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Jameis Winston had a strong rookie season, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tripled their victory total from the previous year. Still, it wasn't enough to…

"It's an awfully good job," Caroll Spinney says, of the more than 40 years he has spent on Sesame Street. A new documentary tells the story of the octogenarian man playing a 6-year-old bird.

Florida closed out another work week of the coronavirus pandemic Friday seeing a record number of infections and deaths.State health officials recorded…

Oregon has long delivered for the Democratic Party. But in its newest Congressional district, the race is a toss-up as Republicans make gains across the state.

The Lightning now know their first-round opponent: the Florida Panthers. Game 1 of the series is slated for Sunday afternoon in Sunrise.

Dollar Tree plans to close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of this year and 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores over the next several years.

Fifteen years ago this Wednesday, the federal minimum wage went up from $6.55 per hour to $7.25. It hasn't budged since.

A trio of rankings recently came out on a variety of subjects, and for the University of South Florida, two out of three weren't bad.USF picked up the top…

Tuj Lub is a traditional Hmong sport that is putting down roots in the U.S. It's played with long poles and spinning tops.

Daniel Zwerdling is a correspondent in NPR's Investigations Unit.

Critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new movie Girlfight. The film is "Rocky" with a feminist twist -- the story of a troubled teen coming of age in a seedy Brooklyn gym. The movie garnered top awards at the Sundance Film Festival.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports five contenders are vying to replace International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is stepping down after two tumultuous decades at the top.

Al's Magic Shop, a Washington, D.C., institution for several decades, is closing shop. Proprieter Al Cohen is revered by the world's top magicians as the greatest demonstrator of magic tricks alive.

Storyteller Kevin Kling is among the Minnesota football fans disappointed by the humiliating loss of the Vikings to the New York Giants last week. It reminded Kling of the time Minnesota came out on top.

In his annual top-10 list of the country's best beaches, "Dr. Beach" Stephen Leatherman puts St. George Island in the Florida Panhandle at the top, while Caladesi Island State Park ranks No. 4.

Inflation remains a top issue for voters this election year. It's been especially top of mind among parents who have the added financial stress of raising children.

A trip to the grocery or liquor store is about to become even more expensive, economists say. From seafood to olive oil, these items will likely cost more under President Trump's tariffs.

The rapper Playboi Carti's much-hyped MUSIC leads this week in albums. Plus, the rapper Doechii continues to make gains with her recently released "Anxiety" and Chappell Roan finds minor country chart success with "The Giver."

There are some songs that are synonymous with - or are perhaps more famous than - the movies they accompany.

It's peak apple season. Try these three new recipes and appreciate the humble apple all over again.

President and CEO John Lansing plans to leave NPR nine months before his term is set to expire. His tenure has been defined by the pandemic, a racial reckoning, and economic headwinds.

President Trump leaves fault lines in the GOP over the Capitol insurrection and his second impeachment, on top of having lost the White House, House and Senate on Trump's watch.

"It's only a matter of time, justice is coming," Jacob Chansley, the "QAnon Shaman," said in a handwritten note to Vice President Pence.

President Trump nominated Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency that enforces ethics law and protects whistleblowers, despite Ingrassia's links to extremists.

Nashville pastry chef Lokelani Alabanza has dreamed up over 300 ice cream flavors over the course of her career.