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As Japan plans to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea this summer, concerned South Koreans are stocking up on sea salt.

On "The Florida Roundup," Democratic congresswoman Kathy Castor of Tampa talks about why she opposes America's involvement in the war in Iran, offshore drilling and more.

Natural gas costs spiked during last month’s cold snap, leaving the utility about $19 million over budget. Lakeland Electric says the temporary bill spike when customer use is lower would soften the impact.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with political consultant and longtime Clinton ally Paul Begala about the depositions of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The Army reservist's parents said he "felt a calling to serve his country." Friends and strangers honored him on social media, and a GoFundMe account was set up for his family.

A community group informed residents of what's environmentally at stake and discussed hiring lawyers to get ahead of a private company's development process.

Local and federal officials in LA say recovery from January's deadly wildfires is on pace to be the fastest in modern California history. Scientists worry that toxic debris isn't getting cleared.

During the Cold War, U.S. planes accidentally dropped nuclear bombs on the east coast, in Europe, and elsewhere. "Dumb luck" prevented a historic...

Guilt still haunts a new mother who was addicted to opioids when she got pregnant. Once she was ready to ask for help, treatment programs that could handle her complicated pregnancy were hard to find.

As many as 400 firefighters, still mourning those lost, are now battling the massive Arizona wildfire. Since it began Friday, the Yarnell Hill Fire has grown to more than 8,000 acres, destroying an estimated 200 homes.

Pointing to the pandemic's disproportionate toll on people of color, over 1,200 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call on the agency to declare racism a public health crisis.

Visits to Yellowstone National Park are higher than last year as Americans look to escape their pandemic confines. Their business is welcome relief, despite worries they'll also bring coronavirus.

With three months until Election Day, Trump's handling of COVID-19 and race relations has further hurt his reelection chances. States now leaning toward Democrat Joe Biden would be enough to win.

Late last month, a medical examiner in New York confirmed the man who shot and killed four people at a Manhattan office tower had the degenerative brain disease known as CTE.

Alex Golesh said he got the Auburn offer at 1 a.m. Sunday, and signed it immediately. Assistant Kevin Patrick will be USF's interim coach for the bowl and Athletics CEO Rob Higgins says a coaching search is underway.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Michael Whatley, head of North Carolina's Republican Party, about the party censuring Sen. Richard Burr for voting to convict former President Donald Trump.

There is just so much to read! Every year many good books get lost under a tide of prose. Reviewer Meg Wolitzer celebrates five books that might have slipped under the radar.

The actor and comedian reveals in his new memoir, Silver Screen Fiend, that he used to have a film addiction. Watching the first Star Wars prequel led to a realization that helped him kick the habit.

Undergraduate college enrollment fell again this spring, down nearly 5% from a year ago. "It's really the end of a truly frightening year for higher education," one researcher says.

An alternative to original Medicare, the private plans are run mostly by major insurers. A recent analysis estimates Medicare overpaid these insurers by $106 billion from 2010 through 2019.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Mark Oppenheimer and his six-year-old daughter Anna, a young extrovert who's had to adjust to the quarantine lifestyle.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gayle Jessup White about her book, Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy.

Reports from global media watchdogs suggest it is true: press freedoms in Pakistan are deteriorating. Why is Pakistan's media under pressure, and where is that pressure coming from?

The federal judge issued an injunction against the federal requirement. Meanwhile, a Pensacola-based judge issued an order that clears Florida's challenge to be onsidered by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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