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A new report from Amnesty International documents forced disappearances in Egypt — a long-running phenomenon that seems aimed at both Islamists and secular activists. The group called for international pressure on the Egyptian government to stop this trend.

Anne Rice, the novelist whose best-selling gothic tales, reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragic antiheroes, died Saturday due to complications from a stroke, her son Christopher Rice said.

Neither the investigation nor impending sanctions have stopped Rocky Hanna from speaking out. He continued to do so while under state investigation over how his political views have impacted his job.

"It's emotional" for all of the students, one parent said. Students at Marlin High School complain that the school failed to give them accurate data about what they needed to do to graduate.

As newspapers fold across the country, a citizen journalist in a small Alabama town keeps watch over the local government. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June 11, 2023.)

Sen. Hillary Clinton entered the presidential race with two big challenges. One was to make herself the first woman Americans trusted with the presidency. The other was to make more Americans like her as a personality.

Caucusing is not voting. It's not secret, and it can take hours. So persuading Iowans to support a candidate is just the beginning. The candidates go to great lengths to get their supporters to go to the Iowa caucuses.

The Thai Navy SEALS say four of the 13 people who had been trapped for more than two weeks have been rescued. Rescue efforts began Sunday morning.

An interactive Web quiz purports to show you which presidential candidate's views most line up with yours. It's the creation of two guys who want to encourage more political engagement. The quiz can produce some surprising results.

The World OutGames are up and running again after last-minute mass cancelations, and it's thanks to the City of Miami Beach and the South Florida's...

As part of our ongoing Art Populi series on live, local music in the Tampa Bay Area, we're taking a look at a new group that's trying to expand the way…

Most of the speculation around Gov. Rick Scott's political future has centered on a bid for the U.S. Senate in 2018, when incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson...

If a metro area with 2.7 million people can't sustain two newspapers — especially with an aging population with the time and inclination to read a printed…

Vibhor Nayar spends most of his time at the University of Florida studying mechanical engineering.But as president of the UF Indian American Student…

After 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick committed suicide last month, one of her tormenters continued to make comments about her online, even bragging about the…

Ethical questions are being raised about the Tampa Bay Times' coverage of Don Hughes, the Ruskin man who flew a homemade gyrocopter onto the grounds of…

The pastor of a Tampa church who hosted two large Sunday services, even busing people in, has been arrested after the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office…

State officials made the decision to cancel all in-person classes for the remainder of the school term. Schools and universities across the Tampa Bay area…

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African Americans make up 22 percent of COVID-19 related deaths in Florida, while only representing 18 percent of the population. An analysis done by scholars from Yale reveals Latino’s are nearly twice as likely to die of the virus as white people. Legislators spoke to WFSU about the health disparities, along with a health professional.

After a breakaway faction of Democratic senators supported a deal to end the government shutdown, some in the party expressed their discontent.

Trump called Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a "traitor" after his revoking political endorsement of her. Greene said Sunday his words can "put my life in danger."

The court unanimously sided with Twitter in a case brought by plaintiffs who said it aided and abetted terrorism. Based on its opinion, it sent a related case involving Google back to lower courts.

The Trump administration has halted the processing of immigration requests from Afghans, and D.C. police will accompany National Guard members patrolling the city.

People watch 1 billion hours of video every day on YouTube. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dr. Zeynep Tufekci of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about YouTube's impact on society.

Rachel Martin speaks with Fahim Rahim, a doctor in the largely Mormon town of Pocatello.