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Steven Currall is settling in as the President of the University of South Florida. Currall, 60, officially became the university’s seventh president on…

On game days, the boys’ soccer team at Miami-Edison Senior High speaks Haitian Creole during huddles. Fans play Haitian carnival music, known as Rara,...

A new poll finds Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in a dead heat and, with more than 10 percent of voters undecided, sets the stage…

With murders down dramatically, death penalty support has fallen far from its peak 20 years ago. Problems with executions, meanwhile, have made many Democrats, at least, skeptical about the practice.

Recently released Medicare data show that 1,800 doctors and other health providers nearly always charge Medicare the highest rate for patient care. Experts challenge the legitimacy of the charges.

There’s nothing quite like the freedom of the road and the adventure of discovering what’s around the next turn. That independence is what inspired two…

Less than a week after the Women's March, anti-abortion activists are taking to the streets for what they call the March for Life.

Students who survived the Parkland school shooting prepared to flood the Capitol on Wednesday , pushing to ban the assault-style rifle used to kill 17...

In the fast-paced ever-changing world of children's entertainment, Highlightsmagazine ,founded in 1946, slows things down with short articles and puzzles.

Restaurants without diners are popping up all over the place. "Ghost kitchens" and menus that exist solely in smartphone apps such as DoorDash and Uber Eats seek to feed diners' appetite for delivery.

House Speaker Jose Oliva, who last year shepherded several contentious health-care measures through the Legislature, lashed out Tuesday at the health...

In many places there's no requirement to tell a home buyer if a house is at risk of flooding, even as climate change increases that risk. Some hope a new Texas law will be a national model.

Boeing statement: "The Board of Directors decided that a change in leadership was necessary to restore confidence in the Company." More than 300 people have died in Boeing 737 Max plane crashes.

Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva and his allies have loudly contended during the past two years that there’s too much government interference in health...

The Associated PressFederal investigators said Monday that they have started analyzing the cockpit voice recorder from a small plane, bound for Albert…

If the past is any indication, worsening threats from climate change, like rising seas in South Florida, could take a larger toll on the poor as people...

In response to a string of suicides in the Air Force, every base is holding a one day stand down, where airmen can learn and talk about mental health...

More than 40 percent of Florida nursing homes are asking health-care regulators for more time to meet backup-power requirements pushed by Gov. Rick...

The University of South Florida Board of Trustees have selected Steven Currall as the next System president.Currall, 60, is the Provost/Vice President for…

The state Agency for Health Care Administration has backtracked on its decision to cut Medicaid reimbursement rates for therapists who mostly work with…

President Trump upset the architectural world in February when he proposed an executive order mandating traditional, classical architecture for new federal buildings. That order is now a reality.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with server Maria Buenrostro about the toll the pandemic has taken on her industry as Los Angeles makes an $800 stipend available to 4,000 food service workers.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rick Barron, elections director in Fulton County, Ga., about the state's runoff elections for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

In a secret recording, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr issued a dire warning about the coronavirus to a private audience three weeks ago. He has not been so frank in public.

The drugs only need to be taken a few times a year — and may soon be available in many parts of the world. Patients say they are more convenient and less stigmatizing.