When the neurologist told Nelida Bagley her son wouldn't survive his brain injury, all she could do was scream. ...more

December 21, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The roar of the motorcycle engines signaled National Guard Sgt. Jose Pequeno's arrival Friday. ...more

December 20, 2008

The young Marine came back from the war, with his toughest fight ahead of him. Merlin German waged that battle in the quiet of a Texas hospital, far from the dusty road in Iraq where a bomb exploded, leaving him with burns over 97 percent of his body. ...more

May 26, 2008

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida has joined at least two other Washington lawmakers requesting a full accounting into whether the reported rapes of American contractors in Iraq are being adequately investigated. ...more

December 15, 2007

Advocates for the disabled are pushing Walt Disney World and SeaWorld Orlando to lift a ban on the use of Segways at the theme parks, saying the scooters give people who can't walk a degree of personal freedom not afforded by wheelchairs. ...more

October 14, 2007