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Colleges can now pay their athletes directly. USF's outgoing athletic director said this will allow the university to create more scholarships.

At least 78 people are reported dead after flooding over the weekend. Meanwhile, residents are advised to be cautious over the next 24 to 48 hours as more rain threatens the area.

Funding for AP and IB programs at the state's K-12 schools was also salvaged.

Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit.

A new study finds that fish may get pleasure from being cleaned by other fish -- perhaps like the experience of getting a massage.

Ronald Palmer Heath was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery with a deadly weapon and other charges in the 1989 killing of Michael Sheridan.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to set limits on carbon emissions from existing power plants.

You don't need to visit Japan or Washington, D.C. to see cherry blossom trees. Here are three places around the U.S. where you can see the blooms — weather permitting.

State attorneys disputed legal representation arguments made by Bryan Frederick Jennings' lawyers aimed at stopping his scheduled execution.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with retired Major General Paul Eaton about security measures that need to be in place at the Capitol in order to prepare for a possible contested election.

Striking machinists voted to approve an agreement that will hike wages by 38%. The deal was endorsed by union leaders, who warned that Boeing's next offer might be worse.

Tomiichi Murayama, Japan's prime minister from 1994, was best known for the "Murayama Statement," an apology delivered on the 50th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.

Syrian refugees living in Lebanon grapple with whether to return home now that Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship has fallen. Many are hesitating.

Former Boston Red Sox first-baseman Bill Buckner has died at 69. Best known for a fielding error that helped cost Boston the 1986 World Series, Buckner was cheered by Red Sox fans in recent years.

Outdoor watering is estimated to be half of all the water used by residents. The new restrictions limit irrigation to one day a week - and only at night. It takes effect April 3.

James Ernest Hitchcock received a lethal injection Thursday evening at Florida State Prison for the July 1976 killing of Cynthia Driggers

As fitness goes high-tech, even your bathroom scale is going digital. One company went from making old-fashioned spring-loaded scales to scales that aren't just digital but use all sorts of high-tech applications to talk directly to your wireless device.

Authors say readers are exploiting Amazon's seven-day return policy by using Amazon like a library and returning books after reading them.

For decades, rising home prices have been an engine for middle-class wealth. Now a growing movement wants to slow — or even reverse — that trend. Are the politics around new housing development inherently stacked against them?

The military is spending millions of dollars to clean up water contamination around bases throughout the country. But people living with the...

The Broward School Board unanimously voted Tuesday to reject the state’s new program to arm school staff in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas...

At least 48 people have died in the Northern California blaze that burned through the town of Paradise with shocking speed.

A bill that would regulate hemp growing and sales, bringing Florida in line with federal laws, unanimously passed in its first Senate committee hearing...

K-12 schools across the greater Tampa Bay region have made some adjustments to their policies on coronavirus since the start of the school year.

The White House again faces the coronavirus in its ranks. But Vice President Pence, who has tested negative, plans to continue his breakneck campaign travel schedule.