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Mya Thompson's letters home from the Elephant bai.

Beliefnet.com founder and Editor-in-Chief Steven Waldman discusses the role of religion and the state of the religious right in post-election politics. Will the coalition of religious groups that united in support of Barack Obama fracture over specific issues?

Hailed as a neo-soul smash in 2000, D'Angelo's Voodoo now feels decades more lived-in than its peers. The album's engineer, Russell Elevado, says sounding "old" became the key to sounding timeless.

Vice presidential debates have produced many memorable moments, but it’s hard to say any has made a decisive difference in the election outcome. It’s worth recalling how much media heat and drama they have generated.

Four senior House Democrats in private call said President Biden should step aside. French left coalition finishes election on top. Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud in deal with prosecutors.

Giants of the arts world left us this year: We look back on the legacies of Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Sinéad O'Connor, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman), Richard Roundtree, Norman Lear and more.

Most corners of the country harbor old or erroneous markers of some kind. An NPR investigation examines the proliferation of Confederate markers and a century-long effort to recast the Civil War.

Vice President Harris, 59, is the frontrunner to take on former President Donald Trump in November after President Biden stepped aside from the 2024 race. But she faces huge odds.

A sampling of the stories NPR staff believe made some of the deepest ripples this year — reminders of what rigorous, compassionate journalism can do, and why the work remains as urgent as ever.

Miami isn’t known for its majestic mountains. The tallest peaks in the South Florida landscape, in fact, are a series of landfills. The highest point south of Lake Okeechobee is the dump at Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park, better known as Mount Trashmore, which towers 225 smelly feet above northern Broward County.

Mitt Romney has taken the lead in Florida and Ohio according to a new poll of swing states from Purple Strategies. A Sayfie Review exclusive shows Romney…

Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base lost its bid to become home to some of the new KC-46 tankers, according to a release from Congresswoman Kathy Castor.In…

It was perhaps the highlight of his Tampa speech -- President Obama slammed GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney for being an "outsourcing pioneer."Here's what…

As of today, there are more than 11.7 million Floridians registered to vote, according to the Florida Division of Elections. If you're not among them, you…

Oops.This morning, about 12,500 voters in Florida's Pinellas County received a robocall from the county election supervisor's office...telling them they…

Both presidential campaigns are positioned to work up to the last minute to earn your vote – if you’ve not already voted.Florida is a statistical toss up…

What was once a vacant lot is now an urban oasis. WUSF's food podcast, The Zest, takes you behind the fence of the St. Petersburg EcoVillage. It's a…

A Florida official has proposed using bats to reduce mosquito populations.

Florida has improved its ranking in an annual report that rates states on how prepared they are for public health emergences.The Robert Wood Johnson…

The Tampa Bay Rays have made the Forbes list -- but not in a Bill Gates sort of way.For the second straight year, the Rays rank at the bottom of…

Thousands of former foster youth are gaining health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The new law extends Medicaid coverage for former foster...

The University of Central Florida is extending its offer of in-state tuition to students who came to the school from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands…

Every spring, a national military family support group called Operation Homefront honors outstanding children whose parents are serving in the military.…

Seniors at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland recently celebrated graduation, but they had to do so while still dealing with the trauma from…

Brice Hayes searches the hallways and classrooms at Charles S. Rushe Middle School for an active shooter.A Pasco County deputy tells him how to point his…