Thousands of University of South Florida graduates will enjoy a walk to the stage this weekend, but once they get there, the university president won't extend her hand. ...more

May 2, 2009

One day after saying he wouldn't travel in tight quarters because of the swine flu scare, Vice President Joe Biden rode a train Friday from Washington to Delaware. ...more

May 1, 2009

OMG. The White House is joining the popular social network sites of Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. ...more

May 1, 2009

Florida health officials said this morning that state laboratories testing samples for swine flu have sent three suspected samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The samples came from cases in Broward, Lee and Orange counties, they said. ...more

April 30, 2009

Mall adding 5 new tenants International Plaza is welcoming five new stores and restaurants this year, the Tampa mall announced Wednesday. ...more

April 30, 2009

Gasoline prices have dropped below $2 a gallon at many locations in the Tampa Bay area and elsewhere due to fears that the swine flu outbreak could hurt summer travel. ...more

April 29, 2009

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has won Senate confirmation to serve as the nation's health and human services secretary. ...more

April 28, 2009

Federal health officials say the number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States has jumped to 64, and states say there are at least four more. ...more

April 28, 2009

The World Health Organization rushed to convene an emergency meeting Saturday to develop a response to the "pandemic potential" of a new swine flu virus that has sparked a deadly outbreak in Mexico and spread to disparate parts of the United States. ...more

April 26, 2009

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has confirmed two cases of swine flu in the state. ...more

April 25, 2009