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Artists Shawana Brooks and her husband Roosevelt Watson III started the 6 Ft. Away Gallery in their yard in Jacksonville, Florida. They created it as a way to showcase Roosevelt's art at a time when galleries were closed due to the pandemic.

How An Artist, A Toy-Maker, A College Student Use Their Skills To Fight The Pandemic

We asked NPR readers to tell us about people who are coming up with creative ways to to address COVID-19 challenges in their community. Here are six of their stories.

KQED and NPR analyzed 103 sexual misconduct cases from different law enforcement departments across the state. "He knew exactly what he was doing," one victim said of their encounter.

Patterns Of Sexual Abuse Show Gaps In Police Disciplinary System

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to KQED reporters Sukey Lewis and Sandhya Dirks about the second episode of the podcast, On Our Watch, which explores how police departments handle on-duty sexual misconduct.

Video analysis reveals Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear plant veered near disaster

An NPR analysis of security footage and photos following the attack on Europe's largest nuclear power plant shows that many of the plant's critical safety systems were in the field of Russian fire.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) making his pitch.

New Uber Bill Clears First Stop But Potholes And Roadblocks Lie Ahead

Last session, transportation network legislation—commonly referred to as the Uber Bill—died on the House floor. Now lawmakers are taking another crack...

End Of The Road Near For Older SunPass Transponders

Time is running out for about 100,000 SunPass customers to convert, for free, to new transponders. Older, battery-operated transponders used for Florida...

Jason Boek, 34, was killed near Winter Haven in an altercation with an Uber driver. The Polk County Sheriff's Offices says the driver was acting in self defense.

Florida Uber Driver Claims Self-Defense In Fatal Shooting

An Uber driver in Winter Haven claimed self-defense after he fatally shot a man who trailed his car and tried run him off the road, authorities said...

The carriage carrying the mummy of Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep III advances as part of the parade.

Royal Mummies Paraded Through Downtown Cairo In Museum Move

The remains of 24 pharaohs, 18 kings and four queens, were relocated to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization on Saturday in an elaborate event designed to attract tourists to the new museum.

In this undated photo provided by the Portuguese Navy on Feb. 18, 2022, smoke billows from the burning Felicity Ace car transport ship as seen from the Portuguese Navy vessel NPR Setubal southeast of the mid-Atlantic Portuguese Azores Islands. The large cargo vessel carrying cars from Germany to the United States sank in the mid-Atlantic 13 days after a fire broke out on board.

Ship carrying thousands of luxury cars sinks in the Atlantic after burning for weeks

The total estimated loss for the cargo, including Porsches, Bentleys, Lamborghinis and Volkswagens, aboard the Felicity Ace is close to $440 million.

The bodies of dozens of dead migrants were discovered in an abandoned truck along autobahn A4 between Parndorf and Neusiedl, Austria, on Thursday.

At Least 20 Dead Migrants Found Crammed In Truck In Austria

Police said it was unclear how many people were in the vehicle, which was found along Austria's A4 autobahn near the border with Hungary and Slovakia.

AAA Has Some Tips For Florida Drivers, Dealing With Aftermath Of Tropical Storm Colin

AAA has a few tips for drivers, as people are still dealing with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Colin.

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