A Salvadoran immigrant convicted of attacking two women in the park where Chandra Levy's remains were found was expected to be arrested in the next few days in the former intern's slaying, a person close to the investigation said. ...more

February 22, 2009

Zoo Needs Good Cleaning I have been a volunteer docent at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo for over six years, which is why I've kept my mouth shut up to now, but enough is enough. Read the exact words used by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums in temporarily revoking the memberships of both zoo President Lex Salisbury and animal Collections Director Larry Killmar: "for intentionally failing to abide" by the association's policies, etc. ...more

December 10, 2008

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, unexpectedly announced Friday that its chief executive will retire in February and be replaced by the head of its international division. ...more

November 22, 2008

At the Green Shift Music and Comics store in Tampa, they sell guitars and funny books. But something not so amusing happened there recently. ...more

November 3, 2008

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua - A man and a teenager from Antigua were charged Monday in the killing of a British couple on their honeymoon, officials in the Caribbean island nation said. ...more

August 19, 2008

"One-Way Ticket: A Brady Coyne Novel," by William G. Tapply (St. Martin's Minotaur, $23.95) ...more

December 23, 2007

It used to be simple: Grab a bottle of water and go. Once seen as the hallmark of healthy living, bottled water is facing a backlash from environmentalists who worry about all those discarded plastic containers, more than 80 percent of which end up in landfills and incinerators. Then there's the practical argument: Why pay for something that flows freely from the faucet? ...more

December 19, 2007

You've heard the horror stories. Adoption has gotten a bad rap in recent years. ...more

November 17, 2007