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With the help of two Tampa-area VA offices, more homeless veterans than ever were taken off the street this year and given live-changing benefits.

California is the latest state in a growing movement across the country to require media literacy education for all grade levels.

Visitors greeted by a trailer after Hurricane Irma destroyed a temporary center in 2017 now will be welcomed by a storm-resilient modern visitor center with sweeping views.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. But at the Enchanted Forest theme park in Salem, Ore., only one man is needed to put him back together again: theme park owner and sculptor of Humpty himself, artist Roger Tofte.

The court's decision is not a final ruling, however; it just permits Trump's passport policy to go into effect while litigation continues in the lower courts.

The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.

If you buy your own health insurance through the ACA marketplaces, tell us how this year's experience is different from last year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is pitching a plan aimed at U.S. Congress members' stock trading. Here's what to know.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says a plan unveiled Thursday to take the first steps toward universal childcare for kids under five shows New Yorkers that "democracy can actually deliver for them."

Equality Florida's "Parenting with Pride" program's January webinar is intended to help parents of LGBTQ+ children share their lived experience in a way that's clear, concise, and powerful later this month at Pride at the Capitol.

The nativity scene in St. Peter's Square comes from a different place every year. For Pope Leo's first Christmas as the pontiff, this year's display comes from Salerno, Italy.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using some of the money to aid her 2021 campaign.

Students who play middle and high school sports will have to pay $50 per sport.

The latest additions, which include Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, widen Waymo's early lead in autonomous driving while rivals from Tesla and Amazon are still testing in only a few cities.

A six-day launch window opens on April 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lunar orbital mission would be the first time humans have returned to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.

The suspect was the father of seven of the children killed, police said. The victims ranged in age from 1 to about 14 years old, according to police in Shreveport, La. A total of 10 people were shot.

Newman Drive wildfire near Naples prompts evacuations. Limited visibility is possible overnight due to the smoke, and the east winds will move the smoke plume toward the Metro Southwest Coast of Florida.

It was not known how long the child was in the vehicle before first responders arrived, but it was about 83 degrees at the time. The child was under the care of a grandmother, police said.

The FCC has approved the sale of Tegna television stations to rival Nexstar Media Group Thursday. The deal would create a company that owns 259 television stations in 44 states.

A U.S. official said that one crew member had been rescued and U.S. forces continue to search for the second crew member.

Louisville and Michigan will face off Monday night for the men's NCAA basketball championship. The game will be played in Atlanta, where some of the best seats don't always have the best view.

The Kentucky Derby is celebrated by locals in Louisville — including its smallest residents, who get their own downtown parade.

Atlanta has been the center of innovation in hip-hop for at least two decades, but the city has failed to turn musical success into growth for the communities that create it.

Palmieri, who died Aug. 6, is credited with originating Latin jazz's trombone sound. He later successfully lobbied for a new Grammy category for Afro-Caribbean jazz. Originally broadcast in 1994.

You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of 2024 that we were in for a ride.