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Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys hard. Evacuated residents may not be able to return home for weeks. The scope of the destruction is only just becoming clear.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview the NFL Draft and NHL playoffs.

"The Bachelorette" scandal isn't just about one bad casting decision. It's a case study in how reality TV motivates networks to elevate "toxic" personalities and how that dynamic can backfire.

Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado discusses ongoing negations about immigration reform and border funding.

After the police in China hauled a computer programmer away, his wife was left to discover who her husband really was — a mysterious political blogger.

Starting Monday most schools in California will no longer require kids to wear masks. The change is sparking a variety of emotions in students, who'll be mask-free for the first time in two years.

Ross' Oscar-nominated film centers on two young Black men attempting to survive a brutal Florida reformatory school in the 1960s. He says he's sees the rural South as a "meaning-making space."

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, the state’s top elected Democrat, and a handful of Democratic presidential candidates spent time Friday on Twitter…

Desmond Meade voted for in his first presidential election ever on Saturday.

The House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee late last week unanimously approved a bill (HB 89), filed by Rep. Jose Felix Diaz, R-Miami, that would...

Citing his experience at many levels of education and his work on new, national Common Core standards, the State Board of Education unanimously chose Tony…

Long forgotten letters from WWII help a family reconnect with a mom who would have turned 100 this year.

The pandemic has made for a bleak outlook for the arts. Enter the 92nd Street Y in New York, which outlasted the Depression, Sept. 11 attacks and is making changes to stay afloat during the pandemic.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, sharing listeners' pandemic questions like how to keep kids who can't be vaccinated safe, and what a booster shot may look like.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would take up an appeal from the NCAA defending its rules that impose certain restrictions on paying college athletes.

Democratic Rep. Mike Gottlieb questions whether the bill would further burden local governments which often foot the bill for people in jails.

The Biden Administration has proposed a rule to require private health insurance to cover over-the-counter birth control pills, spermicide, condoms and plan B.

The public is invited to share ideas and suggestions about the future of the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina Master Plan next Tuesday.The Marina plans to…

Tampa Electric Co. received state approval Thursday for two large solar-power projects in Hillsborough County, part of a multi-year plan to build solar…

Hillsborough County voters approved a one-cent sales tax to improve roads and public transportation on Tuesday.The initiative, along with a half-cent…

The charges are part of a sting on a local spa. Kraft is being charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution, a misdemeanor, tied to two different visits to the spa.

A National Labor Relations Board official outlined a host of labor law violations in a filing seeking reinstatement and backpay for the employees.

Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez and Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin say they've received complaints about the Uvalde Together Resiliency Center.

The latest accident occurred after 32 miles on Sunday when a spectator on the side of the road inadvertently touched American rider Sepp Kuss and sent him to the ground.

The gathering of up to 500 people in May resulted in a number of fights breaking out and several businesses sustaining damage. She was charged with inciting a riot.