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You would think after playing defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for nine years, and then 11 more as a Tampa firefighter, John Cannon might have…

A report by the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that backs legalized abortion, puts the 2014 rate at 14.6 abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age — the lowest recorded rate since 1973.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2016 figures, 8.6% of Floridians under 65 have a disability. That demographic has a lower turnout than voters without disabilities.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with attorney Beth Wilkinson about Merrick Garland, President Biden's nominee for attorney general, and his work on the Oklahoma City bombing prosecution in 1995.

Part of the reason is that the virus continues to disproportionately affect the Spanish community.

The pandemic has seen far fewer students go to college — that trend continued this fall, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

The district of 45,000 students has been closed for the past week due to Hurricane Ian, which made landfall on Sept. 28.

The InfoWars host and creator will have to pay $4.1 million to two parents whose 6-year-old son was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012. Jones spent years claiming the mass shooting as a hoax.

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney faces a stiff GOP primary challenge from Trump-backed Harriet Hageman. Despite his popularity in the state, Cheney has spoken out against Donald Trump throughout her campaign.

NPR's Morning Edition speaks with Michael Jensen of the University of Maryland about the rise in political violence and extremist rhetoric in the US.

As market jitters declined over protests in China set off by growing public anger over COVID-19 restrictions, Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday.

Adam Kinzinger describes himself as a Republican moderate; something he says is a dying breed in American politics.

Lawsuits in more than a dozen states are looking to follow a Colorado court's lead in declaring former President Donald Trump ineligible for election in 2024 due to his role in the Jan. 6 attack.

Pew Research Center found that poverty rates range greatly among Asian American groups. While 6% of Indian Americans live in poverty, the rate is 19% for Burmese Americans.

Multiple rounds of dangerous thunderstorms are expected as another strong winter storm barrels across the country. Tampa Bay area counties are responding as damaging winds and a few tornadoes (potentially strong) are possible, especially over the Panhandle and North Florida.

Around 1 in 6 U.S. adults practice yoga. The mind-body activity has grown and evolved over recent decades, into more accessible versions that reflect a current focus on mental health and mobility training, researchers say.

It's been more than 6 years - and a lot of political tension - since Chinese leader Xi Jinping has traveled to the US. He'll meet next with with President Biden in San Francisco.

A slate of congressional hopefuls are vying to win their Florida primaries in special elections to replace two high-profile House Republicans. Holding onto the reliably conservative seats could maintain the Republicans’ narrow House majority as they try to approve President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Financial markets welcomed a U.S. court ruling that blocks President Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.

County commissioners voted to use $125 million in tourist bed taxes to rebuild Sand Key, Treasure Island and Upham Beach. But a lack of easements from some property owners could make the effort a bit disjointed.

Richard Barry Randolph, 63, was sentenced to death for killing his former manager at a Palatka convenience store.

The Middle East war enters its 6th day with Israel and the U.S. continuing to hit Iran as the conflict continues to spread across the region.

Southern California was hit by another big earthquake Friday, after one struck the day before.

This is a three-part radio series produced in partnership with The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. Florida has gone through some big changes...

Host Michel Martin continues her conversation with Isabel Wilkerson, author of “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story America's Great Migration.” Wilkerson’s book explores the courageous journeys of African-Americans from the Jim Crow south to the north, west, and other areas of America. Last time, Wilkerson explained why African-Americans left, and how difficult it was to do so. Now, she explains what happened once African-Americans reached their respective destinations.