When Hurricane Charlie tore through her apartment, Marcia Escalona considered herself lucky to land temporary housing on the Cuban capital's remote outskirts while communist authorities pledged to help her rebuild. ...more

September 24, 2008

Dead fish lay scattered along Ben T. Davis Beach today as the Fish and Wildlife Commission conducted tests on water samples and fish. ...more

July 31, 2008

Medical professionals and state legislators debated Monday the governance of the Johnnie B. Byrd Sr. Alzheimer's Center & Research Institute, with some arguing the institute should be absorbed by the University of South Florida and others saying it should be independent. ...more

January 15, 2008

Graphic scenes of gunshot victims spurting blood and a jailer urinating into a prisoner's cell are included among the 10 video games that a media watchdog group warns should be avoided by children and teens under 17. ...more

December 5, 2007