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A Florida eye doctor linked to New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez in a corruption case is seeking changes in his bond conditions in an unrelated Medicare...

State officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking Monday at a transportation facility in Polk County that could make Florida a leader in developing…

The bill passed in the Florida Legislature reduces how long criminal background checks can be used to keep a former inmate from applying for a barber or cosmetology license and allows any inmate enrolled in barber or cosmetology classes while incarcerated to apply those credits toward getting a license.

The National Guard has not met its recruitment goal for the fiscal year that ends Thursday, a failure it blames on current lengthy deployments. The Pentagon is seeking ways to reduce the strain on the National Guard and other forces. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

With businesses bracing for rate increases, Florida House members this week began grappling with the tricky political and legal challenge of revamping...

The Chiles fund was created by the Legislature in 1999 at the request of then-Gov. Jeb Bush to provide perpetual support for health care programs and biomedical research.

U.S. farms have faced worker shortages for years. Now compounding the problem: The children of farmworkers are leaving the fields, forcing farm owners to look to other countries for labor.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on who may replace former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill.

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Tampa's James A. Haley VA Medical Center, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., is inviting veterans and their families to voice their concerns about service and…

Business groups are again suing federal wildlife managers to try and force them to lessen legal protections for Florida's beloved manatees.The Pacific…

The subpoenas sought to force testimony in a hearing Tuesday in the public-records lawsuit filed against the administration.

Iraqi security forces raid the town of Madaen, near Baghdad, seeking to free a large number of Shiite hostages. More than 100 hostages were reportedly taken by Sunni militants.

Pope Benedict is visiting the United States for the first time as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. R. Scott Appleby, a professor of religious history at the University of Notre Dame, says the pope's message to America's "Cafeteria Catholics" will likely be a positive one, rather than focusing on differences with the Vatican.

Lawyers are dissecting the performance of White House counsel Donald McGahn — and the top lawyer at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is getting mixed reviews amid several Trump administration controversies.

The remaining Democratic presidential hopefuls debate in Los Angeles, ahead of contests in California and nine other states March 2. Sen. John Edwards seeks to distinguish himself from frontrunner Sen. John Kerry, pointing out their differences on free trade and capital punishment, and arguing he is more likely to win over conservative voters. Hear NPR's Scott Horsley.

A second Democratic candidate has opened a campaign account to run in a special election for the House seat vacated by former state Rep. Alex Miller,…

NASA is hard at work trapping vultures near Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Space agency officials want to keep the four-to-six pound birds away from Saturday's shuttle launch.

Zinedine Zidane led a cohesive French team of various ancestries to a 1998 World Cup title. Now, with French soccer in disarray and ethnic tensions rising, the son of an Algerian immigrant has come out of retirement.

All session long, Florida's legislative leaders have frustrated advocates for the poor, as well as much of the business community, by declining to talk...

The film "Fair Play" centers around a newly engaged couple working at a high-powered financial firm. When one gets a promotion, their relationship and jobs are imperiled.

The foundation that's building a memorial at the site of the Pulse shooting in Orlando has issued a request for design ideas to help honor the 49...

The Pentagon will ask Congress for relief from six environmental laws, including the Endangered Species Act. Defense officials say the regulations -- meant to protect plants and animals threatened with extinction -- compromise combat readiness. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports

Chunks of concrete from the Berlin Wall are sold as memorabilia. Germany's parliament recently gave one chunk as a gift to the United Nations. But the artist who painted it says he deserves to be compensated for his artwork. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

A legislative measure under consideration would make it more difficult for refugees to enter the traditionally neutral haven of Switzerland. Conservative politicians want to allow fewer asylum seekers. Emma Jane Kirby reports.