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Last fall President Trump halted U.S. commercial flights to all Cuban cities except Havana. On Friday he did the same for U.S. charter flights. But the...

On the afternoon of January 12, 2010, my cousin Mikerlange Deus was sitting with her classmates at the University of Port-au-Prince.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is making progress on his environmental wish list, as House members have joined senators in efforts that include setting up a...

Florida's task force to combat red tide plans to finalize some ideas for the state legislature soon. When there's an elevated red tide event causing fish…

The red tide blooms, which began to surface off Florida's west coast around October 2019, seem to have cleared out for now. They caused respiratory…

Changes in the way the Food and Drug Administration reviews new medicines means that there are more cures and treatments on the market. But there's also less proof the drugs are safe and effective.

The Federal Government is looking for thousands of workers to help with the 2020 Census in Florida. The latest once-in-a-decade population count is…

Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would give survivors of childhood sexual assault a "look back window" to address previously unreported…

The Florida primary is more than a month away, but it could still be a decisive election in the race for president. On Thursday, the vice president will…

The state is quietly closing offices that provide help to people applying for food stamps and Medicaid in several Florida counties.The closures by the…

The Florida Senate is moving quickly to prevent towns like Key West from banning the sale of sunscreens that contain potentially coral reef harming…

Less than a year after lawmakers agreed to change how the state licenses hospitals, a House health-care panel on Wednesday approved a bill that would...

A 2019 Department of Defense report concluded that the effects of a changing climate, including wildfires, threaten dozens of military bases.

This week marked the start of Florida’s 2020 Legislative session. Until at least mid-March, state lawmakers will discuss and approve bills that touch...

The Hillsborough County School Board has selected Addison Davis to serve as its new Superintendent.Davis, who currently is the Superintendent of Clay…

The individual had returned to his home in Washington state after a visit to Wuhan, China, where the virus was discovered in December.

The coldest air mass in two years has engulfed the Florida peninsula, and subfreezing temperatures or wind chills are possible as far south as the...

A wind chill advisory is in effect for the entire Tampa Bay area, and a freeze warning is up for most of the area, as temperatures are expected to drop…

Dignity Florida is backing bills aimed to change how pregnant incarcerated women are treated. The push comes after a woman gave birth alone in a jail cell.

The number of unprovoked shark attacks worldwide is lower than expected for the second year in a row, say scientists. Warming ocean temperatures could be…

Folks who are bemoaning this very un-Florida-like blast of Arctic air can take heart.The cold front that brought freeze warnings and unseasonably cold…

Lead impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., called on senators to "decide what kind of democracy you believe we ought to be." Trump, meanwhile, called the case against him a "hoax."

A Senate health care committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would increase funding for the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute by...

A Senate health panel on Tuesday split along party lines as Republicans pushed through a measure to permanently eliminate a 90-day period that seniors...

A bill sponsored by state Rep. Cyndi Stevenson (R-St. Augustine) that would establish a statewide Office of Resiliency along with a statewide Sea Level...