14,164 The Dow's peak 9,625 Dow's opening on Election Day 7,949 Dow's opening on Inauguration Day ...more

March 17, 2009

To Bob Bleakley, the father of one of three friends who did not survive a gulf fishing trip last week, details of a report released Monday about what happened on the boat are inconsequential ...more

March 16, 2009

The former Largo city manager who was fired after her plans to have a sex change became public is a finalist for the city manager's job in Lake Worth. ...more

March 16, 2009

On his first morning home from Iraq, Lt. Rusty Morris woke at dawn next to his wife, their son tucked between them. Loyal, who was just a baby when Morris deployed 15 months earlier, touched his father's face and ears as he drifted in and out of sleep. ...more

March 15, 2009

When will this wretched economy bottom out? The recession is already in its 15th month. For now, everything seems to be getting worse: The Dow is in free-fall, jobs are vanishing every day, and one in eight American homeowners is in foreclosure or behind on payments. ...more

March 15, 2009

Mississippi State might have ended LSU's hopes of winning the SEC Tournament, but the Tigers triumphed before their 67-57 semifinals loss. ...more

March 15, 2009

Using phony documents and the identities of a dead man and a 5-year-old boy, a government investigator obtained U.S. passports in a test of post-9/11 security. ...more

March 13, 2009

Japan and other nations are hopeful robotics will provide a solution for their growing labor shortage problem as populations age. ...more

March 12, 2009

When will this wretched economy bottom out? The recession is already in its 15th month, making it longer than all but two downturns since World War II. For now, everything seems to be getting worse: The Dow is in free fall, jobs are vanishing every day, and one in eight American homeowners is in foreclosure or behind on payments. ...more

March 7, 2009

Whole Foods Market Inc. will sell 13 stores to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's challenge of its $565 million purchase of Wild Oats Markets, the company said Friday. ...more

March 7, 2009