Faced with a potential budget deficit of $100 million-plus - and growing - Hillsborough County officials confirmed Friday that they are considering cutting the county payroll by as many as 1,000 positions over the next two years. ...more

March 28, 2009

Faced with a potential budget deficit of $100 million-plus _ and growing _ Hillsborough County officials confirmed Friday they are considering cutting the county payroll by as many as 1,000 positions over the next two years. ...more

March 27, 2009

Got older visitors coming for a visit? Consider "parent proofing" your home. Hazards can range from odd steps to poorly lit hallways, to kids' and pets' toys left out and exposed electric cords. ...more

February 14, 2009

Bad guys hoping to get away with murder might have a harder time now that Sophie's back on the job. ...more

January 8, 2009

Bad guys hoping to get away with murder might have a harder time now that Sophie's back on the job. ...more

December 31, 2008

Every president for more than three decades has had to talk with federal prosecutors at one time or another. President-elect Barack Obama may have set a land-speed record by giving his first interview to investigators even before taking the oath of office. ...more

December 26, 2008

Researchers think the way to a healthy heart might be through your gums and teeth. ...more

November 29, 2008

The number of out-of-work Americans continuing to draw unemployment benefits has surged to a 25-year high. Shoppers also turned extra frugal, further proof of the damage from the sinking economy, credit problems and financial stresses. ...more

November 7, 2008

The government's unprecedented move Friday to ban people from betting against financial stocks might be a salve for the market's turmoil, but it could carry serious unintended consequences. ...more

September 20, 2008

Leopoldo Lopez won his last election as mayor of an affluent Caracas district with 81 percent of the vote. Female supporters mobbed him at a recent Mother's Day appearance, posing for photos while he and his wife handed out roses. ...more

May 24, 2008