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The United Nations climate change conference takes place in Paris this month. World leaders hope to agree on actions to prevent global warming. At the...

A Senate committee Thursday approved the confirmations of three state agency heads who oversee services for vulnerable Floridians.

A measure that would allow terminally ill patients to use full-strength marijuana has just one more committee stop before going to the Senate floor for...

The University of South Florida football team had one of its most eventful weekends in recent times, first with Saturday's announcement that head coach…

"The threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it," Obama said, aiming to calm American anxiety over the danger posed by the Islamic State. He warned Americans not to give in to fear.

Boyd Hill Nature Preserve sits in the middle of St. Petersburg as an oasis of sorts.Many nights, night air fills the park with sounds of chirping crickets…

As part of Michelle Obama's healthy eating initiative, a group of major food retailers promised in 2011 to open or expand 1,500 grocery or convenience...

12-7-15 5:00 p.m. This story has been changed to reflect the correct number of degree programs eliminated by the USF Board of Trustees.University of South…

Each month, about 1,000 Puerto Rican families are moving to central Florida, a swing region. Migrating in part because of the island's economic crisis, both parties are now trying to woo them.

Six years after a group of parents and education advocacy groups first filed a lawsuit that charged the Florida Legislature with shortchanging schools…

Tampa-based WellCare Health Plans Inc. announced Monday it is terminating Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Steven Goldberg, according to...

The Internet is making it easier for older women, who didn't grow up with the Web, to get outside their social circles for romance, but it can make them more vulnerable to deception.

Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his call to block all Muslims from entering the United States, even as the idea was widely condemned by rival Republican…

Far from a sure bet, Gov. Rick Scott's $3.1 billion gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida is getting a tepid response from some legislative…

The Senate isn't ready to match a House proposal that would prevent local governments from regulating popular app-based transportation services, such as…

A Florida lawmaker wants to put some regulations in place for laser hair removal technicians.

The penalty for failing to have health insurance is going up, perhaps even higher than you expected.

Donald Trump is surging in the polls, despite the waves of condemnation from his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S.The latest poll from the…

New foreclosure numbers out of RealtyTrac keep Florida’s foreclosure rate near the top in the nation. But there are some bright spots in the numbers as…

In what sounds like a line out of a Jimmy Buffett song, one of the state's soon-to-be medical marijuana purveyors used a helicopter and a landing at a...

State health officials have selected the five nurseries charged with growing medical marijuana but their job is far from done. Wednesday they laid out a...

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and religious leaders say while they don't see serious backlash against Muslims here, the rhetoric going on nationwide is…

It's a busy three-day weekend for the University of South Florida system as the school confers almost 4,200 degrees during the fall 2015 commencement…

Until three years ago, Ed Hancock traveled the world, a high-level executive for AmerisourceBergen, a global drug packaging and distribution company.

On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced a plan for hobbyists to register their drones. It's aimed at drones that weigh between 250 grams…