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Florida hospitals are intently watching the negotiations between the state and federal government over health care funding. The state has been talking...

To prepare for sophisticated enemies, soldiers are learning to use and defend themselves against cyber weapons.

Two more medical-marijuana businesses have joined seven already licensed by the state, and another three are in the works, as the potentially lucrative...

When temperatures soar, there's nothing like a frozen treat to take off the edge. But if we dive in too fast, our brains are thrown for a distressing and sometimes painful loop. Here's why.

At Chief’s Creole Café, Head Chef Lorenza Jackson is training the next generation of great cooks, something he learned by growing up near historic 22nd…

When three Florida teenagers stole a car, crashed it into a cemetery pond and then drowned, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri talked about his…

Orlando Congressman and Senate candidate Alan Grayson spoke today at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club, where he defended his progressive positions and allegations…

As the number of veterans grows after 15 years of war, so do the number of veteran- and military-related charities. Today, there are an estimated 40,000…

A statewide water-policy bill that is a top priority of House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was overwhelmingly…

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said he is effectively ending his bid for the White House Wednesday, concluding a roller-coaster campaign that briefly…

The powerful chairman of a Senate committee that oversees the criminal-justice budget said Wednesday that Florida's backlog of thousands of untested...

The University of South Florida once again finished near the top of the State University System's performance-based rankings, and USF President Judy…

Florida Southern College in Lakeland is building a brand new house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright -- even though the architect died in 1959. And college…

In extensive and personal comments about the Florida teen's death and the trial that just concluded with a not guilty verdict for the man who fired the fatal shot, the president urged Americans to consider why African-Americans have reacted so strongly.

The federal probe is examining whether Darren Wilson intentionally violated Michael Brown's civil rights. Justice Department veterans say proving he violated federal criminal law will be difficult.

In anticipation of talks to re-establish diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Cuba, Miami officials say they don't want a Cuban Consulate. In Tampa, though, officials say they'd welcome it.

Governor Rick Scott has about two weeks to act on more than a 100 bills delivered to his desk Thursday. They include a bill granting in-state tuition...

After two overwhelming votes in two days, a Florida Congressman and chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee says he is optimistic lawmakers can…

Gov. Rick Scott has capitulated in his crusade to require all state workers to submit to suspicionless drug tests, giving up on about half of the state's…

The Florida Board of Education’s new budget request promotes Governor Rick Scott’s pledge for record funding of K-12 public schools. If it’s approved by...

Republican-turned-Democrat former Gov. Charlie Crist isn't letting voters forget that Republican Gov. Rick Scott ran a hospital chain that paid $1.7…

Hurricane Gonzalo roared toward Bermuda as a powerful Category 3 storm on Friday and the head of the tiny British territory urged people to seek high…

The family of Charles "Charlie" Kondek has made its first public statement since the Tarpon Springs police officer was shot and killed while responding to…

A proposal was rolled out Wednesday to change how Cabinet members hire and oversee various agency heads, as Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater…

Robots from around the world are competing in a Pentagon-sponsored robot "Olympics" this weekend. The challenge is to build a robot that can do human tasks and even go into disaster zones.