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Residents of Washington, D.C., and 15 states -- from Georgia to Michigan to New York -- are awaiting a massive, boisterous grand entrance. A group of cicadas that only emerges once every 17 years is making its way out of the ground -- by the billions, at least. NPR's Melissa Block headed out to suburban Maryland for a cicada preview.

Homes and businesses across New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania were without power as a dangerous storm brought heavy snow, strong thunderstorms and blustery winds.

Insurance enrollment will be a key yardstick for assessing whether the Affordable Care Act is working. Almost as important as the total number of people who get coverage is whether a significant percentage of them are healthy.

Florida’s low unemployment rate remained unchanged for a third straight month, with new jobs continuing in the fields of professional services, education and health, and hospitality.

The Democratic-led measure failed, but forced lawmakers to go on the record about the scandal-plagued New York Republican.

Sadaf Knight, CEO of the Florida Policy Institute, breaks down how immigrants impact our economy and how responses to the new law could impact you.

The real estate market is stuck in a state of paralysis this season. Homeowners don't want to sell and give up their cheap mortgages, and buyers feel sidelined by high interest rates.

Are we going back to the bad old days of big increases in health care spending or is the modest boost of recent years here to stay? It really depends on who you ask — insurers or hospitals.

The apps are nothing more than predatory loan practices packaged into a new, fancy app, experts say.

After tumultuous and public legal battles, Kesha has released a new album full of the tensions of the recent years.

Lacrosse originated with Native Americans, who are still some of the finest players. The famed Iroquois Nationals have a new name this season. They consider "Iroquois" a slur.

About 40,000 Verizon workers went on strike Wednesday demanding an extension on talks for a new labor contract. The workers are represented by two unions, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Communications Workers of America.

Climate change is opening up the Arctic to luxury cruises, including an Alaska-to-New York voyage. The vacation destination takes advantage of warming oceans but raises safety and ethical concerns.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed more than $34 million for Sarasota County projects and plans in the state budget; $20 million of that was meant for a new nursing/STEM facility at the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus.

The surging water from the Kakhovka dam is likely to cause widespread flooding and poses an additional risk to an already troubled nuclear plant. Russia says Ukraine is to blame.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was elected to the post with Trump's support after 15 contentious rounds of votes, said House Republicans will get to the bottom of the investigation into Trump.

With only two weeks left in the 2018 legislative session, proposed rules requiring generators for long-term care providers continue to await action, in...

Doctors would be limited to ordering a maximum of seven days’ worth of potentially addictive medications for patients with acute pain and would have to...

Donald Trump came into office promising to repeal Obamacare and replace it with something more affordable that would cover everyone. But members of...

U.S. senators from Florida and Alabama are again asking Congress to intervene in their states' long-running "water wars" with Georgia.Sens. Marco Rubio,…

Thousands of Florida teenagers flocked to Tampa this month for their version of the Super Bowl. The annual Florida State Thespian Festival is where high…

"They brought him here today to be with his brother."Those were the words of Richard Varnadoe, 86, who was at last able to put his brother Thomas in his…

For the first time in a generation American astronauts will fly into space aboard a new spacecraft beginning in 2017.But it won’t be a NASA spacecraft.…

Any doubt that Florida’s largest health insurer wants to expand its reach was quashed by its chief executive Wednesday, when he heralded the success of...

A spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year is coming into view as both chambers of the Legislature finalize their respective budget proposals....