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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is seen inside a Soyuz simulator at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center on March 4 in Star City, Russia. Kelly, along with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency, are scheduled for launch Friday aboard a Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

NASA To Study A Twin In Space And His Brother On Earth

During astronaut Scott Kelly's year in space, scientists will compare his physiology with that of his twin brother, Mark, to study the effect of prolonged space flight on the human body.

Lawmakers Weigh Gambling Reform

Gambling in Florida appears to be on something of a precipice. Most lawmakers say they’d like to see an overall reduction, but as lawmakers look at…

Push for Resort Casinos Stalls in Fl Legislature

The push to bring Las Vegas-resort-style casinos to South Florida is stalling again this year as the Florida Legislature remains divided over what type of…

Police officers carry boxes outside a house in Montabaur, Germany, on Thursday in connection with the investigation into the Germanwings A320 crash.

German Prosecutor: Germanwings Co-Pilot Concealed Medical Condition

The Duesseldorf prosecutor also said torn-up sick notes for the day of the crash supported that "preliminary assessment." He did not say what the illness was. Tuesday's crash killed 150 people.

StoryCorps Tampa Bay: A Sisters Bond

There is no bond like a bond between sisters. In this installment of Storycorps Tampa Bay, Alina Lezcano tells her younger sister, Elaine Lezcano-Perez,…

Rep. Mike Hill, R-Pensacola Beach, wants to call a constitutional convention for a balanced budget amendment

An Unconventional Path To A Balanced Budget

It’s the gold standard for every conservative – a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Jeffrey Utsch, executive vice president of the...

Voters approved the class size amendment in 2002. Florida lawmakers are charged with implementing - and funding - the amendment. It limits the number of students per class to 18 through 3rd grade, 22 in 4th - 8th grade, and 25 in high school.

House Passes Bill To Reduce Class Size Penalties

School districts are likely to face fewer penalties for violating class-size requirements under a bill that passed the Florida House Friday on a vote of...

A German police investigator carries a box after searching an apartment believed to belong to the crashed Germanwings flight 4U 9524 co-pilot Andreas Lubitz in Duesseldorf, on Thursday.

Pilot Who Downed Airliner Vowed 'To Do Something' To Be Remembered

Andreas Lubitz is believed to have locked the pilot of the Germanwings Flight 4U 9524 out of the cockpit before deliberately putting the aircraft into a fatal descent.

Ahead of Tuesday's deadline, Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wait Monday for the opening of a plenary session on Iran's nuclear program at the Beau-Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Sticking Points In Iran Nuclear Talks: Sanctions And A Fuel Stockpile

With Tuesday's deadline for an international agreement on Iran's nuclear program approaching, foreign ministers from Iran and six world powers are trying to hash out a deal.

Airplanes' contrails streak the sky close to where a Germanwings plane crashed last week, in Seyne les Alpes, France.

Germanwings Crash: Co-Pilot Was Treated For Suicidal Tendencies

But a prosecutor says "documents don't show any hints of [Andreas Lubitz] being suicidal or being aggressive toward other people." The plane crash last week killed 150 people.

Report: Wildlife Still Feeling Impact from BP Oil Spill

Five years after the BP oil spill, the environmental impacts are still being felt.According to a report released Monday by the National Wildlife…

Georgia Governor Seeks Talks in Apalachicola Water Dispute

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has tried to kick-start negotiations with Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley to try to reach agreement in…

Despite problems with Florida's new exam, testing experts say the state's emphasis on digital lessons mean schools should use computerized testing.

Despite Problems, Experts Say Computerized Testing Is The Answer For Florida Schools

Testing experts say so far Florida's problems with its new statewide exam, the Florida Standards Assessments, are likely not serious enough for the...

Fla. Prison Chief Jones On KKK Murder Plot: DOC Employees Involved Will Be Fired

Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Julie Jones says she intends to fire the correctional officers involved in the murder plot of a former...

Matzo ball soup with dill. Matzo represents the unleavened bread the Jews ate while fleeing Egypt.

Celebrating Passover: The History And Symbolism Of Matzo Balls

Matzo balls are at the center of any Passover seder. Cookbook author Joan Nathan, known as the "grande dame" of Jewish cooking, explains the history behind this culinary tradition.

Bobby Henry, cultural adviser to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, stands next to Willie Johns, Chief Justice of the Seminole Courts, near a cemetery on Egmont Key. The island served as a detainment camp for Seminoles in the 1850s before being sent to the West.

Seminole Tribe of Florida Pushes to Preserve Former Deportation Site

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is advocating to save a small island off the mouth of Tampa Bay from eroding. The island represents a painful moment in...

A NOAA study found that corals like these near the Dry Tortugas off the South Florida coast are likely to see widespread bleaching by the year 2030.

Study Says Coral Bleaching Will Start Sooner Than Expected Because Of Climate Change

A study on the effects of climate change forecasts the widespread bleaching of coral reefs sooner than expected. Corals in the Dry Tortugas are among...

Morgan Tuck of the Connecticut Huskies shoots against Shatori Walker-Kimbrough of the Maryland Terrapins during the NCAA women's Final Four in Tampa, Fla.

Connecticut, Notre Dame Will Meet In Women's Championship Game

Basketball powerhouse UConn has a chance at their 10th title after beating Maryland 81-58. They'll meet Notre Dame, who defeated South Carolina by one point earlier Sunday, in Tuesday's finals.

Tynes Sues Bucs, Says MRSA Infection Ended His Career

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker Lawrence Tynes is suing the team, claiming unsanitary conditions at Bucs' facilities led to a MRSA infection that he…

USF Students Line Up for Bill Nye

When Kayla McCarthy and Robert Busic arrived at 11 p.m. Monday to line up to see Bill Nye speak tonight at the University of South Florida Marshall…

Scott Stops Shy of Promising Medicaid Veto

Florida Gov. Rick Scott stopped shy of saying he would veto an expansion to Medicaid. Speaking to reporters in Orlando Tuesday, Scott said the federal...

Boston Marathon Bombing Jury Finds Tsarnaev Guilty On All Counts

The twin bombings in 2013, carried out by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with his older brother, Tamerlan, killed three people and left 264 others wounded. Seventeen of the counts can carry the death penalty.

FL Forensic Research Site Proposed

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and a University of South Florida anthropology professor are developing a forensic research site, where...

Keys to Freeze Pedaling 9,000 Miles from Key West to Deadhorse, Alaska

A group of six 20-somethings - including three from the Tampa Bay area - decided they needed a little exercise while getting a tour of America. So they…

Hillary Clinton has described herself as the most famous person you don't really know. And as she launches into her second presidential campaign, she'll be reintroducing herself to voters who largely think they have her figured out.

Hillary Clinton, Polarizing Or Misunderstood, Jumps Into Race For President

As Clinton launches into her second presidential campaign, she'll be reintroducing herself to voters who largely think they have her figured out.

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