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Researchers discovered that smaller crickets poke holes in leaves to amplify the sounds of their chirps, which appears to give them greater success at mating.

When it comes to children, Florida's law regarding involuntary commitments for psychiatric treatment is applied inconsistently.

Some public health experts hope the growing availability of faster, cheaper tests could lead to a new strategy of widespread testing — one that could finally get the pandemic under control.

Since reopening churches in May, the Diocese has seen a gradual increase in people coming to church each week during the pandemic.

After several days of relative silence, the U.S. cybersecurity agency now says a major computer hack poses a "grave risk", extending throughout federal, state and local government.

2020 has given us an unprecedented number of new Christmas movies centering on characters who used to be, at most, sidekicks in holiday fare.

Timnit Gebru talks to Steve Inskeep about her departure from Google after raisng questions about gender, race and the ethics behind artificial intelligence.

Millions of Americans could be facing eviction in the next few weeks if Congress doesn't pass a COVID-19 relief bill in the coming days.

The bill (SB 288), filed by Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg, would create a certification process for victims of abuse at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna and the Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee.

The opinion said the case was "riddled with contingencies and speculation that impede judicial review." The president has been seeking to use a count that does not include undocumented immigrants.

After an internal review, The New York Times now says it built the 2018 podcast "Caliphate" on a story it cannot vouch for. It says star reporter Rukmini Callimachi will no longer cover terrorism.

Some of Los Angeles County's 3900 homeless veterans had been lined up to move into the complex under construction. After the fire, many will remain on the streets.

A video showed the animals headbutting workers as they tried to leave the building, before they were eventually rounded up and returned to their owner.

Cory Henry is a Grammy award-winning keyboardist. But on his latest live album, The Revival, he returns to his roots and plays the Hammond B-3 Organ — an instrument he learned to play when he was only 2 years old. Music commentator Michelle Mercer says Henry's personality is a match for the 400 pound instrument.

It's an effort to stem a surge in new policies with the state-backed insurer.

Pfizer is pushing back on the Trump administration's suggestion that the company is having trouble producing enough COVID-19 vaccine.

An FDA advisory panel has endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine, the Moderna vaccine.The Food and Drug Administration will decide soon whether to grant emergency use authorization to the vaccine.

It’s considering further restrictions on deer carcasses and other parts harvested outside of Florida.

British researchers have discovered 156 new plants and fungi in 2020, including the brown, fleshy and slightly menacing looking flower.

In a statement, Pfizer said its production levels have not changed and that millions of doses were “sitting in a warehouse” without shipment instructions.

The unit begin responding to calls this week, the sheriff’s office said. The goal is to de-escalate situations, arrive at peaceful resolutions, and limit arrests and Baker Acts.

The move is still dependent on the status of the coronavirus pandemic, officials say.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Jacksonville long-term care facilities will be among the first in the country to receive the vaccine through Walgreens.

The vice president, who chairs the White House coronavirus task force, is the most high-profile U.S. official so far to receive the vaccine.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., about Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's testimony before the Senate regarding cost-cutting measures at the U.S. Postal Service.