A police officer is gunned down in his patrol car in Penn Hills, Pa., while waiting for backup. Near Seattle, four officers starting their day at a coffee shop are ambushed by an ex-con with a handgun. Another four officers are shot to death in Oakland, Calif., after a traffic stop gone awry. Across the nation, 2009 was a particularly perilous year for officers involved in gun disputes. ...more

December 13, 2009

A judge has sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis to time served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns. ...more

November 7, 2009

Among the many new "rights" being conjured out of thin air, a new one seems to be a "right" to win. ...more

November 23, 2008

The executive who succeeded Jay-Z as the head of hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near Atlanta, police said Sunday. ...more

November 3, 2008

TAMPA Economists say there's a bright spot to be found in one of the Tampa Bay area's rougher edges: the Port of Tampa. ...more

September 11, 2008

This is the Marcus & Millichap 2008 ranking of industrial markets based on various indicators, including employment growth, construction, amount of industrial vacancy and rent growth. ...more

September 11, 2008

The Clorox Co., targeted by activists for emitting pollution, has a new partner: the Sierra Club. ...more

July 17, 2008

TAMPA — It's always Hammer time somewhere. Saturday, St. Petersburg is the place. ...more

July 16, 2008

American Airlines will cut back flying later this year at many airports, including hubs in Dallas and Chicago, as it attempts to cope with record high fuel prices. ...more

June 26, 2008

As 2,000 convention delegates gather in Puerto Rico, the Service Employees International Union is about to jettison a time-honored union tradition - having members go to their union representatives with their questions and grievances. ...more

June 1, 2008