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The payment was allegedly part of a bribe to help South Africa secure the right to host the World Cup. The revelation brings the bribery scandal closer to FIFA's longtime president.

President Trump's personal feed largely focused on blasting the media, while the vice president and White House account pushed the Republican health care bill, immigration policy and Energy Week.

States will reap billions after a major ruling that says states may now impose sales taxes on Internet retailers, even ones out of state and with no physical presence in the state.

The vote was 74-37, with five Republicans joining the majority of Democrats in opposing it and one Democrat (Jose Alvarez from Osceola County) supporting the measure. But for the fourth year in a row, the likelihood of the state repealing the law is doubtful, as a companion bill in the Senate has yet to be filed.

New Mexico is the twelfth state to require a waiting period for gun purchases. Safety experts say waiting periods can help reduce gun related suicides, but advocates say more needs to be done.

The former top Russia official on the National Security Council detailed how the U.S. ambassador to the European Union was assigned a "domestic political errand" to help President Trump's reelection.

Florida’s medical-marijuana patient database has hit the 100,000 mark, according to a weekly update issued by the state Department of Health’s Office of...

The Biden administration wants banks to report more information on people's accounts so it has a better idea of whom to audit.

Republican Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom's decision to leave the post he has held for 20 years came after scrutiny of his performance following the blunder in a year-end financial report.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we first spoke with Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times reporter Lawrence Mower about how much money the state has spent on immigration enforcement efforts (00:00). Then, we were joined by Rep. Alex Andrade about a report that the DOJ will not take up a criminal investigation into the Hope Florida Charity (08:54). ‘Your Florida’ reporter Douglas Soule also joined us for an update on citizen-led constitutional amendments (33:26). Plus, we were joined by master gardener Nickie Munroe for advice on how to protect Florida fruit and fauna when there’s a cold snap (20:42). And later, we shared news stories from across the state including a legislative brief (37:34) and a delayed space exploration (41:04).

Every time you swipe a credit card, you produce data. Now, a new tool could help the financial industry use that data to identify suspicious gun purchases. But will they want to use it?

The revised figures from Wuhan, the city that was the original epicenter of the outbreak, add 1,290 deaths, bringing the total for the city to 3,869.

With potential impacts from Hurricane Elsa on the way, Miami-Dade County emergency management officials are preparing for a storm on top of a catastrophic building collapse and the COVID-19 pandemic. Also on the program: How condo boards will react to the tragic collapse and first-hand accounts from some journalists who have been on the scene.

Hurricane Helene continues to strengthen as it approaches the Florida coast. Member stations across the NPR network are covering the local impact as Helene barrels through the southeast U.S.

Kyle Sampson — former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales — testifies before a Senate panel. He says his boss was far more involved in the plan to fire eight federal prosecutors than Gonzales has previously acknowledged.

Russia's attack on the 2016 election was novel in its scope and its methods, but the underlying principles were old, writes David Shimer in an important new history.

In the #MeToo era, what does accountability look like for politicians accused of misconduct? NPR's Michel Martin takes that up in the Barbershop with Emma Coleman Jordan, Monica Hesse and Paul Butler.

Homeowners covered by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will see an average rate increase of 6.3 percent next year.The increase, approved Monday by the…

French wine consumption fell 7 percent between 2012 and 2013, while U.S. consumption grew by 0.5 percent, a report finds. Still, the French drink six times more wine per head than Americans.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has levied its largest-ever fine on Wells Fargo for "the widespread illegal practice of secretly opening unauthorized deposit and credit card accounts."