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Hurricanes such as Dorian are providing valuable data and modeling for planners and politicians working to battle climate change.The process is called…

Starting Jan. 1, Hillsborough County residents will pay an 8.5 percent sales tax, the highest in the state.Voters approved two referenda this week to…

A federal judge has set a trial date for indicted Tallahassee City Commission member Scott Maddox and former Downtown Improvement Authority director,...

English teachers Maia Doughtie and Dustin Holmes, who have ties to Florida, share their story of what it is like to vote in America's elections while living in Vietnam.

On Friday, courts in Pennsylvania and Michigan shot down Trump campaign challenges to the states' elections and counting processes. And in Arizona, another case was "rendered unnecessary."

Protesters are taking to the streets of Colombia demonstrating against the government's mishandling of the pandemic, and its proposal to raise taxes at a time of deep economic pain.

After Florida's 20th statewide grand jury indicted Broward County School Superintendent Robert Runcie, and the district's general counsel last month, here's a breakdown of the process for statewide grand juries, why the exist and what happens after they are done meeting.

A judge ordered Fulton County to make plans to unseal at least 142,000 mail-in ballots it received in the election, clearing the way for another potential review of the ballots.

China's large and surprising devaluation of the yuan is rippling through financial markets. The devaluation could have an impact on the price of commodities and the exports of U.S. companies.

Organizations from the greater Tampa Bay region are preparing, even though it's difficult to know just how many refugees from Afghanistan and Haiti could land here in the coming months.

With taxes on the minds of many Americans this week, a Senate committee looks at how vulnerable taxpayers' information is to cyber theft. The head of the IRS testifies on Capitol Hill.

In Austria, a group of lawyers has set up a stand at Vienna's rail station to try to help refugees. But the lawyers say they can't do much because Europe's refugee system is so dysfunctional.

Each year, the Tiny Desk Contest attracts thousands of impressive unsigned artists from across the country — including Z The Author, who sent in a song inspired by 2020's Black Lives Matter protests.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, in St. Petersburg to see the devastation to Tampa Bay caused by red tide, said a state of emergency — requested by the city and business and environmental groups — is not necessary to support the efforts.

The World Bank is searching for a new president after the last one abruptly resigned. The position has traditionally gone to an American, but there could be international competition this time around.

President Bush addresses the United Nations General Assembly with a speech advocating the spread of democracy in the Middle East. But he's likely to face a skeptical audience that is critical of the U.S. policies in Iraq and Iran.

This year, the Vatican proposed having Ukrainian and Russian families carry the cross together during the annual Good Friday ceremony in Rome. Then Ukrainians objected.

The great soul singer recorded his new album, Lay It Down, with some of today's biggest R&B artists and hip-hop producers. But he says the music is still about "love, love, love."

Democrats are hoping to finish Jackson's confirmation process before Congress leaves for Easter recess April 11.

Goldman Sachs says it's "winding down its business in Russia in compliance with regulatory and licensing requirements," two weeks after the country first invaded Ukraine.

The bipartisan bill bans employers from inserting provisions in contracts that require individuals who allege claims of sexual assault or harassment to go through a secretive process.

The proposed Alzheimer's awareness campaign would include advertising, a website and resource guide, health provider education, and in-person outreach to underserved communities.

"There's nobody like The B-52s," Pierson says. "But doing stuff on my own, I can also express more personal songs."

Even though Dr. Donald Berwick took the reins of Medicare and Medicaid without a confirmation hearing, one senator hasn't stopped asking questions.

Oregon caves housed evidence of sewn materials from the end of the last Ice Age.