The wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards says her husband's extramarital affair has allowed her to focus on the importance of her children and health reform as she goes through "an ongoing process of finding your feet again." ...more

September 19, 2008

Developer Fred Bullard, an original partner in the BayWalk retail center, has bought out the Sembler Co. for full control of the downtown St. Petersburg plaza. ...more

September 5, 2008

Militant Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr plans to make a series of short visits to Iraq starting within weeks, but has decided to make Iran his home base for years to come, a key aide says. ...more

August 23, 2008

The U.S.-Iraqi deal on troop withdrawals, while not yet final, appears to mark the beginning of the end of a combat commitment that has cost more than 4,100 U.S. lives and at least $500 billion. ...more

August 23, 2008

By asking the simple question "why" and refusing to back down until he got a reasonable answer, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has saved customers of Allstate millions of dollars. ...more

August 20, 2008

As each day passes with another positive report on Rocco Baldelli's rehab assignment, optimism has grown within the organization about the possibility that he will be back in a Rays uniform sometime in the near future. ...more

July 30, 2008

By taking baby steps and using portion control, Jenn McTigue lost 45 pounds in one year. ...more

July 24, 2008

Back in April, the Rays lost a couple of games in a row to the Mariners. In May, they absorbed back-to-back walk-off setbacks in St. Louis. Last month, they dropped two of three to an Astros team that hasn't done much to impress anyone all season. ...more

July 10, 2008

There used to be a time when Hernando County wasn't known for its large retail stores, commonly called "big boxes." ...more

July 8, 2008

For all Sen. Barack Obama's success raising money and generating excitement among voters, he faces a daunting challenge as he prepares to claim the nomination in August: a Democratic convention effort marred by costly setbacks and embarrassing delays. ...more

July 6, 2008