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Students at the Brevard Public Schools walkout.

Central Florida student walkouts continue over immigration enforcement, despite threats of suspension

Students are walking out of Central Florida high schools to protest the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Close to a hundred people sit at cafeteria tables at McCoy Elementary School during one of the listening sessions from OCPS.

Parents raise concerns as Orange County Public School weighs 7 school closures

Seven schools could be shut down next school year in Orange County. Since last week, Orange County Public School employees have been holding community meetings concerning each possible closing.

Jennifer and her son Gunner at College Park Elementary.

Partnership between Second Harvest, local schools feeds food-insecure students

There are 58 schools on the waitlist for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida’s school partnership program.

People march through Orlando’s Mills 50 neighborhood on Saturday in protest of the United States’ military intervention in Venezuela.

"Tentative hope": Venezuelans in Central Florida react to Maduro capture

The U.S. capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro early Saturday has many Central Floridians feeling nervous about what’s to come.

The Rev. Patricia Orlando stands during the Blue Christmas service, talking about the cards that would later be handed out so parishioners could write down their pain and prayers.

Cathedral in Orlando reaches out to people feeling blue at Christmas

The Cathedral Church of Saint Luke offers a Blue Christmas service, a candlelit service where guests can give their sorrows and prayers to God – and find hope.

Five years ago, Landon (left) was diagnosed with leukemia. He beat his cancer, but the road to recovery has left him hurting. Post-chemo therapy treatments left Landon with a learning disability, osteoporosis, and muscle atrophy. His mother, Erin, has been working to get him the therapies he needs to get better, but the two have had a long, bumpy road with Medicaid and the Florida Children's Health Insurance Program.

2 years after healthcare expansion passes, Florida kids are still waiting to get access

A law was passed to give Florida kids more access to healthcare, but 2 years later medically fragile kids are still waiting.

New episode of The Walk Home

After the officers charged with killing Manny Ellis are acquitted, how does the city of Tacoma move forward?

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The U.S. seizes another oil tanker as peace talks with Iran remain in limbo

NPR Staff

President Trump says he ordered the Navy to "shoot and kill any boat" putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. ramps up minesweeping there.
Democrats dominate midterm fundraising, but Republicans have a huge cash advantage

Stephen Fowler

The latest campaign finance reports show Democratic enthusiasm in key House and Senate races, but national Republican groups have far more in the bank to potentially spend down the road.
Senate GOP is kickstarting budget reconciliation to fund ICE. Here's how that works

Barbara Sprunt

After a historic partial shutdown of Homeland Security, congressional Republicans are looking to a budgetary tool that could enable them to fund immigration enforcement agencies without Democratic support.