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Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Florida ranked eighth in job growth over 2023. Many work sectors in the state registered job increases.

Economist and author Tyler Cowen worries that Americans' desire to keep changing has gone away. "The forward march of progress," he says, "is not the main story today."

It would preserve a 44-foot-wide rail corridor in the interstate’s right-of-way, and comes as Brightline considers connecting Tampa with Orlando.

People struggling with insomnia tend to hyperfocus on the fact that they can't sleep, which can prevent them from getting any shut-eye. Experts share effective practices to overcome sleep stress.

President Biden signed the spending bill Friday that contained a lot more than the funds to keep the government running. Many health initiatives were included, but why was COVID funding taken out?

In his new memoir Dirt,chef Bill Buford recounts his experience working in Lyon, France. We met up over Zoom to make Poulet en Vessie -- chicken cooked in a pig's bladder.

Teenager Chloe Ricketts was first invited to to play with the Washington Spirit for preseason training in January. She surpasses the previous record holder by three days.

A mosque in the United States was built on a North Dakota prairie in the 1920s. Today the descendants of those families share that history with new American Muslims.

Florida is the latest state to pass legislation that further restricts access to abortion. The new law bans abortions after 15 weeks, but doesn't have exceptions for rape, incest or human trafficking.

The songs, videos and musical moments that stopped the All Songs host in his tracks this week.

In 2000, the country launched a campaign that seized thousands of white-owned farms. The move helped send Zimbabwe into an economic tailspin. But now, some of those farmers may get that land back.

Linda talks with Sandra Lynn Wood of Russellville, Arkansas, who was the forewoman of the Whitewater jury, about the outcome of the trial. CUTAWAY 1A 0:59 1B 4. JUROR II -- Linda continues her interview with Sandra Wood about the facts presented in the Whitewater trial. 5. POLITICAL FALLOUT -- NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that the verdict in the Whitewater trial has cast a shadow over President Clinton, who just a week ago was far ahead of Dole in the polls. Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 1B 0:29 RETURN1 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 1C 6. CHINA DISSIDENT -- Noah talks with Mike Jendrzejczyk (jenn-DREEZ-sick), the Washington Director of Human Rights Watch-Asia. Chinese police have detained dissident Wang Donghai (WAHNG dong-HY) after he and six other activists petitioned the National People's Congress on May 27th, demanding the release of political prisoners. Mr. Jendrzejczyk believes that paranoia in the Chinese government toward the democracy movement has increased in recent months as economic reforms have triggered more unrest. This recent round of arrests comes one week before the anniversary of the military crackdown that ended pro- democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4th, 1989.

The measure in Florida comes as Republicans across the country move to tighten access to the procedure.

Robert talks with reporter Mike Mc Phee of the Denver Post. They discuss the details of the Jonbenet (JAWN-buh-NAY) Ramsey case. The six-year-old Jonbenet...a regular contestant in beauty pageants and the winner of the 1995 Little Miss Colorado competition...was found murdered in her Boulder, Colorado home on the day after Christmas, and the case has attracted worldwide attention. Police say they still have no suspects in the case. The actions of the child's parents have drawn intense scrutiny...they have both hired lawyers and a media consultant...and they are expected to give statements to the police soon. Meanwhile, the town of Boulder is trying to cope with the tragedy.

Members of the House on Thursday rejected the measure, studded with Republican priorities. In the past, the farm bill has been a model of bipartisan support. But defections in both parties spelled the bill's doom.

Voting’s no longer as simple as showing up at a polling place and making a few selections. That's why we're answering your questions here.

NPR's Scott Simon talks about Malört, a subjectively foul-tasting spirit beloved by Chicagoans who like to prove how impervious they are to good taste.

It’s the height of summer and there’s no better time to share your memories of Florida's roadside attractions. This week, WUSF’s Florida Matters is taking…

Uno de los géneros más escuchados en las Américas, los fotógrafos Karla Gachet e Iván Kashinsky documentan la cumbia en Colombia, México, Ecuador, Perú, Argentina y Estados Unidos.

Here are some of the best summer TV shows — from Marvel reviving its fortunes with a new armored hero to TV's most compelling serial killer returning for a bite of the Big Apple.

Milton has reached 175 mph maximum sustained winds as it nears the northern portion of the Yucatan Peninsula.

I.F. Stone was an icon of investigative reporting, covering subjects from the New Deal to Hitler's Germany, the birth of Israel and the Vietnam War. Biographer Myra MacPherson remembers a great journalist.

Comedian Tig Notaro shot to fame in 2012, talking candidly onstage about having cancer. Now she's in remission, recently married and the author of a new memoir called I'm Just A Person.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Eagle lovers got one of their favorite websites back on Friday when the cameras at the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam returned online after a summer hiatus.