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Adila, a 6-year-old Afghan girl with a congenital heart defect, had life-saving surgery in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday. She's in the cardiac intensive care unit, but is stable.

The USF St. Petersburg study showed that 73% of the 1,667 residents polled mistakenly believe that they have flood insurance, while less than 5% actually have coverage.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Byrum Brown threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns as the Bulls closed out the regular season with their sixth victory, 48-14 over Charlotte.

One of the turtles, Cayman, arrived at the center on Feb. 6, in need of surgery to repair a front left flipper that had become entangled in fishing line. The other, named Finley, had a fishing hook embedded in his shoulder when he arrived on April 27 and went through a round of antibiotics.

Researchers have found that giving your brain an electrical stimulation while you sleep can lead to quicker learning and improved memory. Future You's episode 6 explores what this will mean in 2050.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments by phone on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET in the controversial travel ban's latest test. A district court judge halted the executive order on Friday.

Gum has potential benefits and drawbacks, primarily related to oral health and digestion.

Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas.

Tampa Bay opens the chase for the Stanley Cup against the defending champion and state rival Florida Panthers on Tuesday night at Amalie Arena.

USF Health has broken ground on its new Specialty Care Center in the Villages, providing coordinated health care to the country's largest community of…

Gov. Rick Scott says his new "Project Sunburst" is an unprecedented act of transparency. But one political watcher says Scott appears to be taking lessons…

It's been a rough couple of weeks for Florida schools. Last month, Newsweek ranked a handful of Florida universities among the country's least rigorous…

Hillsborough County was part of a recent nationwide effort to improve schools from the top down, through a project known as the "principal pipeline." The…

Tampa-based Masonite says a shift to smaller homes is having an impact on its door manufacturing business. Masonite analyzed floor plans from five of the…

The number of cases of hepatitis A in Florida has continued to steadily increase, with the largest concentration of the outbreak in the Tampa Bay area,...

Florida is part of a multi-state settlement totaling $3.4 million with four major insurance companies over the issue of improving the way life insurance...

Allen's nomination was put on hold after he was entangled in the extramarital affair scandal that led to the resignation of CIA Chief David Petraeus.

For the tenth straight year, USF's College of Education has been named one of the country's top graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report.According to…

Last semester, USF St. Petersburg students stressed out by final exams got a chance to unwind with a visit from therapy dogs.With finals approaching once…

A bill preventing local governments from regulating what sponsors are calling transportation network companies is moving in the House, with major...

It appears a one million dollar contract could cost Visit Florida much, much more. The House is moving forward with a plan to cut the agency’s funding...

State lawmakers are attempting to make it easier to identify questionable entries on the voter rolls.

While lawmakers and activists in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C., furiously debate gun control, deputies in Broward County will be adding firepower to...

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, the state’s top elected Democrat, and a handful of Democratic presidential candidates spent time Friday on Twitter…

Sarasota Schools Superintendent Todd Bowden has agreed to step down from his post.A “mutual separation agreement” was announced Monday evening by Sarasota…