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The positivity rate for new cases of COVID-19 continues to drop. The rate of 4.42 percent, is below the level where the spread of the contagion is believed to be accelerating.

The Hillsborough County School Board will discuss ways to curb the spread of the virus in schools.

NPR's Ari Shapiro provides an update on the condition of the American twins evacuated from Ukraine earlier this week. The two were too small to move in the days after they were born into a war zone.

New research out of New York found the protection of the vaccine against infection in kids ages 5 to 11 dropped from 68% to 12%.

The announcement comes a day after Russia said its military is shifting forces away from Ukraine's capital and is the latest hint that Kyiv might be heading toward some stability.

NPR and Radio Diaries are looking for personal, surprising stories from teens. Write it, photograph it (and record it if you want) and submit it to the storytelling site Cowbird. Two entries will be picked to produce audio stories with Radio Diaries and a selection will be featured on NPR.org.

The industry is recovering from a massive bird flu outbreak and high inflation rates, but prices may not fall to what they once were.

A bottlenose dolphin was found dead Saturday in Venice Inlet and examined by Mote Marine Laboratory scientists, who report that it most likely died from…

Hillsborough County's hospitals will get swamped by mid-May if people don't practice social distancing, a University of South Florida researcher said…

NPR's Scott Simon contemplates the growing dining options for astronauts aboard the space station, including tacos, chile and even lobster.

Energy minister Karine Elharrar says she was taken to several entrances on Monday, the first full day of the conference, but was unable to get inside from any of them.

Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner said all nine early-voting sites will be open Oct. 24, though not all regular polling places will be open by the Nov. 8 general election.

Nearly 100% of the county's residents were without power.

Health officials say if your water supply is from a well, it may have been flooded and that water should be boiled as a precaution.

The bottom base of some Green Sprouts products can break off, exposing a solder dot that contains the toxic metal, a federal regulator said. No injuries have been reported from such incidents.

Officials in Canada's Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia said a wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes is now largely contained because of rain.

The spacecraft making the 1.8 billion mile journey will have a poem etched into its surface. NASA is inviting the public to include their names.

The war in Ukraine has forced farmers to abandon millions of acres of the nation's most fertile farmland.

The icon behind two pioneering bands, Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, has a new project called The Julie Ruin. It comes after years of being sidelined from sickness and some deep thought about her own long career.

The Baltimore County Police Department confirmed the identity of the sixth victim, 37-year-old José Mynor López, after salvage teams located his body Tuesday.

The statewide blood bank says that blood and platelet donations are urgently needed ahead of Hurricane Milton.

Microsoft has announced that the pioneering online video calling service that's been around for more than two decades will go offline on Monday.

Looking to see a film but not in the mood for "Superman" or another big-budget spectacular?

Margaret Payne told The Associated Press she climbed a flight of stairs every day for a total of 282 times. That's equal to summiting Scotland's Suilven mountain — a height of nearly 2,400 feet.

Florida women veterans have a new voice in Washington D.C. It’s Larri Gerson, a veteran claims examiner with the Florida Department of Veterans…