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Critic Kevin Whitehead reflects on the jazz notables who died this year, including Sheila Jordan, Andy Bey, Ray Drummond, Bunky Green, Chuck Mangione, Eddie Palmieri and Jim McNeely.

President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure.

The French government says it granted George and Amal Clooney citizenship because of their contributions to its international influence. Their family has primarily lived in France since 2021.

Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a Swiss Alps bar during a New Year's celebration, police said Thursday.

The protests began due to economic pressures, with Iran's currency rapidly depreciating. Demonstrators have also chanted against the country's theocracy.

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter.

The semicolon has been described as a "graceful pause" in writing. But this graceful punctuation mark is being forgotten.

As the last Arts Annual in the county-owned gallery space in Pinellas County, the exhibition is seen by organizers as a kind of grand finale.

In the latest battle over marijuana legalization, Smart & Safe Florida alleges in a lawsuit that Secretary of State Cord Byrd improperly directed county election supervisors to invalidate about 71,000 petitions.

The optional program has been passed in several states over the last few years. Supporters say it will help drivers with autism and law enforcement officers communicate better. Critics worry it'll be used to create a statewide autism registry.

Keith Kunzig, whose fanaticism has been recognized by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, hung up his horn a few years ago. He discussed his place in Bucs' lore on "Florida Matters: Live and Local."

Among other bills, Trump rejected legislation that would have given the Miccosukees more control over some of their land. The tribe was among groups suing the administration over "Alligator Alcatraz."

Neighbors in Greensboro say Ryan Routh, the man accused of pointing a rifle at the golf course where Donald Trump was playing, wasn't someone they knew well. But he was well-known to law enforcement.

Survivors of the Eaton and Palisades Fires find healing and community working on a Rose Parade float to honor the lives and communities lost in last year's wildfires.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office in New York City after midnight Thursday. The city's first Muslim mayor, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has promised to focus on affordability and fairness.

As fireworks light the sky and crowds count down together, communities around the globe welcome 2026.

Citing "implied consert," justices overturned an appellate decision that suppressed results because the test was administered outside Maitland, where the motorist was stopped.

The NHL has hosted 43 outdoor games, but none have been as ambitious as Friday's matchup at loanDepot Park and again on Feb. 1 at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium.

The Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired, Trump administration freezes Minnesota childcare funds after claims of fraud, Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor.

From building your strength to tackling credit card debt, NPR's Life Kit has a newsletter journey to help you tackle your New Year's resolution.

Every new year, public media reporters across the country bring us some of the new state laws taking effect where they are. Here are six in 2026.

The team announced that Deckerhoff, 80, will retire after this season — which could end Saturday unless the Bucs earn a playoff spot.

New editions of "Pink Flamingos," "Desperate Living," and "Flamingos Forever" were released this week.

Tuberculosis was, for millennia, was the world's deadliest infection.

Counting down to midnight in the last seconds of Dec. 31 is a modern phenomenon.