more

March 24, 2009

NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won. ...more

March 23, 2009

Sometimes good ideas have to be put on hold during desperate times, and considering Florida's economic climate, that time is now. We support a bill sponsored by Rep. Denise Grimsley that would postpone impact fees for a set period of time, although we differ on the length of the postponement. ...more

March 13, 2009

Legislation to extend law enforcement officers' "bill of rights" should be called the "Keep Bad Cops Employed Act." If adopted, it will be virtually impossible for police and sheriff departments to cleanse miscreants from their ranks. ...more

March 9, 2009