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In the 1990s, hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled war and found a new home — and new opportunities — in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya.

Strong winds and 3-5 inches of rainfall are possible across most of the state this weekend. Before the main storm arrives, conditions to remain windy on Friday.

A mental health service is expanding its operations to Polk and other Central Florida counties to address the growing concern of mental health crises in children.

President Biden made a point of calling his predecessor a loser in his first two speeches of the year. It's a way to remind voters of the post-2020 election chaos — and troll his likely opponent.

"Biden's chances of a second term are hurting, but not because of my campaign," the Baltimore, Md.-based entrepreneur says of his bid to win the Democratic nomination over the incumbent.

The Community Investment Tax (CIT) has funded schools since 1996, but county commissioners are debating whether to keep the district in its tax plan.

The measles can be dangerous, even fatal. Public health experts urge vaccination as the best form of protection.

People say they move to Los Angeles for the weather. As climate change makes extreme weather events like wildfire and flooding more common, some people wonder if they should stay or go.

Brewery waste, fed at the right time at the right dosage to a wastewater treatment plant's bacteria, can be used to treat water. One Montana town is doing just that.

The president promised steel and aluminum executives that he will levy tariffs on imports of their products in coming weeks. The tariffs will be 25 percent for steel and 10 percent for aluminum.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, GOP political consultant Anthony Pedicini, and a trio of prominent local developers were not candidates themselves, yet voters delivered them a clear rebuke, with six out of seven candidates they supported facing defeat.

Many residents are ignoring the order as Israel renews military action in Gaza's largest city. A local civil defense group said the neighborhood of Shujaiya is uninhabitable.

The Tampa Parks and Recreation Department took part in the 15th annual World’s Largest Swimming Lesson at four city pools.

As the justices were announcing opinions on other matters, the court briefly posted a decision that would reinstate a lower court order allowing hospitals in Idaho to perform emergency abortions.

History buffs and tourists get a chance to go 2,300 feet underground to visit a historic mine in Minnesota.

Carrying out a controversial law signed last week by Gov. Ron DeSantis, officials have started moving to repeal state renewable-energy goals.

The Israeli military said it killed two Hamas militant leaders in the strike but Palestinian health officials say dozens of civilians who had sought shelter in an encampment were killed and injured.

Former President Donald Trump has been convicted by a New York jury on 34 felony counts -- the first criminal conviction for a former American president. Here are the next legal steps for Trump.

The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has arrived. Tropical Storm Alberto is heading west toward Mexico, bringing heavy rains, coastal flooding and possible hurricanes to Texas.

In nearly half of metro areas, buyers must make more than $100,000 to afford a median-priced home, a Harvard University report finds. And home prices this year reached a new all-time high.

Recent years were a good time to invest for beginning farmers, who run a quarter of U.S. farms. But with some crop prices crashing, paying back debts may require hard conversations and delayed dreams.

An investigation by the Los Angeles Times into labor camps on Mexican megafarms reveals appalling conditions. Reporter Richard Marosi says U.S. consumers need to pressure retailers for change.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday has put Florida and Texas social media laws on hold, sending both cases back to lower courts for more review.

The lawsuit covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses in the United States who paid for the package of out-of-market games from the 2011 through 2022 seasons on DirecTV.

The landing Monday morning comes as the Caribbean nation is struggling with a surge of gang violence that has killed several thousand people in recent years and left hundreds of thousands homeless in the country’s capital.