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The federal government plans to release $5 billion in new housing vouchers to help those at risk of homelessness. Low-income tenants often struggle to find landlords who will accept such vouchers.

It's Oscar season, a perfect occasion to look at why the Academy Awards gets things wrong so often.

Florida has one of the highest populations of LGBTQ people in the country, but despite the community’s size, it remains a weak political force in the state.

The UN now says more than 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine, most of them to Poland. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports on the busiest and one of the most quiet border crossings in Poland.

After gaining national attention as one of the "Tennessee Three," state Rep. Gloria Johnson will try to ride Democratic enthusiasm in her run against U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn in November.

President Trump's approach to deportations is giving Democrats a unifying message in opposition to him. But the Democratic Party still lacks a common vision for what it would do differently.

Giancarlo Guerrero has brought new energy to Sarasota Orchestra as he announces programs for his second season.

Liane Hansen speaks with Eric Arnold about his book First Big Crush. The light-hearted book details a year that Arnold spent working a New Zealand winery.

Thirty years ago, Brad Nowell, the lead singer of '90s ska band Sublime, died of an overdose. His son Jakob was an infant. He's now Sublime's lead singer, releasing the band's first album since 1996.

The middle school winner of NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge tells how her golden retriever, Lopez, helped restore her independence.

Florida’s currently “disjointed and inconsistent” framework for choosing, funding and evaluating the impact of water projects isn’t good fiscal stewardship, according to Florida TaxWatch.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida is “ready to take this next step" in announcing an expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility in a video released Thursday.

Reality shows are an escape with characters who can be larger than life. But some stars use the experience of fame as a stepping stone toward another challenge: running for political office.

Sheila Bridges earned degrees from top universities and became a wildly successful interior designer. But then while competing in a world where image is everything, she lost her hair due to alopecia. In her new memoir, The Bald Mermaid, she explains how she came to terms with it all. Bridges speaks with host Michel Martin.

When you think of baseball, you might think of Cooperstown, N.Y. But it's San Pedro de Macoris, in the Dominican Republic, that's known as "the town where shortstops come from." As of 2008, 79 boys and men from San Pedro had gone to the play in the Major Leagues — including Sammy Sosa, Robinson Cano and Julio Franco.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Huan Hsu's great-great-grandfather buried his vast porcelain collection to protect it. Hsu went to find it 70 years later, on a trip about more than missing china.

It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film.

The state Department of Health has confirmed the first Florida case of a severe respiratory illness affecting children around the country. Officials...

The number of people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Florida climbed to 11,545 on Saturday.The 6 p.m. release by the state put the day’s total at…

Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to sportswriter Clinton Yates, of ESPN's The Undefeated about Serena Williams, who defeated her sister Venus to win the Australian Open — her 23rd Grand Slam win.

Tommy Lee Jones stars and makes his directorial debut in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada. The film was in theaters briefly in December to qualify for Oscar consideration. It didn't receive any nominations, but critic Bob Mondello says it's as deserving as the films that did.

In an effort to reach out to minority voters, Trump met with a group of Black and Hispanic leaders on Thursday. Scott Simon speaks with Pastor Mark Burns, who's supported Trump since the primaries.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Meta Minton of Villages-News.com about an immense Florida retirement community, The Villages, having a tough time getting COVID-19 vaccines distributed.