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Recently released Medicare data show that 1,800 doctors and other health providers nearly always charge Medicare the highest rate for patient care. Experts challenge the legitimacy of the charges.

A football player kisses his partner when he gets the news that he's been drafted by an NFL team.What's the big deal?Well, it was Michael Sam, becoming he…

While a nice soak in a hot tub may sound pleasant to human beings, it's not exactly the same experience for wildlife, particularly a doe that needed to be…

Scientists will be putting down the PowerPoint presentation and picking up a cold one at bars around the world next week, including at a quartet of Bay…

The veteran NPR newscaster got into the business young — as a teen he hosted a late-night, easy-listening music show in Goldsboro, N.C. He'll now be scorekeeper emeritus on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

There’s nothing quite like the freedom of the road and the adventure of discovering what’s around the next turn. That independence is what inspired two…

When Medicare patients come in for an office visit, the doctor bills for that interaction on a scale of one to five. A one is a relatively quick, simple...

"Grab hands and join the fight against offshore drilling." That will be the message Saturday, when people across seven countries join "Hands Across the…

When Veterans Affairs investigators visited the Veterans Benefits Administration's St. Petersburg regional office in March, they found a mess at an office…

The future of Florida's film and television industry is uncertain after lawmakers failed to approve funding for a tax credit program that is broke.That…

Our new searchable database of commencement speeches brings you more than 300 of the best, tagged with the most enduring themes: Work hard. Change the world. And, of course, YOLO.

The group that wants you to vote "no" on legalizing medical marijuana this November has launched a web site and produced a video. Its media warns that...

Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Florida Legislature asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to throw out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of…

Almost half the states have passed laws easing access to marijuana for medical or recreational use. But most Americans have reservations, especially when it comes to access by young people.

A Florida appeals court on Thursday blocked the release of documents that are supposed to be key evidence in an ongoing trial to determine whether state…

In the newspaper business, editors are not particularly loved.In fact, they have long had a reputation for being tough, hard-headed and difficult to work…

How to do you plan to observe Memorial Day - a day set aside to remember service members who have fallen in battle and others who are no longer…

Astronomers say an all-new meteor shower could put on a show for much of the U.S., starting as early as 10:30 p.m. ET Friday. The Camelopardalids shower is named after the giraffe constellation.

UPDATE at 9:30 a.m. May 27:The Tampa Bay Times reports four people have formally been charged in connection with three separate shooting incidents on…

UPDATE at 8:30 p.m. May 27: Law enforcement officials now say David Eugene Smith, a suspect in a triple murder in Lakeland, has died at a Tennessee…

In April 2013, the decomposed remains of a woman were discovered behind a truck stop at I-75 and State Road 44 in Sumter County. Authorities there weren’t…

The next four months will be a test of patience for regulars of one of the busiest I-275 exits. The Department of Transportation's closure of the…

This story is the fourth of a six-part series with the Hechinger Report looking at how schools are preparing for the Common Core State Standards in…

Around this time last year, five children in Florida had died after being forgotten in a vehicle. So far this year, there are no reports of such deaths...

The point where the roiling ocean meets the fury of a hurricane's winds may hold the key to improving storm intensity forecasts - but it's nearly…