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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on his time in Castro's Cuba and how its people struggled to persevere while under the rule of its dictator.

The polarizing leader, who took power in the Cuban revolution in 1959, died on Friday, after years of poor health.

Five major business groups have challenged a plan by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to impose new requirements for notifying the...

Sherry Riggs didn't stay awake to find out who the next president would be. Her heart literally couldn't take it. Riggs, a 55-year-old barber, has been...

This Christmas, a new movie based on Dennis Lehane's "Live By Night" is coming out. It's a story about a wayward son of a Boston cop who moves to Tampa's…

A blood treatment that was popular 75 years ago but faded away when antibiotics came along may be making a comeback with the increasing popularity of ...

State health officials said Wednesday they have found four more locally transmitted cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Miami-Dade County, while...

WUSF’s Robin Sussingham recently hosted “Our Jewish Communion: Religious Identity and Growing Up Jewish in Polk County” at Florida Southern College in…

President Barack Obama will travel to Tampa next week to give his final speech about U.S. counterterrorism strategy.The White House says Obama will go to…

There's less than a week left in the Annual Election Period for Floridians enrolled in Medicare to change their plans.

There’s a small but growing legal community in the U.S. that’s helping veterans with their benefits claims while working to improve the VA system. And…

A divided Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a lower court to hold a hearing about whether a Death Row inmate has an intellectual disability that...

The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into the “disproportionate discipline” of black students and students with disabilities at…

Immigration—or immigration enforcement—has been a signature issue for President-elect Donald Trump. One policy he has vowed to repeal is DACA, or...

After a fierce legislative debate early this year about fracking, a freshman senator filed a proposal Friday that would bar the use of the controversial...

The first public meeting will be held in Polk County for residents to hear more about the safety of drinking water in the wake of a massive sinkhole at...

After one of the best regular seasons in team history, the University of South Florida Bulls football team will play the University of South Carolina in…

About a month after Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment to broadly legalize medical marijuana, a Senate panel next week will start...

Governor Rick Scott is not concerned about a potential presidential recount in Florida.

For the third time in seven years, the University of South Florida is looking for a new head football coach.Willie Taggart resigned Wednesday, four years…

Florida gained more wealthy residents but also more families living below the poverty line between 2010 and 2015 when the Sunshine State participated in...

Look closely at a bill from your health care provider, and there's likely a sigh of relief your insurance company negotiated a better rate than the...

A controversial measure that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to pack heat while on college and university campuses was filed Wednesday…

The formerly closed nation of Cuba will become much closer to Tampa on Monday, Dec. 12. That’s when the city will become one of just 10 U.S. cities with…

Deputies say a 13-year-old Florida boy is accused of bringing a loaded gun to his middle school.Harllee Middle School officials say they received…