"Before I Die," by Jenny Downham (David Fickling Books, $16) ...more

December 30, 2007

In the wake of an academic cheating scandal that forced FSU to leave more than 20 scholarship players home, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has come under extra scrutiny, prompting some to call for his retirement. ...more

December 28, 2007

The suicide attack that killed Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Thursday cut short an epic life, one bathed in blood and awash with controversy. ...more

December 28, 2007

Which was the top story of 2007? ...more

December 10, 2007

Mayor David Pugh has asked four housing board members to resign and wants their temporary replacements to recommend whether the city should cut ties with the authority. ...more

November 29, 2007

There could not have been a lonelier running back than Tampa Bay's Earnest Graham nearly six weeks ago. ...more

November 17, 2007

SEBRING — David A. Will was found innocent of attempted second-degree murder during his criminal trial, but because of an out-of-court settlement he's made to avoid a costly civil suit, he will now be giving up his home. Will, 83, of Lake Placid, was found not guilty last month by a Highlands County jury of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm after shooting his wife, Barbara, 63, in the upper right tricep area of her arm, in February 2006, following a domestic dispute. As a result of the shooting, Barbara filed a civil lawsuit before the start of David's criminal trial seeking damages for medical costs and pain and suffering. ...more

November 16, 2007

Hillsborough County commissioners last week did not clamp a lid on the garbage controversy. The board's refusal to crack down on big independent haulers who are violating the county's garbage contract set the stage for either a renegotiation of the trash franchises, a lawsuit or both. ...more

November 14, 2007

Both sides in a closely watched legal battle over the District of Columbia's strict gun-control law are urging the Supreme Court to hear the case. If the justices agree - a step they may announce as early as Tuesday - the Roberts court is likely to find itself back on the front lines of the culture wars with an intensity unmatched even by the cases on abortion and race that defined the court's previous term. ...more

November 12, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - Bay Haven School of Basics Plus was deluged with angry phone calls today after talk show host Rush Limbaugh told a national audience that the school was honoring conscientious objectors on Veterans Day. ...more

November 8, 2007