More of America's largest companies will shrink their staffs rather than will hire in the next six months, according to the latest survey of their CEOs. ...more

December 9, 2009

Barbara Walters' list of the 10 most fascinating people of 2009 probably should be called "a lot of people who got media attention in 2009." ...more

December 9, 2009

President Barack Obama outlined a response to the nation's intensifying job crisis Tuesday that encourages businesses to hire new workers by easing the flow of credit and implementing a series of tax cuts, but that leaves important details - including the plan's cost - to be hashed out by Congress. ...more

December 9, 2009

President Barack Obama outlined major new government stimulus and jobs proposals on Tuesday, saying the nation must continue to "spend our way out of this recession." ...more

December 8, 2009

They may still call it a "public plan," but private insurers - not the government - would offer coverage under a compromise Democrats are considering to win Senate passage of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. ...more

December 8, 2009

"Better Off Ted" is back and we're better off for it. Last season, I dismissed this comedy based on the pilot episode. But I was wrong. With each episode, it got better and soon it became "critically acclaimed," but the audience wasn't there yet. ...more

December 8, 2009

Under heavy pressure to get Americans back to work, President Barack Obama on Monday suggested using a suddenly available pot of money left over from the government's bank bailout to help create more jobs. ...more

December 8, 2009

Nearly 40 years ago, a Kenyan father was visiting his son in Hawaii and took him to his first jazz concert. The boy was Barack Obama and the performer was jazz great Dave Brubeck. ...more

December 8, 2009

Within hours of Tampa Democrat Michael Scionti announcing his resignation to take a position with the Obama administration, a West Tampa activist has emerged as the likely successor. ...more

December 7, 2009

With President Barack Obama's recent announcement to deploy more troops to Afghanistan, Hillsborough County wants to remind local soldiers and their families about a grant that could ease their financial burdens. ...more

December 7, 2009