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A new North Carolina government program subsidizes people who want to become beekeepers. The initiative is an attempt to address a nationwide bee shortage that threatens the future of American agriculture. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has fired back at Gov. Rick Scott's administration in a legal battle about whether state health officials should…

More than two years after she created a firestorm by saying she would not seek the death penalty, Central Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced…

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is seeking to consolidate dueling lawsuits with the state about the future of blackjack games at tribal casinos.Attorneys…

A South Florida senator Tuesday filed a proposal that calls for state regulation and licensure of music therapists.

With nine days left in the Trump presidency, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are forging ahead with plans to remove Trump from office.

Bear Warriors United's request was part of a lawsuit filed in September challenging the decision by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to approve the hunt.

In an effort to reduce costs, American Airlines asks its unions to make concessions worth nearly $2 billion annually. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company also closes two reservations offices and announces 750 flight-attendant layoffs. Bill Zeeble of member station KERA reports.

Warning of potentially "devastating consequences," a Central Florida hospice firm Monday sought a stay from the 1st District Court of Appeal in a...

Spanish police detain an Algerian in connection with last week's deadly terrorist bombings in Madrid. Police believe they have identified five Moroccans who took part in the attacks, but say more people of other nationalities may have been involved. The death toll from the attacks has risen to 201, with nearly 1,700 wounded. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's search for a new musical director who doesn't mind the broad range of duties. Conductor Daniel Barenboim is leaving the job, saying it involved too many non-artistic demands.

Riot police fire water cannons and tear gas into crowds gathering for a banned rally in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday. Brother Paul Brennan offers an update from Eldoret, where thousands fled.

Hamid Karzai is favored to win next month's Afghan presidential elections, but he could use the support of Afghan refugees. Millions of refugees in neighboring Pakistan and Iran hope to vote in the election. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

Continued attacks by Taliban militants and a generalized lack of security forced interim President Hamid Karzai to postpone plans for presidential and parliamentary elections. The vote, originally scheduled for June, has now been set for September. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

On the opening day of a special legislative session, Florida senators Wednesday began moving forward with a proposal to send more money to hospitals for...

Two Democratic lawmakers have breathed new life into an effort to legalize hemp as an agricultural crop in Florida. Proponents of the program are...

Florida is bracing for another round of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. In his proposed $83.5 billion budget released Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott included ...

Florida lawmakers continue to respond to the state’s opioid epidemic, with Rep. Joe Geller, D-Aventura, filing a bill Tuesday that, among other things,...

The Sundance Film Festival kicks off in Park City, Utah. In the past few years, Sundance has become associated with Hollywood sightings, glamorous parties and celebrity skiing. This year, festival organizers are trying to take the event back to its independent roots by featuring more films from unknown directors. David D'Arcy reports.

Women in the military have created a kind of underground railroad to help one another navigate recent court decisions limiting abortion access.

Authorities in Iraq announce that an arrest warrant has been issued for Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in connection with the murder of a rival cleric last spring. Attacks by Sadr's followers left at least eight coalition soldiers dead in Najaf and Baghdad Sunday. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves, NPR's Michele Norris and professor Juan Cole of the University of Michigan.

Following recent terrorist attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling for a widespread reorganization of the country's political system. Critics call it a power grab that has nothing to do with terrorism and a major step backwards for democracy.

Dig below the strata of pop songs so ubiquitous you can't stand to hear them anymore, and you'll find plenty of riches in the Top 40, from country crossover to innovative R&B and classic pop.

PolitiFact data shows that readers came for fact-checks on politicians’ statements about the U.S.-Mexico border, the country’s debt and energy independence, and former President Donald Trump's indictments.

More than 2.6 million people in Florida lacked health insurance at some point in 2017, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.