Singer and actor Robert Goulet is heavily sedated and breathing through a respirator in a Los Angeles hospital while he awaits a lung transplant, his wife told The Associated Press on Tuesday. ...more

October 25, 2007

TAMPA - Multimillionaire real estate investor Steven Green is unable to make his own financial decisions because of extensive brain injuries he suffered when he was hit by a car in May, according to pleadings filed in his federal criminal case today. The notorious landlord, once considered one of Hillsborough County's worst, was sentenced in February to 33 months in federal prison on charges of tax evasion and fraud. He was also ordered to pay more than $4 million in restitution to Wells Fargo Bank. ...more

October 24, 2007

Prosecutors filed formal charges Tuesday against O.J. Simpson, alleging the fallen football star committed 10 felonies, including kidnapping, in the armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors in a casino hotel room. ...more

September 19, 2007

Thirty-five years after genetic screening was used to identify babies at risk of being born with debilitating diseases, a new study of a potentially serious but treatable illness among Ashkenazi Jews questions whether such testing has gone too far. ...more

September 19, 2007