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Commentator Bill Langworthy helps to get his nephew, Thomas, into a highly competitive Manhattan pre-school.

NPR Music's pop critic, Ann Powers, says each of her favorite albums of 2014 gave her new tools to cope with and learn from the world around her, even as that world crashed in from outside.

The Toronto Maple Leafs wiped out a three-goal deficit in the third period, then beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Alexander Kerfoot’s power-play goal at 4:14 of overtime to take a commanding 3-1 series lead in their first-round NHL playoff matchup.

The grand jury investigating allegations of 2020 election interference has issued subpoenas for testimony from several Trump insiders, including Rudy Giuliani and Sen. Lindsey Graham.

In her first interview since Musk took the reins of Twitter, Margrethe Vestager said there will be serious penalties against Twitter if the platform ignores new European speech laws.

Ten of Wall Street's top brokerage firms agree to pay fines of about $1.5 billion to settle conflict-of-interest allegations. The firms were accused of misleading investors with bad research, and have agreed to changes in their research divisions. Hear NPR's Jim Zarroli, NPR's Michele Norris and Columbia University law professor John Coffee.

A Miami-Dade doctor and Central Florida woman testified before a committee of top Democratic members of Congress in Fort Lauderdale during a hearing about “the escalating threat to reproductive freedom.”

Deaths attributed to the coronavirus in Florida have passed 5,000.Monday’s report from the Florida Department of Health showed 90 deaths in the state in…

Florida health officials reported more than 8,500 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, the fifth straight day the number of new cases surpassed…

President Donald Trump is tapping a top Florida legislator to join his administration.The White House on Thursday announced that Trump is nominating Rep.…

While officials say mosquitoes are not believed to be transmitting the Zika virus in Florida, the state's number of “travel related” cases this year has...

Michael Moore's documentary about President Bush's war on terror -- Fahrenheit 9/11 -- has won the Palme d'Or, top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The politically charged film explores the links between the Bush family and Saudi Arabia. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Los Angeles Times film critic Ken Turan.

Eric Larson, Florida’s top cyber cop, says even hyper vigilance can’t completely protect the state’s critical data networks from a daily barrage of...

Wongel Estifanos was visiting Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park during Labor Day weekend while vacationing with her family, officials say.

Toyota, which has suffered through a bout of recalls and the Japan earthquake, is pinning its hopes for the future on its crown jewel, the top-selling car in the U.S. The new 2012 model isn't radically different from its predecessor, but it's harder to redesign the mass-appeal Camry than a Ferrari.

Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry are planning to meet with European leaders to discuss the crisis in Ukraine during this year's Munich Security Conference.

Hurricane Dorian stands out as one of the biggest news stories of 2019. The ominous Category 5 storm threatened South Florida for days. While the region...

A car bombing near the presidential palace in Beirut on Wednesday killed a top Lebanese army officer. The victim was widely expected to succeed army Chief of Staff Michel Suleiman, who has emerged as the consensus candidate for president after months of political deadlock.

For almost a decade, the University of South Florida's Unstoppable Campaign has raised funds for a variety of programs, with an ultimate goal of $1…

New data from the American Kennel Club shows Labrador retrievers are the most popular dog in the U.S. The French bulldog has moved up in the rankings, and is in second place.

A top administrator for Hillsborough County’s school district has been selected to lead Providence, Rhode Island's troubled public school system.A…

The Jackson State Tigers will face the Florida Gators in the opening round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Tigers' head coach Tevester Anderson says his team will come to play.

The decrease is effective Jan. 1. It will be the fourth consecutive year that workers’ compensation premiums have been reduced.

In a court filing, the select committee says evidence "provides, at minimum, a good-faith basis for concluding" that Trump broke the law with his efforts to obstruct the counting of electoral votes.