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The Republican Party of Florida has ousted its chairman Christian Ziegler — who is under police investigation into an allegation of sexual assault.

Many airports send their discarded french fries, burgers and Cinnabons to the landfill. But Charlotte Douglas International plans to transform that garbage into fertilizer for flower beds. All it needed was a couple of million red wiggler worms.

Oprah Winfrey says her Book Club grew out of a desire to talk to authors after finishing their books. While the original version of the club ended when Winfrey's television show went off the air in 2011, it has now been rebooted online and on the new Oprah Winfrey Network as Book Club 2.0.

The settlement, which will end a wrongful incarceration lawsuit filed by attorneys for Ronnie Wallace Long, also included a public apology from the city of Concord for its role in his imprisonment.

Newtown, Conn., is still reeling from the shock of last week's shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Sadness is everywhere as the first of many funerals were held Monday. The police investigation continues but most of the big questions about the attack remain unanswered at this time.

Mugshots, testimonies, jail intake ledgers and crime scene photos are among the items showcased in the project.

The Dartmouth men's basketball team is set to vote on whether to form the first union in college sports.

Apfel's late-in-life emergence as a stylemaker was celebrated in magazines and museums. Her company made reproduction fabrics for the White House for decades. She became a fashion model at 97.

Poured Things. Maestromboli. The Calzone of Interest. If you've got a crowd coming over for the Academy Awards, let us help you feed them.

The American finished finished her gold medal run in the 400m hurdles 1.5 seconds faster than her teammate Anna Cockrell who won silver. McLaughlin-Levrone also bested her world record.

Russia is experiencing its first anthrax outbreak in more than 70 years. One child died. Health officials think it might have been triggered by warming permafrost, which unleashed dormant bacteria.

For most students in the Tampa Bay region, school starts Aug. 12. On Wednesday, Hillsborough district officials unveiled new programs and priorities to help students succeed.

Yes this year is historic, but how is the 2016 election year different? Voters from around the country weigh in.

A military coup attempt is underway in Bolivia. Hundreds of troops and armored vehicles have taken to the streets of La Paz, surrounding the governmental palace and using tear gas on demonstrators.

At age 46, Gabrielle Rose knew the Paris Olympics were out of reach. But the swimmer still went head-to-head with athletes half her age at the USA Swimming Olympic trials in Indianapolis.

The Trump administration doubles down on its hard-line policies toward China and Iran, even as the world struggles with the coronavirus pandemic.

Former teen heartthrob James Darren died on Monday in his sleep at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 88 years old.

An increase in the number of Vibrio vulnificus cases this year was to be expected as the infection can be contracted through exposure of open wounds to saltwater, which is common after hurricanes.

Often thought of as a solidly blue state, Washington has a history of very tight elections for governor. This year’s matchup is one of the only competitive gubernatorial races in the country.

How did the elephant and donkey become the mascots of America's two major political parties?

The drills are a warning to Taiwan's new president, who this week called on China in his inaugural address to cease its intimidation of Taiwan.

Primary technology is again available for Ascension's Sacred Heart and St. Vincent's providers, nearly a month after a ransomware attack forced the St. Louis-based health system to shut down its network.

In Arizona voters will decide whether local law enforcement should have the power to arrest people who cross the state's southern border illegally.

Nina Venter is a Senior Transportation Planner for the Sarasota-Manatee metropolitan planning organization. She says Northeast Manatee County alone is projected to have a population similar to Fort Lauderdale's by 2050.

Kansas' Republican-led Legislature is pushing for tax cuts. But critics worry about repeating the failed tax cuts from 2012 that blew holes in the state’s budgets for years.