The New College try [Times photo: James Borchuck] As the tiny Sarasota campus hurries toward independence from USF on July 1, it faces pressures in growth and funding.

EPA to rush arsenic-risk report
Some guidance for parents worried about pressure-treated wooden playgrounds could come as soon as next month.

Senator to fill out Cabinet position
Gov. Jeb Bush appoints Charles Bronson as agriculture commissioner. The senator will run for the job next year.

Woman sues tribal chief over sex acts
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- A fired employee of the Seminole Tribe on Thursday accused the tribal chairman of getting her pregnant, forcing her to have an abortion, then firing her and arranging to pay her $100,000 in phony sick leave.