The Franciscan Center welcomed a tranquil addition to its grounds Sunday: a riverside pavilion designed by University of South Florida architecture students. ...more

October 13, 2008

Tens of thousands rallied in several cities Friday against a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, raising doubts that negotiators can meet July's target to finalize a pact to keep U.S. troops in Iraq after the current U.N. mandate expires. ...more

May 31, 2008

Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr opted Friday to keep the cease-fire order for his Mahdi Army militia in place for another six months, a step that will limit U.S. and Iraqi casualties while bolstering al-Sadr's importance as a political player as Iraqi factions jostle for power. ...more

February 23, 2008

All the ingredients for a parade were there: sunny skies, marching bands in formation, politicians waving from convertibles, antique cars and beads. Always beads. ...more

January 22, 2008

Organizers throughout Highlands County are getting ready to start a week of festivities for Martin Luther King Jr. They have planned parades, picnics, prayer services and dramatic performances to celebrate the life and the work of the civil rights leader, whose protests and demonstrations were instrumental in combating the segregation that persisted through the South during the 1950s and 1960s. ...more

January 18, 2008

Some neighbors of Daystar, a faith-based agency that helps the poor and homeless, are complaining the facility on the grounds of the United Methodist Church on Lazella Street, is attracting an unwelcome element to their neighborhood. ...more

October 24, 2007

TAMPA - Federal prosecutors plan to use a laptop computer to present evidence at a bail hearing Friday for two University of South Florida students recently indicted on federal explosives charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Hoffer filed a motion this morning asking for court permission to bring a portable computer into the federal courthouse, where most electronic devices are allowed only with a court order. ...more

September 13, 2007

Once a year, Jews are called to atone formally for wrongdoings, humble their souls and cleanse themselves of sin before God. ...more

September 8, 2007