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Morning Edition traveled to Ferguson and spoke to residents and leaders who have continued pushing for change in the city that was thrust into the national spotlight after the killing of an unarmed 18-year-old.

In Florida, where commercial and recreational fishing supported $24.6 billion in economic activity in 2022 alone, the stakes are high.

Buck's new memoir details his experiences in sports and life, including his addiction to hair-plug transplants. When it comes to announcing, he says, "I don't have a rooting interest for either side."

In Germany, lawmakers have approved changes to the constitution to allow for unprecedented spending on defense. The historic vote brings an end to decades of austerity.

Modi is on his first visit to China since relations between the two countries deteriorated after Chinese and Indian soldiers engaged in deadly border clashes in 2020.

Suncoast Searchlight partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims.

Theater patrons can share photos, ticket stubs and stories — either from generations before or more recently. A new archive room will be added to house the collection.

It's among the most respected journalism awards in the world, recognizing the station's commitment to public service above all else.

GOP officials abruptly scrapped the first day of their national convention in Tampa, Fla., because of Tropical Storm Isaac.

Some who live along the Gulf Coast say the $4.5 billion in criminal and civil penalties aren't enough. Local authorities will continue to press their cases.

The sinkhole that swallowed a man sleeping in his Seffner home has spawned concern over why these natural occurrences take place. Here's a few reasons…

Florida was a poster child for all the familiar excesses of the housing bubble -- the bad loans, the overheated market, the frenzied development. Although…

Eleven people were killed and one of the largest environmental disasters in history happened after an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded in 2010.

The Republican presidential nominee is being faulted for saying President Obama went on an "apology tour" and for things he claimed about Obama's tax and Medicare policies. But overall, independent fact checkers aren't finding many problems.

Just 2 percent of delegates at the Republican National Convention were black. That's higher than the percentage that supported Mitt Romney in a recent poll: 0. And getting blacks on board may prove especially hard for the GOP presidential candidate given the tone of some recent campaign ads and a wave of new voter ID laws.

Florida’s Department of Education will have a new Commissioner at the helm in Republican former House Speaker Richard Corcoran.

Members of the Pasco County Planning Commission on Monday approved a $75 million solar farm to be built on land previously zoned for agricultural use near…

Two cylinders dropped on the rebel-held Syrian city of Saraqeb — sending nearly a dozen people to seek medical help for nausea and other symptoms — had contained chlorine, the OPCW says.

The head of Florida’s prison system last month told a top federal immigration official he would like to launch a pilot program that would deputize state…

The majority of voters in Duval County are in favor of decriminalizing marijuana, according to a University of North Florida poll released Friday.

Visit Florida cut one-third of its staff Thursday, slashing its payroll after the state Legislature cut funding for the tourism agency by 34 percent. With…

By Ana Ceballos / News Service of FloridaMore than a month after Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Cabinet members wrapped up a six-day trip in Israel, the…

House District 73 will have a new face in Tallahassee after incumbent Greg Steube’s decision to run in District 23 for state Senate. Native Floridian Joe…

Florida is among the worst states for women living in poverty. A report out this month by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research ( IWPR ) and the...

A National Institutes of Health official says the Zika virus could "hang around" the United States for a year or two.