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NPR's Scott Simon talks with former FBI Special Agent Asha Rangappa about whether James Comey's firing this week will affect the FBI's Russia investigation.

Once spring arrived, it was discovered a mama bear had moved into a crawl space for hibernating. Bear League animal rescuers were called, and they found four more bears.

The Florida Department of Health reported Saturday that 3,197 people tested positive for the coronavirus since Friday, bringing the total number of cases statewide to 619,003.

Gun violence prevention advocates are heralding the proposed funding, saying it would be a historic investment in urban communities.

Mobile carrier T-Mobile has completed its merger with Sprint, creating a more formidable third rival to AT&T and Verizon. CEO John Legere stepped down as part of the merge.

"One nurse was so upset, she looked at me with tears and she said, 'You know, I can turn in my badge now and go home. I can’t do this.' " recalls June Brown, of Osceola Regional Medical Center,

A bright moon will make it hard to see the Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, but one night this week offers a decent chance of seeing some shooting stars.

India Walton, a progressive candidate endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America, would also be the first female mayor of New York's second-largest city if she wins the general election.

For almost a decade, the University of South Florida's Unstoppable Campaign has raised funds for a variety of programs, with an ultimate goal of $1…

With bakeries closed in Gaza due to the scarcity of electricity and flour, Nisreen Shehade has been baking bread for her family and other displaced Gazans in her tent.

In the midst of record high COVID case numbers in the U.S., NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with biostatistician Natalie Dean about how to assess COVID metrics.

New Jersey offers a potential blueprint for densely populated states that are grappling with increased flooding due to climate change.

Karen Seagraves is the kind of independent voter President Biden's campaign hopes to win over this election year. Here's how she saw last night's State of the Union address.

Thousands of miles of fiber optic cable at the bottom of the world’s oceans carry more than 95% of the world’s data, from phone calls and emails to encrypted military secrets. Rick Chislett spent 41 years laying fiber optic cable around the world.

To put that in perspective, $1 trillion in bills end to end would stretch past the sun from Earth.

The proposed rule would keep the Florida manatee as a threatened species, continuing its status since being delisted as endangered in 2017. A public hearing is set for Feb. 26.

A West Pasco church that serves as a voter precinct came under fire Tuesday for a sign placed at the entrance to its driveway.Grace of God Church in New…

The most famous of all the giant meat-eating predators that walked the Earth actually started out rather small, at least as dinosaurs go. A fossil dubbed the "crowned dragon" shows it was a 90-million-year climb to the top of the food chain for T. rex.

A temperature increase of just a couple degrees can lead to higher energy bills, stunted plant growth and more rainfall.

Many senior citizens are on a fixed income and have been particularly hit hard by rising prices. Some are having trouble putting food on the table. But some of them say they're not hearing anything about their plight from politicians this election season.

As Florida voters prepare to go to the polls, a non-scientific survey by public media partners WUSF and WMFE could shed some light into what’s driving…

The attempt marks the third try to send the rocket on its maiden flight.

Officials also announced at Tuesday's Board of Trustees meeting that USF will hold town halls for the two presidential finalists the week of March 21.

After a British newspaper wrote that the man who helped rescue three young women from captivity is now having trouble getting by, he told other news outlets that such tales aren't true.

The total is up from an estimated enrollment of 4.524 million people for the recently completed 2020-21 fiscal year, according to economists who work for the governor and Legislature,