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Sixteen-year-old Caden Tellier’s death comes less than two weeks after the tragic death of another Alabama high school football player. Semaj Wilkins, 14, collapsed Aug. 13 during a practice.

After Americans vote, they have a myriad of choices for where to get the returns. We look at one old school and one new school way to get election results.

The Aalborg Zoo in Denmark said it would take certain surplus pets such as chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs to be "gently euthanized" and fed to its captive predators.

You may hear the words "impact investing" this week. It's fast becoming the way a new generation of wealthy are choosing to invest in society. Chronicle of Philanthropy editor Stacy Palmer explains.

The latest development between Trump and TikTok is one over 5 years in the making. Back in 2020, the Trump administration started a push against Chinese communication apps.

There are more than 80 major wildfires burning across the western United States. In California, one family escaped the Borel fire, which continues to engulf large swaths of land.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Clint Watts of the Foreign Policy Institute about how the Islamic State is using social media to gain power and attention.

Ukrainians are uniting in solidarity with Olympic skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after he was disqualified for wearing a helmet with images of Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's invasion.

When Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled the country, members of his own minority sect say he left them impoverished and stained with his legacy.

The hit video app is facing an existential crisis, and it is hoping promoting its reorganization will help convince Americans that it is independent from its Chinese owner.

Lear's revolutionary comedies, including All in the Family and The Jeffersons, didn't shy away from issues of race, struggle and inequality. He believed that all people are "versions of each other."

Morning Edition's Grand Trunk Road series makes a stop in Varanasi, one of India's oldest and holiest cities. The Ganges flows along the "ghats," stone steps on the river bank. The Ganges is sacred to Hindus, and it is where old India meets new.

The Cemetery Society, residents and other lawmakers are calling on city officials to safeguard potential unmarked graves on an adjacent property where an architect wants to build single-family homes.

Recent social media posts claimed that migrants can use an app to get free flights to the U.S. People granted parole do not receive free flights to the U.S. They buy their own plane tickets.

Observers say the sport for both the men's and women's games is changing, leaving parity and opportunities for new ascending champions.

Iran says its attack against Israel was a success, despite the fact that 99% of the drones were intercepted. A Sudanese photographer documents how war has upended life in his country.

No. 22 seed Frances Tiafoe defeats Rafael Nadal to end the Spaniard's 22-match Grand Slam winning streak and reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time.

NPR asks Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the mobilization of U.S. Marines and deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

The results are in! St. Vincent's self-titled album was by far the most popular record in our listener poll for the best music of 2014. On this week's show, we count down the Top 25.

St. Petersburg city officials are weighing a shortlist of four proposals for the redevelopment on Tropicana Field. And as the process picks up steam, two prominent members of the city's African American community discuss their hopes for and fears about the project.

The Tampa Bay History Center recently hosted a panel discussion on the now-closed Dozier School for Boys. The reform school in the Florida Panhandle has…

Many baby boomers are looking for work to do after they stopped working full-time.This week on Florida Matters (Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday,…

This Florida Matters segment originally aired on June 28, 2016.A massive fish kill in the Indian River Lagoon in spring has been linked to fertilizer use,…

Gov. Rick Scott delivered his eighth and final State of the State address Tuesday on the opening day of the 2018 legislative session.Florida Matters…

Juneteenth has only been recognized as a federal holiday since 2021. But Black American communities have marked the occasion for more than 150 years.