SmartAsset's 2025 analysis puts comfortable pay for many single Floridians near six figures, while families of four often need well over $200k to feel financially secure.

A $2.2M consent decree resolves a years‑long case over lead paint chips from Baltimore’s TV Hill, funding cleanup, testing and a mandatory repaint. The settlement pairs penalties with community safeguards.

UCF’s Winter 2026 forecast says Florida will keep growing through 2029 but at a slower pace, with energy volatility and housing softness likely to curb gains.

A Minneapolis Ojibwe elder's cloth star map — a teaching tool for the Seven Grandfather Teachings — will fly aboard NASA's Artemis II lunar mission.

At Camp Lejeune, multigenerational military families say a tentative ceasefire hasn't erased the anxiety and logistical strain of another Middle East war. Local routines and support networks are being tested again.

A three-day-old kitten named Canyon fell from a car engine onto I‑17 during rush hour and was rescued; local shelters urge drivers to check under hoods.

A Tufts index flags which Charlotte jobs face AI exposure even as SMBC pledges 2,000 high‑paying roles, pushing training and hiring to center stage.

One hundred new, larger Hope Cottages opened at Tampa Hope in East Ybor, adding climate-controlled private units and boosting on-site shelter capacity.

A Palo Alto One Medical physician says she was fired after raising patient-safety alarms and has filed a lawsuit alleging retaliation and inadequate clinician support. The case spotlights concerns about training and workflows at Amazon-owned One Medical.

A new analysis of SFUSD records finds year‑long ethnic studies boost GPAs and even UC eligibility, arriving as the district prepares to finalize a new curriculum.

After a Lakeland shooting, Tampa Bay agencies are routing more mental‑health 911 calls to dispatch clinicians, co‑responder teams and mobile crisis units. The systems vary by city and by county.

Philz announced it will remove Pride flags from its cafés, prompting a barista-led petition and online backlash across the Bay Area. Customers and staff are demanding answers.

ReadyOne secured a $183.4M DLA contract modification for JSLIST protective suits and says it will prioritize hiring people with disabilities at its El Paso plant.