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Attorneys from the Tampa Bay region are representing the father of a Chechen man who was fatally shot while being questioned by law officers about ties to…

The state of Florida has not exactly been warm and welcoming to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) -- better known as Obamacare.Florida was part of the lawsuit…

Most kids are heading back to school in Florida next week. But before they can sit down in a classroom, many will have to sit down in the doctor's office…

If the Tampa Bay Rays and the city of St. Petersburg can't reach an agreement in their ongoing talks about a new stadium, Major League Baseball may become…

Two of the four gyroscope-like wheels that keep the planet-hunting probe pointed in the right direction aren't working. NASA is exploring whether there might be other research projects Kepler can still carry out.

Sarasota County has a higher percentage of people over 65 than any other large county in the nation. And some business leaders now say that all those…

Knell joined NPR in December 2011. He came after the resignation of Vivian Schiller, who left after two high-profile controversies. Now he's moving to National Geographic for what he says is an opportunity "I could not turn down."

We spent a lot of time this summer watching and listening as Florida school districts trained teachers about what to expect when the state makes the full…

For the last few years, the USF Ataxia Research Center and the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) have hosted a pair of events in Tampa: a…

Health policy and political consultants say that for the Affordable Care Act to succeed, politically and substantively, organizing efforts must focus on…

Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Carl Nicks and kicker Lawrence Tynes are being treated for MRSA infections.Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik confirmed…

For the first time in its almost forty year history, undergraduate freshmen will be attending University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. Until last…

After a shooting spree that left a well-known man in the community, one of his employees and the gunman dead, the small Florida town of Lake Butler was in…

In-state undergraduate students who enroll at Florida Polytechnic University next year will get free tuition. The school's Board of Trustees approved the…

For some cancers, chemotherapy and radiation may be the best - or only - treatments available. Yet there are times when the side effects of the treatment…

Shellie Zimmerman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge related to statements she made about her family's finances. Her husband was acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin.

Dennis Ross walked into his last election for Congress without an opposition. That won't be the case in next year's election. That's because a former…

On Saturday, researchers from the University of South Florida will converge on the sleepy Florida Panhandle town of Marianna to start digging up graves at

A decade ago, cranes that had never before migrated followed the lead of an ultralight plane to learn the route south. Several generations later, old cranes are teaching young birds to navigate that same route. It's a clue that migration is a combination of nature and nurture, researchers say.

There’s ambivalence among some young Syrian-Americans over the possibility of the U.S. bombing targets inside Syria.“I’m a Syrian-American who has never…

President Obama, speaking from the Rose Garden, said he'd decided to use military force against Syria, but was also seeking congressional authorization for the action.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, heading into what could be a tough re-election fight, used a Friday appearance before a conservative group to bash a potential…

Fans of author/artist Frank Warren, The Biggest Loser trainer Dolvett Quince and actress/activist Marlee Matlin will be happy to know that they're the…

On this Labor Day, let's celebrate those who do the hardest work in the only way we know how: telling their stories. See portraits from the new visual storytelling project Public Square and a Q&A with the folks who got it started, NPR Multimedia Producer Claire O'Neill and KPCC's Grant Slater.

At 64, the long-distance swimmer becomes the first person to cross the Florida Straits without the aid of a protective shark cage. She swam for more than two days and traveled more than 100 miles.