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Michael Korda's new book Catnip: A Love Story collects the doodles that he created based on his wife's cats in order to comfort her during her battle with a malignant brain tumor.

State Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam of Bartow comes from a long line of citrus farmers, so it's no surprise he's in favor of a continued flow of…

A community outreach worker from Moffitt Cancer Center will be honored Tuesday by the Obama Administration in Washington, D.C. for improving public health…

Jane Castor is in her first weeks as the new mayor of Tampa. Her position as the first gay mayor in the Southeastern U.S. didn't come up much during the…

Considered the father of Afrobeat, Kuti used his music in the 1970s to combat colonial values and brutal dictatorship. Podcaster Jad Abumrad tells his story in the series, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with soccer writer Andrew Downie about legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento — known around the world as Pelé. He'd been battling complications from colon cancer.

From the looming Medicaid cuts to the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans, big changes are on the horizon for health care in the Sunshine State.

'Tis the season to fill our feeds; need not rhyme nor reason for our poetry needs. Here's a look back at the audience-submitted poems that caught the eyes of professional poets.

This week brought more damaging allegations about Boeing as an engineer accused the company of taking production "shortcuts." He joins a growing list of whistleblowers who say they faced retaliation.

Once part of Digable Planets, Butler continues to be a hip-hop innovator. He stays connected to new music through his son Jazz, who records as Lil Tracy.

Sam Moore of the legendary duo Sam & Dave talks with Ed Gordon about his new solo album Sam Moore: Overnight Sensational. The album will be released August 29.

The agreement reached Thursday involves top-line numbers, known as allocations.

An NPR/Ipsos poll shows a stark partisan split on laws that prevent transgender youth from accessing medical care for gender transition.

A Tampa-based photographer and a Florida panther biologist featured in April's National Geographic magazine say the state's population of the big cat is growing but serious risks remain.

The suspect in a fatal shooting of a protester in Portland was killed by law enforcement. Protests against police violence continue in Rochester, N.Y. And Trump holds a Pennsylvania rally.

Students in Alabama are reacting to a new law that limits the instructions of so called "divisive concepts." What, if anything, do students plan to do about it?

In the California Delta, there's a tiny town that was built by Chinese immigrants a century ago. It stands today as a memorial to the hardships they endured.

Millions of Americans are losing a lifeline as pandemic unemployment benefits expire. Research suggests the loss of aid won't do much to push people back to work, but may lead to a drop in spending.

Thanks to the U.S. government's tradition of data transparency, there is a way to see exactly what money is going to government programs and agencies. O research group used it to create a widget.

The meetings turned into rowdy affairs with some parents who loudly voice their opinions on the mask mandate and critical race theory.

Scott Simon speaks with Matthew Robinson, a Black business owner who was arrested twice for marijuana possession and recently received a license to open a cannabis dispensary in New York state.

The House votes to increase the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 over the next three years. The increase was part of a complicated and much debated package that includes a big cut in the estate tax and pension law changes.

Microsoft's newest operating system goes on sale Thursday. Windows 7 already has scored points for being a better operating system than its predecessor Vista because it's easier to use and control.

The White House says it wants to choke off Iran's oil export revenue. But experts say that blockades are often unpredictable and difficult to enforce.

For years now some members of the legislature have been pushing to create a way to help firefighters battling cancer. Studies show they are more likely...