A former University of Florida law professor has sued the school, claiming she was forced to resign after complaining about racism. ...more

February 10, 2009

British lawyer and writer John Mortimer, creator of the curmudgeonly criminal lawyer Rumpole of the Bailey, died Friday. He was 85. ...more

January 16, 2009

Oxford scientist finds prehistoric spider web. ...more

December 15, 2008

A Tierra Verde woman attending college at the University of Pennsylvania is among 32 people from across the United States to win this year's Rhodes Scholarships. ...more

November 24, 2008

A Tierra Verde woman attending college at the University of Pennsylvania is among 32 people from across the United States to win this year's Rhodes Scholarships. Anthropology student Abigail Seldin, 20, curated an exhibit about Pennsylvania's Lenape Indians, a tribe long thought to have left the state by 1803. ...more

November 23, 2008

The pass from Boston College quarterback Chris Crane was incomplete. But as the ball sailed out of bounds, Florida State defender Myron Rolle found himself on the Eagles' sideline and face to face with Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski. ...more

November 22, 2008

The Church of England owes Charles Darwin an apology for misunderstanding the naturalist's theory of evolution, a cleric wrote on an Anglican Web site launched today. ...more

September 15, 2008

South Florida Community College's Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) chapter will hold the PTK 2008 Honors Seminar Series, "The Paradox of Affluence: Choices, Challenges, and Consequences," during the fall 2008 term. This series of four lectures will be broadcast live via satellite to SFCC as well as college campuses across the nation. The lectures are open to students and the public, and there is no charge to attend. ...more

July 18, 2008

Garrett Johnson has never wanted sports to define who he was. And considering he was a salutatorian in high school, a magna cum laude college graduate and Rhodes scholar, you'd have to say he has done a darn good job of avoiding the "dumb jock" label. ...more

June 27, 2008

PAKISTAN - Benazir Bhutto's 19-year-old son was chosen Sunday to succeed her as chairman of her opposition party, while her husband will serve as co-chairman, extending Pakistan's most famous political dynasty to a third generation, party officials said. ...more

December 30, 2007