The Arizona Republic, on health care reform: There is a lot wrong with the current state of affairs in American health care. But the rapid rise in costs - including a 131 percent rise in employer-sponsored premiums in just the past 10 years - is what drives this current fight for reform. ...more

November 17, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army is investigating a stunning number of suicides in January - a count that could surpass all combat deaths on America's two warfronts last month. According to figures obtained by The Associated Press, there were 24 suspected suicides in January, compared to only four in January of 2008, six in January of 2007 and 10 in January of 2006. ...more

February 5, 2009

Believe it or not, an alarm clock can change a child's life trajectory. Don't buy that? Well, before you discount the suggestion, check out Janine Walker Caffrey's book, "Drive: Nine Ways to Motivate Your Kids to Achieve," which has been generating a lot of buzz lately. ...more

January 3, 2009

Tampa golfer Doug Letson won the Florida Junior Tour's inaugural major event, winning by one shot with a three-round total of 215 (1 under par) at Harmony Preserve Golf Club on Sunday. ...more

December 3, 2008

After losing to Chile's Fernando Gonzalez in the Olympic men's tennis singles semifinals Friday, Tampa's James Blake essentially accused Gonzalez of cheating on his way to winning 4-6, 7-5, 11-9. ...more

August 16, 2008

TAMPA - A tropical wave heading toward the Caribbean Sea has not formed a depression but has the potential to grow better organized, the National Hurricane Center said. ...more

July 16, 2008

The intense pain caused by the bursting of the housing bubble is beginning to ease. Really. ...more

July 11, 2008

At about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, Charles Marcum and his girlfriend were on the balcony of their condominium in Pasadena when they saw a round, fiery object traveling slowly across the sky. ...more

June 20, 2008

When Jimmy Wales co-founded Wikipedia in 2001 and called the site, which carried only a few articles then, a free encyclopedia, not many people took him seriously. ...more

January 7, 2008

An Episcopal diocese in central California voted Saturday to split with the national denomination over disagreements about the role of gays and lesbians in the church. ...more

December 9, 2007