Jun 15 Watch 10:54 Isolation and stigma sustain HIV in the South: 'It's like we're on a deserted island' By William Brangham, Jason Kane In the rural South, poverty, prejudice and lack of health care are exacerbating the spread of HIV, making it the epicenter of HIV/AIDS in America. William Brangham and Jason Kane, along with Jon Cohen of Science magazine, meet some who… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 10:01 Why Miami is the epicenter of new HIV cases in the U.S. By William Brangham, Jason Kane The tourist mecca of Miami is also a hotbed of HIV transmission. While city and state officials have launched an ambitious plan to tackle the crisis, William Brangham and Jason Kane join Jon Cohen of Science magazine to look at… Continue watching
Jun 10 Florida stopped doing gun permit checks for more than a year By Gary Fineout, Associated Press For more than a year, Florida failed to do national background checks that could have disqualified people from gaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Continue reading
Jun 01 The 2018 hurricane season has begun. Here's what to expect By Michael Rios What we know about the upcoming hurricane season, and how states -- some of which are still recovering from last year's record storms -- are preparing. Continue reading
May 28 Storm Alberto maintains strength as it approaches Gulf Coast By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press The National Hurricane Center in Miami said at 2 p.m. EDT Monday that Alberto was centered about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south-southwest of Panama City, Florida. The storm was expected to make landfall later Monday. Continue reading
May 21 U.S. files plea deal in deadly 2017 Florida airport shooting By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The agreement says that Esteban Santiago, 28, will plead guilty to 11 of the 22 counts against him in the attack that also left six wounded at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Continue reading
May 07 How Zora Neale Hurston captured the poetry of African-American folklife By Jennifer Hijazi A long-lost manuscript by the famed author is finally being published. Continue reading
Apr 30 Ahead of midterms, politicians try to woo Puerto Ricans who fled storm By Gisela Salomon, Claudia Torrens, Associated Press The intensity of political attention is new for Puerto Ricans, who are accustomed to not having much political clout. While they are U.S. citizens, they cannot vote in the presidential election while on the island, which is a territory not… Continue reading
Apr 20 1 student injured in Florida high school shooting amid national walkouts over gun violence By Joshua Barajas Planned walkouts for the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting were canceled for the school district shortly after news of the incident spread. Continue reading
Apr 16 In a Florida prison, a poet grapples with power and oppression By Corinne Segal In poet Eduardo Martinez's work, power is a trap; being ruled by it is a trap, and wielding it is, too, a dynamic that he said he confronts every day in prison. Continue reading