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About 30 years have passed since Loran was found guilty of both first-degree murder and sexual battery.

HIV remains a growing problem for Central Florida, but survivors are seeking to erase the stigma surrounding the disease celebrate the lives they live, and honor those who died in the path toward progress.

The late Henry Kissinger's legacy must include his support for the secret bombings across Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bo Thao-Urabe, whose family fled Laos.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dr. David Epley about the rise of myopia and the reasons why, especially among children.

In some cases, residents are being charged more than double what they typically pay. Last week, city council members fast-tracked the issue for futher discussion on Feb. 20.

Flash flood risk increases again for parts of the east coast of Florida, but the Panhandle will also experience some rain and a much-welcomed cold front arrives for the weekend.

Many are small for their age — a sign of a growing crisis of malnutrition. Government mismanagement is to blame, say political analysts. And there could be lifelong impacts for these children.

Ayesha Rascoe asks Gay Men's Health Crisis Vice President Jason Cianciotto about monkeypox, which is generally spread by direct, close contact with an infected individual.

Sunday’s report from the Department of Health reported 59 new deaths related to coronavirus on Sunday.

Florida reported more cases than on previous days, but COVID-19 hospitalizations declined statewide and in the Greater Tampa Bay region.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Phil Feller of Durham, North Carolina, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

A network of churches in the Chicago area worked with a nonprofit to eliminate $5.3 million in medical debt belonging to 6,000 community members.

Robert talks to poet Catherine Bowman about the work of Czeslaw Milosz, 84-year-old poet and Nobel Laureate.(8:00) Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 1B 0:29 RETURN1 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 1C 6. RETURN TO KIKWIT. NPR's Michael Skoler visits Kikwit, Zaire almost a year after the ebola (ee-BOH-lah) epidemic broke out there. The virus appeared in May last year and is usually fatal. The epidemic was stopped but left 244 people dead. Scientists from the U-S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are testing samples of tens of thousands of insects and animals taken from the forest where the virus originated but still have not found the source. Hospital workers in Kikwit are still reluctant to treat patients, and while many people have overcome their fear of the disease, there remain superstitions and misinformation among the population.

Board members voted 6-1 to require that all students and staff wear masks on school grounds starting Monday. The mandate will be in place for 90 days and allows for limited medical exemptions.

Officially, at least 6,000 Filipinos, mostly poor drug peddlers and addicts, have been killed in the anti-drug police operations. But rights groups say the number of victims could be four times that.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that the verdict in the Whitewater trial has cast a shadow over President Clinton, who just a week ago was far ahead of Dole in the polls. Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 1B 0:29 RETURN1 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 1C 6. CHINA DISSIDENT -- Noah talks with Mike Jendrzejczyk (jenn-DREEZ-sick), the Washington Director of Human Rights Watch-Asia. Chinese police have detained dissident Wang Donghai (WAHNG dong-HY) after he and six other activists petitioned the National People's Congress on May 27th, demanding the release of political prisoners. Mr. Jendrzejczyk believes that paranoia in the Chinese government toward the democracy movement has increased in recent months as economic reforms have triggered more unrest. This recent round of arrests comes one week before the anniversary of the military crackdown that ended pro- democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4th, 1989.

About 300 unarmed soldiers are joining local police in the city of 6 million to enforce coronavirus restrictions as authorities try to quell a new outbreak linked to the delta variant.

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 13-6 to approve the bill, which is similar to a Mississippi law that is being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The practice was discovered when a National Guard sergeant found that one of the mug shots was her brother's. The North Miami Beach police chief says pictures of whites and Hispanics are also used.

The city of Dunedin and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a 25-year contract to keep the Major League Baseball team in town for spring training.Dunedin…

According to the Florida Department of Health, the death toll due to complications from the coronavirus in Florida now stands at 11,011.

State health officials recorded the deaths of 155 people from coronavirus complications since Tuesday's report. Tuesday's death toll was 183.

The Florida Department of Health reported 12,478 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday and 87 new deaths.That brings the total number of people who have…

The Florida Department of Health reported 10,328 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday and 90 new deaths.Saturday’s report means 337,569 people have…

Florida has recorded more than 40,000 cases of coronavirus statewide since the outbreak began, according to figures released Saturday by the Florida…