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Seven schools could be shut down next school year in Orange County. Since last week, Orange County Public School employees have been holding community meetings concerning each possible closing.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to David Miliband, the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the needs of Palestinians in Gaza moving forward.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially removed and suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. DeSantis, sworn in as governor Tuesday, visited the Broward...

FAMU officials made the announcement on July 12.

The latest developments in the strike by Hollywood actors that began after the SAG-AFTRA union called off negotiations with movie and television studios on Thursday.

After pandemic shutdowns and debates around curriculum, public schools have become a new political battleground, in everything from district school board elections to statewide races for governor.

Stocks have fallen despite the government's $85 billion rescue of American Insurance Group. The Dow fell by nearly 450 points. One analyst says the troubles of a huge money-market fund unnerved investors. The fund lost money in the Lehman Brothers collapse.

Democrats and Republicans will hold runoff elections on Tuesday to decide who will be on the ballot in Alabama's newly drawn 2nd Congressional District.

Across the world, people are looking on in horror at the rise of political violence in the U.S. But many international leaders have also fallen prey to political extremism.

President Trump sent Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet the Saudi King about the disappearance of a Saudi journalist, which has outraged people around the world.

Los Angeles is in the midst of a massive rail construction project. The hope is that one day Angelinos may take the train and walk around the city, rather than depend so fully on theirs cars. But a change on that level means much more than laying down train tracks.

NPR pop culture critic Linda Holmes lists highlights from the year, including Ted Lasso, a TikTok dog, a twisty mystery, some great performances, and a moment in a mall.

For more than three decades the actor has cultivated a specific type of on-screen personality, from The Fresh Prince to King Richard.

We bring you a special Thanksgiving program featuring some of our favorite stories about food in the Sunshine State. There is a lot to be thankful for…

WUSF’s University Beat has been doing something new this year – profiling entrepreneurs with ties to the University of South Florida.That includes…

Florida's clemency board has made it harder for former felons to win back their voting rights.

Although the atmosphere during the Clinton trial differs from today's, Roberts is likely to follow the precedent set by the man he once clerked for and play a limited role.

Each day in Iraq, hundreds of American civilian truckers face roadside bombs, gunfire and windshield-smashing rocks. Some say their employer, KBR, should do more to protect them.

The Colorado Rockies have been blasted by six dust storms since last December. That's the worst it's been in at least two decades. And dust doesn't just make the snow look bad. It makes the snow melt fast.

He doesn't cut the profile of a member of "The Resistance," but Bolton's opposition to a pressure campaign to get Ukraine to investigate conspiracy theories may pit him against his former boss.

Fred Rogers often spoke of kindness, thoughtfulness -- and of course neighborliness -- on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the children's show he hosted for over 30 years. NPR's Susan Stamberg interviews his widow, Joanne Rogers, about a new book of his sayings and advice. Read excerpts from The World According to Mister Rogers.

The Disaster Recovery Center will open Saturday, Aug. 17 from 1 – 7 p.m. at the Lakewood Ranch Library (16410 Rangeland Pkwy, Bradenton, FL., 34211). The center will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily after that.

In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson published a book about life as an indentured servant in New Hampshire. It remains an obscure classic because it challenges white ideals about racism in the North.

At least 37 have been confirmed killed in flooding and hundreds remain unaccounted for. The governor warned that high winds could create the danger of falling trees and utility poles.

Alieu Kamara is the first and only neurosurgeon in Sierra Leone. "Before Dr. Kamara, there was no hope," said professor Kehinde Oluwadiya of the University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospital Complex.