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More than 400 people who died of COVID were secretly interred in a mass grave on the outskirts of the city of Iquitos. Families are demanding a proper burial for their loved ones.

Utah's Great Salt Lake has been labeled an "environmental nuclear bomb" and it has the attention of the president of the United States.

Mordecai Walker, 101, left St. Petersburg with a treasure trove of historical accounts and a splendid example of how to live one’s life.

This pre-election Political Junkie column focuses on all presidential swing states and key races for House and Senate.

Forget about 2012 presidential burnout. The 2016 campaign has already begun, at least according to what has been written in the past week about Jeb Bush's new book on immigration. Plus: Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) won't run again in 2014.

Ex-President Trump says abortion ban should be left to states. Vatican issues document that lays out what it calls "threats to human dignity." Missouri governor denies clemency for man on death row.

From Miami Vice, to The Wire, to Orange Is the New Black, scripted TV shows have had a serious and sometimes unrecognized impact on public attitudes about drugs in America.

Angola's civil war left 1,100 active minefields. The attitude had been that clearing mines is man's work until a nonprofit stepped in. Now nearly 400 women deminers tread carefully — and courageously.

We run down 50 favorite pop culture moments of last year, from television to film to books.

So far, the Taliban-run government says more than 800 people have died and thousands more are injured.

A new Quinnipiac Poll released today shows both presidential candidates are essentially in a head to head tie in Florida.The newest Quinnipiac Poll shows…

Floridians who receive cash and food assistance are once again able to use their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards after technology issues at JPMorgan…

Two separate wildfires in Brooker Creek Preserve broke out at the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend before being brought under control by East Lake…

InVision Tampa revealed its 25-year master plan for downtown Tampa today. The hope is to make the area more pedestrian friendly and lively.The plan…

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded U.S.-led forces furing the first Gulf War, has died the Associated Press is reporting. Schwarzkopf, 78, lived in…

Divers are preparing for Florida's annual two-day spiny lobster sport season.The season begins Wednesday after midnight and runs through Thursday. Florida…

The Tampa Bay Lightning won their season opener Thursday night against the Detroit Red Wings at Tampa's Amalie Arena. The final score was 6-4 with the…

Even if you're not a college football fan there will be lots to do when the National Championship comes to Tampa on Jan. 9.And the good news is, many of…

The father of a toddler killed by an alligator at Disney last month told rescue officials two alligators were involved in the attack.According to emails…

The Trust for America's Health organization released its Ready or Not? report today rating each state on its measures to protecting the public from…

Florida Atlantic University's plan to sell its stadium naming rights for $6 million to the private prison company, GEO Group of Boca Raton, turned from a…

You can join Classical WSMR and the Sarasota Music Festival for a night at the opera (house) Friday - and you don't even have to leave your own home, as…

Two hundred veterans were honored by Gov. Rick Scott in a ceremony at the American Legion Post 111 Tuesday. This was the first stop of his weeklong…

A controversial measure that would allow liquor to be sold in grocery and retail stores is expected to go before the full Senate on Tuesday.The proposal…

An Alaska man accused of killing five people and wounding six in a Fort Lauderdale airport shooting spree is due in court for a hearing on his mental...