The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual Kids Count report shows that young Floridians' economic health plummeted between 2019 and 2024. As in 2025, Florida ranks 35th for overall child well-being.
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An artificial intelligence tool used by police agencies identified an innocent man as a suspect. We delve into what can go wrong when police technology gets it wrong.
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The recent death of a woman sleeping in an alley has stirred homeless advocates against the state’s ban on public camping. Is the law necessary or simply driving our most vulnerable into dark, dangerous places?
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An immigration detention center in the Everglades stirred up a decades-old environmental battle. Hear from people who helped in the fight.
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Willow is the fifth sloth to die at the zoo since 13 arrived there in poor condition from a Sloth World warehouse on April 24.
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Heavy rains threaten the Gulf Coast states, from Southeast Texas through the Deep South. Heavy rains could affect parts of the western Florida Panhandle.
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His license was suspended after he was accused of either kissing or touching three patients inappropriately. He says a six-person jury violates his constitutional rights.
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Multiple reported U.S. screwworm cases have drawn news coverage as has a request from researchers with Google’s Debug project asking to release millions of mosquitoes in Florida and California.
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