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Union workers in Paris's Effiel tower have gone on strike, closing the monument's doors on what was meant to be a day of commemoration of its creator.

It's the most wonderful time of the year, as they say. That is, unless you ordered the latest and greatest gadget too late, and now it's stuck in supply chain limbo. We're here to help.

Police investigate motive in Colorado LGBTQ club shooting. COP27 closes with one deal to help developing countries but fails to reach one on limiting emissions. Team USA seeks redemption in World Cup.

VP Harris will make her first official campaign stop as the likely Democratic nominee. GOP warns of obstacles in the transition from Biden to Harris. Secret Service chief testified on Capitol Hill.

Some states allow children to be removed from their parents if they fail to pay the cost of foster care. But that can be hundreds of dollars a month, and it's often the poorest families who must pay.

Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.

As part of his update on the fungal meningitis outbreak in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott inadvertently sent callers to an adult phone line rather than the…

About 100 business leaders from the Tampa Bay region will travel to Charlotte in October. The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce arranges these trips each…

The official holiday travel period started Friday and goes through the first week of the New Year, and Tampa International Airport officials are expecting…

Virgin Trains USA is looking at building a station at Walt Disney World. The stop would be a part of the proposed high-speed rail route between Tampa and…

A new law will takes effect next month that expands workers’ compensation benefits for firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, law enforcements officers and other…

A new law will take effect next month that expands workers’ compensation benefits for firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, law enforcement officers and other…

Lineman technicians from Duke Energy will get to show off their skills at the company’s Rodeo this weekend in Winter Garden.They held two practice…

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on today's arguments before the Supreme Court on whether police should be allowed to stop cars at random and expose them to drug-sniffing dogs. The case from Indianapolis involved a roadblock-style action, similar to sobriety checkpoints. In this case, the motorist had no drugs, but was outraged, saying his privacy had been invaded by the dog search. Police say the dog search is no more invasive than the alcohol roadblock, which the court has upheld. Today, the justices asked both sides where a line could be drawn between checking for impaired drivers and those who are transporting illegal goods.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on the latest fund-raising investigation by the Justice Department that may have implications for the Gore campaign. The New York Times reported this morning of a 1995 discussion in which Vice President Gore was asked to make a fundraising call to a Texas trial lawyer -- around the time President Clinton was preparing to veto GOP-passed tort reform legislation that would limit lawsuit awards. The White House says Gore never made the call, but documents show a marked increase in contributions to the Democratic Party by the lawyer and his law firm since Mr. Clinton vetoed the bill. George W. Bush, campaigning in California, said Gore "may have crossed a serious line" with his actions.

Noah talks to Steve Delsohn (del-SON), author of 'The Fire Inside: Firefighters Talk About Their Lives.' Delsohn interviewed 108 firefighters for his book. Two of those firefighters, Phillip Buffa of Washington, D.C.'s Rescue 3 and Keith Walker, Jr. of Alexandria, Virginia's Engine 55, met with Delsohn while he was visiting the Washington area. The firefighters talked about their fears of flashovers (when entire rooms ignite all at once) and of being trapped alone in a burning building. Delsohn says that about 100 firefighters are killed in the line of duty every year while another 100,000 are injured. (The Fire Inside: Firefighters Talk About Their Lives' is published by Harper-Collins.)

NPR's Julie Rovner reports that with Republican control of the federal government, abortion opponents are looking forward to several victories this year. The first issue expected to pass both houses and to be signed into law is a ban on late abortions, which abortion opponents call "partial-birth" abortions. Other issues that will be debated include proposed laws to protect fetuses injured during violent crimes against pregnant women; a law barring adults from taking adolescents across state lines for abortions; and a law that would make it easier for hospitals and providers to decline to offer abortion services.

An estimated 15 million people are threatened by floods that happen when glaciers melt rapidly. Nepal's Himalayan communities are on the front lines.

The Mosaic Company has announced it will temporarily close its Plant City phosphate processing plant at the end of the year. That comes despite the…

Florida Power & Light, the state's largest electric utility, said Thursday more than 11,000 employees and contractors will be available to restore power…

Formally accepting Yasser Arafat as a peace partner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today for the first time with the Palestinian leader he had long shunned and reviled as a terrorist. After meeting for more than an hour, Netanyahu said he was committed to carrying out peace agreements Arafat had signed with Israel's previous dovish government. Arafat also expressed his readiness to move forward. The encounter constitutes the first recognition of Arafat by an Israeli premier from the hard-line Likud Party, which has long opposed Israel-PLO peacemaking. Linda Gradstein reports.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that three Israeli soldiers were killed today in the West Bank by terrorists who allegedly came from and fled back to Jordan. The attack raises the possibility that newly elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (n'tahn-YAH-hoo) might strike back somewhere given that his recent election campaign focused on the issue of security. The attack came a day after Netanyahu met with U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, during which Netanyahu reaffirmed his tough line on security and peace with the Palestinians and his Arab neighbors.

Israeli director Eran Riklis' new film looks at the Middle East conflict through the story of a family divided by political borders -- and a wedding of sadness, not celebration.

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are using every political tool at their disposal: campaign ads, surrogates, the Internet, and the most traditional tool of all -- the stump speech. NPR's Mara Liasson looks at a typical campaign speech from the president.

The Green Bag law review makes it its mission to get the legal profession to loosen up. Along those lines, they created bobblehead dolls in the likenesses of Supreme Court justices William Rehnquist and John Paul Stevens. NPR's Michele Norris talks with editor and bobblehead creator Montgomery Kosma.