A St. Petersburg police officer was justified when he fatally shot a teenager twice in the back June 7, the state attorney's office said Tuesday. ...more

August 13, 2008

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker and five other public officials released an open letter to the community this morning asking for peace after the shooting death of 17-year-old Javon Dawson and urging any witnesses to come forward. ...more

August 11, 2008

As giant oil companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips get set to report what will probably be another round of eye-popping quarterly profit, just where is all that money going? ...more

July 23, 2008

Cuba on Wednesday accused U.S. diplomats of instigating opponents of the communist-run government to hold public protests to mark American Independence Day. ...more

July 3, 2008

Police clashed violently with supporters of the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday after she announced that her party would carry out a mass demonstration Friday and a protest march next week if the president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, refuses to end emergency rule. ...more

November 8, 2007