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Traditional flamenco is a singer's art, born in the cradle of Roma culture in Spain. De Lucia was neither a singer nor Roma, which makes his accomplishments all the more extraordinary.

Jean Knight, the New Orleans-born soul singer behind the infectious 1971 hit "Mr. Big Stuff," has died. She was 80.

More police have been killed on the job in 2017 than at the same time last year. Seven of the 67 police fatalities so far this year, have been in New York.

The Roskamp Institute will be at the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation to draft 400 volunteers for a study on why some of those exposed to red tide end up in distress.

When Karen Muller's father passed away, she was overwhelmed by the prospect of clearing out her parents' home. Then a family friend stepped in.

Florida's public university system is typically a good return on investment for in-state students, says Emily Sykes, State University System Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs.

Monday's call was the latest in a flurry of diplomatic and trade parries between the U.S. and China over tariffs and technology export restrictions.

Competing health care plans failed to meet the 60-vote threshold in the Senate Thursday. With federal ACA subsidies set to expire, health insurance costs are expected to surge in the new year.

Peter Williams makes highly elaborate gingerbread houses. He's depicted San Francisco's Painted Ladies and zoo, as well as a replica of the International Space Station.

Members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees will see the full video of a controversial U.S. boat strike Wednesday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth decided not to release publicly.

With Germany's emerging importance for European stability, eyes are on the Sept. 24 elections. Frontrunners are clear but third-place finisher may affect whether the government tilts right or left.

The Trump administration is preparing to impose new benchmarks on immigration judges to speed through a backlog of more than 600,000 cases in U.S. immigration courts. But judges warn the change could hurt public confidence and violate the right to due process.

NPR's Debbie Elliott asks New York Times reporter Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura about another deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Vatican is mediating talks between Venezuela's government and an opposition seeking to recall the president. Some activists think the government may be using these negotiations to stall for time.

Amid an ongoing standoff between Harvard and the White House, the Defense Department said it plans to cut ties with the Ivy League — ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs.

The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

Although a cold front swept through, it was not nearly enough to be brief. Severe and extreme drought worsens.

That change takes place July 1, seven months after Aetna’s Medicare Advantage PPO and HMO also dropped Moffitt, the region's only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center.

Russia blamed Israel after Syria downed a Russian reconnaissance plane, killing 15 people. Israel expressed condolences for those killed but in turn blamed Iran and Hezbollah guerrillas.

Taco Bell announced this week the return of the Mexican Pizza to its menu, and fans are happy.

A pair of wildfires broke out late Sunday near Alligator Alley in the Florida Everglades. One of the fires grew from five to 10,000 acres Monday afternoon just north of Alligator Alley in the Big Cypress National Preserve near Ochopee as firefighters attacked the blaze on the ground and from the air.

Months after NPR reported on the Pentagon's efforts to sever ties with Scouting America, efforts to maintain the partnership have new momentum

Noem will be in charge of executing one of President Trump's biggest priorities in his second term: cracking down on immigration.

A growing number of Democrats are embracing calls to "abolish ICE," but not everyone in the party sees it as a winning message.

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York held his first town hall of the year Sunday, but he faced jeers, insults and questions about the recent events in Minneapolis and ICE tactics.