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An ambitious university-consolidation plan that folds Florida’s youngest and smallest colleges into the University of Florida was backed by a key House…

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to get the state’s economy up and running from the crush of the coronavirus might require gradual steps.

Pollsters and political scientists question how much of an impact — if any — these GOP critics might have on President Trump's fate in November.

A link is added to a tweet in which the president claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent. A Twitter spokesman says the tweet wasn't deleted because it didn't discourage voting.

When Adriana Florez’s family came to the U.S. from Colombia a little over a decade ago, each family member was only allowed to bring two bags. The night…

After the outcry that included a student-led opposition campaign, most controversial parts of the bill have been eliminated.

Harris County around Houston used drive-thru voting and extended voting hours to boost turnout in 2020. Republican leaders in Texas say such efforts were an overreach.

During the pandemic, food delivery work has boomed in China. The detention of the sector's most prominent labor activist is now drawing attention to their difficult working conditions.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with British rapper, poet and spoken word artist Kae Tempest about their ability to empathize and find hope amid darkness and an artist they are grateful for: Lianne La Havas.

The hope is that the approximately 26 additional pumps would increase the amount of water being removed from the plant to up to 100 million gallons a day.

At issue in the case was a California law that allows union organizers to enter farms to speak to workers during nonworking hours for a set a number of days each year.

The Children's Health Insurance Program drew bipartisan support for two decades. After brinkmanship over the federal budget, an agreement to end the shutdown has assured CHIP funding for six years.

Hawley is calling for a "revival of ... manhood in America." Kristin Kobes Du Mez, a Calvin University professor and the author of Jesus and John Wayne, explains how masculinity is a political issue.

The children of beloved author Dr. Seuss have emptied their own homes to fill a new museum dedicated to him in his hometown. It provides a glimpse into how he created his characters and how he lived.

According to a presentation, many employees are leaving state government jobs because they’re overworked and underpaid.

Memorial tattoos have grown more popular in recent years. Since parlors reopened after the lockdown, inkers have found that many people are eager to memorialize relatives and friends lost to COVID.

Emma Straub's new novel is a charmer that unleashes the magic of time travel to sweeten its exploration of some heavy themes like mortality, the march of time, and how small choices can alter a life.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that people who use marijuana for medical reasons can be prosecuted by the federal government, even when a state sanctions medicinal use of the drug. Ten states allow people to take marijuana under a doctor's prescription.

Ayesha Rascoe asks Dennis Briggs how inflationary pressures such as higher gas prices are affecting his Pittsburgh transportation business.

As of Saturday, more than 1,000 people had been rescued from flooded areas along Florida's southwestern coast alone.

The safety board recommends all new vehicles be required to have systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. A final decision is up to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The quarterback won Super Bowl IV with the Kansas City Chiefs and had a long career in television and radio. He is one of three in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player and a broadcaster.

Teachers in Florida are navigating new rules on how they teach topics involving sexual orientation, race and more. Some say the rules are stifling while others pledge they won't change how they teach.

About 7,500 people in the town of Weed and several nearby communities in Northern California were under evacuation orders.

A recurring leak of liquid hydrogen fuel forced NASA on Saturday to postpone a scheduled launch for the second time this week. The earliest possible launch date is Sept. 19.