The woman who took a gun-shaped cigarette lighter into the Hillsborough County Courthouse last week, unintentionally causing an evacuation, will not be charged, Hillsborough County deputies said. ...more

August 13, 2009

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ventures south of the border this week at a moment when the tricky dynamics of the U.S.-Mexico relationship are on full display. ...more

March 23, 2009

A memorial service was held for Caylee Anthony two months after the slain Florida toddler's remains were discovered in woods near where she lived with her mother and grandparents. ...more

February 10, 2009

The traffic in and around Raymond James will be heavy before, during and after today's Super Bowl. ...more

February 1, 2009

On a surprise visit to Iraq, President George W. Bush is calling the six-year conflict there hard but necessary work. ...more

December 14, 2008

POTSDAM, Germany (AP) -- Germany is dropping its pursuit of a ban on Scientology after finding insufficient evidence of illegal activity, security officials said Friday. Domestic intelligence services will continue to monitor the group, officials said. The German branch of the Los Angeles-based Church of Scientology has been under observation by domestic intelligence services for more than a decade. Top security officials asked state governments in December to begin gathering information on whether they had sufficient grounds to seek a ban. ...more

November 21, 2008

In a methodical execution-style attack, gunmen with automatic weapons cornered and killed an American aid worker and his Pakistani driver Wednesday in the capital of Pakistan's volatile northwest region. ...more

November 13, 2008

A troubling trend in automated teller machinations has found its way into the Bay area and Tampa police say anyone who uses convenient roadside ATMs can be a potential victim. ...more

September 16, 2008

Tampa police Cpl. Mark Altimari was using the ATM at a Bank of America branch at 1710 E. Fowler Ave. on Sept. 5 and found something unexpected: a skimming device used by thieves to capture ATM card access numbers. ...more

September 15, 2008

Using jet fighters and helicopter gunships, the government unleashed a more aggressive assault against the Taliban in Pakistan's tribal region this week, risking retaliation from the militants and the wrath of thousands of civilians who have been forced to flee their homes. ...more

August 13, 2008