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Executive Director Richard Russell knows the Sarasota Opera from the inside out, having served as an opera apprentice, in the chorus and then as a…

Alligators have been used as shoes, briefcases, university mascots, lunch and now, authorities say, a deadly weapon.Joshua James, 24, was arrested Monday…

Gov. Rick Scott asked federal officials Friday to add Florida airports to the list of the five around the country that have stepped up security to monitor…

Seminole Hard Rock casinos across Florida will close temporarily to help stem the spread of coronavirus.In a release, officials said all Seminole casinos…

The company submitted COVID-19 test results that were "for the most part" at least two weeks old and, in some instances, as much as five months old.

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman is once again asking people to comply with the city’s mask ordinance.During a Facebook Live video Tuesday, Kriseman…

The Florida Department of Health reports 34,728 people have now tested positive for COVID-19; an increase of 1,038 cases since Thursday morning.It’s the…

All elementary and secondary school students in Toronto will return to remote learning Wednesday and will remain home until at least April 18.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation projects COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths will continue to rise this month.

Eighty-year-old Glenda Parton's vehicle was found abandoned near Tulsa last Tuesday after she was searching for the men. The remains identified as those of her son's friend have been found.

New coronavirus infections soared again in Australia on Friday to a record of more than 32,000 driven by the highly contagious omicron variant and a recent relaxation of restrictions in many areas.

This case from New York was the second time the court has refused to block such a state vaccine mandate for health care workers.

President Biden received a briefing from his medical task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, who said that "inevitably" the omicron variant will turn up in the U.S.

The latest lockdowns extend China's draconian approach to the pandemic it has enforced for most of the past two years

Baghdad awakes Sunday to a third consecutive day under curfew. Iraqi authorities are trying to contain violence after Wednesday's attack on a sacred Shiite shrine. The curfew is meant to end Monday morning, but Iraqi officials say they may extend it for another day.

A Federal Reserve panel leaves the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25 percent -- a move that temporarily halts more than two years of incremental rate hikes.

Commentator Diane Layfield remembers her son Travis, a Marine killed in Iraq, and explains why she finds Cindy Sheehan's protest dishonorable. Layfield is a volunteer for Operation: Mom, a support group for members of the military and their families.

The 24 total counties include Manatee County and nearly all of Central Florida, coast to coast, and South Florida. Two weeks ago, only nine counties were at high risk of transmission.

On Orange, an album devoted entirely to her work, the young, Pulitzer-winning composer salutes a centuries-old genre.

The 55-year-old intelligence officer, identified only by his surname Jeong, had been accused of destroying evidence that police knew of the risk but took few measures to control the massive crowd.

The onslaught of storms this winter has disrupted a lot of Americans' lives, but is a boon for skiers — up to a point.

Unverified videos show people breaking down barriers and marching through streets in Guangzhou as frustration boils over about China's strict COVID-19 controls.

A judge agreed to move President Trump's former campaign chairman closer to the site of his trial, but Paul Manafort says he has changed his mind and wants to say put.

Located outside the city of Temecula, the blaze is currently about 2,500 acres in size but only 15% contained, officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.

The Food and Drug Administration warns Trader Joe's customers in dozens of states to throw out fresh basil after a federal investigation linked the product to a salmonella outbreak.