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In the latest installment of the University of South Florida’s Debate-A-Bull speaker series, a panel of experts discussed the prospect of nixing state property taxes.

Biden said he aims for the U.S. to find some normalcy by July 4th. New York Gov. Cuomo faces an impeachment inquiry. Louisville marks one year after the killing of Breonna Taylor.

The systemic draining of local control is about politics — and it's about money.

Although Venezuela has a rich literary culture, its writers remain largely unknown outside of the country. Marcela Valdes traces the intersection of literature and politics in the large Caribbean nation, showing the forces that have kept Venezuelan writers from getting the praise they deserve.

Most of the victims were women of Asian descent. Authorities say it's too early to declare the attacks a hate crime – but advocates say there's a pattern that can't be ignored.

Many are fleeing crime and poverty in Central America and rushing to the U.S.-Mexico border. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week called the situation a "stressful challenge."

The semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale from the Nigerian-American writer, his debut novel, finds a child of African immigrants growing up in Utah.

Robert Aaron Long, 21, was heading to Florida, where he seemed to be planning to carry out other, similar attacks.

Afghans are coming forward to describe past alleged killings by Australian forces, as the Australian government launches investigations into its troops' suspected war crimes in Afghanistan.

The U.S. envoy who brokered the Taliban deal discusses what went wrong in the Afghan withdrawal. A Senate panel holds a hearing on social media and kids. U.S. aid to Sudan is suspended after a coup.

You've seen the headlines about COVID boosters. But what does it all mean for you? Here's how to sort through the science and figure out if and when you need a booster and which one to get.

As the first statewide tests of a new political reality, Virginia and New Jersey send a signal early in a presidential term — much as Iowa and New Hampshire do in a presidential campaign.

The latest coronavirus variant is spreading quickly. West Virginia Sen. Manchin says he won't support the president's Build Back Better plan. A leftist millennial wins Chile's presidential election.

Protests in Los Angeles have prompted the city to revisit its history of racial tensions resulting in police violence. Three men in LA share their thoughts on what needs to change about policing.

New York's attorney general wants to question ex-president Trump in a civil fraud case. U.S. Delta cases surge. A Michigan school district, its officials and some staff, are sued after a shooting.

A bill introduced by Republican Sen. Ana Maria Rodríguez requires employers to put in place heat-exposure safety programs that offer preventive measures for workers against heat.

An ex-Ukrainian defense minister weighs in on tensions with Russia. The FDA restricts 2 drugs authorized to treat COVID. Flaws plague a tool meant to help low-risk federal prisoners win early release.

Japan voted after the assassination of Shinzo Abe. A new COVID subvariant dominates in the U.S. And, the two groups behind many anti-abortion laws.

One generation of land loss and displaced cultural traditions is all it takes to put a Gullah/Geechee community’s culture in jeopardy. Glenda Simmons-Jenkins describes the cultural displacement her community experienced after State Road A1A cut through her neighborhood in 1976.

Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Wesley Clark -- also a one-time contender for the Democratic Party nomination in 2004 -- discusses the ongoing violence in the Darfur region of Sudan, why the international community has been slow to react and why Americans should care about the ethnic and religious strife that has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths and countless refugees.

Democrats say several conservative justices lied to the Senate in their confirmations. But nominees have long taken a careful line on Roe, acknowledging it as a precedent without saying much more.

Akron police release bodycam video of the Jayland Walker shooting. Russia says it now controls one of two eastern regions in Ukraine. Airlines struggle to accommodate high demand this holiday weekend.

A former Syrian official known as the Grave Digger has become an important witness against the regime - but bears the trauma of what he's seen and described in court.

Introducing the humble date to the U.S. over decades in the 20th century required dangerous Middle Eastern adventures, harem pants and a little bit of sex. Hollywood helped with movies like Cleopatra.

Nearly 2,000 people crowded Westminster Abbey for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. A long procession through London carried her coffin to a final resting place at Windsor Castle, 25 miles away.