Popular Web site WebMD and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have teamed up to expand consumer health information available online. ...more

December 13, 2008

More than a million people lined the streets of New York City for the 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, organizers said, while 50 million more watched on television. The parade had 44 balloons, 28 floats, 10 marching bands and performances by Miley Cyrus, Trace Adkins, James Taylor and the Radio City Rockettes. New to the revelry were "Toy Story" astronaut Buzz Lightyear, Dr. Seuss' elephant Horton and a five-story Smurf. ...more

November 28, 2008

The days may be numbered for "scattered, covered and smothered" hash browns at Waffle House. The iconic roadside grill's biggest franchisee has filed for bankruptcy protection. The action escaped attention locally, but a company called Northlake Foods Inc. of Brandon, which operates 146 Waffle Houses in Florida, Georgia and Virginia, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in mid-September. Chapter 11 allows a company to reorganize its finances while protected from its creditors. ...more

November 25, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist backed off on his long-held desire to keep college tuition lower for Florida families today by endorsing a plan allowing the state's 11 public universities to raise costs by up to 15 percent each year. ...more

November 20, 2008

It may be the campus crown jewel, but the new Marshall Student Center at the University of South Florida is a drag on utility costs. ...more

November 10, 2008

Social Security checks are going up $63 a month for the typical retiree, the largest increase in more than a quarter century but likely to seem puny to the millions who have been watching in horror as Wall Street lays waste to their retirement nest eggs. ...more

October 17, 2008

The University of Florida's president said Tuesday that he's launching a multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign to bankroll a program supporting low-income students. ...more

October 15, 2008

The University of Florida's president said today that he's launching a multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign to bankroll a program aimed at supporting the school's low-income students. ...more

October 14, 2008

Saddlebrook Resort was honored Monday by the Florida Department of Environmental Services, earning the Florida Green Lodging Program's "One Palm Certification." ...more

September 20, 2008

Residents in unincorporated Hillsborough County got a slight reduction in their property taxes Thursday night and the prospect of further reductions next year. ...more

September 19, 2008