WEST PALM BEACH (AP) — U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Johann Gokool lost his left foot when a bomb ripped a hole in the side of the USS Cole nearly a decade ago, but the injury was nothing compared with the mental torment that ravaged him almost daily. ...more

December 29, 2009

Ingram's Pro Karate Center's annual Black Belt Extravaganza entertained a crowd of about 300 people last Saturday evening at River Ridge Middle-High School while allowing students to showcase their talents and be promoted to higher belts. ...more

February 14, 2009

With each win, Florida coach Urban Meyer's affection for this year's defensive team increases, and, it seems, bad feelings for last year's bubble out. ...more

November 3, 2008

On Monday, for the first time this October, the Dow Jones industrial average ended the day higher than it began: 963.42 points higher, to be exact, making for the biggest single-day percentage gain in 75 years. ...more

October 14, 2008

It doesn't matter if you're going to the game or if you're watching it at home. Tailgating is serious business. ...more

August 27, 2008

The showdown between British star Ben Ainslie and Clearwater's Zach Railey in sailing's first medal race at the Beijing Games was postponed until today after winds again failed the Finn racers. ...more

August 17, 2008

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneer football fans a model for the rest of the league and maybe for America? ...more

August 15, 2008

A year ago, as the outlines of the current financial crisis were just becoming clear, I suggested that this crisis, unlike a superficially similar crisis in 1998, wouldn't end quickly. It hasn't. ...more

August 6, 2008

Like many twins, Wharton seniors Kathia and Katrina Skinner share many of the same things - thoughts, interests and sometimes even clothes. At times, you can catch them finishing one another's sentences. ...more

February 20, 2008

In a narrow walkway behind a red curtain, Holly Farmer was teaching her protege how to strut on the runway. ...more

February 9, 2008