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By scaling back the cost and size of a proposed reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee, Senate President Joe Negron appears to be making progress with...

The caller specifically mentioned the potential for Nikolas Cruz to carry out a school shooting, but the FBI never investigated. President Trump didn't comment about it on a trip to Florida Friday.

People on the front lines of climate change gathered Tuesday in St. Petersburg. The meeting was hosted by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, which…

U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials recommended that Key deer be "delisted due to recovery," but advocates say the Key deer population was hit hard by Hurricane Irma and its aftermath.

Florida lawmakers are responding to a report on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting in Parkland with a measure that addresses concerns raised in the...

Many small businesses are hanging by a thread right now. Congress has approved another round of loans to help keep their doors open, but it won't be enough to help the hardest hit.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Wednesday saying people 65 and older will have priority for shots. But he also acknowledged the state will not immediately have enough vaccine doses for all of Florida’s millions of seniors.

As hospitals and long-term care facilities roll out COVID-19 vaccines, many in private practice and those who work for staffing agencies, are struggling to get the shot.

Trump administration officials on Tuesday announced several changes to the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, including a call for states to open up eligibility to everyone age 65 and older.

NPR's Ailsa Chang interviews Joel Zivot, an intensive care unit doctor, about why he thinks health care workers should not receive a coronavirus vaccine before others.

More than half of workers surveyed said they were reluctant to enforce COVID-19 safety measures with customers from whom they would receive tips, according to the One Fair Wage study.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Cindy Krischer Goodman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel about Florida's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

American Legion posts across the country serve as a community hub for veterans and their families. But the pandemic has put the future of many posts in...

The gloves are off in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Newt Gingrich's surge to the front of the pack appears to have more staying power than any of the other challengers to Mitt Romney's standing as party favorite. And so, team Romney is firing back, for the first time, at a candidate other than President Obama.

Coronavirus variants are on the rise, which means changes to the COVID-19 vaccines will be needed. How will the companies do that efficiently, and what will the Food and Drug Administration require?

Sen. Wilton Simpson's strongest comments on the issue so far come amid calls from the cruise industry to require proof of vaccination after ships have been docked more than a year because of the pandemic.

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Randy Shrewsberry, founder of the Institute for Criminal Justice Training Reform, about what he thinks needs to change with policing in the U.S.

Renee Montagne talks foreign policy with Richard Haass, head of the Council on Foreign Relations, about where the two presidential candidates stand on pressing foreign issues of the campaign.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Francisco Santos, Colombia's ambassador to the U.S., about the anti-government protests currently in their fourth week.

Los Angeles has opened a sanctioned tent encampment to help provide services amid an ongoing homelessness crisis. Some are concerned about the high cost of providing a camping spot in a parking lot.

The Tesla CEO got to cement his image as a celebrity with pop culture cachet, appearing with the SNL cast in silly sketches that promoted his pet projects and dressing up as a video game character.

Facing drought and population growth, some Western U.S. towns are running out of water for new connections, stopping development. It's a challenge that's expected to grow as the climate changes.

The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state's restrictive new voting law. The suit alleges its purpose, restricting ballot access for Black voters, is in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis about the increase in the number of migrants crossing the border into Lithuania from Belarus.

Fifty years ago on Sept. 1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded Major League Baseball's first and only all-Black and Latino starting lineup. Hear what that team meant for fans and for history.