For one of his first foreign visits, President Barack Obama will call on NATO ally Turkey, an overwhelmingly Muslim country viewed as critical to aiding the U.S. pullout from Iraq, turning around the Afghanistan war and blocking Iran's nuclear ambitions. ...more

March 8, 2009

China celebrated its increasing prosperity Thursday in marking the launch of a free-market revolution 30 years ago. President and Communist Party leader Hu Jintao urged more economic reform while vowing it would not lead to Western-style democracy. Hu entered the Great Hall of the People at the head of a line of China's top communist leaders - more than 6,000 party leaders and military officials who politely applauded throughout his remarks. Economic reforms have made China the fourth-largest economy in the world, but they have not led to a loosening of its authoritarian system. ...more

December 19, 2008

At the scene of a serious accident a year ago on U.S. 92 near Brooksville, Valrico resident Bob Walker was pinned inside his mangled pickup, his left arm severed just below the elbow. ...more

December 17, 2008

Bob and Cindy Walker didn't take a pet to their appointment Tuesday at Central Animal Hospital. Instead, they took a belt and hearts filled with gratitude. ...more

December 11, 2008

Bob and Cindy Walker didn't take a pet to their appointment Tuesday at Central Animal Hospital. Instead, they took a belt and hearts filled with gratitude. At the scene of a serious accident a year ago on U.S. 98 near Brooksville, veterinarian Mark Brown, who owns the animal hospital, pulled off the road and used his belt as a tourniquet on Bob Walker's arm, which had been severed just below the elbow. ...more

December 10, 2008

A Thai court removed the prime minister Tuesday for taking pay to host a TV cooking show, setting off wild celebrations by protesters occupying his office compound. But rejoicing could be short-lived: The ruling party vowed to put him back in power. ...more

September 10, 2008

Restaurateurs Judy and Larry Terrell, who founded several restaurant chains including Durango's, Santa Fe Steakhouse and Whiskey Creek Wood Fire Grill, were always thinking about their next venture. ...more

July 11, 2008

Chaos begets peace. At least it does at the Parbawatiya Buddhist Center in Safety Harbor. These days, members of the center are building a 940-square-foot environmentally friendly meditation hall on their property at Sixth Avenue South in Safety Harbor. They are also remodeling their present building. ...more

December 28, 2007