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The clock is ticking for lawmakers to repeal the bailouts that are part of an alleged $61 million bribery scheme. They only have a few weeks before new charges appear on customers' electric bills.

NPR's Noel King talks to Meghan Hughes, president of the Community College of Rhode Island, about the state's Promise program that offers recent high school graduates two years of free tuition.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he will retire from politics at the end of his term.

The Pentagon released an update to how it should handle extremism within the ranks. The Department of Defense initiated the review after learning that military members took part in a Capitol attack.

On Oct. 11, 2001, more than 5,000 Kansans recorded their daily activities and thoughts as part of a project to preserve the history of their communities. Morning Edition continues its Prairie Diaries series with the story of Oretha Ruetti, who lives on her own -- with help from her community -- despite advancing years. Read her diary and others in the series.

Sens. Murkowski and Romney said they'll vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson after the Judiciary Committee reached an 11-11 tie along party lines to advance her nomination to the Senate.

President Biden is expected to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

More than 10,000 people have voted early at college campuses in Miami-Dade, taking advantage of three polling places established by county leaders at the…

Florida Democrats vowing to make health care a priority in the November elections got a jolt of surprising news this week that could reshape the ongoing...

Dozens were killed in a suicide attack on Tuesday. In 2014, gunmen stormed a school and killed more than 140 people.Renee Montagne talks to author Mohsin Hamid about what the country is going through.

A new study on Inuit in Greenland suggests that Arctic peoples evolved genetic adaptations that allow them to get by mostly on seal blubber and meat without developing health problems.

2018 was a busy year in the news, even by South Florida standards. The deadliest high school shooting in modern U.S. history and its aftermath; another…

Refugees are fleeing to try to get health care. And disease outbreaks across Latin America are being linked back to Venezuela.

Even some news junkies have had enough. More and more Americans are turning off their screens and unplugging their headphones because the news is too much.

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic renew a great rivalry at Wimbledon, and NBA free agency madness.

In the waning hours of the annual session, the Florida Legislature approved tough new restrictions Friday on prescription drugs and agreed to spend more...

Nearly 150 Central America migrants are camped out at the entrance to a U.S. border station in Tijuana, Mexico. U.S. officials say they can only take a limited number of asylum applications.

There’s a lot of confusion in Florida when it comes to medical marijuana. There are existing laws, Amendment 2 that was passed by voters but still needs...

There’s a lot of confusion in Florida when it comes to medical marijuana. There are existing laws, Amendment 2 that was passed by voters but still needs...

At first glance, Friday's report on economic growth looked dismal. But most of the GDP trouble centered on weak inventory accumulation this spring. As companies restock this fall, growth may rebound.