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Electric cars seem to be finally catching on with some people - but mostly those who live and work in cities. The bugaboo has been how long it takes to…

The Global Hawk drone is known for raining fire in war zones far from the United States. But now, NASA is using the planes to check out hurricanes, as…

It's been just over two years since the Deepwater Horizon well was capped, ending the largest oil spill in U.S. history. But is it really over? The…

Florida College Access Network released a report today that says for the first time, Florida awarded more post secondary certificates than bachelor's…

NPR's Ari Shapiro has the unexpected chance to let an interview subject clarify remarks recorded weeks ago and several states away.

Colorado's nine electoral votes are up for grabs and in a state that is one-third Republican, one-third Democrat and one-third unaffiliated. It's that unaffiliated vote that has the presidential candidates returning to the state again and again.

On Monday, Medicare launched a double-barreled effort to get more for its money from hospitals. Millions of dollars are on the line for hospitals around…

Thanks to a $12 million endowment from some noted bay-area philanthropists, the University of South Florida will soon have a new college that focuses on…

Have you been exposed in any way to oil from the BP/Deepwater Horizon blowout in 2010? Then a study looking at the health effects of the spill wants to…

Ultraviolet light can burn your skin and raise the risk for skin cancer. New research has helped uncover how the rays can weaken skin's outer layer, compromising its ability to protect the body.

The first presidential campaign was a fact-checker’s dream, chock-full of numbers.PolitiFact scoured through those claims and found…the candidates were…

Venezuelans go to the polls Sunday to decide whether President Hugo Chavez remains in power. Polls indicate it's his most serious electoral challenge since taking office nearly 14 years ago. But Venezuela closed its Miami consulate, so Florida voters have to go to New Orleans.

As contract negotiations between management and players continue, the season is in jeopardy. But many expect the two sides will reach agreement in time to get things started by New Year's Day.

A new museum could soon grace downtown's Curtis Hixon Park, where the Tampa Museum of Art and Glazer Children's Museum are located. The city of Tampa…

So far eight clinics in Florida have been found to have received contaminated drugs that cause a rare fungal meningitis, the state Department of Health…

Voting can be a chore, but getting more people to vote by allowing early voting may not be doing the candidates or the electorate any favors.

Sam Gibbons was re-elected to Congress 16 times, from the 1960s through 1997. Before that, he served in the Florida Legislature, and was instrumental in…

It's one of the more humorous, yet heartfelt moments at the University of South Florida--hundreds of men stumbling around in women's shoes at the "Walk a…

In conjunction with Ken Burns’ The War, WUSF produced a pair of documentaries in 2007 focusing on two Bay area communities and the residents who served in…

RealtyTrac, a foreclosure tracking firm, says the foreclosure filings dropped significantly in September. But the report shows they have gone up in states that hadn't had problems until now.

When St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster asked the Tampa Bay Rays for some feedback on a proposed new stadium in Carillon Business Park, he apparently opened…

We may have a better idea what prompted University of South Florida Athletic Director Doug Woolard to speak out earlier this week with his tentative…

The Department of Health announced that the cases of fungal meningitis in Florida have risen to nine. A 52- year old woman and a 79- year old woman are…

In 2024, the trust fund that pays for Medicare is expected to be depleted. What should be done about the future of Medicare?That's the issue Tampa senior…

That "mystery eyeball" that was found on a South Florida beach recently looks like it is from a swordfish. That's the word from researchers from the…