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After decades of development, the James Webb Space Telescope takes flight. Scientists have been thinking about this moment since the 1990s -- a new set of eyes that will see father into our universe than ever before.

Economic news has been on a rollercoaster ride recently. Inflation, interest rates, unemployment, and President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill all saw major changes this week, and they’ll all affect Central Florida’s finances. Economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind explains how.Economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind updates WMFE’s Nicole Darden Creston, starting with Sunday’s surprise announcement that Build Back Better has been derailed by a single vote.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida distributes a quarter of a million meals every day to families in need.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ryan Stanley, the mayor of Joplin, Mo., about recovery efforts and lessons learned from the 2011 tornado that killed 161 people.

We kick off our holiday series highlighting Central Floridians who work to make the world better…on a small, usually quiet block in Orlando’s Dover Shores neighborhood. For the holidays, it’s blazing with light on both sides as two families who live across the street from each other - the Bells and the Byrds - bring the neighborhood joy and delight with a "friendly competition" of increasingly elaborate decorations.

As they count down the hours to the highly anticipated launch of NASA's powerful, $10-billion James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers hope for the best while fearing the worst.

He's one of the brightest and most famous scientific minds in the world today. The fascinating Dr. Michio Kaku shares some of the latest findings about the human mind and how some future predictions found in science fiction are soon to become reality.

The holidays don't have to be defined by lazy days in your pajamas. Discover 11 festive ways get your body moving and get outdoors this year.

The upcoming launch of NASA's powerful James Webb Space Telescope should let astronomers see what some of the universe's first stars and galaxies looked like soon after the Big Bang.

LGBTQ people in the US were twice as likely as their straight peers to experience food insecurity during the last few months of the pandemic.