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The State of Florida is looking to honor military veterans who have made significant contributions through civic, business, public service or other…

NEW ORLEANS —The Justice Department said on Tuesday it filed the first criminal charges in the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, accusing…

Tropical Storm Debby inches its way through Florida, causing extensive wind damage and extreme floods.In this slideshow you'll see the tornado damage from…

Some of Florida's big cats are walking strangely and state wildlife officials need your help to figure out why. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…

The Florida Bar has found no probable cause that Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz violated its rules in a tweet he posted about President Donald Trump's…

Myron Robinson managed to score a year of free Netflix videos and online streaming by tweeting a photo of his new Netflix tattoo. The company tweeted back, "No way! Free year for you!"

Ithaca College in upstate New York is sponsoring a contest for the best short film shot with a cell phone camera. Entries can be no longer than 30 seconds and must include music, dialogue or other audio.

"A Wang Dang Doodle is damn good time. That's what it is!"

The president of the National Association of Evangelicals resigned Thursday after a male prostitute claimed on a Denver radio show that the two had had a three-year sexual relationship. While denying the claims, the Rev. Ted Haggard has also taken a leave of absence as pastor of his Colorado Springs mega-church.

More than two months after Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, thousands are still fleeing the island and many are coming to Florida.This week on…

Florida Matters recently moderated a panel discussion at the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs called "Arts Mecca: International Cultural Tourism…

We're gathering a panel for an upcoming Florida Matters to discuss how trade affects jobs in various sectors across Florida. This is part of NPR's A…

Tampa's VA hospital director Kathleen Fogarty is leaving her post permanently to take a similar position with the Kansas City VA Medical Center.She made…

The Backseat Book Club returns from summer vacation with Anna Sewell's classic novel, Black Beauty. NPR's Michele Norris will talk with writer Jane Smiley who, in addition to winning a Pulitzer prize for adult literature, has written kids books starring horses.

A new $30 one-time-use camcorder goes on sale at CVS stores. Melissa Block talks to USA Today technology reporter Jefferson Graham about the camera's advantages and shortcomings.

Yenny Seo remembers nearly every face — that's because she is a super recognizer. She describes what it's like to live with this extraordinary ability.

How much do you know about the company that knows so much about you? In Googled: The End of the World as We Know It, Ken Auletta chronicles the growth of Google, from the brainchild of two computer science graduate students, toiling in a California garage, to the multi-billion dollar, multi-nation corporation it is today.

The Apple iPhone is also a camera, an MP3 player, a Web browser — and it has a touch-screen keypad. Competitors are promoting phones by highlighting the features of their cell phones that the iPhone lacks. How much is too much?

Diary of a Tired Black Man, an independent film about relationships between black men and women, is generating buzz within the African-American community. Its tagline: "Now it's black men's turn to exhale."

In the book, a high schooler arrives at the scene of a crime and calls for help. But her good deed sweeps her up into a complicated, risky situation.

Tell us about a song that hit you particularly hard in 2023 — maybe one you listened to on repeat, ugly cried to, or one that just made you connected with you more than any other song this year.

U.S. opposes a resolution demanding that Russia withdraw from Ukraine, Trump funding freeze includes payments to keep the Colorado River flowing, massive child sex abuse trial begins in France.

President Trump called for the alteration of census data that affects elections for president and the U.S. House.

After months of threats, U.S. customs will begin to collect the new tariffs on Chinese imports on July 6. China quickly announced tariffs of the same scale.

Washington Post reporter Thomas Ricks discusses his book, Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, and he is joined by singer-songwriter Josh Ritter who performs "Girl in the War."