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USF World recently hosted an online forum to discuss immigration policy updates, including the H-1B visa program and potential changes for international students.

Donald Trump is officially running again, trying to avenge his loss to Joe Biden, even as Trump still refuses to admit he lost. Trump's push to overturn the 2020 outcome helped spark an insurrection.

Nursing shortages were already a problem, but the COVID-19 pandemic and population growth are making things worse.

The laws to freeze Canada's total number of handguns likely will be enacted this fall. Other new rules strengthen "red flag" laws and require all rifles be modified to hold no more than five rounds.

Thousands of South Koreans demonstrated in Seoul on Sunday, protesting the expansion of a U.S. military base a few miles south of the city. U.S. forces currently stationed near the demilitarized zone and in Seoul will be transferred to the larger facility in Pyongtaek, a city of 350,000 people. Twenty people were arrested in the largely peaceful demonstration.

The Islamist militia that ousted the secular warlords who ran the Somali capital of Mogadishu for 15 years have begun imposing their own brand of Muslim rule. Alex Chadwick talks with Rob Crilly, reporting from Somalia for The Christian Science Monitor, about the changes seem with the transfer of power. Crilly is one of a very few reporters reporting from Mogadishu -- a neglected, crumbling city the ousted warlords have vowed to recapture.

Host Steve Inskeep talks with Majora Carter, one of the newly announced recipients of this year's MacArthur Fellowships. Carter founded a community organization that researches and develops sustainable projects for South Bronx.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center is joining other military facilities in going under the knife. The Base Realignment and Closure Commission has voted 8-0 to close the hospital. Presidents and military personnel have been treated at the center since its opening in 1909.

Jenifer and Angelo Magliocco know much more about spinal muscular atrophy than they ever wanted to. The rare genetic disease killed their first son when he was only 8 weeks old. Before having another child, they used a genetic test to determine if an embryo carried the disease-causing gene.

The Pinellas County School Board unanimously approved a series of proposals at Tuesday’s meeting to address declining enrollment and growing costs.

A Canadian-backed firm will take over management of Chestnut Hill Tree Farm, one of Florida's seven medical marijuana operators, the companies announced...

The Florida High School Athletics Association continues to draw scrutiny from some lawmakers. Now they’re gearing up to water down the association’s...

From Gov. Rick Scott to local lawmakers, elected officials love to brag that Florida is “the most veteran friendly state” in the nation.Many student…

Twitter will label or remove posts that spread misinformation. Social media companies are under pressure to curb the spread of false claims and prevent interference from foreign and domestic actors.

With more than 700 COVID-19 deaths linked to long-term care facilities, the state Agency for Health Care Administration said Sunday it has issued…

Dilip Ratha, a World Bank economist who studies migration, discusses data showing that remittances to developing countries have taken a huge hit during the pandemic.

The ACLU filed a class-action petition last week for the emergency release of people incarcerated in Manatee County Jail due to the leak of polluted water at a nearby phosphate plant.

The U.S. was averaging about 11,000 cases a day in late June. It's now averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day, returning to a milestone last seen during the winter surge.

The Council of Europe released a report Wednesday charging that the CIA may have colluded with 14 European countries to secretly imprison suspected terrorists. The report calls the network of secret prisons and airports that transfer the suspects across borders a "spider's web" that violates international law. Madeleine Brand speaks with Rob Gifford.

Students affected do not have to take any further action to secure their funds, and the Department of Education will begin notifying those students soon, the agency said.

Thousands of nurses began striking Monday at two of New York City's biggest hospitals. They have already disrupted patient care, but nurses say they won't return until they get a fair contract.

Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., is investigating alleged violations of federal records laws. Jared Kushner's lawyer disputes some of Cummings' assertions about what he told the committee.

Lead prosecutor Stephen Rapp talks about the charges against former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Taylor is pledging to boycott the proceedings. He stands accused of human rights violations in the 11-year civil war in Sierra Leone.

The experimental technique is an effort to prevent children from inheriting rare genetic diseases. Critics warn that tweaking the genetic code this way could be a slippery slope that leads to designer babies.

The FBI's inspector general slammed the agency for not complying with reporting rules for child sex abuse, warning that failure to do so leads to continued abuse.