The jury in actor Wesley Snipes' tax case completed its first full day of deliberations Wednesday without a verdict. Snipes and two co-defendants are accused of fraud and conspiracy in an eight-count 2006 indictment. The action star faces six additional charges for failing to file tax returns from 1999 to 2004. ...more

January 31, 2008

Six family members were indicted on charges of enslaving Mexican and Guatemalan immigrants and forcing them to perform farm labor, federal authorities said Thursday. ...more

January 19, 2008

A union that represents some nursing home employees asked a judge on Friday to block the takeover of Florida homes by a private-equity firm. ...more

December 23, 2007

The attorney for one of the four suspects charged with killing Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor said Friday he is talking with prosecutors about a plea agreement that may include testifying against the others. ...more

December 22, 2007

One of the Tribune's new teen columnists, John Silvera, told us his goal is to make lots of money. One of our new adult community columnists happens to be Frank Morsani, an affluent businessman and major philanthropist. We invited the 18-year-old graduate of Chamberlain High School to sit down with the millionaire and discuss wealth and success. ...more

December 16, 2007

A bomb hidden in a package delivered to a law office several blocks from the Arc de Triomphe in central Paris exploded Thursday, killing a secretary and seriously injuring a lawyer, French police said. ...more

December 7, 2007

Mayor David Pugh has asked four housing board members to resign and wants their temporary replacements to recommend whether the city should cut ties with the authority. ...more

November 29, 2007

Democrat Christine Jennings has withdrawn a lawsuit over her 369-vote loss in a 2006 congressional race because a federal investigation will meet the same goals as the court case, her lawyers said. ...more

November 29, 2007

During the past seven years, more than 1,000 Florida prison inmates and their families paid millions for improper transfers to other facilities, state Department of Corrections Secretary James McDonough said today. ...more

November 15, 2007

During the past seven years, more than 1,000 Florida prison inmates and their families paid millions for improper transfers to other facilities, state Department of Corrections Secretary James McDonough said today. ...more

November 14, 2007