The presidential candidates have discussed quite a few issues in this campaign. Strangely, though, voters have heard little about homeland security. ...more

September 21, 2008

Three years after a diesel fuel line ruptured near railroad tracks west of Plant City, contaminating a dozen residential and commercial properties, the cleanup is still under way. ...more

September 17, 2008

SEBRING — Imagine, they said back in the 1970s, when an Arab oil embargo sent gasoline prices skyrocketing from 25 to 50 cents per gallon. Imagine. We could grow our own fuel. We could make alcohol from corn and potatoes and soybeans, and our cars could run on it. It burns cleaner. It's cheaper. It's renewable. It's made in America. But it turns out, ethanol isn't the miracle fuel it's cracked up to be. ...more

June 22, 2008

Earlier this year, Martin Truex Jr. got his first NASCAR Nextel Cup win. Now he has his first pole, too. ...more

November 3, 2007

Among the sweetest words in the NASA lexicon are 'negative return,' and they were met with applause as the shuttle Discovery roared into orbit with seven astronauts aboard. ...more

October 24, 2007

CAPE CANAVERAL - Among the sweetest words in the NASA lexicon are "negative return," and they were met with applause as the shuttle Discovery roared into orbit with seven astronauts aboard. The technical jargon means the crew is safely on its way and the shuttle too far away to return to Kennedy Space Center in the event of an emergency. After a picture-perfect countdown, Discovery blasted off at 11:38 a.m., despite the threat of weather and a nagging piece of ice on a fuel line. ...more

October 23, 2007