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Medicine cabinets at Florida schools could get a new addition: an antidote for people who overdose on opioids such as heroin.A bill that will be…

In separate but parallel lawsuits, civil-rights and legal groups are challenging Florida’s use of solitary confinement in prisons and juvenile detention…

After weeks of closed-door depositions, Democrats are planning open hearings this week about the Ukraine affair. Here's where the story stands — and what's coming next.

Many Americans may have forgotten that Veterans Day began as a commemoration of World War I veterans. NPR's Kathleen Rushlow remembers her grandfather, who served in the 12th Machine Gun Battalion.

SpaceX and a rival company are rushing ahead with plans for constellations of thousands of satellites, but regulators might not be ready.

A career retrospective from one of the founding cartoonists of MAD magazine has come to Sarasota. The Ringling College of Art & Design exhibition is a…

Democrats have called three career public servants to appear for the first public hearings this week in the Trump impeachment inquiry: William Taylor, George Kent and Marie Yovanovitch.

With the Florida Department of Health reporting a significant increase in the number of sexually transmitted diseases cases, some are calling for sex…

A mysterious neurological condition that impacts an animal's ability to control their hind legs has Florida wildlife officials stumped and left panther…

Leaders of the Republican Party of Florida on Friday sent out a blast email to support University of Florida student body President Michael Murphy, who…

Impeachment is clearly shaping up to be a partisan affair, and there was a new witness who said he overheard the president inquiring about how the prospect for "investigations" in Ukraine was going.

Sarasota is home to a longtime theater troupe that features African American actors and the work of black playwrights.On Monday, Westcoast Black Theatre…

In lower-income countries, snakes, cow carcasses and collapsing walls are among the hazards faced by this critical but long-ignored group of workers.

The unemployment rate in the Tampa Bay region was 2.9% in October, the lowest since November 1999. But as the area’s jobless rate nears record lows, some…

Rejecting arguments of environmental groups, a divided federal appeals court has backed a decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to issue a permit…

The popularity of #OkBoomer suggests there might be a yawning gap in attitudes between old and young. Those differences can sometimes play out in the workforce, which now spans five generations.

The Vinik Family Foundation has committed up to $1 million to help restore Tampa's only African American boarding house during segregation.“As Tampa…

A Pentagon official said Ukraine asked about the military aid on July 25, the day the nations' leaders spoke. It has been assumed that Kyiv wasn't aware the funding was put on hold until much later.

King High School is the site of an African-American cemetery, Hillsborough County school officials confirmed Wednesday.In addition, County Commissioner…

Lizzo was nominated across five of the night's top categories, including best new artist. Billie Eilish is also up for that coveted prize along with Lil Nas X and Tank & The Bangas.

After dropping an attempt to keep secret the identities of two plaintiffs, the National Rifle Association has relaunched a federal court challenge to a…

Ten candidates are on stage in Atlanta on Wednesday night — amid an impeachment inquiry into President Trump and a shifting field. NPR reporters have live analysis and fact checks of their remarks.

Hillsborough County needs 3,600 workers at early voting sites and election day polling stations in 2020. Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer says the…

In his new book, "The Geography of Risk: Epic Storms, Rising Seas, and the Cost of America's Coast," Pulitzer-prize winning author Gilbert Gaul takes a...

Small growers of Florida’s signature crop, expressing concerns about the future of the citrus industry, indicated a willingness Wednesday to pay a higher…