Aaron Sorkin’s latest movie is about how social-media platforms like Facebook have rewired our brains and the larger world.

When Arizona counts heat-related deaths, Adam Willson isn't included. His story shows how thousands of heat deaths can go uncounted every year in the United States.

# NO KINGS TALLAHASSEE - OUR VOICE, OUR VOTE ### 📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026 ### ⏱️ 10am - Noon ### 📍 Florida Historic Capitol, 400 S. Monroe St. **We decide who represents us. We decide what comes ...

Annual growth fell below 1% last year.

Floridians are struggling with rising costs for housing, food and healthcare. Will affordability be a defining issue in the election?

The decision will upend midterm elections, putting election officials on a tight deadline to comply with the rule changes.

Former Flambeau editor Jim Smith looks back on a 70-year career covering some of Florida's most historic moments.

The Housing First policy led to the number of homeless people in Finland dropping by half. Those with firsthand experience explain why it worked

We can change our government if we elect people willing to fight for change.

I’m supporting Jeremy Matlow for Tallahassee’s next mayor, and not because I’ve always been 100% in his camp.

This August, voters in Tallahassee and the Big Bend hold something most of us take for granted: a real choice over who sits on the bench.

A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.

Head of UN’s humanitarian agency frustrated that $2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets

Trump keeps telling us that he’s going to stop endless wars and lower costs. Now, he’s spending taxpayer dollars to invade Venezuela, capture its President, Nicolás Maduro, and declare that the US wil...

Happy New Year! How’s 2026 treating you so far? Looks to me like it’s got a new twist on the challenges of 2025, at least when it comes to AI. “AI,” in case you’ve just awakened from 12 years in a com...

Environmental advocates notched key wins at local and state levels this year despite Trump rollbacks

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission issued 172 black bear permits for the December hunt, which ended on the 28th.

The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majority of families

Twenty-two Republicans joined with Democrats to overturn the order, but it faces steep odds in the Senate.

Critics from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey offer advice to the US about what they’ve learned about authoritarians

Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries

Exclusive: Poverty rapporteur says governments must rethink welfare state as essential to fabric of society

Florida shifted to virtual learning for youth in juvenile detention — and parents and students say it's been a disaster.

Texas Republicans proposed a new map that could give the GOP five more seats in Congress after the 2026 midterm election.

A new has found that children’s health in the United States is declining across several key measurements ranging from increased chronic illnesses, higher rates of physical and mental health conditions...

People who grew up in the Upper Midwest and Northeast tend to have higher credit scores.

Where are the journalists? For the first time, we’ve mapped how many local journalists cover each U.S. county, revealing in stark detail the stunning coll…

Lawmakers of both parties had lobbied to release the funding, which supports English-language-learning programs, teacher training and academic enrichment.

The organization working to get a constitutional amendment on expanding Medicaid on the statewide ballot in 2026 released a public-opinion survey on Wednesday showing strong support for the proposal. ...

You may have only ever heard this Florida town's name in a country song, but it ranks as one of the most affordable places to live in the U.S.

In around 90 days, millions of Americans will learn about out-of-pocket cost hikes of more than 75 percent on average.

Democrats need to win back the working class in 2028. Our research shows what does and doesn’t work

A comprehensive analysis of lawsuits against Trump policies shows dozens of examples of defiance, delay and dishonesty, a serious test for the court system.

Much remains to be done, however. We hope that the city will step up to match the county's commitment.

Hanna asked the council for $2.1 million to fund the 21st Century afterschool program that was left in limbo after the federal dollars that covered it were frozen by the administration of President Do...

ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

Previously, the only way to reduce levels of Pfas was by bloodletting or a drug with unpleasant side effects

The state of Florida's university system just approved a new accreditor, and it's another victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis' fight to overhaul academia.

The administration is trying to make good on Trump’s campaign promise to use accreditation, a critical stamp of approval for colleges, to remake higher education.