Search results for

Lee Hoffman lost his right to vote back in 1978.He got it back when Florida voters passed a constitutional amendment in 2018 restoring the voting rights…

Florida's largest newspaper, The Tampa Bay Times, said Tuesday it has purchased its main competitor, the Tampa Tribune, ending a decades-long newspaper…

Now that the results are in from Florida's primaries, let's take a look at some of the claims from politicians who are continuing to vie for your vote in…

Less than a day after President Trump's inauguration, protesters are taking to the streets to oppose his policies. Between a rally and a march, they aim to call attention to a broad list of demands.

Novelist and Miami Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen writes with passion and purpose about the state he loves. His latest book, Bad Monkey, is an offbeat murder mystery set in Key West.

Florida school district officials are writing thousands of new exams to administer to students this school year. The effort to create end-of-course...

Critics say Amendment 4 would put an end to citizen-led amendments to the Florida constitution.

It’s not exactly a Dickens novel, but the tale of two Floridas represents a stark contrast on how people in the Sunshine State view the coronavirus pandemic.

WUSF will be providing the latest news and information on coronavirus in Tampa Bay and across the state. Here are the latest developments:Here are the…

Tests for the immune response to the coronavirus are revealing thousands of people who were infected but never got severely ill. The findings suggest the virus is less deadly than it first appeared.

Governments have tried to erase the evidence of some squares' troubled pasts, but that doesn't mean they've been forgotten. A new book gathers writers' thoughts about famous squares around the world.

Abdelhamid Abaaoud and Salim Benghalem are emerging from the Friday the 13th attacks in Paris as the country's most famous terrorists. NPR has a look at their lives and how they were radicalized.

In every country where same-sex marriage has been legalized, it was brought about by lawmakers or the courts. On Friday, Ireland could become the first country to make it legal by the ballot box.

NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to Kim Anderson, executive director of the National Education Association, about how educators can keep schools open and students safe as new COVID-19 cases tick upward.

Executives from the three social media giants testified before a Senate subcommittee Thursday about what they are doing to ensure the safety of their youngest users.

A pair of fungus foragers in California's Humboldt County recently pulled in more than 200 pounds of chanterelles. Rather than cash in, they donated and got creative.

African nations are bristling at the restrictions imposed on them by rich countries — and say they are harmful to local economies and discriminate against countries in the region.

For decades, the U.S. sought stability in the Middle East. But the upheavals of the past year have left the region in flux, and the U.S. is trying to define a new policy for dealing with changes that are still playing out.

Nevermind the superhero stories; after his wife died, Oswalt wasn't motivated to channel his loss into fitness or crime fighting. He says so far push-ups have not been a part of his grieving process.

A 12-year-old girl followed him everywhere. And she got the part. Abderrahmane Sissako tells what it's like to make a reality-based movie in Mauritania.

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker says we cannot live in fear. He and three congregants were held hostage by a man who knocked on the synagogue door and came in for tea.

NPR's history podcast Throughline examines the evolution of the modern white power movement, starting at the end of the Vietnam War.

People seeking to carry concealed handguns in New York will be required to hand over their social media accounts for a review of their "character and conduct." Some worry about free speech concerns.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about her efforts leading a civil society delegation in Washington trying to lobby lawmakers to send more aid and weapons to Ukraine.

A white woman has called the cops on a black man in Central Park after he asked her to put her dog on a leash. The story went viral after he posted a video of her reaction online.