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Residents, community organizers and City of Tampa energy officials bemoaned rising electric bills during a March 26 meeting.

Jason Reynolds' new book follows a 15-year-old who must make a crucial decision after the murder of his brother, all in the time it takes for an elevator to travel 60 seconds to the ground floor.

Sarah Parcak has found that studying the rise and fall of civilizations has given her hope, or at least some hope. Her new book is called Archaeology from Space: How The Future Shapes Our Past.

Linda interviews Sergeant Greg Williams of the California Highway Patrol about airbag theft. Some insurance companies and law enforcement agencies say the problem is on the rise. Airbags can cost as much as $2,500 to replace. (5:00) 15-second musical button played after story was by The Glands on their CD by the same name, copyright 2000, Capricorn Records, www.capri.corn.com.

Nikki Fried has spent the past three years trying to tear down barriers to getting medical marijuana to Florida patients, facing roadblocks from state...

Marine Staff Sgt. Jonny Pena and Sgt. Anny Pena met when they were stationed in Arizona. They married, had kids; she left the service, he went to Afghanistan. But both say he returned a changed man.

The coronavirus outbreak has led the Florida Department of Education to close all public schools across the state through March 27.“Keeping students…

Christopher Schaffer, 25, and Patrick Phyrillas, 22, were pronounced dead at the crash site in Pennsylvania. James Phyrillas — Patrick's brother — was in stable condition in the hospital on Tuesday.

The 89-year-old, Tony Award-winning Broadway star is the subject of a new documentary, Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me. She spoke with NPR's Scott Simon about seeing herself on screen.

Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum said Monday she's undaunted by the failed efforts of members of the university's Board of Trustees to...

The largest Sudanese immigrant population in the United States is now in Portland, Maine. About 2,000 people have arrived in the past 12 years, fleeing civil war and genocide in Sudan.

NPR journalists followed Yousef Al-Kurd and his family for months as they fought for the medical care that could save his life.

Records now show the state actually crossed the 50,000 death threshold on Sept. 5, but the count didn't reflect that until Sept. 16 due to delays in processing the information.

David Bianculli reviews Wise Guy, a documentary about the landmark HBO series. Plus, we listen back to archival interviews with creator David Chase, and actors Michael Imperioli and Lorraine Bracco.

After recusing herself, text messages show, Cook County state's attorney was concern with heavy-handed charging of Empire star Jussie Smollett, compared to defendants accused of more serious crimes.

Author and commentator John McWhorter talks about his latest book, Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America.

This week, one senator quoted the singer Meat Loaf during a committee hearing. That set off an all-out Meat Loaf quotation battle among the lawmakers.

In Tampa and St. Petersburg, emergency food distributors who saw a surge in demand during the pandemic say they are seeing another surge due to inflation.

Clifford Williams says he relied on his faith during more than four decades behind bars, including five years on Florida’s Death Row.Williams, now 77,…

Florida is a magnet for retirees — not just for those who can afford exclusive gated communities, but also for those on fixed incomes. Now, many face a wrenching reality: rebuilding is not an option.

The 2020 holiday office party is going to look different this year, with big in-person events a no-go and most people working remotely. So some employers are finding ways to party on.

In Jamaica, international negotiations are underway over how to govern the mining of precious metals that can help fuel renewable technologies. But the U.S. isn't at the negotiating table.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Scott Stephens, professor of wildfire science, about the ongoing threat of wildfires as much of the western U.S. continues facing extreme heat.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Neel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, about the U.S. economy, inflation concerns and interest rates.

Legacy auto makers such as Ford and GM are racing to catch up to Tesla by investing billions of dollars to develop electric cars.