A. Brian Albritton is officially the new U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. ...more

October 15, 2008

The next U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida says he hopes to be sworn in this week. A. Brian Albritton said he is packing up his law office at Holland and Knight, where he has worked 18 years, and waiting for President Bush to sign his commission. The U.S. Senate approved his nomination on Oct. 2. ...more

October 13, 2008

After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday. ...more

October 12, 2008

So many Floridians are seeking unemployment benefits that the state's work force agency has hired more staff and expanded its hours just to keep up with the calls. ...more

October 11, 2008

A man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity for threatening to kill the president and several federal judges and FBI agents was ordered released from custody today after a federal judge found he no longer poses a danger. ...more

October 10, 2008

Federal officials are pushing ahead with an experiment to reduce rampant flight delays across the nation by auctioning off takeoff and landing times at New York City area airports, where most delays begin. ...more

October 10, 2008

The Bush administration is hammering out final details of a plan that would allow the government to inject cash into banks in exchange for ownership stakes in an effort to shore up confidence in the faltering financial system, according to officials and sources who have been in contact with the Treasury Department. ...more

October 10, 2008

NEW YORK - The Dow Jones industrials have fallen below the 9,000 mark, hurt by a steep decline in shares of General Motors Corp. The blue chip index is extending its selling to a seventh straight day Thursday as investors grapple with worries about the credit markets and the economy. ...more

October 9, 2008

Re: Bob Shulters' letter to the editor in the Oct. 2 edition of Hernando Today. ...more

October 9, 2008

In a rare coordinated move, the Federal Reserve and other major central banks from around the world slashed interest rates Wednesday to prevent a mushrooming financial crisis from becoming a global economic meltdown. ...more

October 8, 2008