Roadside bombs killed four U.S. soldiers in northern Iraq, the military said Wednesday, in a spike of violence that pushed to at least nine the number of Americans who have died here this week. ...more

June 26, 2008

The decisive battle of the Iraq war is shaping up - not in the streets of Baghdad but in the halls of government where the future of America's role across the region is on the line. ...more

June 22, 2008

A long-delayed Iraq war funding bill sailed through the House on Thursday, along with historic increases in college aid for returning troops and help for the unemployed and Midwestern flood victims. ...more

June 20, 2008

A man charged with using a sword to attack his girlfriend's former husband was released on his own recognizance Tuesday pending resolution of his case. ...more

June 18, 2008

TAMPA - A man charged with using a sword to attack his girlfriend's former husband was released on his own recognizance Tuesday pending the resolution of his case. ...more

June 17, 2008

The Bush administration is about to propose far-reaching new rules that would give people with disabilities greater access to tens of thousands of courtrooms, swimming pools, golf courses, stadiums, theaters, hotels and stores. ...more

June 16, 2008

In a recent interview with the Times of London, President Bush revived a regret that he had expressed before, that he sometimes during the Iraq war resorted to gung-ho language which, he believes, left an impression that he relished the war. That impression, Bush has suggested, was false. ...more

June 16, 2008

When gas pushed past $3 a gallon, we all raised our eyebrows, sweated a little bit but went about our business. When it crossed $3.50 a gallon, we cursed the oil companies, blamed the Iraq War and waited for prices to drop. Now, at $4 a gallon and above, conserving gas has become serious business for most Americans. Adjusting to high gas prices is no longer an inconvenience; it's a reality that motorists now realize may never change, only get worse. Americans, it appears, are no longer waiting for gas prices to drop. This is well exemplified in some research studies, the Associated Press reports. ...more

June 15, 2008

Democrat Sen. Barack Obama seized on heightened concerns about the economy Monday in North Carolina, tying Sen. John McCain to the Bush administration's recent record of soaring gasoline prices and slumping employment. ...more

June 10, 2008

TAMPA -- Stephanie Ragusa, a Hillsborough County teacher charged with having sex with some of her underage students, recently sent a letter to Nick Bollea, the incarcerated son of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. The letter's contents weren't immediately available. ...more

June 6, 2008