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The Florida senator has joined in the joking about his big stretch for a big drink as he was giving the Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address.

Just when you wrapped your brain around bath salts, the Drug Enforcement Administration is warning parents and schools about three new synthetic drugs:1)…

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, like deft politicians before him, has managed with humor and a morning television prop (a water bottle, of course) to spin an awkward visual gone viral into gold — or at least political pyrite.

This is a condensed version of WUSF Public Radio's coverage of the Republican National Convention in Tampa. We have samples of our live morning and…

The Off the Base news series is a compilation of stories for, about and sometimes by Florida's veterans and military families. In addition to radio…

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Florida was critical to deciding both the Republican presidential nomination and the eventual overall winner, and WUSF was there through election…

Private Hugh Washington Mills was buried in Tampa’s Woodlawn Cemetery in the fall of 1919. But his grave went unmarked for almost a century.Sandy Benitez,…

Remember Sen. Marco Rubio's paean to his Florida neighborhood in giving the Republican response to the State of the Union address? It seems Rubio is still living in West Miami because he's been unable to find someone to buy his house in the three months it's been on the market.

Uganda is nearly 8,000 miles away from Tampa, Florida. But Tampa is the home base for the faith-based Watoto International USA, which serves widows,…

The month-long hunt ends with just 68 pythons caught, while humorist Dave Barry, in an 'unmasculine' snake encounter, defends himself with barbeque tongs.

NPR speaks with a group of college Republicans at Ohio State University about the president's policies, his popularity with their peers, and what the GOP needs to do to win more young votes.

A draft of the plan, which was leaked to USA Today, proposes the creation of a "Lawful Prospective Immigrant" visa for those living here illegally. But GOP Sen. Marco Rubio dismissed the proposal, saying it was "disappointing" to those working on a solution to the issue.

Florida lawmakers are considering allowing the state education commissioner to partially delay implementation of new, tougher education standards and testing. Senate education committee chairman John Legg, R-Port Richey, says Education

The Florida Highway Patrol is seeing an increase in hit and run crashes in the state. In 2011, there were 65,516 hit and runs. Last year, that number rose…

Here's a troubling statistic: Of the 63,837 species worldwide that have undergone population assessments, 19,817 — or one out of three — are threatened…

Ladies, if you're looking to graduate with an AA, BA or PhD, there are a number of fine colleges in Sarasota. But if you're hoping to earn your MRS…

A group of environmental activists and students protested what they claim is the federal government's lack of action in fighting climate change. It…

Florida's expansion of Medicaid will provide health insurance coverage to more than a million people. Florida will also become the seventh state headed by a Republican to agree to take the federal offer to provide Medicaid to all state residents with incomes up to about $15,000 a year.

Alisa Jaffe of Boca Raton makes a living as a financial advisor. At 49, she’s a sensible, savvy woman.But four years ago, she says, she was vulnerable.…

When mother and calves or allied males were separated, they used specific whistles to call each other. Dolphins are the first animals — other than humans — to be known to do that.

It's Oscar night. And after you've polished off that last pig in a blanket and made snarky remarks about all the red carpet outfits, you'll need something…

Danica Patrick became the first woman to win a pole in NASCAR's elite division, but that doesn't mean her No. 1 position at the start of Sunday's Daytona 500 will give her an edge. Experts say that a 40-pound weight advantage might not help either.

Tampa water is safe to drink and use for cooking again according to the City of Tampa website.City officials lifted the precautionary "Boil Water Notice"…