Miguel Tejada is under FBI scrutiny, officials said Thursday after opening a preliminary investigation into whether the former American League MVP lied when he told federal authorities he never took steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. ...more

January 18, 2008

Rudy Giuliani marched his way into America's heart when he walked that dusty boulevard to the twin towers after the attacks of 9/11. He became a national hero that day, a leader in a time of crisis. ...more

January 11, 2008

Leave it to lawmakers to try to ruin a smart state program that rewards Florida's most committed teachers. ...more

January 5, 2008

In the wake of an academic cheating scandal that forced FSU to leave more than 20 scholarship players home, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has come under extra scrutiny, prompting some to call for his retirement. ...more

December 28, 2007

Early steps have been made toward bringing the Brooksville Police Department in line with state and national standards. ...more

December 20, 2007

Some credit card companies are raising interest rates on good customers even if they pay down their balances on time every month. The reason they cite is that the customer's credit rating has fallen elsewhere. A Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing on credit card practices heard the testimony of people who had a nasty surprise when they thought they were paying down their balances, but it turned out they were only paying off interest. Major credit card companies such as Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have said they will discontinue the practice of raising a customer's interest rate based solely on a change in their credit score. Capital One said its policy is not to change customers' interest rates if their credit scores go down. ...more

December 5, 2007

The fields of Balkh province in northern Afghanistan were free of opium poppies this year, a success touted often by Afghan and international officials. But one look at Mohammad Alam's fields uncovers an emerging drug problem. ...more

November 28, 2007

These days, lots of important decisions about your life are being made in Tallahassee. ...more

November 25, 2007

These days, lots of important decisions about your life are being made in Tallahassee. How much property tax you will pay, what kind of insurance you can buy, whether public education and health care will be funded adequately. Increasingly, however, these decisions are being made in private, without the scrutiny of the public and the media. ...more

November 24, 2007

Presidential campaigns, with their boiler-room pressure, news media scrutiny and organizational challenges, have always functioned as something of a dress rehearsal for the White House. How do the candidates make tough decisions? Are they willing to listen to opposing points of view? Do they micromanage? ...more

November 24, 2007