Pinellas County has its first official swine flu-related death. The patient was a 36-year-old man and, as with many of the swine flu fatalities, had an underlying health condition. The health department learned Monday he had tested positive for swine flu, but it has released few other details, including his name or when he died, because of patient privacy concerns. ...more

August 11, 2009

With an upgrade to its mobile maps, Google Inc. hopes to prove it can track people on the go as effectively as it searches for information on the Internet. Track Your Friends' Exact Location With New Google Application ...more

February 4, 2009

Robert Vassallo and Angellette Smith had been battered by waves for two days when a final surge sent their boat crashing into a reef off the western coast of Cuba. ...more

January 9, 2009

Robert Vassallo and Angellette Smith had been battered by waves for two days when a final surge sent their boat crashing into a reef off the western coast of Cuba. ...more

January 8, 2009

Prescription drugs now kill more Floridians than heroin or cocaine, yet the state does not monitor the prescribing and dispensing of deadly painkillers, such as oxycodone. ...more

January 6, 2009

The Department of Homeland Security will take responsibility from airlines for checking passenger names against watch lists beginning in January and will require all commercial passengers for the first time to provide their full name, date of birth and gender as a condition of boarding a flight, U.S. officials said Wednesday. ...more

October 23, 2008

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Fort Lauderdale authorities say two JetBlue pilots attacked a cab driver because they wouldn't pay for the ride. ...more

October 1, 2008

In a nod to privacy complaints, Viacom won't be told the identities of individuals who watch video clips on the popular video-sharing site YouTube. ...more

July 16, 2008

Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and when. ...more

July 4, 2008

Most people read their college alumni magazines for the class notes, immediately flipping to the back to see who was married, had a baby or was promoted to an envy-inducing job. The columns tend to be meatiest at this time of year - class reunion season. ...more

June 13, 2008