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Joel Charny, who worked in humanitarian aid for 40 years, speaks candidly about how humanitarianism has changed — and why people shouldn't treat aid workers as if they wear haloes.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss how a new state law is eliminating public unions that had represented tens of thousands of workers. And six years later, we remember the Parkland 17 and look at how March For Our Lives has impacted the NRA. Plus, we hear about a Florida man stealing the Super Bowl spotlight and another Florida man who did something no one else has done in a Super Bowl — and now is going to the Hall of Fame.

What's driving the sales behind this polarizing and deadly product?

A potentially historic winter storm is heading to Florida. It promises to bring a significant coat of snow and ice, which will cause power and road issues. Here's your forecast.

Florida Governor Rick Scott is now calling for $100 million dollars in tourism money—almost 25 percent more than he outlined in his spending plan early...

Another Fantastic Four reboot comes to theaters this weekend while Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman head on a romantic weekend that turns dark.

Un panel de la Cámara de Representantes de Florida votó para reducir la edad para comprar rifles a 18 años. Los legisladores habían aumentado previamente la edad mínima a 21 años tras un tiroteo masivo en la escuela secundaria Marjory Stoneman Douglas en 2018. El tirador tenía 19 años.

As the new school year gets underway, districts nationwide struggle to recruit teachers.

Bell was in Orlando to shoot a movie when Hurricane Irma rolled in. Bell went to a middle school where families are sheltering and sang her song from the movie Frozen: "For the First Time in Forever."

Visit Florida plans to market the state as a safe destination for those seeking outdoor adventure

The first changes were reflected in employees' Feb. 17 paycheck, the company announced Tuesday. Ohers will see the changes on their Feb. 24 paychecks.

"I find myself wishing she didn't have him," writes an NPR listener of his new girlfriend's dog. Podcasters Haley Nahman and Danny Nelson weigh in.

It's big, it's blue and no one's sure yet what or where it came from. A squid? A whale? Big Foot? See if you can help solve the mystery.

Bill sponsor Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, defended the decision to reject a proposed amendment to make exceptions for victims of rape and incest.

Protests by indigenous peoples against a planned gas pipeline have shut down rail traffic across eastern Canada, causing chaos for shippers and travelers.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation calls Route 15 the nation's most historic corridor. It stretches from north of the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania to Monticello in Virginia. But on a trip along the Virginia end of the road, Lisa Nurnberger of member station WAMU details how development is threatens the highway.

La Ley del Sol de Florida (Florida’s Sunshine Law) tiene como objetivo garantizar la transparencia, permitir la participación pública y fomentar la confianza pública en el gobierno. “Your Florida” desglosa cómo funciona y enumera algunas exenciones renovadas.

The three-day visit to Washington, D.C., symbolizes the recovery of a key relationship that deteriorated over a submarine deal with Australia last year that infuriated Paris.

NPR's Rick Karr reports from New York on a federal judge's damage award in the case that a record label brought against MP3.com. Judge Jed Rakoff ruled MP3.com services infringed on Universal Music Group's copyrights by allowing MP3 users to listen to CD's they own from any computer with an internet connection. The damages could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars.

U.S. employers added 236,000 jobs in March as hiring slowed from the previous month. Unemployment dipped to 3.5%, from 3.6% in February.

Mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety and loneliness. And it benefits school kids too. One elementary school in Florida is using a daily mindfulness program with great success.

The candidates clashed over war, gender and health care with less than three weeks to go before the first votes in the Democratic presidential nominating fight.

Fifteen years ago, after a massive tornado flattened much of Joplin, Mo., nearly 100,000 volunteers helped the town rebuild. A spirit of community service lives on in Joplin today.

Robyn Gritz investigated major national security threats, but says the FBI drummed her out of a job after she fell out of favor with her supervisors. She went on to sell cosmetics and answer phones.