On average, black American women are getting shorter. That's the conclusion reached by economist John Komlos, who analyzed data released by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...more

March 7, 2009

A 14-year-old boy was shot in the right hand Tuesday night at a McDonald's restaurant, Pinellas County deputies say. ...more

December 24, 2008

Type 2 Diabetes used to affect only adults, but young people are not immune. One in six overweight adolescents has pre-diabetes, which can lead to the full-blown disease if unchecked. ...more

November 8, 2008

Helen Gordon Davis surprised friends when she told them she was running for the Florida House of Representatives. ...more

October 11, 2008

Some thoughts to ponder the next time you're standing behind 10 people in the slowest line in the local Walmart, grousing that you won't ever shop here again, or at least not until you absolutely need to: ...more

October 4, 2008

The face of women getting abortions has shifted significantly in the past 30 years, with relatively fewer white childless teenagers and more mothers of color in their 20s and 30s opting to terminate their pregnancies, according to a report. ...more

September 23, 2008

The battle for the White House is now a 60-day sprint, with John McCain and Barack Obama in pursuit of an elusive political catch: undecided voters who will pick the next president. ...more

September 8, 2008

The Florida Parole Commission will remain all-white with the reappointment of an existing member Tuesday after a move to seek a more diverse slate of finalists failed. ...more

August 13, 2008

The first federal survey of both men and women on adoption issues challenges some stereotypes and offers some surprising findings: ...more

August 8, 2008

"Who are you? And how can you write such crap?" ...more

June 14, 2008