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It's hard to believe, but it was only about 100 years ago that we stopped walking everywhere and started using other means of transportation.Now, you may…

It's been buried in the news by the presidential race and the Republican National Convention, but the primaries are only two weeks away. One of those…

Mitt Romney is in Israel this weekend, in part to drum up support from pro-Israel groups living in the United States. The Jewish vote makes up only 4 percent of the American electorate, but it's where those votes are located that has both sides spending millions to woo them.

Sal Gentile says sometimes his tinnitus sounds like bacon frying in a skillet.Other times it’s hissing – like air out of a popped tire. Or it can sound…

Many people living with HIV in the U.S. struggle to remain eligible for public assistance programs that pay for medication. For some that means avoiding full-time jobs or refusing pay raises so they can get coverage for the expensive drugs.

Conservative Republican governors across the nation have been lining up to reject an expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, but The Nation's Richard Kim says the argument that states can't afford to cover more people simply doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

Skip Roping isn't in the Olympics yet, but competitors hope it will be soon. USF's Sun Dome plays host, this week, to the World Championship Skip…

She's almost a hundred years old but not too old to get a facelift. They call her "Hortense the Beautiful" and she's the old city hall clock tower in…

Florida Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson will resign his position on August 31, the Department of Education announced this evening.Robinson became…

It's that time of year when Florida goes on sale. In addition to the back-to-school Sales Tax Holiday that runs Friday through Sunday, this weekend also…

The Tampa Bay Rays ownership can expect an official invitation soon from Hillsborough County.Hillsborough Commissioners voted 5 to 2 Thursday to send a…

Just in time for the Republican National Convention, people traveling through Tampa International Airport now have volunteers to greet them with a…

Thanks to a superhero, USF’s Advanced Public Relations class returned home from Washington, D.C., with a second-place finish - and first-place prize money…

Have you ever found yourself listening to NPR, completely engrossed by a story about credit-default swaps, or the banking industry in Iceland?If so, you…

Republicans are fretting over recent polling that puts President Obama over 50 percent in some key swing states, but The Weekly Standard's Jay Cost says they needn't worry too much yet, as Obama isn't gaining in places his campaign hasn't blitzed with ads.

When Fred Davis lost both of his legs to infection --he thought his walking days were over.Then he was introduced to a therapy that combines movement and…

Alabama, Florida and Texas are among five jurisdictions challenging the constitutionality of a key provision of the civil rights law that requires governments with a history of discrimination to get federal permission to change election procedures.

Want to stay on top of the Republican National Convention?Of course there's an app for that. Several, actually.WUSF Public Media took several of these…

Groundbreaking was held today for the newest improvement in Tampa's mass transportation. It's called Bus Rapid Transit, and it should mean a significant…

The good news is it looks like tropical storm Ernesto won't touch Florida.The bad news is people in the Tampa Bay area are still working to recover from…

Among the Tea Party successes in the 2010 congressional elections was U.S. Sen. Mark Rubio of Florida. The Cuban-American is a plus for Republicans, a party that polls show has been losing ground with Hispanics.

The economy is the central issue in this fall's campaign. But when you talk with people in Hillsborough County, a key swing area that includes Tampa, they link the economy to other issues, including race. In the diverse county, residents see race affecting them in different ways.

For the third day in a row, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is rolling out names of speakers for the upcoming Tampa event. The…

HART is going to operate extra bus services for folks between Ybor City and Channelside during the Republican National Convention.Route 8 (Downtown to…

Fifty-thousand people are expected to pour into Tampa for the Republican National Convention.By day, they’re expected to attend meetings, patronize shops,…