TAMPA, Fla. – In the comics, Batman usually manages to stay a few steps ahead of disapproving police officers, but Tampa’s own Caped Crusader wasn’t so lucky. Far from Gotham’s crime-infested alleys, 21-year-old Walsh Ian Nichols frequently patrols the nightclubs of Ybor City dressed as the Dark Knight. But Tampa …

WASHINGTON – The president’s top economic advisers are pledging to work with their counterparts around the world to restore confidence and stability to financial markets roiled by tight credit and worries about a global economic slowdown . The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets said in a statement Monday it …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Late-Night Agenda? A new study reveals late-night comics are not fair and balanced when it comes to the election — not really a shocker. But the non-partisan Center for Media and Public Affairs says David Letterman and Jay Leno are skewering the …

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday expressed regret for the many errors made that led to the biggest financial crisis in seven decades, but he insisted the administration is pursuing the correct course now to end the debacle. “We’re not proud of all the mistakes that were made …

NEW YORK – The president of a foundation that co-owns a Manhattan building allegedly linked to a bank accused of supporting Iran’s nuclear program was arrested Friday. Jahedi Farshid, 54, the president of the Alavi Foundation, was charged with obstruction of justice after he tried on Thursday to throw away …

Quarterback Michael Vick’s record-breaking $130 million contract extension and product endorsements earned him a spot in 2005 on Forbes’ Top 100 Celebrities list, but just two years later, his career came to a sudden, ignominious halt. Vick was among four men charged in an interstate dog-fighting ring known as “Bad …

LOS ANGELES ( – A judge has granted an injunction request by Mattel Inc. that permanently bars MGA Entertainment Inc. from manufacturing Bratz dolls. The decision, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Riverside, follows a federal jury’s finding that Bratz doll designer Carter Bryant came up with the edgy …

A cover letter is one of the most powerful tools job applicants can utilize to impress recruiters. Not sure where to start or what you can improve? iMag’s got you covered. We spoke to Rebecca Alimena, Human Resources Manager at HarperCollins to find out how to impress recruiters. Q: What …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio state employee whose job is to prevent discrimination repeatedly sent racist and sexist e-mails from his government account, an investigation found, but kept his job. The same man was reprimanded a year ago for sending an e-mail joking about giving jobs to women with large …

SUMTER, S.C. – The killer taunted investigators, scrawling in blood on one dead man’s wall: “Victem .4 in 2 weeks. Catch me if u can.” He lit candles around the body and laughed when the man’s daughter called and asked to speak with her father. “You can’t,” he told her. …