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In Florida, thousands of children live with an extended family member rather than a biological parent. However, that’s causing some issues and a new...

Police in the U.K. have identified the suspect, who was shot and killed. Several people were injured in a separate stabbing incident in the Netherlands.

Five years after Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment aimed at land and water conservation, environmentalists on Monday urged the state...

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office Tuesday urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject an appeal in a battle about the city of Coral Gables’ attempt...

Pointing to a “hierarchical relationship” with local governments, the state has asked an appeals court to uphold a 2011 law that has threatened tough...

Democrats in Florida have submitted 18 candidates for the March 17 presidential primary.The crowded field submitted to state elections officials ahead of…

"There were families that couldn't afford to pay the fines and therefore couldn't return the materials," Chicago Public Library Commissioner Andrea Telli said. "So then we just lost them as patrons."

Florida’s top law enforcement agency did not have safeguards in place to ensure text messages sent and received by its employees were retained as required…

Exceptionally high "king tides," combined with rising seas, have left some Key Largo residents surrounded by water. Getting out of the house for work and daily chores can be a challenge.

A major storm system pummeling the Great Plains region will move east and impact travel into the Northeast by Sunday. And a second system is bearing down on Northern California.

At the start of Christmas season, Pope Francis has sent a small piece of wooden relic reputed to be part of Jesus' manger after he was born to Bethlehem, traditionally known as Jesus' birthplace.

The Trump administration wants to reduce the "burden" on nursing home operators by relaxing rules governing the facilities. Critics see troubling implications for the care of millions of residents.

Seeking information as part of an effort to address “over-incarceration,” the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida has asked a judge to require the…

Leaders of the Florida Republican and Democratic parties don’t agree on much.But they --- along with Attorney General Ashley Moody --- are united on one…

Some counties across the Tampa Bay region would receive the most amount of funds under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ teacher pay plan.DeSantis wants Florida…

The California senator entered with high expectations and took off after a blockbuster debate showdown with Joe Biden. But her support and funding fell in recent months.

Ocala dramatically blocked its newly elected councilman from taking office Tuesday night over a 33-year-old felony cocaine conviction. The case is…

The House Judiciary Committee is holding its first hearing in the impeachment inquiry, focused on constitutional grounds for impeachment. The Judiciary…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that more than $44 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funding has been awarded to 11...

The timeline for South Florida to prepare for sea level rise just sped up a little. New projections show the region is in for higher seas, faster.The…

Florida education officials and advocates say about 200,000 students could become ineligible for automatic free school lunches under a Trump...

Hundreds of thousands of borrowers are eligible to have their student loans erased because a disability keeps them from working. NPR found many will likely never get the debt relief they're owed.

Engineers are designing for an increasingly soggy future in a rough industrial bay west of Riviera Beach, building Erector set-style defenses to keep out…

Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is suing the parents of slain teenager Trayvon Martin and others.Zimmerman was acquitted of Martin’s 2012…

St. Petersburg's assistant police chief is returning home to lead the police department in Tallahassee.Antonio Gilliam, 41, was chosen among three…