Salvation Army Maj. Richard Hathorn knew when and where it would happen, but he still doesn't know who slipped the $1,000 bill into one of the charity's Christmas kettles. ...more

December 25, 2007

This may be the season for giving, but nonprofits that serve the needy are reporting a rough time of it. Donations are down, yet the number of people who need help is up. ...more

December 22, 2007

Students at MOSI Partnership School will be getting gifts this holiday season thanks to some donations. ...more

December 21, 2007

Looking up at a wall stacked to the ceiling with board games, a pregnant Recia Henry beamed. ...more

December 15, 2007

Regarding "Lead Fears Dampen Holiday Cheer" (front page, Dec. 9): The specter of this mostly media-manufactured crisis of lead paint and the resulting lack of toys for poor children would be comical if not tragic. We are so deep in it now; however, there may be no escape from the psychosis. No action figures for Tiny Tim this year. ...more

December 12, 2007

The American hoopla over lead in children's toys and jewelry may be new, but the fight against childhood lead poisoning isn't. ...more

December 9, 2007

HOW SAFE ARE OUR TOYS? Despite improvements, toys and trinkets tainted with unsafe levels of lead can still be found on store shelves, another investigation by The Tampa Tribune reveals. ...more

December 7, 2007

A feud involving the man who sang "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" could wind up in court, just in time for Christmas. ...more

November 30, 2007

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday called for the resignation of the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission after the recall of millions of Chinese-made toys. ...more

October 31, 2007

The federal consumer-product watchdog agency said Tuesday that a unilateral recall of lead-tainted toy animals by Wal-Mart Stores lacked information that consumers need, including how many toys were sold, when they were sold and at what other retailers. ...more

October 31, 2007