A Florida mining company helped fund Trump’s Freedom 250
The Mosaic Co. mines phosphate and potash, which are used in the production of agricultural fertilizers. The Tampa-based company is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…
USA at 250: What the Founding Fathers should know about 2026
We asked a group of Central Floridians to write letters to America's Founding Fathers to tell them about the nation at 250 years old.
New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow
New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage. Other states may follow.
What COVID is teaching doctors about the relationship between viruses and cancer
"We think that these virus infections can be almost like fuel for the fire," a researcher said.
Trump got the Senate candidates he wanted. How much will he spend to help them?
President Donald Trump reshaped this year’s U.S. Senate map by sidelining some Republican incumbents and promoting loyalists to replace them. Now the question is whether he’ll put his money where…
Tribes hope Farm Bill can feed more people and preserve Indigenous culture
By JOSHUA A. BICKEL and JENNIFER McDERMOTT HOPKINTON, R.I. (AP) — At Ashawaug Farm in southwest Rhode Island, Dawn and Cassius Spears preserve their Indigenous knowledge of agriculture through the…
Pope urges US to recommit to founding ideas of protecting life, human dignity on 250th anniversary
Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for the United States to recommit itself to its founding ideals of protecting life and human dignity as he participated remotely in an event on…
Plant Doctor: Celebrate America’s 250th with blooms in a patriotic container garden
Gardening advice from an urban horticulturist emeritus with the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Catholic group that defied pope and caused schism defends its actions and casts itself as the victim
By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — The traditionalist Catholics who defied Pope Leo XIV and caused a schism defended their actions Friday, insisting they were merely saving souls and were…
Today in History: July 4, Declaration of Independence adopted by Second Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.