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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Genevieve Judge, a spokesperson for Sarasota County, about what the municipality is seeing the day after Hurricane Milton plowed through overnight.

Parents learned of one student with the disease on Tuesday. School district and state health officials say they are continuing to monitor for any potential outbreak.

The IRS says some Americans who have not filed their 2021 tax returns could be eligible for a pandemic-era relief payment, as long as they do so by April 15. Here's what to know as Tax Day approaches.

The incident, which took place at a Filipino street festival, was unlikely to be a terrorist attack, police said. The suspect, a 30-year-old man, was known to police from prior mental health calls.

Calls for security at the border have intensified as an unprecedented number of migrant children have started crossing into the U.S. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is sending 1,000 National Guard troops to the area, but border security is more complex than it appears.

Fast food and restaurant work used to be seen as an entry point for the young. Today, the average such employee is 29, and nearly a quarter are parents. For these workers, current wages are hardly enough to support them, let alone their families.

The University of Florida men's basketball team were revered in another national championship celebration Saturday, this one in front of nearly 60,000 fans during halftime of the annual football spring game.

Michael Tanzi received a lethal injection at Florida State Prison for the strangling death of Janet Acosta, a Miami Herald production worker who was attacked in her van while reading a book.

More than 30 years after he says he was raped by a priest, Raymond Douglas wrote about his trauma. He hopes it will help more male victims to speak up and authorities to better address the issue.

Trump has ended temporary protected status for nearly 60,000 Hondurans. A Honduran who was deported 18 years ago gives them a preview of what life will be like when they return.

Despite its fishy name, the bacterium salmonella has no connection to the underwater creature.

The Clearwater jail serves as the Tampa Bay region's designated holding center for those suspected of being in the country illegally.

Several GOP presidential candidates spoke at a conference in Georgia this week, but they largely avoided speaking about former President Donald Trump's indictment in that state a few days ago.

Weekend Edition host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mike Pesca for his take on the sports news of the week.

After Nevada gave home health care workers a huge raise, from about $11 to $16 an hour, turnover in the industry fell sharply. Now, caregivers are preparing to lobby for another wage hike.

President Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill passed the Senate. It would cut trillions in taxes. It also would make the biggest cuts to the social safety net in decades — to things like food aid.

Delays and increased screenings for visas mean that many students didn't make it to campus on time – and that has some big implications for the economy.

Recent reports praising north central Florida's Ichetucknee Springs prompted some area residents to post concerned comments on social media about excessive use of the area.

It was one of several policy recommendations discussed by housing experts at a recent Debate-A-Bull speaker event at the University of South Florida.

Police officers removed Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park in New York City early Tuesday morning. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the operation took place at night to "reduce the risk of confrontation." But clashes erupted and about 70 people were arrested.

Joy in India as writer Banu Mushtaq wins a major literary award for her short stories that she wrote over 3 decades in a regional language.

Over the past few days, cattle ranchers and agricultural groups have been sounding the alarm that a plan to import more foreign beef would hurt struggling ranchers.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that average policies have gone up 55% since 2022.

Black history happens every day, and the stories from NPR listeners are good examples of that. From becoming the first Black mayor of a town to singing music about change, these stories matter.