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On "Florida Matters Live & Local," Kevin Batdorf explained why he's running to be St. Petersburg's mayor and his focus on infrastructure and housing, among other topics.

Amid rising concern over domestic extremism, an NPR analysis found military veterans were overrepresented in those charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol when compared to the general population.

Steve Waithe, 28, is facing charges of cyberstalking and wire fraud over a scheme in which he allegedly used fake social media accounts to solicit nude photographs from female student athletes.

We remember Trump's 2017 inaugural address for "American carnage." What will his 2025 address be remembered for?

Vanderbilt, which is making only its 11th postseason appearance ever, will play Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl, while Memphis and N.C. State are slated for the Gasparilla Bowl.

The 2 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center reduced Elsa back down to a Tropical Storm, as it continues to bring heavy rains and gutsy winds to the greater Tampa Bay region.

"We've been fueling this fire for a long time and we shouldn't be surprised it's now out of control," an employee reportedly wrote on an internal message board.

One year ago today, Massachusetts became the first and only state in the nation to allow same-sex couples to marry. Since then, more than 6,000 gay and lesbian couples across the state have taken their marriage vows.

FDA advisers meet Wednesday on the future of COVID vaccines. A fall booster push may be in works. And data is expected this month on vaccine efficacy in kids younger than five.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who denied entreaties to overturn the 2020 race, faces a primary challenge from one of the nation's preeminent election deniers, Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga.

An exhibition at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. shows four centuries of war images, giving powerful witness to how art forms have reflected the brutalities of war.

Pioneering disease investigator and beloved global health mentor Joel Breman died on April 6 at the age of 87. Breman was part of the team that investigated the first known Ebola outbreak in 1976.

Veterans Day activities and remembrances are not confined to one day or one location. Communities throughout Florida and the nation are planning special…

The state is appealing decisions by Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson, who twice last week sided with the Florida Education Association and the Orange County teachers union in lawsuits challenging Corcoran’s July 6 emergency order requiring schools to reopen brick-and-mortar classrooms in August or risk losing state funding.

Taylor Korn, a lifelong Boulder, Colo., resident, had already lost her father and grandmother this past summer. Then a wildfire took her home and two dogs.

The small island of 6,000 off the coast of southwest Florida is known for its largely untouched landscapes and superior shelling. It remains severed from the mainland with the collapse of its causeway – the only way vehicles can go on or off the island.

NPR's Cheryl Thompson speaks with Maurice Chammah of the Marshall Project to talk about the growing "constitutional sheriff" movement and what its aims are.

A new report shows that there are potentially 3.6 million families in the U.S. who need child care but can't find any.

After the indictment news broke, the Trump GOP machine rolled out a political playbook meant to insulate him with his base. It may work, but his brand is toxic with much of the rest of Americans.

Tuberculosis kills 1.6 million a year — the second deadliest infectious disease after COVID-19. Using immune cells and mRNA technology, scientists in South Africa are working on a new vaccine.

Shaimaa Ali Ahmed lost her leg at age 6 after happening upon an unexploded rocket. Children like her bear an outsized burden from the civil war, where land mines and ordnance litter the landscape.

The former child actor says that the most complicated relationship she has ever had is with a fictional 6-year-old girl. "I wanted to be her so badly," Wilson says.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently told constituents under 65 not to take the new COVID-19 vaccines, despite CDC and FDA recommendations that everyone older than 6 months get the shots. DeSantis's statement is not based on science or data.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Abram Paley, deputy special envoy for Iran, on the prisoner swap that allowed five Americans who'd been detained in Iran for years, to return to the U.S.

Katie Seeright's daughter, Adeline, suffers from Aicardi syndrome, which prevents then 6-year-old from being able to take care of herself.