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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Charlotte Slente, secretary general of the Danish Refugee Council, about getting ground-based humanitarian aid into Gaza.

As a kid, Quan appeared in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies. But he quit acting when he couldn't land good roles. He's nominated for an Oscar for his first performance in decades.

The decision handed down on Monday cleared the way for Florida to prohibit transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments, even with their parents’ permission.

Her allies see the first-term California senator and former prosecutor as bringing needed demographic balance to the Democratic ticket.

Two of the best all-time men's college basketball teams meet in Monday night's championship. Kansas faces off against North Carolina — in what is sure to be a classic NCAA title game.

Now that California has crossed its thresholds for dropping most COVID-19 restrictions, people are doing things they've been unable to for months. And, dude, they're stoked.

Carrie Severino, of the Judicial Crisis Network, talks with NPR's Rachel Martin about President Trump's pick of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. The seat was vacated when Antonin Scalia died.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with analyst Philip Elmer-DeWitt about a patent dispute that has Apple taking its latest smartwatches off the shelves, as well as how it affects consumers.

The White House said the action was needed to protect the United States from terrorist attacks and other national security threats, and said the countries lacked screening and vetting capabilities.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants adults to remember that vaccines aren't just for kids. Whooping cough, shingles, tetanus, and several other illnesses are still big problems in the U.S., mostly because adults aren't getting the shots they need.

It's still an open question to what degree our planet will remain habitable in the coming years. Elizabeth Cripps offers an urgent message in What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care.

A recent proposal the North Port City Commission is planning to consider would allow a private developer to partner with the city and build on the land. The potential change to the park is worrying some longtime visitors.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," Felipe "Fil" Bergson talked about why he's passionate about reopening the once-popular shop and his memories before it closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nashville is one of the cities hard hit by the winter storm that's been pummeling the South this weekend and is heading to New England.

The sheriff whose deputies responded to the Florida high school massacre received an overwhelming vote of no-confidence Thursday from the union that…

Florida leaders are examining their own preparedness following the Manchester bombings.

The National Hockey League 2013-2014 season will be different in several ways this year in Tampa.There's re-alignment -- which takes the NHL's…

Thirty five thousand nurses are injured every year lifting patients, and a Democratic lawmaker wants to do something about it.

The largely American phenomenon of “Reality TV," where people undergo outrageous challenges and tests of endurance has now taken hold... in Norway:“When…

Bucky Irving ran for a career-high 152 yards and the Bucs' defense forced a fumble that led to Chase McLaughlin's game-winning kick. At 6-6, Tampa Bay matched Atlanta atop the NFC South, although the Falcons hold the tiebreaker.

Pittsburgh is the latest Rust Belt city hoping to lure high-skilled immigrants into its labor force by helping refugees and other immigrants land the kind of jobs they held back home.

Eleven states have enacted transgender sports bans, though many have been snarled by lawsuits.

A recent study found that during the pandemic's surge after surge, a majority of American health care workers experienced psychiatric symptoms. And yet, very few got help for these symptoms.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to skateboard icon Tony Hawk about his life on the board and his documentary "Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off."

Trump threatens a government shutdown if he doesn't get a border wall. Also his latest feud with The New York Times goes public. And, Zimbabwe holds its first elections since Robert Mugabe's ouster.