SARASOTA - For some local "American Idol" watchers, there is no question Booker High School graduate Syesha Mercado will make the final three tonight. "She will be coming home on Friday for a celebration," declared Mayor Lou Ann Palmer late Tuesday night after watching Syesha sing "Proud Mary" and "A Change Is Gonna Come." ...more

May 7, 2008

TAMPA - A Wesley Chapel couple with a troubled son get marriage counseling and parenting help on the next "Supernanny," at 9 p.m. Wednesday on ABC. ...more

February 5, 2008

Bound together, George W. Bush's State of the Union addresses are a history of the ups and downs of his presidency, of the times he got his way and the times his hopeful oratory was just that. ...more

January 28, 2008

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have begun a battle over Florida despite their promise to boycott the state, raising the possibility the pledge may break down. ...more

January 22, 2008

You don't have to be black to take part in celebrity fitness expert Ian Smith's 50 Million Pound Challenge. ...more

January 17, 2008

Antonio Cromartie's next act of larceny may be the theft of an AFC Pro Bowl spot. ...more

December 4, 2007

By definition, the Heisman Trophy is supposed to be awarded to the season's most outstanding college football player. ...more

December 3, 2007

BORDERING ON INSANITY When the Kansas Jayhawks and Missouri Tigers get together, you can generally expect high stakes and national-television cameras. ...more

November 24, 2007

Hillary Clinton stood on a stage for two hours Tuesday night, being yelled at by six men. Now this is what they mean by pressure. ...more

November 2, 2007

Free for the first time in 6 1/2 years, ousted President Joseph Estrada thanked his successor for pardoning him and vowed Friday to stay out of 'dirty politics' while dedicating the rest of his life to helping the poor. ...more

October 27, 2007