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The first draft of a new set of Florida congressional districts came under fire on several fronts Tuesday, with two members of Congress blasting the plan…

The politics of abortion and use of fetal tissue for research has come front and center with the showing of clandestine videos taken during meetings with…

Juan Uranga smoked menthol cigarettes for 15 years. Five months ago, the Doral resident started vaping. “Now that I switched to this, I just can’t stop...

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration will audit 31 hospitals to determine whether their contracts with Medicaid managed-care plans comply...

Florida’s top healthcare official says her agency was right to cite state planned parenthood clinics for violating abortion rules. But Planned...

For years the fair, which begins Thursday, has provided a platform for presidential candidates vying in the all-important Iowa caucuses. But they haven't always held on to their pork chops.

It’s been a year since white police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed 18 year-old Michael Brown following a robbery in Ferguson, Missouri. Media…

Numbers released by federal health officials Thursday show that Florida led in health insurance sign-ups during extra time given during tax season....

In the ongoing case of the Florida Legislature v. the Florida Supreme Court, the final verdict might have to wait.Since returning to Tallahassee on Monday…

When President Obama was sworn into office for his second term in January 2013, it was Miami-raised writer Richard Blanco who read the inaugural poem....

The Florida House is moving ahead with changes to the state's 27 congressional districts, despite criticism it would disenfranchise black voters.A House…

There are just a few days left for Florida’s 10-day Back-to-School Sales Tax holiday.

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Thursday declined to rule out resuming the use of torture under some circumstances by the U.S.…

The Pine Manor Improvement Association’s annual teen culinary class recently graduated 8 students. The three week course teaches teens cooking basics...

The nation's chief doctor said he doesn't regret saying gun violence is a public health issue, calling his difficult confirmation process a consequence...

The cash-strapped Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida, which a decade ago was part of the state's drive to bring more biotech jobs to...

The National Weather Service said river flood warnings continue for the Peace River at Zolfo Springs, Bartow and Arcadia, and the Horse Creek near…

The National Weather Service, as well as rain-weary residents, continue to keep a cautious eye on numerous rivers around West Central Florida.With more…

A day after the Pinellas County Schools Superintendent announced changes to five failing St. Petersburg elementary schools, the U.S. Department of…

Big changes are coming to Tampa International Airport, and this week on Florida Matters (Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 23 at 7:30 a.m.),…

George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, has picked up a paintbrush…

Dr. Edward “Gilly” Evans does not hide his avocado bias. “I mean, if you’re really an avocado eater then a ‘green-skin’ avocado is the way to go,” says...

The daily pill, called Addyi, modestly increased women's interest in sex in clinical tests. The approval was praised by some women's advocates as a milestone and condemned by others as irresponsible.

St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach is closing its infant cardiac-surgery program following media reports about a series of deaths.

Tropical Storm Danny is forecast to strengthen far out over the Atlantic and could become a hurricane.The storm's maximum sustained winds early Wednesday…