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Two young women sit across each other, microphones are in front of them, and they are smiling.

On faith, choice, and abortion: Marlena and Mary take One Small Step

Marlena Mutter and Mary Connolly sit down to discuss faith, politics, and what it means to be pro-choice or pro-life.

The University of Central Florida is hosting a concert 2 p.m. Friday featuring its Pegasus String Quartet. The ensemble will be working with the College of Medicine for an experiment during the show. Healthy patients and patients with dementia will be in the audience. Researchers will collect saliva before and after the show to study the impact of music on a brain with dementia.

UCF researchers use music and saliva to better understand Alzheimer’s

The University of Central Florida’s School of Performing Arts and College of Medicine are working together on an experiment to better understand how music affects and can help dementia patients.

A row of hats and toolbelts hang waiting for students at the Home Builders Institute in Orlando.

Central Florida veterans train up to repair, rebuild homes post-hurricanes

Veterans learn roofing and carpentry at the free nine-week training at the Home Builders Institute in Orlando.

Midterm Elections Survey - Let us know what questions you want answered.

Transparency Corner: Help shape our election coverage for Midterms 2026

Midterm election season will kick into gear soon. Central Florida Public Media wants to know what you need to know.

Transparency Corner: Central Florida Public Media shares the behind the scenes scoop

Central Florida Media is taking you behind the scenes and giving more insight into why we choose the stories we choose and other aspects of our editorial process.

Hundreds of protesters, some wearing inflatables, rallied against the Trump administration and its policies in Ocala on Saturday.

No Kings rally coincides with open carry event in Ocala

An organizer said this No Kings protest in Ocala -- one of thousands of anti-Trump rallies across the country -- drew a bigger crowd than the one in June.

New episode of The Walk Home

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

Central Florida Public Media Spring Drive

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NPR Election News

A former U.S. attorney offers 'A Manual for Keeping a Democracy'

Terry Gross

Joyce Vance, author of Giving Up Is Unforgivable, discusses recent impactful decisions by courts and the Justice Department, and how her son helped her understand Gen Z's view of defending democracy.
Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party

Ashley Lopez

Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in recent elections — by leaning on an economic message.
Pentagon investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for telling troops to refuse 'illegal orders'

Quil Lawrence

The Pentagon is opening an inquiry into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly after the retired Navy captain and other Democrats recorded a video urging military members not to comply with illegal orders.