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The state is on track to spend a billion dollars refurbishing 40-year-old Winter Olympic sports and tourism sites near Lake Placid. Critics ask why? (Story aired on ATC on July 10, 2023.)

India outlawed this form of forced labor: An employer pays a cash sum in exchange for weeks of labor and extracts penalties if terms are not met. But it persists — and appears to be on the rise.

Florida citrus growers could save more than $11 million in taxes they pay on boxes of oranges and grapefruit under a proposed Department of Citrus budget…

Florida’s timber industry remains amid tons of strewn trees from Hurricane Michael as talks continue over the distribution of a $380 million…

Navigators at USF have received thousands of calls in need of help sorting through the complexities of the health care market, and leaders expect more people to reach out as the deadline looms closer.

The BRIGHT Network provides a centralized database of services for human trafficking survivors.

University of Minnesota students who served in Iraq are setting up a veterans' assistance center at the school to help other vets make the transition from the military to academia. The school hopes the volunteer effort will help reverse a post-Sept. 11 decline in veteran-student retention. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports.

Hua Hsu won the Pulitzer Prize for Stay True, his memoir about identity, musical obsessions and the sudden tragic murder of a close friend. Originally broadcast Oct. 18, 2022.

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in Brussels for NATO meetings. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to State Department spokesman Ned Price about objectives that could include tougher sanctions on Russia.

New data shows that when people reach out to the Department of Children & Families Services, help is hard to find despite the agency's plans and efforts to contact recipients.

Researchers have developed a new kind of robot that flies through the air, swims through the water, and transitions between the two realms.

Throughout his career, the rapper's controversial work has attracted both criticism and accolades. He's won 11 Grammys and an Academy Award, and holds the record for the fastest-selling solo album in history. On his latest release Recovery, Eminem speaks candidly about his struggle with drug addiction and his newfound sobriety.

Encouraged by a ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas in October, Bethlehem brought back its annual Christmas celebrations.

It's hard to believe that "The Nutcracker" ballet was not a hit from the get-go. Maybe it's because the premiere came during a double-bill performance…

The state asked an administrative judge to toss the challenge by six school boards. The court is slated to hear the case Thursday morning.

The Suncoast Tiger Bay Club recently hosted the mayors of St. Petersburg and Tampa for a conversation on the “State Of The Bay.”This week on Florida…

Emma Stone and show co-creators Benny Safdie and Nathan Fielder star in a satire about a team of would-be TV producers as they try to make a TV series about the "off the grid" homes they're building.

In remembrance of the life of actress and activist Ruby Dee, Tell Me More presents an encore broadcast of Michel Martin's 2007 interview with the legendary actress and activist.

The Taliban are setting up checkpoints in the Afghan capital Kabul. President Biden tries to deflect criticism over the U.S. exit from Afghanistan. And, the U.S. may authorize COVID-19 booster shots.

Florida has the most choices of any state for students with special needs: public, private, charter and home schooling. Still, some families can't find a good fit.

Moldova voted in favor of adding a path to the European Union to its constitution, and gave the incumbent president the most votes in elections Sunday, but neither result was the win leaders wanted.

The humpback whale, nicknamed "Timmy" by German media, died following a controversial failed rescue effort. His carcass had been drifting near the Danish shore for two weeks.

Caro isn't solely interested in telling the stories of famous men. Instead, he says, "I wanted to use their lives to show how political power worked." Originally broadcast in 2013 and 2019.

The third Minneapolis shooting in three weeks has renewed questions about immigration agents' role, training, and use of force. We put these questions to Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum.

Writer Eloisa James gathers the best of 2012's romance subgenres. Expect lots of heat, in the most unexpected places and with some unlikely people: From the military to the paranormal, and from Shakespeare to steampunk, James' picks for the year skip across oceans and genres.