1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (556+ words) A bill that would expand vaccine exemptions for public K-12 schools is headed to the Senate floor. The bill (SB 1756) would create a new "conscience" category for parents to opt their children out of immunizations typically required for students to attend…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (294+ words) USF is hosting a festival of the arts to showcase its students talents in music, art, theater, dance and other disciplines. It starts Thursday at noon with free food while it lasts from a visiting food truck. And all of…...

6+ hour, 57+ min ago  (432+ words) The Tampa Bay Rays held their first meeting with the general public Tuesday night on plans to build a new stadium. About 100 people showed up at Hillsborough College's student services building, which would likely have to be demolished. There, Rays…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1134+ words) In 2023, a freight train carrying vinyl chloride" one of the ingredients of plastic " derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The vapors spread when that spill was intentionally set on fire and poisoned hundreds of people. Plastics break down slowly, and tiny…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (991+ words) When Joanne LaZette was looking for a new home in Mesa, Ariz., in 2022, she knew she didn't want an apartment. Hallways filled with screaming kids? No, thanks. But homeownership has its own troubles, like a hefty price tag " and for…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (554+ words) A bill critics say would disrupt the ability of American citizens to adopt children or use a surrogate from China passed through the House on Tuesday. A provision banning adoption or surrogacy from any foreign country of concern, which in…...

23+ hour, 50+ min ago  (250+ words) A pilot program at the Open Doors transitional home, a Rhode Island not-for-profit, has offered the drugs to 18 of its residents, many of whom say the GLP-1s, along with the other supports offered there, have changed their lives. How GLP…...

1+ day, 38+ min ago  (406+ words) An effort to further limit the number of out-of-state and international students at top Florida universities drew House support Tuesday. But while the bill (HB 1279) was approved 84-25 in the Republican-controlled chamber, it hasn't made any traction in the Senate with…...

1+ day, 58+ min ago  (814+ words) It took a very special kind of spirit to make Hamnet, which is nominated for best picture at this year's Academy Awards. Chlo" Zhao brought her uniquely sensitive, mind-body approach to directing the fictionalized story about how William Shakespeare was…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (153+ words) March is always a big one for books " this year is no different. We call out a handful of upcoming titles for readers to put on their radars " offering a good alternative to doomscrolling. 10 new books in March offer mental…...