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By News Service of Florida The Florida Department of Education will pay nearly $1.3 million to a company that will revise a tool used by all public...

Alex the African gray parrot could do more than speak and understand he could also count, identify colors and develop an emotional relationship. When Alex died in September 2007, his last words to scientist Irene Pepperberg were "You be good. I love you."

After an unnamed resident called the British version of 911 because their fridge was delivered to the wrong address, the police department sent a reminder saying the situation is not an emergency.

With Carey's enduring Christmas hit, we may be looking at a record that borders on the untouchable.

A brass key belonging to an 11th century tower in the county of Kent was returned to the charity that manages the site. With a note that reads: "Borrowed 1973. Returned 2020. Sorry for the delay."

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Nuwan Samaraweera, a founder of Chicago H-1B Connect, a group that supports H-1B visa holders, amid the recent tech industry layoffs.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Miami Herald correspondent Jacqueline Charles about lawlessness in Haiti — a year after the assassination of Prime Minister Jovenel Moise.

The world's first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico in 1945, where hundreds of locals are still facing fallout from the test. Many are also fighting for compensation from the federal government.

Michigan is expected to bring in a record-setting apple crop this year. So how do you sort and package 2,000 Galas in a minute? Farmers have turned to the Rolls Royce of fruit processing: a robot that uses computer vision to weed out the bad apples.

CDC advisers are recommending the use of two separate COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, paving the way for vaccine rollout as early as next week.

The phrase "bird watching" does not take in the full range of people who love searching for wild birds. We meet a few of the many visually impaired birders who use their ears.

Last of five episodes. We follow the Planet Money oil to a gas station. And we ask: What would our world look like if there were no fossil fuels?

Chris Stein's photos in Me, Blondie and the Advent of Punk Rock document a city that is barely recognizable today.

Decades of metamorphosis and drag performer Joey Arias is far from his final form.

It's a policy that's received bipartisan support, but so far has only passed in 11 states.

Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury tips off Friday after Lynx star Napheesa Collier criticized the league's leadership, sparking controversy.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with McKay Coppins, who recently profiled Russell Vought in the Atlantic. Vought is a key player in the Trump administration's push to remake the federal government.

The Catalan musicians use their culture's tradition to connect difficult memories of the Spanish Civil War to Spain's democracy today.

Comedian Rachel Sennott turns her chaotic twenties in Los Angeles into the HBO series 'I Love LA', a comedy about friendship, identity, and growing up online.

For "The Bay Blend" podcast, WUSF's Sky Lebron joined the Tampa Bay Ship Model Society to learn about their niche hobby and why it takes a whole lot of determination.

The first class of female Eagle Scouts has officially been inducted. They've built skills, and faced some teasing and skepticism along the way.

Ari Shapiro of NPR's All Things Considered talks with Morning Edition's Leila Fadel about twins who were rescued from Kyiv early in the war and how they are faring as they turn a year old.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis followed up on a campaign promise Thursday by signing an executive order designed to address the environmental issues that...

Floridians are going to the polls on March 17 for the state’s presidential primary. This election cycle, WUSF is focusing on the issues rather than the…

President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney are busy cramming for their first debate. The face-off Wednesday night in Denver could be their best opportunity to sway undecided voters. The two men are squeezing in a bit of campaigning between practice sessions. Romney holds a campaign rally in Denver Monday, while Obama rallied with supporters in Las Vegas Sunday.