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Ten years ago, Miles Scott was a cancer patient who transformed into the black-clad superhero Batkid for a day. Now free of cancer, Scott recently celebrated his 15th birthday.

The six-word memoir conceit grew into a popular series of books, but the editors knew it was tough to share a meaningful story in so few words. So Smith Magazine released The Moment: Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous and Obscure, a collection of longer tales.

The case has profound implications for almost every aspect of American life, especially at a time when there are great national security concerns about false information online.

Early reports that a secondary dish at the observatory was destroyed by Maria turn out not to be correct, according to a group that helps run the facility.

The pod rammed the boat's rudder for about 45 minutes. Authorities were able to get crew members to land safely, but their yacht was irreparably damaged.

Trunk-or-treating has been popular among churches, where people gather in parking lots and decorate their car trunks. Here's a rundown of how it started and how to find one nearby.

PolitiFact Florida and WLRN have partnered to fact-check the second Republican presidential debate on Wednesday evening, as seven contenders including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis battle for the nomination.

Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield in a text said he suspended Chief Gideon Cody on Thursday. He declined to discuss his decision further and did not say whether Cody was still being paid.

Highway safety officials are considering whether to recommend banning all cell phone use by drivers. Such a ban would include hand-held and hands-free devices. Eight states and the District of Columbia now ban hand-held cell phone use; 30 states ban texting while driving.

The sweet potato pie, sold in boxes bearing LaBelle's face, was a ho-hum seller until a video singing its praises went viral last week. Why pie fever? Partly, it's about celebrating black culture.

Novelist Colson Whitehead envisions zombies in Manhattan, while Donald Ray Pollock returns to gritty southern Ohio. In nonfiction, Ben Mezrich recounts the heist of moon rocks from NASA, and Mark Hertsgaard looks ahead to the next 50 years of climate change.

WUSF News is hiring paid interns for fall 2024.

Problematic posts are all over Nextdoor. And it's personal, because it's your neighborhood. What, if anything, can the company do to fix its Karen Problem?

Three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California state are likely to be those of two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping trip, officials said.

Parts of the country will experience a total solar eclipse on April 8. Here are several events where folks across Tampa Bay can gather and experience the phenomenon together.

The appearance of hundreds of whales was amazing, rower Tom Waddington said. But when one slammed into his boat, "suddenly it turned from David Attenborough into Moby Dick. And I was really scared."

Wild owls that can’t see or fly are often rescued and become known as “ambassador birds.” Wildlife rehabilitators take them to schools or other events so people can see them up close.

When Magic saw Sphen's body, "he immediately started singing," and other penguins joined in, Renee Howell, the aquarium's penguin keeper, told Australia's ABC broadcaster.

The Russian-born tech billionaire is a citizen of France and the UAE. Telegram, which he co-founded in 2013, has nearly 1 billion users. It’s known for its hands-off approach to content moderation.

Over the past year, Lebanon has made strides in the legal battle to decriminalize homosexuality. Speaking at Beirut Pride week, members of the community say there's still a long way to acceptance.

As DeSantis and Haley are debating, frontrunner former President Donald Trump will participate in a Fox News town hall, also in Des Moines. Trump also skipped the four previous Republican debates.

The Google-owned video platform says it will shut accounts if they don't disclose when they use AI tools to make realistic-looking content. Other platforms are adopting similar policies.

Fancy headsets can cost between $200 and $500. But if you have a smartphone, some extra time and an empty pizza box, you can make your own.

The trailblazing Democrat, a nurse from Texas who helped bring hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the Dallas area died on Sunday.

A bill that would bar kids younger than 16 from accessing social media is undergoing a series of changes in the Florida Senate.