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He hopes to save the lives of 22 of his country's citizens held captive by the Taliban after the kidnappers executed one of the hostages. On Wednesday, authorities found the bullet-riddled body of 42-year-old Bae Hyung-kyu in Qarabagh district of Ghazni province, where the South Koreans were abducted July 19.

Government investigators have said they may have been weeks away from indicting Bruce Ivins, the army scientist who committed suicide last week. NPR's FBI correspondent Dina Temple-Raston talks to host Andrea Seabrook about the latest developments in the anthrax investigation.

The Trump administration dismissed all the scientists working on the next National Climate Assessment. The report is the most comprehensive source of information about climate change in the U.S.

Scrawled in pencil on a scrap of yellow legal paper by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, the artifact is among dozens of treasures from The Wizard of Oz donated by composer Harold Arlen's sister-in-law Rita Arlen.

A pair of wildfires broke out late Sunday near Alligator Alley in the Florida Everglades. One of the fires grew from five to 10,000 acres Monday afternoon just north of Alligator Alley in the Big Cypress National Preserve near Ochopee as firefighters attacked the blaze on the ground and from the air.

Russia blamed Israel after Syria downed a Russian reconnaissance plane, killing 15 people. Israel expressed condolences for those killed but in turn blamed Iran and Hezbollah guerrillas.

A growing number of Democrats are embracing calls to "abolish ICE," but not everyone in the party sees it as a winning message.

Noem will be in charge of executing one of President Trump's biggest priorities in his second term: cracking down on immigration.

The Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research estimates the elimination would result in a combined $18.3 billion annual loss in revenue for local governments.

An annual meeting of the nation's governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events.

Taco Bell announced this week the return of the Mexican Pizza to its menu, and fans are happy.

Although a cold front swept through, it was not nearly enough to be brief. Severe and extreme drought worsens.

That change takes place July 1, seven months after Aetna’s Medicare Advantage PPO and HMO also dropped Moffitt, the region's only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center.

After months of tumult, Pentagon official Robert Wilkie is expected to become secretary of Veterans Affairs when the Senate votes Monday to confirm him,...

The Florida Supreme Court has tossed out a case challenging the governor's right to make last minute appointments. The justices say it’s too soon to...

Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie was President Trump's second choice to replace fired Secretary David Shulkin.But the former Pentagon…

The impacts of hurricanes on people are well documented, and can scar communities for years. But the ecological effects of storms aren’t as obvious.

A toxic red tide algae bloom that’s been persisting in Southwest Florida for nearly a year is now making its way to the Tampa Bay area. It’s been most…

The Florida Senate has hired a prominent Tallahassee lawyer amid a probe into sexual-harassment allegations against Sen. Jack Latvala, a Clearwater…

The House rejected legislation Tuesday easing how experimental drugs are provided to people with terminal illnesses, as Democrats calling the bill risky...

Nursing homes will be required to have generators and 72-hour fuel supplies onsite by July 1, under a rule issued by Gov. Rick Scott’s administration...

According to a new study, oxygen levels in the world's oceans, as well as our coastal waters, are being affected by climate change.

Florida House leaders unveiled a proposed higher-education budget Tuesday that includes cuts designed to spur state universities and colleges to spend...

Prosecutors told the court that they considered Douglas Hodge, the ex-CEO of PIMCO, among the "most culpable" of the parents charged. He has been sentenced to nine months in prison.