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Half of Americans say they've had a major stressful event in the past year, according to a poll by NPR, the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Here's how it hurts.

People under stress are more likely to have health problems, according to a poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. That's true for caregivers, too.

During a protest in Jerusalem last Thursday, fifteen-year-old Palestinian-American Tariq Abu Kdheir was beaten and detained by Israeli police. Abu Kdheir…

The city has become a shopping destination for Cubans who come looking for goods unavailable or too expensive to buy at home, now that Cuba has lifted travel restrictions.

For the second year in a row, Travel & Leisure magazine has ranked Tampa International Airport second on its "Best Domestic Airports" list.The Tampa Bay…

The most visible face of Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base, 6th Air Mobility Wing Commander Col. Scott DeThomas, is retiring in August.His final flight as an…

Florida is being forced to stagger payments to schools and health care providers because of limits with its 30-year old computer-based accounting system...

An organization that advocates animal rights is hosting a free training today for Tampa area law enforcement on animal cruelty and staged animal fights…

At a Department of Health workshop in Tallahassee today, hopeful marijuana growers, lobbyists and others voiced concerns about Florida’s proposed rules...

Former Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett will pay a $5,000 fine as part of a proposed deal with Indiana ethics investigators, according to a…

The 7-1 victory by Germany over Brazil in the World Cup generated the most activity around a single sports game on Twitter ever.Over 35-and-a-half million…

A former Florida police captain charged in a fatal movie theater shooting has been released from jail.Pasco County Judge Pat Siracusa set 71-year-old…

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., told a group of local officials and activists Monday he’s going to press federal agencies to answer questions about oil...

For the middle of July, it's not unusual for the tropics to be quiet. Dry air from west Africa, higher winds aloft, and pockets of cooler than normal...

Students and civil rights activists are still asking Florida to hold black and Hispanic students to a higher standard.It’s been a little more than a year…

Florida's largest hospital is also its best, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals ranking announced today. Florida...

You know the saying about an apple a day keeping the doctor away. Now two USF students are hoping that “one apple” might help keep an entire neighborhood…

Gov. Rick Scott dodged questions on Monday at a campaign event in Largo about a recent campaign stop in Tampa, to which on-duty police officers were…

Veterans and military family members looking for a job or a new career – today is your day. Several Florida state agencies are sponsoring Paychecks for…

The for-profit college chain Corinthian Colleges is closing or selling most of its 107 campuses and online programs.

The state Agency for Health Care Administration last month dropped an appeal in a long-running legal fight about payments to hospitals that provide…

Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist named South Florida businesswoman Annette Taddeo as his running mate today. The press release from the Crist…

Tampa City Council unanimously approved close to $7 million for the redevelopment of the Perry Harvey Senior Park in Downtown. The approved plan includes…

Lou and Lolita Brown are brother and sister, born about eight years apart - just a big enough separation to give them very different life…

Florida's unemployment rate is now higher than the national rate.The state's jobless rate in June was 6.2 percent. That's a slight dip from the previous…