Fred D. Thompson, the former senator from Tennessee, dropped out of the Republican race for president Tuesday after a third-place primary showing Saturday in South Carolina, a state he had hoped to win when he entered the race riding a wave of optimism among conservatives looking for a strong general election candidate. ...more

January 23, 2008

A suspect has been named in the near-fatal shooting of a shopkeeper at Boyett's Grove last April. The sheriff's office announced Tuesday that a warrant is out for the arrest of 23-year-old Elijah Jermaine Montgomery, who goes by the street name "Money." ...more

January 22, 2008

Scientists at a California company reported Thursday that they had created the first mature cloned human embryos from single skin cells taken from adults, a significant advance toward the goal of growing personalized stem cells for patients suffering from various diseases. ...more

January 18, 2008

Sometimes the most uneasy place to be for a basketball team is on the verge of greatness, the cusp of respect. ...more

January 7, 2008

More than 150 Iowans were rustling in their chairs at a community college the other night, waiting for John Edwards. His bus was parked and running outside the door, but it was nearly 45 minutes before he finally made his characteristically late entrance. ...more

December 19, 2007

After 10 games, the University of South Florida's 7-3 record is identical to last season. ...more

December 16, 2007

With his status as GOP presidential front-runner in question, Rudy Giuliani made a speech here Saturday intended to mark a turning point in his campaign, but which relied heavily on past themes - his role after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, cleaning up New York City, and an aggressive stance on terrorism and homeland security. ...more

December 15, 2007

Wall Street plunged Tuesday after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter point, disappointing investors who were expecting the central bank to move more aggressively to help the economy overcome the credit and mortgage crisis. ...more

December 11, 2007

SEBRING — Maybe it was because he was in great shape. Maybe it was Darrel Smith's helmet that made the difference and saved his life after a car struck his bike in August. Perhaps, Smith thought, it was the thousands of prayers given for him from other park rangers, his fellow bicyclists and the entire community. In a little more than three months, Smith came out of a month-long medically induced coma, regained 20 pounds of lost muscle and just last Thursday took a two-mile ride on his tricycle for the first time since the accident. "Yes, it hurt like hell... I got nine pieces of stainless steel (in me) right now. Two of them are cables," he said, showing his right hip. His smile and his beaming optimism goes against the grain of the aches he described. Smith's trainer, Keith A. Bowyer Jr., thinks it was Smith's drive that got him where he is now. Smith's hoping by Friday that he will get back on his job at Highlands Hammock State Park. By Christmas, Smith's hoping he can try out a bicycle. ...more

December 11, 2007

Get ready, Florida State fans. The annual offseason coaching carousel is starting to spin, and like a year ago, Jimbo Fisher's name is expected to pop up in nearly every rumor. ...more

November 20, 2007