Dying," a friend told me a while back, when I said that several elderly relatives were deteriorating and I didn't think they would last, "can take a very long time." ...more

June 1, 2008

Some uninsured Florida residents may be able to get health care coverage more easily under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Charlie Crist. ...more

May 22, 2008

What is this infatuation with going faster, higher and more dangerously than ever before? ...more

May 9, 2008

Lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Crist are trying to find a way to get coverage for more of the nearly 4 million Floridians without health insurance, but how successful they are may depend on how much leeway they're willing to give insurance companies to craft low-cost plans. ...more

April 18, 2008

TAMPA - Ted DiBiase Jr., the 25-year-old son of WWE wrestler Ted "Million Dollar Man" DiBiase, was arrested in South Tampa early this morning, charged with driving under the influence. ...more

February 15, 2008

While the mud thickens as the Democrats and Republicans go at each other to try to win the presidency, the Bush administration is moving in its last 11 months toward addressing one of the greatest of all domestic problems: the cold but savage slaughter and the enormous expense imposed upon this society by the street gangs that terrorize urban communities from coast to coast. ...more

February 5, 2008

Invited to pose by a New York advertising executive, a little girl in a yellow shirt flashes a broad smile as she clutches a bottle of Flintstone's chewable vitamins in a picture that's hard to resist. ...more

December 15, 2007

How fast an older person walks may predict long-term survival, report researchers at the University of Pittsburgh who found that faster walkers were substantially more likely to outlive the slowest. ...more

December 14, 2007

SEBRING — Project Harvest organizer Lynn McCray said she needs a lot more money than she managed to collect so far to pay for 400 Thanksgiving box dinners. ...more

November 19, 2007

University of Florida DT Brandon Antwine was hospitalized for several days with a lower back injury, Gators coach Urban Meyer said. ...more

October 23, 2007