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In this My Unsung Hero, Barbara Romero recalls how the words of a social worker changed her life.

California has the most votes at stake on Super Tuesday, but counting those returns could take a lot longer than usual. Electronic voting machines in more than 20 counties there have been scrapped because of security concerns. Now those counties are using old-fashioned paper ballots instead.

Trading of First Republic Bank shares were halted multiple times today, as investors sold off shares, alarmed by financial disclosures from the bank.

The Trump administration policies on migrant families are big news in El Salvador. Editorials describe the policy as racist, and many here now say they wouldn't try to get into the U.S. with children.

More than 300,000 passengers have ridden China's railway to Tibet since it opened to traffic two months ago. China sees it as a historic event, but the train's long-term effects on the remote Himalayan region remain to be seen.

Authorities said more than 700 were arrested as protests continued in response to the death of a 17-year-old teenager who was fatally shot by police after being stopped for a traffic violation.

There are overdue library books. Then there's An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, which was last checked out in Massachusetts in 1904. It finally made it back after being spotted in West Virginia.

Opposition leaders in Russia have made waves by organizing unsanctioned demonstrations. The group Other Russia includes a former prime minister, a novelist and chessmaster Garry Kasparov.

Customers of IndyMac faced closed doors Friday after federal regulators took over the California bank. Risky lending practices and a $1.3 billion bank run were part of IndyMac's demise. Banking consultant Burt Ely talks about how the failure happened and what it signals for the broader economy.

The FBI is trying to develop a system that could make your voice as unique and recognizable as your fingerprint. Although not yet at its peak potential, the technology currently helps investigators with tasks such as authenticating Osama bin Laden videos and locating gunshots.

Yet another doping scandal casts a shadow over the famous race as cyclists head toward a Sunday finish in Paris. In a 24-hour period, 3 more riders were dismissed from the race on charges of using banned substances.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged on Sunday after an overnight hospital stay for check-ups and monitoring following a dizzy spell.

Immigration is getting little play on the presidential campaign trail, in part because the two candidates' stances aren't very different. Both supported a Senate bill that would have legalized millions of immigrants and created a guest-worker program.

Once derided as Britain's ugliest building, London's Southbank Centre is now a protected historic monument -- beloved by symphony-goers as well as skateboarders, who've taken over its Brutalist ramps.

In the South, unions have faced an especially tough battle. Still, organizers keep trying. United Auto Workers is trying to win a vote by workers at a factory in Piedmont, Ala., on Wednesday.

Lawyers for the state asked a Leon County circuit judge Tuesday to order a trial about the constitutionality of a 2015 state law that would require...

A proposal to give Florida’s Chief Financial Officer more duties failed to pass a subpanel of the state’s Constitution Revision Commission, but it may...

The Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs is buying new generators for three of its long-term care facilities after legislative leaders approved $3...

A former member of an elite Thai navy unit died while returning from placing oxygen canisters in the cave where 12 boys and their coach have been trapped.

An experimental vaccine could be on the market for ovarian-cancer patients as soon as 2022, according to the Jacksonville-based company that makes it....

Members of the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition are encountering some rough patches as they try to follow a stretch of preserved land between Orlando…

Obamacare enrollment is off to a strong start in Florida and around the nation, according to national data and those who help people sign up for health...

The month of January is dedicated to raising awareness of human trafficking. But, the Florida House and the Senate want to make awareness a year round...

A bill in the Florida legislature would make Bible classes mandatory electives in public high schools. The original bill filed in the House during the…

With supporters pointing to attacks on churches and synagogues, a House panel Tuesday approved a measure that would allow people to carry concealed…