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Central American migrants, hoping to ask for asylum in the United States, are being relocated to a temporary shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. Volunteers from San Diego visit the migrants weekly to help with health care.

For Asylum-Seekers Waiting In Mexico, Volunteers Offer Medical Help

Thousands of asylum-seekers in Mexico are waiting their turn to ask U.S. border officials for asylum. A volunteer group of doctors and nurses travel to Tijuana weekly to attend to their health needs.

U.K. Lawmakers Allow Scientists To Attempt 'DNA Transplants'

The British Parliament has voted to allow scientists to attempt to do "DNA transplants" on women's eggs to try to help them have healthy babies. Doctors want to do this to help families carrying devastating "mitochondrial diseases." But opponents question whether transferring DNA from healthy eggs into the eggs of women carrying these diseases is safe, and whether it would open the door to "designer babies."

COVID-19 Morning Update

The Florida Department of Health announced 220 new positive cases of COVID-19, Monday, and three new deaths bringing Florida's total number of cases to…

State Rep. Colleen Burton, R-Lakeland, is sponsoring a wide-ranging abortion bill.

Abortion Restrictions Pass House Panel After Debate

After a passionate debate, a House panel on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging bill that would place more regulations on abortion clinics and address...

Suffolk County Chief James Burke speaks at a press conference held to announce the details of a officer-involved shooting in Bay Shore, Long Island on March 23, 2015.

In N.Y., A Fight To Reform Police Force Accused Of Being 'Rotten'

Prosecutors allege the ex-police chief in Suffolk County had a large circle of "palace guards" that lied under oath for him, spied on FBI investigations and planted a GPS device on a political rival.

Why low income countries are so short on COVID vaccines. Hint: It's not boosters

Wealthy countries keep buying way more doses than they need. New data shows just how much the stockpile of unused vaccine is growing.

Pita Taufatofua makes an entrance during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Taufatofua competed in taekwondo and cross-country skiing, but he's most famous for carrying the flag of Tonga for three consecutive Games, stealing the show each time.

Tongan flag bearer Pita Taufatofua is skipping the Games to focus on volcano relief

Taufatofua made headlines as Tonga's bare-chested flag bearer at the last three opening ceremonies. He's missing the 2022 Games to help his country recover from January's deadly tsunami.

Pete Frates, (seated, center) participates in the Ice Bucket Challenge with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to raise money for ALS research at the Statehouse in Boston in 2015.

Pete Frates, A Driving Force Behind The Viral Ice Bucket Challenge, Dies At 34

The former Boston College baseball star was diagnosed with ALS when he was 27. He turned a fundraising challenge into a national story and helped raise millions for ALS research.

Workers prepare, load, and drop the first of 6 culverts at the site. The barge ran by Kelly Brothers installed the first 6 culverts at the site of Kimberly’s Reef. Located 10 miles off shore of Bonita Springs, this FGCU research reef symbolizes the hopes, dreams, and joy in our nations future for a clean environment.

FGCU begins creation of artificial reef in Gulf of Mexico

Florida Gulf Coast University began installing the base of its new artificial reef, named Kimberly’s Reef, in the Gulf of Mexico. Groups of concrete culverts will create an 11-acre underwater laboratory for scientific experimentation and research.

The Ah-Tah- Thi-Ki Museum received an antique sash claimed to have been worn by Seminole warrior Osceola at the time of his capture. The sash was privately donated in 2019 and is now on display for the firs time. It will be shown in the museum for the next three weeks.

Artifact Uncovered: 200-year-old Sash worn by Seminole warrior Osceola now on display

A sash reportedly worn by Seminole warrior Osceola at the time of his capture by the U.S. Army in the early 19th Century is on display for the first time at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, but not for long.

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