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Forum: Pandemic's Disproportionate Impacts on Minority Communities in U.S. Cities

A recent NPR poll finds minority communities have been disproportionately burdened by wage gaps and chronic illnesses during the pandemic. Watch a expert discussion at 12 noon ET Wed. Sept. 30.

Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are prepared for distribution in Pinellas County on Dec. 16, 2020.

Florida Physicians Urge Patience As COVID-19 Vaccine Demand Outweighs Supply

The statement came after a report that physicians were unsure when they would receive the vaccine.

Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a press event held at a Jacksonville charter school on October 20, 2020.

DeSantis Wants School Closures To Be 'Off The Table,' But The Decision Is Ultimately A Local One

DeSantis made the case for quarantining symptomatic students and staff, but avoiding closing entire campuses.

The Department of Defense said on Saturday that U.S. forces had rescued an American held in Northern Nigeria in an early morning operation. The American had been taken captive in Niger earlier this week.

U.S. Special Operations Forces Rescue American Hostage In Nigeria

President Trump celebrated the mission at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, saying "we got our young man back."

Flood Risk Increasing Ahead Of Eta This Weekend

Days of heavy rainfall may increase the risk of flooding over saturated South Florida this upcoming weekend ahead of what is likely to be Tropical Storm...

Residents clear debris from a flooded street in the Driftwood Acres Mobile Home Park, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Eta, on Tuesday in Davie, Fla.

Hurricane Eta Works Its Way Up Florida's Gulf Coast

After lashing Central America and the Florida Keys, the storm is expected to make landfall north of Tampa on Thursday, bringing heavy rain and potentially dangerous storm surge.

A health professional walks out of a drive-through coronavirus testing site at the University of Dayton in Ohio earlier this year. Ohio will go on a statewide curfew Thursday.

Ohio Governor Orders 3-Week Statewide Curfew As Coronavirus Cases Rise

The curfew will last from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. with exceptions for work, commuting, grocery shopping and contactless food services.

Volunteer Al Green looks at his phone as he takes a break from holding a sign supporting his candidate in a local election outside an early voting location Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Mansfield, Texas.

Republican Susan Wright Makes U.S. House Runoff In Texas

It's too early to call who she will face in the runoff election. Wright is the widow of Rep. Ron Wright, who died in February after contracting COVID-19.

Discharges from Piney Point into Port Manatee stopped as of April 9, and more than 196 million gallons of polluted water remain in the reservoir.

Environmental Groups File Suit Over Piney Point Discharges Into Tampa Bay

Piney Point's owner is among the targets of the lawsuit, which seeks a full cleanup and closure of the former phosphate plant.

Strong Storms To Focus on Florida’s West Coast, Big Bend Through Wednesday

Dry air at altitude reduced the number of showers and thunderstorms over much of the state on Sunday, but an increase in late afternoon thunderstorms...

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