A number of NATO countries are balking at the United States' request that their troops in Afghanistan do more to confront drug lords whose money helps bankroll the Taliban, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday at a meeting of NATO defense ministers. ...more

October 10, 2008

Suresh Joachim (YOH'-kum), of Toronto, and Claudia Wavra (wahv-RA'), of Germany, claim to have broken the world record for continuous movie watching, after seeing 57 films in 123 hours in a plexi-glass house in Times Square. ...more

October 8, 2008

It's being called the coup de grace for France's decadelong experiment with a 35-hour work week - a policy that inspired both envy and ridicule in Europe and the United States, and even some copycats. ...more

September 4, 2008

What's the difference between a school board-sanctioned field trip and students taking a vacation? ...more

July 3, 2008

Visit No Longer Officially Sanctioned By School District ...more

July 2, 2008

A 44-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of killing three of her babies after their bodies were discovered in the family freezer by her grown children who were looking for pizza, police said Monday. ...more

May 6, 2008

With drumbeats, soulful singing and more than a little foot stomping, people gathered at the John F. Germany Public Library on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the diverse history of black music, from its African roots to its connection to gospel and hip hop. Performers included the Kuumba Dancers, an African drumming and dance troupe; gospel group Derek Smith and the New Dimensions; and Tampa's poet laureate, James Tokley. ...more

February 10, 2008

Clockmaker Tom Wheeler of Valrico is fascinated by timepieces. When he retired from the Army in Germany in 1982, he had ...more

February 2, 2008

Jennifer Gooch's mission was to create a simple Web site where people could go to find their lost gloves. Even if no happy reunions ever took place, she was content to spread a little good will. ...more

December 25, 2007

The dollar gained on the euro Friday after a report showed that inflation in the 13 nations that use the euro surged to an annualized rate of 3.1 percent in November, the highest level since the currency was first used in 2002 and above an earlier estimate. ...more

December 15, 2007