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Though Alex had been the guitarist in the family, when they formed Van Halen, it quickly became clear who would play: "[Ed] made that instrument sing." Alex's new memoir is Brothers.

The Amendment 3 measure earned 56 percent of the vote, short of the required 60 percent threshold. It was a major victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis, who opposed the proposal.

The migration route that connects West African nations with the Spanish Canary Islands remains the deadliest in the world, according to a Spanish aid organization.

We hear the story of a man who is caught at the intersection of President Trump's many immigration policies over the past two years.

First responders make up 1.4% of Florida’s workforce, but their suicide rate is more than two times higher than other working-age Floridians. The 2nd Alarm Project deploys teams to communities to help.

Guinness spent $90 million on the Open Gate Brewery near Baltimore, Md., where it hopes to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the prescription painkiller.

A week after the Legislature snubbed his proposals, Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared to tamp down his dispute with GOP leaders, saying "we've had great discussions."

It's been 10 years since the ISIS takeover of parts of Iraq and Syria and its campaign of genocide against the Yazidi religious minority. A few women continue to be found, but it comes at a cost.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is providing three industrial pumps and 7,000 feet of pipes to alleviate historic flood levels.

Iran has launched almost 200 long-range missiles against Israel, just hours after Israeli forces launched a ground offensive into southern Lebanon against Iran's main proxy, Hezbollah.

Suicide is the leading cause of gun-related deaths in the United States. But it's often only an afterthought in the public debate about gun violence.

Ecuador will choose its next president in a April runoff election after conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González garnered enough votes Sunday to beat 14 other candidates.

Blasts of Arctic air are poised to bring below-average temperatures to much of the central and eastern U.S. throughout the first half of January. Here's what to expect and how to prepare.

President Biden gave remarks on the Middle East at the White House on Friday. He said it is time for the war in Gaza to end and discussed a "road map" to a cease-fire agreement.

President Trump's talk of acquiring Greenland has sparked creative proposals, from a bill to rename the island "Red, White and Blueland" to a satirical petition for Denmark to buy "Califørnia."

With the feuding over, a new measure would form a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, made up of the governor, Agriculture commissioner, attorney general and chief financial officer.

Israel has recently attacked locations far from the fighting, killing in total almost 200 displaced Lebanese people. NPR went to the site of one of those attacks.

The Gasparilla pirates invaded Tampa again, meaning thousands of parade-goers dressed like pirates lined Bayshore Boulevard, parading with stuffed parrots and, yes, drinking lots of alcohol.

Musk's comments came two days before International Holocaust Remembrance Day and right after he was criticized for making what many viewers interpreted as a Nazi salute during an inauguration speech.

The National Weather Service is dealing with staff shortages and DOGE cuts as hurricane season nears. NPR's Scott Simon asks former NWS meteorologist Brian LaMarre about the impact of the cuts.

DOGE attempted to assign a team to the Government Accountability Office, an influential congressional watchdog agency. It refused. But experts say DOGE could have learned much from GAO.

U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor and her Democratic colleagues believe spending cuts proposed by Republicans in Congress will reduce the number people with Medicaid coverage.

The world's most populous country has consistently favorable views of U.S. President-elect Trump. In a Pew Research Center poll, 42% of Indians, including 51% of men, said they had confidence in him.

Florida has a large number of federal government workers. There are concentrations in regions with military bases and space operations. They are predominately represented by Republicans in Congress.