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Phosphate processing plants in the greater Tampa Bay region have caused some of Florida's worst environmental disasters. Accidents like the spill at the former Piney Point plant fill the history books in Florida.

Mindfulness expert and Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe guides listeners through a meditative reflection on appreciating breath.

During the upheaval of the civil rights era, the U.S. president and the nation's leading agitator had a little-known, behind-the-scenes relationship. Michele Norris talks to Nick Kotz, author of Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Laws that Changed America.

Babe Ruth gave the home run its status as a potent weapon in the game of baseball, the author of a new biography says. "Before [he] came along, the home run was kind of a mistake...," Leigh Montville says.

Former gun lobbyist and NRA insider Richard Feldman explains how he came to believe that the NRA is — as he writes — a "cynical, mercenary political cult." Feldman's new book, Ricochet: Confessions of a Gun Lobbyist, sheds light on the inside workings America's powerful gun lobby.

Headgear was once considered as necessary as shoes for the American man. No more. Some think the decline began with JFK, who didn't like to be photographed wearing a hat. But author Neil Steinberg tells NPR's Scott Simon there's more to the story, as he details in a new book, Hatless Jack.

As week two of the pro-football season begins, the story is less wins and losses than injuries and fines. The NFL has fined the New England Patriots and their coach, Bill Belichick, for videotaping the signals of their rivals during a game.

As climate change amplifies severe weather, it’s also delivering something unexpected: archaeological finds.

A judge in New York said the so-called "hush money" case against Trump can move forward. The charges allege that Trump tried to silence adult film actress Stormy Daniels about an affair before the 2016 election.

At the Fairmont hotel in Washington, honeybees outnumber humans. Chefs plan to use their rooftop harvest to make desserts that deliver a direct hit of honey, like "honey caviar."

The FBI spent months spying on the ransomware group Hive and secretly helped victims before shutting the entire operation down.

Stories of how people in cities, towns, regions across the country are contributing to their communities … uniting them. With all the talk of democracy under threat, America Amplified, WUSF and public media stations across the nation wanted to see what was working.

The StoryCorps Mobile Tour is partnering with WUSF Public Media to record and preserve the stories of Tampa residents and preserve them in the Library of Congress. For 16 years, the StoryCorps Mobile Tour has brought loved ones together for thousands of meaningful conversations about the things that matter most.

A dozen lawyers are helping other women in the Swat Valley with divorce, custody and inheritance cases. Some of the women lawyers defied the Taliban to study law and continue to endure threats.

From his cancer diagnosis to his dramatic return to Washington to casting a decisive "no" vote on the health care repeal, Sen. John McCain had an eventful week.

This past Tuesday, two rival rappers released new CDs on the same day. Kanye West and 50 Cent both rank among the most popular artists making hip-hop today. But the so-called feud between the two stands apart from others in the history of the genre.

For nearly eight years, married journalists Jennifer Griffin and Greg Myre covered the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. During that time, their life was about reporting on street violence, suicide bombings — and starting a family.

Former state lawmaker José Javier Rodríguez wants to be Florida’s Attorney General. He faces steep odds in a very red state. On “Live & Local,” he makes his pitch.

When Lakewood High School’s band director Michael Kernodle walked through the music room door eight years ago, he found one marching band, no equipment…

Thousands of pages of Dr. Fauci's emails have been released to reporters. Here's what they tell us about his life and manner during the early months of the pandemic.

Migrant workers told volunteers that they’re worried about recent immigration crackdowns – but they feel comfortable coming to Nativity Food Bank pantries.

The Senate Finance Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would take steps to cover more Americans while holding down costs. A jubilant Committee Chairman Max Baucus celebrated the "yes" vote of the lone Republican, Sen. Olympia Snowe, while acknowledging many more challenges lay ahead in merging competing bills.

Starting Tuesday, the hospital will allow visits only between noon and 6 p.m. In addition, the number of patient visitors allowed will also be limited.

Basma Alawee and Danna Aljubouri, a mother and daughter who came to the U.S. from Iraq in 2010, discuss the potential pitfalls of wearing a hijab in America.

Buckhorn, who led the city from 2011 to 2019, hasn't made a secret of his desire to return to city hall. He joins a field of 10 vying to replace Jane Castor, who's second term ends in 2027.