1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (479+ words) A leading immigrant rights group said Wednesday it had reached an agreement with federal authorities that requires the Department of Homeland Security and others to turn over more than 20,000 pages of records regarding environmental hazards at a now-closed detention center…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1684+ words) WUSF Pop albums are drowning in 'narrative.' What happens when we go in cold? If you've spent any time with the music of the bedazzled pop star Lizzo, drop into "Too Nice," from her new album Bitch, and it won't…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (567+ words) President Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C. has reduced petty property crimes, but has had little to no effect on violent crime, despite the high cost to taxpayers, according to a new analysis from the nonpartisan think tank…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (430+ words) Nearly everything uses batteries: A laptop, keyboards, speakers, shoes with LED lights, E-vapes — you name it. But what type of battery you're using matters. Alkaline, single-use batteries can be thrown in the trash. But throwing away a lithium battery can…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1041+ words) The guidelines, posted days before former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned, will allow companies to launch certain nicotine-based products before they've been fully vetted by regulators. In recent days, agency officials have convened hourslong meetings grappling with how to implement…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (25+ words) On this edition of "The Florida Roundup," we feature some of the fiction and creative nonfiction that you should read in our Summer Reading Special....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (540+ words) In mid-April, an annual forecast by the Cruise Lines International Association estimated that 38.3 million people would travel on ocean-going ships this year, 4% more from a record 37.2 million passengers last year....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (22+ words) On Sunday, the World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health emergency....

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (926+ words) As the Trump administration's immigration crackdown stretches into its second year, researchers and health care workers say that it is creating a mental health crisis in immigrant communities. Data from one primary care clinic in Los Angeles, shared exclusively with…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (699+ words) About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop, making it the longest decline in decades, according to federal data released Wednesday. The…...