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Inspired by a childhood in sun-baked Ethiopia, Heman Bekele wanted to tackle skin cancer. He came up with a topical cancer-fighting soap, and it won him the 3M Young Scientist's Challenge.

As three more cases of fungal meningitis were confirmed in Florida on Wednesday, bringing the case count to 22, the state's top health official said the…

By most indications the economy has improved a lot over the past five years, but some Florida children aren’t reaping the benefits.Between 2011 and 2016…

Florida is not doing enough to prevent cancer or care for those who get it, according to a new report from the advocacy arm of the American Cancer…

The Government Accountability Office says that Homeland Security's BioWatch system, deployed in 30 U.S. cities, has issued dozens of false alarms since its introduction in 2003.

The brutal heat wave is worse for some residents in the region who live in areas where relatively mild summers have meant that many homes don't have air conditioners.

About 267 million gallons are currently held in the structure, up from about 200 million gallons before the summer.

No shots have been fired, but Taiwan says nearly 150 Chinese military aircraft have entered its air defense zone in a four-day period. The U.S. calls China's sorties "provocative military activity."

Mid-October is the ideal time to plant strawberries in Southwest Florida. WGCU's Julie Glenn talked with Dr. Vance Whittaker with the Strawberry Breeding and Genetics program at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.

From the lush gardens of The Houdini estate in Los Angeles, the influential Atlanta rapper premiers songs from his forthcoming album, Punk.

The broadcast giant, which is known for pushing a conservative viewpoint, did not immediately say how many of its TV stations were directly affected.

Morning Edition commentator Frank Deford says that baseball needs to rethink some aspects of its investigation into the alleged steroid use of Barry Bonds and other baseball players.

Pasco County schools will have an increased law enforcement presence, while officials expressed sadness and urged students to report suspicious activity and reach out if they're struggling to cope with the tragedy.

Norah Jones became an immediate star after the release of her 2002 album Come Away With Me. Having sold more than 36 million records, Jones decided to move in a different direction with her new fourth album, titled The Fall. Rock critic Ken Tucker says it's an improvement over her last two.

A new report out Thursday further confuses the advice to women about how much fish they should consume, particularly during pregnancy. The group's advice to eat more fish puts it at odds with current government recommendations.

North Carolina regulators have cited five more Duke Energy power plants for lacking required storm water permits after a massive spill at one of the…

The sexual assault case involving Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has devolved into a series of conflicting claims, first with a statement…

Environmentalists began the session wondering why the Department of Agriculture was playing such a key role in major rewrites of state land and water...

As the impact of COVID-19 continues to reshape daily life, Tampa International Airport has begun to make changes and preparations for the return of…

Kathy Saunders has written the Taster’s Choice column in the Tampa Bay Times food section for more than 16 years. When the pandemic hit, and with an…

Public health experts are getting increasingly concerned that new COVID-19 hot spots may be emerging, especially in Michigan.

Researchers say spending more on efforts to contain invasive species and prevent their spread once they arrive, could help reduce expensive damages.

Officials say a patient at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital had mild symptoms and recently returned from international travel. The St. Lucie case was also travel-related.

The Ohio chapter of a Muslim rights organization says it has fired one of its directors, saying he had been spying on the organization for years and passing information to an anti-Muslim hate group.

Former CIA officer Glenn Carle writes about his time as an interrogator in the war on terrorism in his new book The Interrogator: An Education.