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Florida's unemployment is dropping slightly.The June unemployment rate was 5.5 percent, compared to 5.7 percent the month before. The state added 7,000…

About 6 million households in California face water restrictions this summer. But after years of drought conditions, some residents are adapting by planting yards that use less water.

A team of British climbers used xenon gas to decrease the 6 to 8 weeks usually needed to acclimate to the thin air on the world's highest mountain.

The current rate is 6%. It would reduce annual state tax revenue by $5 billion.

Watch the live ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT.

Record-breaking hailstones have been documented in recent years, with extreme stones reaching up to 6 to 7 inches in diameter falling in states like Texas and Colorado.

St. Petersburg again is facing problems over its ability to treat sewage during big storms.The city violated its permit to pump treated wastewater into…

COVID-19 symptoms can linger for months after recovery, commonly known as 'post-COVID syndrome.' NPR's Consider This podcast would like to hear your questions about living with long COVID.

27-year-old Christian Matthew Manley from Fort Walton Beach was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in the District of Columbia, according to court records.

State officials say Florida is having one of its worst wildfire seasons in years. This week on Florida Matters we're talking about the impact these fires…

Florida looks to lose more federal money set aside for Medicaid than any state that has opted out of expanding the health care program for the poor,...

Harden contacted John Hao after learning he was a Philadelphia 76ers fan. Hao was paralyzed in a February shooting at Michigan State University that left three people dead and five injured.

Despite missteps on the campaign trail, former Vice President Joe Biden continues to retain support among key Democratic voter groups, but Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren aren't far behind.

Molesting or annoying the sea cows is a second-degree offense in Florida. Riding them is out of the question.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, large crowds of Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans celebrated in the streets of Tampa Sunday night after the team's victory in Super Bowl LV.

A doping scandal has rocked the Tour de France before the cyclists have begun peddling. Favorites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso are among a list of cyclists who have been banned from the competition, which starts Saturday. Ullrich won the race in 1997.

From dropping packages to collecting data, Tampa and Orlando residents can expect increased buzzing from Walmart drones outside their front doors.

Most people at risk of home foreclosure aren't getting any kind of help, according to a group of state prosecutors and banking regulators. The mortgage industry has pledged to work with homeowners falling behind on their payments, but often borrowers and lenders never connect.

Everglades advocates are telling Congress to get moving on a major restoration project needed to help prevent future algae blooms like the ones...

Officials in Florida said Saturday a sinkhole that swallowed two homes last month is growing.Pasco County officials during a news conference that a large…

House Republicans on Wednesday pushed through a $622 million bill to battle the Zika virus, setting up challenging negotiations with the Senate and the...

Shrinking public health budgets in Florida and other states are making it harder to protect and control potential infectious outbreaks, according to a...

Assisted living facilities are slated to get 100,000 kits to test staff and visitors, and 180,000 are going to retirement communities, including Sun City Center.

In 2000, Sergei Tretyakov became one of the highest-ranking Russian spies ever to defect to the United States. Pete Earley, author of a new book about Tretyakov called Comrade J, and the former Russian spy discuss his case and his motivation.