Debra Tate, the sister of Roman Polanski's second wife, actress Sharon Tate, says Polanski is brilliant and a "good guy" and she doesn't think her former brother-in-law can get a fair trial in the United States. ...more

September 30, 2009

A Sebring man was released from jail Wednesday on a $17,500 bond following his arrest Tuesday on a Broward County warrant charging him with bigamy. ...more

May 23, 2009

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. steps into his new job as a senator's senator - steeped in its culture and deeply respectful of its role in Washington's intricate balance of power. There couldn't be a more fitting backdrop than the Capitol dome when he was sworn in as vice president Tuesday. ...more

January 24, 2009

My plan is to retire at age 62 but my wife is going to work until she is 66. ...more

September 29, 2008

Obituaries usually aren't about someone's death so much as about his or her life and family. From both standpoints, these newspaper notices are extremely valuable to genealogists. ...more

September 21, 2008

"The Geography of Love," by Glenda Burgess (Broadway Books, $22.95) ...more

September 7, 2008

A 17-year-old came home from school Monday to find his 45-year-old father shot to death in their Lakeland home. The teen, Eric Theismann, told Polk County sheriff's deputies that he was staying with his mother for the weekend but came home Sunday evening to get some clothes. That was the last time he spoke with his father, Vincent Thomas Theismann. ...more

January 15, 2008

Arizona men's basketball coach Lute Olson has filed for divorce, although his wife says she remains committed to the marriage. ...more

December 8, 2007

A day after a jury convicted Khalid Ali Pasha of killing his wife and her adult daughter, his attorney described him as likable, hard-working, religious and generous. ...more

November 2, 2007

TAMPA - A defense attorney for Khalid Ali Pasha described the convicted killer as likable, hard working, religious and generous. ...more

November 1, 2007