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During Hurricane Ian, a family took their dog, Baby, outside to go to the bathroom. Baby bolted and now a neighborhood is on the lookout for Baby - giving a community a distraction after the storm.

Mike Huckabee is back on the campaign trail after finishing second for the GOP nomination in 2008. In his latest run, he's harking back to an even earlier time, with 1970s icon Tony Orlando.

It's been nine years since Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, has released a new novel — but is The Lacuna worth the wait? Critic Maureen Corrigan says this personalized perspective on the Red Scare in Mexico reflects the hidden meaning of the book's title: vacancy.

You might not know Marni Nixon's name, but you've probably heard her. Nixon dubbed the voices for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Deborah Kerr in The King and I.

So far, there's no sign Libya's dictator Moammar Gadhafi will leave office. He says he'll stay in his country and fight to the bitter end. As both sides in the crisis dig in, how strong are the forces at his side? Will they follow the example of some in the army and abandon him? If not, why? How strong and organized are Gadhafi's opponents, who now control the east?

In last month's election, Latino voters again sided solidly with the Democrats. It's a trend that's increasingly worrisome to the GOP. Among several outreach efforts, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has started a website, The Americano, which hosted a forum this week.

A local artist is turning the mountains of plastic garbage that wash up on beaches into dramatic sculptures of the very marine life threatened by the deluge of plastics.

"We were doing an awful job in an awful time," veteran Garett Reppenhagen said in a StoryCorps conversation. "If I shed any joy to anybody on that base that day, then I think it was all worth it."

The City of Tampa approved $1.8 million in East Tampa Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) funds for legacy owners to turn a vacant lot into affordable housing.

If you're looking to overhaul your budget, it's best to focus on bigger categories — like housing or transportation — rather than all the almond milk lattes.

Congress has reached a deal on a $900 billion coronavirus relief package, which includes direct payments, money for small businesses, resources for vaccine distribution and more.

Allen doesn't rehearse, and he isn't a big talker. But Firth pooh-poohs claims that he doesn't direct. He says Allen was a "very involved and meticulous director" while making Magic in the Moonlight.

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota says "a little bit of common sense" is needed to address the frustrations about a military spending bill in Congress right now.

Hundreds gathered on the steps of Orlando City Hall to rally in support of Monique Worrell.

State Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and Florida Forest Service Director Rick Dolan spoke during a news conference in Hillsborough County about what has already proven to be a busy fire season.

It’s a low-hire job market right now, which makes being a new college graduate bittersweet.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with actress Mariska Hargitay about My Mom Jayne, her documentary about her mom, Jayne Mansfield, and how her understanding of her mom's life changed through making it.

Chipmakers Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to pay the U.S. government 15% of the revenue they make from selling advanced AI chips to China.

Kaine, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, argues the administration still lacks a clear strategy for ending the conflict and warns Americans are already paying the price through rising inflation, extended military deployments, and growing tensions with China and Taiwan.

Tallahassee is now the home of a brand new, 24-hour television network. The Black News Channel officially launched Monday and could reach millions of...

Because of the pandemic, many students will be applying without standardized test scores and several other metrics selective schools have long relied on to make admissions decisions.

A football player kisses his partner when he gets the news that he's been drafted by an NFL team.What's the big deal?Well, it was Michael Sam, becoming he…

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites from black mambas, taipans, cobras and many others.

CDC vaccine advisers meet today to discuss recommendations for COVID vaccines and childhood shots. And, ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show after his remarks about the killing of Charlie Kirk.