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We asked global thinkers like Malala, doctors dealing with the pandemic, educators and more — if you were in charge of the world, what would you like to see happen this year.

Said New College trustee Ron Christaldi, a prominent Tampa lawyer and GOP political donor: "New College’s vision is to continue to grow and expand … and it needs more space to do that.”

Passengers aboard an American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Tampa say they had a harrowing landing early Tuesday at Tampa International Airport.Florida…

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge spanning Tampa Bay is now open following a tanker truck fire.Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Steve Gaskins said in an email that…

We’ve been asking you to share your experience with Hurricane Irma, and many Tampa Bay area residents answered our call.This week on Florida Matters we…

This year alone, at least 31 state legislatures have introduced bills that target transgender youth, according to the ACLU.

Trump's campaign is hacked. Inflation slows.

Gunmen held members of the Israeli team hostage, eventually killing them, during the 1972 Munich Olympics. The attack was the first time a global audience had witnessed terrorism as it happened.

All over Florida, laws are changing to make it easier for suburban homeowners to do a little farming. It's becoming more and more common to have a…

Reececliff Family Diner in Lakeland has been turning out its award winning pies since the 1930s, and lots of families rely on them every year for their…

Wild horses out west are sometimes rounded up kept in captivity. William Simpson wants change that. He says the horses should be freed onto public lands where they can help mitigate forest fires.

Thanksgiving approaches, followed by the rest of the holiday season. In a holiday-eating preview, NPR's Susan Stamberg bypasses the turkey — and heads right for dessert. Specifically chocolate. But she does manage to insinuate her favorite holiday recipe into the mix.

South Korea has been one of the top countries sending babies abroad for adoption for decades. Now, after an investigation triggered by hundreds of complaints from adoptees, the country has admitted its agencies mishandled adoptions.

What happens when one of the most notorious hacking companies gets hacked? That's the situation unfolding for one Italian company, which sells surveillance software to governments across the globe.

Florida ranks as a C-minus for its susceptibility to corruption, according to a new study by the Center for Public Integrity, Public Radio International…

Senate Republican leaders say the first step toward preventing mass violence is condemning white nationalism and white supremacy as “hateful, dangerous…

In an unusual move, Attorney General Pam Bondi on Sunday publicly criticized Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Rick Swearingen for not…

The office of U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., announced Thursday that sculptor Nilda Comas has been given the go-ahead to begin work on the replacement statue of educator Mary McLeod Bethune.

Which cute and cool masks do your kids like best? How are they expressing themselves with their mask choices? Send us a postcard, or a story or a photo.

A group describing itself as "anonymous animalists" seems to have entered a dangerous area and rescued the dogs, leaving a banner signed by the fictional commando group.

University of Washington research predicts the omicron wave will infect more than 400,000 people a day in the U.S. when it crests in about six weeks.

"My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain tells stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. NPR host Mary Louise Kelly shares how a stranger helped return her missing wallet.

Customers and scientists are raising questions about the accuracy of the widely publicized genetic test Baby Gender Mentor. Customers have complained to the Federal Trade Commission. And at least one law enforcement agency is investigating a company that sells the test.

President Biden has called on Americans in Ukraine to leave at once. But Americans there are questioning the urgency.

Federal prosecutors in New York had failed to turn over evidence to defendant Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad, accused of violating U.S. sanction laws against Iran.