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We talk with Heidi Vermilyea, who runs the souvenir stand for the Bristol, R.I., Fourth of July celebration, the nation's oldest observance of the holiday.

One of the Tiny Desk Contest judges introduces us to finalists Les Greene and the Swayzees, a group based in Miami, Fla.

At issue in the case was a post-Watergate law that Congress passed to limit the amount of money individuals can give to political parties.

Graham and Jolly were in different parties when they served together in Congress for two years. She's also the daughter of the late Bob Graham, the former Florida governor and senator.

Vindman is seeking the Democrat nomination to run against Republican Sen. Ashley Moody. The winner of November's special election will finish the last two years of Marco Rubio's term.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we spoke with Lt. Gov. Jay Collins about his run to become Florida’s next governor. Then, we looked at the lack of competition for school board seats in this election cycle with Trinity Webster-Bass, who covers education for the Florida Trib and more.

May continued the trend with the strongest lodging tax collections for that month in the past three fiscal years.

One suspect is in custody following a mass shooting at a Seattle food festival on Sunday that left three victims dead and four others injured.

Though 70% of the town is covered by tree canopy, one resident says there's room for improvement, including planting more trees in strategic areas to mitigate soil erosion, clean the water table, and provide needed shade.

Only 10 million of the corridor’s 18 million total acres are officially conserved.

In Pennsylvania, disposal of out-of-state waste is an important revenue source for some small towns. But Keystone Sanitary Landfill's plan to expand is meeting strong opposition.

According to its August outlook, Colorado State University expects nine named storms, four hurricanes and one major hurricane to form in 2026.

Scientists once thought no mammals could survive at this altitude. But a tiny mouse living almost 22,000 feet up in the Andes is proving them wrong and offering clues about life in extreme conditions.

The decision from U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns said that President Donald Trump's administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws.

A new study examined baby teeth and found there are critical windows early in a child's life when their developing brains are particularly vulnerable to exposures to metals in the environment.

Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence.

The 26th annual Gecko Fest, with a parade, takes place downtown on Saturday.

The House Oversight Committee has released the transcript and video of a private deposition by former special counsel Jack Smith in December.

The formerly prominent, widely recorded conductor was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years of probation for five counts of possession of child sex abuse material in Indianapolis.

A mother was caught in a current while saving her son in Lake Michigan. When she couldn't get them closer to shore, a man appeared to help.

Hard to define, for one thing. But in our disorienting digital age, these image-savvy, genre-fluid, proficient yet irreverent artists can seem like the only ones who've gleefully cracked the code.

Miami isn’t known for its majestic mountains. The tallest peaks in the South Florida landscape, in fact, are a series of landfills. The highest point south of Lake Okeechobee is the dump at Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park, better known as Mount Trashmore, which towers 225 smelly feet above northern Broward County.

The bulk of the president's social media posts don't make news. But taken together they show what's on his mind as he leads the nation through war and domestic turmoil.

Homeland Security warns of threats from violent domestic extremists. A government report is expected to show significantly slower economic growth. GameStop stock is at unprecedent heights. Why?

Former President Trump's false claims about voter fraud sparked a movement to restrict voting access. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice about the new laws.