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Schools in several Kentucky counties were closed on Monday as the search continued for Joseph Couch, 32, who authorities say is the suspect in the shooting that occurred Sunday on Interstate 75.

Alburgh, Vt., is on a remote peninsula near the Canadian border. But even though the town is rural, it's always had a bank. So when its citizens learned the People's United Bank branch on Main Street was closing, they feared their community would turn into a ghost town.

For the past several weeks, the beloved beaver has been embroiled in a court battle over whether she should return to the wild or stay at the rescue center where she has lived since she was a newborn.

WUSF News is hiring paid interns for spring 2025.

Lawmakers push for greater restrictions on social media access and minors.

Last weekend, a DJ caused a stir in Britain after playing the hit Wham! song "Last Christmas" at a soccer game in front of about 60,000 people. Here's why.

Two students who attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., have taken their own lives in recent days. The school was the site of a 2018 mass shooting that killed 17 students.

Black Birders Week 2024 is featuring a series of virtual and in-person events throughout the country to allow folks to engage with Black leaders and experts in the birding community.

The stingray became a sensation earlier this year, in a purported case of asexual reproduction. She died weeks after her aquarium owners said she was not pregnant.

We know that dolphins make distinctive clicks and whistles, but is that a language? Researcher Denise Herzing thinks it might be, and for the past 35 years she's been working to unlock it.

Cartoonist Liana Finck has spent years learning the "rules" of social interactions. She's not convinced. Her comics poke fun at the contradictions and absurdities of daily life and modern parenting.

TGH partners with Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian to elevate patient meals, part of a broader plan to deliver healthy, convenient and actually tasty food.

The tropics begin to ramp up with more activity. It's August, so it's time to review your plans.

The Justice Department said the man was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S.

An open carry billed filed for consideration during the 2025 Legislative Session would allow Floridians to openly carry firearms, and it would repeal a “red-flag” law passed after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that allows authorities to take guns from people found to pose a “significant danger” to themselves or others.

Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms pushing destructive content, the government said Thursday.

Romania's political landscape is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating the incumbent prime minister.

WUSF News is hiring paid interns for summer 2025, including a 40 hour a week full-time position.

An eaglet hatched at the active bald eagle nest in North Fort Myers on Saturday with a second egg being watched. The new eaglet is the offspring of a mated pair, F23 and M15.

Protests were held across the country after a police officer shot and killed motorist Philando Castile in a St. Paul suburb during a traffic stop. Castile's girlfriend livestreamed the aftermath.

The Kennedy Center was created by bipartisan legislation signed by former President Eisenhower in 1958. President Trump appointed himself and members of his administration to the board.

For its 50th anniversary, Saturday Night Live has a weekend of live events starring cast members, musicians and celebrities.

The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.

Fewer people are using the automated phone service now that information is readily available on smartphones and elsewhere.

When a newspaper shuts down, there are obvious costs to the community it serves: job losses, fewer local stories. But new research suggests there's another consequence that's harder to spot—one that comes with a hefty price tag for residents. This week on Hidden Brain we ask, who bears the cost when nobody wants to pay? For more information about the research in this episode, visit https://n.pr/2zSPraS.