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The $70 billion budget signed by Governor Rick Scott Tuesday contained both good and bad news for the University of South Florida, along with one giant…

UPDATED 6:25 a.m. 2/26/14: According to a press release sent just before 2 a.m. by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, 15 year old Zach Brown returned…

The Senate Rules Committee on Monday narrowly approved a bill that could prohibit certain abortions now legal in Florida, sending the measure to the full…

Just about everybody is packing a smart phone these days -- a smart phone equipped with a pretty decent digital camera.And, as a cost-cutting move, the…

The University of Florida has chosen a new president. Cornell University Provost Dr. Kent Fuchs, pronounced "fox" will become the 12th president of UF....

More than $45 million in revenue is believed to have been lost when the state suspended highway toll collections to help speed evacuations and relief…

Tank and the Bangas' third studio album, Red Balloon, celebrates Black life and reckons with America's ills. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to lead singer Tarriona "Tank" Ball.

New York state is charging ex-Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon with fraud related to fundraising to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Bannon is accused of skimming money for personal use.

In an Aug. 30 memo, Attorney General Merrick Garland writes that he's ending the long-standing policy of allowing political appointees to attend partisan political events.

She's only 23, but the British rapper has already lived a lifetime in the music business. After entering the scene as a teenager, enjoying a No. 1 single and ultimately parting ways with Def Jam Records, she's now issued her sophomore release.

Lawyers of jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny say they have not been able to confirm his whereabouts for several days, raising concern among his allies for his health and safety.

Union workers in Paris's Effiel tower have gone on strike, closing the monument's doors on what was meant to be a day of commemoration of its creator.

The rapper Playboi Carti's much-hyped MUSIC leads this week in albums. Plus, the rapper Doechii continues to make gains with her recently released "Anxiety" and Chappell Roan finds minor country chart success with "The Giver."

"We have 400 girls that have to go abroad" if they want to play pro volleyball, the CEO of a fledgling women's league says. She's trying to fix that problem, starting with youth clubs.

Top-seeded South Florida enters the American Conference tournament on a nine-game winning streak, needing two wins in Birmingham to secure a spot in March Madness.

The measure's prospects in the Senate are dim after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said he opposed the bipartisan, 9/11-style panel.

This week in both House and Senate hearings, police officials testified on the Jan. 6 insurrection. The rise of right-wing extremism might make preventing the next violent outbreak more challenging.

Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a hand holding a tiki torch.

Guard Alijah Martin transferred to Florida after four years at Florida Atlantic, where he was part of the 2023 team's unlikely run to the Final Four in 2023. His play helped lead the Gators into the championship game against Houston.

Across the globe, the culinary culture of yogurt is ancient, thriving and incredibly diverse. From camel's milk yogurt to yogurt vodka, fish marinades to baked goods, yogurt is a versatile superstar.

Schiff reflects on the significance of the top-secret documents seized from Trump's residence. He led the first impeachment and serves on the House's committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.

NPR's Laura Knoy reports on another presidential hopeful. Alan Keyes, a former top state department and United Nations official will be the first Black to run as a Republican presidential candidate. Knoy reports that Keyes is a real long-shot.

From member station KPBS, Scott Horsley reports on the latest fast food craze in California. Jollibee is a Filipino chain that serves up classic American food with a taste of the islands: hamburgers are topped with pineapple, and dessert pies are filled with mango.

Commentator Bill Harley reflects on the fact that Pete Seeger once accidentally left his banjo on top of a car. It was lost but later returned. Harley himself has left a guitar in many places, and sympathizes with Pete.

It was forty years ago today that "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini," sung by Brian Hyland, written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss, topped the charts.