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When the Zika crisis hit Brazil, women infected with the virus gave birth to babies with a debilitating condition. Some of the moms joined together to build a new life and to push for reparations.

The number of people spending more money than they should on housing in Broward County, keeps going up.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has been the target of racist attacks following last week's Key Bridge collapse.

The Indian River Lagoon stretches about 156 miles along the Florida's east coast. And it's where Laurilee Thompson has her earliest memories.“I had a…

It's not easy to bring such cases. That's because the federal government is generally immune from being sued, except in certain circumstances set out by Congress.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Ghulam Isaczai, Afghanistan's ambassador to the United Nations, about what he's heard from Taliban leadership since the attacks in Kabul on Thursday.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about what to watch at this year's U.S. Open.

On their debut album, Stay Proud Of Me, songwriter Abby Hwong pairs reflections on gender and identity with dreamy, cinematic indie rock that shows off their impressive guitar skills.

Governor Rick Scott has officially named a new leader of Florida’s child welfare agency. It’s the third DCF chief Scott has appointed since taking...

Nan Rich is a former state Senator who was the first Democrat to announce she’s challenging Gov. Rick Scott in 2014.Rich stopped by the WUSF studios this…

Florida is home to some of the country's largest school districts but according to a report from the Florida Department of Education, it doesn't have…

After a bitterly contested election, President-elect Barack Obama met with John McCain to discuss how they would work together to "solve the common and urgent challenges of our time." Guests and listeners weigh in on "frenemies" — hybrid colleagues who are both enemies and friends.

Day two of the big tech arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court: On one side are Twitter, Google, Facebook and other mega companies. On the other, American families of people killed in terrorist attacks.

The women's and men's NCAA basketball tournaments continue and the World Baseball Classic comes to a cinematic end.

Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are far more potent than heroin, and that's creating a new risk for police, who risk overdoses just by touching evidence or even breathing the air during a raid.

People in Gaza are fleeing an impending ground invasion of the Palestinian enclave. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Morning Edition host Leila Fadel, who is in Israel.

President Trump has announced the U.S. and China have reached what he describes as "phase one" of a trade agreement. He said that $40 to $50 billion in new agricultural trade is expected.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Dr. Allison Bartlett of the University of Chicago about the dangers of measles and why Chicago is a hotspot in the current outbreak.

The Groundlings has served as an incubator for comedy stars including Jennifer Coolidge, Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell. To get in, you first have to pass several improv and comedy writing classes.

For the first time in a generation, a new piece of music by Johann Sebastian Bach has been discovered. The young composer wrote the aria in 1713 while working in Germany. NPR has a portion of the forgotten aria — and its amazing story.

In an interview ahead of this week's U.N. General Assembly, Mohammad Javad Zarif tells NPR that U.S. sanctions against Iran "will not be able to bring us to our knees."

Members of the West Coast jazz and hip-hip group discuss SOL Development's debut album and the role music plays in community activism.

Television writer and musician Barbara Hall got the idea for her latest novel after taking violin lessons from a music teacher who seemed angry that she wanted to learn. Hall discusses her book, The Music Teacher and the idea that not everyone is called to be a professional musician; some are called to teach.

Melissa Block talks to Jerry Micco, assistant managing editor for sports for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, about the Pittsburgh Pirates making the Major League Baseball playoffs for the first time since 1992.

As hospitals assess their role in the opioid crisis, some are trying to change patient expectations by warning them to expect some pain. Doctors in those hospitals are prescribing fewer opioids.