1:36 p.m. Interest in the presidential election, and Florida in particular, goes far beyond the United States. ...more

November 4, 2008

Orbitz has predicted Lake Tahoe, Nev., will be this season's most popular ski destination based on customer bookings from throughout the United States. ...more

November 3, 2008

A former prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay who roiled America's war-crimes trials with accusations the Pentagon withheld evidence from detainees says he will continue to monitor his old cases for any wrongdoing. ...more

October 27, 2008

5,400 Estimated number of nuclear warheads in the United States 4,075 Number of the warheads that are ready for use ...more

October 27, 2008

A medical device company has ordered the recall of certain batches of a small mechanical heart pump, saying five people have died while using the device. ...more

October 26, 2008

Economic inequality is growing in the world's richest countries, particularly in the United States, jeopardizing the American Dream of social mobility just as the world tilts toward recession, a 30-nation report said Tuesday. ...more

October 22, 2008

Iraq's Cabinet decided Tuesday to ask the United States for changes to the draft agreement that would keep American troops here three more years, as key Shiite lawmakers warned the deal stands little chance of approval as it stands. ...more

October 22, 2008

•WHERE: Roswell, N.M. •MESSAGE: She called for drilling in the United States to reduce dependence on foreign oil and said all energy possibilities should be considered, including solar, wind, clean coal and offshore oil and gas drilling. John McCain, she said, would cut business taxes, double child tax deductions for families and cut capital gains taxes. ...more

October 20, 2008

The veterans hospital in Tampa is getting a new building for its unit that treats the nation's most seriously wounded warriors. ...more

October 17, 2008

Thank you to Marc Valero for his article on the Career Academy. I want to add a comment that should go hand in hand with the quote from Mr. Lemler, "The academy is trying to prepare students, who don't plan to attend a four-year college." The national trend in career academies is to be an alternative route to a four-year college. ...more

October 13, 2008