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Lakeland and Polk County approve incentives, tax breaks for 200 new tech jobs and capital investment in downtown properties.

A pair of environmental groups concerned about 11 Florida species have sued the Trump administration

A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.

In the wake of President Trump's decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization, the agency is holding its first major meeting. How will that affect WHO — and the United States?

The federal program is the biggest source of money for long-term care for the elderly and disabled. Republican proposals to cut its budget could jeopardize supports family and caregivers rely on.

El número de pasajeros ha aumentado a más de 5,000 por día laborable, lo que ha mejorado el cumplimiento de los horarios y ha reducido la cantidad de automóviles en las carreteras.

Dr. Mimi Syed spent one month in Gaza providing medical care for residents there. She documented her time via voice memos for NPR.

In a few days, the nation's capital will host its largest military parade in more than three decades. We look at some numbers behind the celebration and the key historical moments leading up to it.

The Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary prime-time special was full of sketches and nostalgia — and stretched more than three hours. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans breaks it down.

Responding to charges that President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill would cut Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans, Trump administration officials misleadingly counter that it targets only waste, fraud and abuse.

The decision likely ensures that the case against Trump won't be tried before the election, and then only if he is not reelected.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with four women who are social influencers in Amman, Jordan — where the majority of the population is of Palestinian origin — about their thoughts on the war in Israel.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with New York Rep. Mike Lawler, a republican, about the Senate's tax and spending bill – and whether he thinks the House has enough votes to send it to the president's desk.

Philando Castile spent his driving career trapped in a seemingly endless cycle of traffic stops, fines, court appearances, revocations and reinstatements, raising questions about bias, race and luck.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with writer Etgar Keret about his new book, Autocorrect. Many of the short stories were written before the war began, but he says they've taken on new meaning since then.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Vinay Kwatra, Indian ambassador to the U.S., about the violent conflict between India and Pakistan.

NPR explores the economics of keeping a restaurant in business during the pandemic and why owners are concerned about what the new relief bill will mean to them.

The proposal comes after weeks of negotiations with local officials but has not been vetted by public boards. It lays out ambitious economic projections to recoup the upfront investment.

New owners? Sure. But the Rays also have new TV access, new technology and, in many ways, a new Trop. We'll try to get you up to speed before Tampa Bay and St. Louis take the field for the first of 162 games.

The Florida Forest Service reports more than 130 wildfires are burning across the Sunshine State and have consumed at least 25,000 acres.

In recent days, multiple GOP lawmakers have gone public with their concerns over the war -- a range of issues Republican leadership will have to address as they face the task of securing new funding.

On Being Funny In A Foreign Language, the new album by his band The 1975, Matty Healy makes romantic music for cynical outsiders who insist they're ready to give love a try.

Howard Dean says John Kerry is on the attack against President Bush — exactly what the Democratic senator needs to do to get voters fired up about his campaign.

Scott Weidensaul has spent decades studying bird migration. "There is a tremendous solace in watching these natural rhythms play out again and again," he says. His new book is A World On the Wing.

Bechdel's new graphic memoir is about her lifelong obsession with exercise. She says she has a "predisposition of being extremely self-conscious and very caught up in my head" — and exercise helps.