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Author Rick Wartzman says that jobs offering security, decent wages and good benefits are becoming harder to find, in part because of automation, globalization and the weakening of unions.

Senator Bill Nelson is introducing a bill aimed at reducing student loan rates. The central Florida democrat’s bill also would allow people with existing student loans to refinance them.

Brazil's prisons are dangerous places, blighted by overcrowding and drug gangs. But literacy is offering a way to shorten some inmates' sentences: Read books, reduce your time behind bars.

Every year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reminds Americans that fireworks are dangerous — with some memorable demonstrations. And seriously, be careful with do-it-yourself displays.

We’re at the approximate halfway point of 2017, and economic analyst Hank Fishkind is sharing his view on the year in finances so far.

Opera Del Sol promises a new approach to the art form. Can it attract a brand new audience? Founder Nicole Dupré outlines her vision for the opera.

Florida is the lightning capital of the country. That can be a problem for NASA and the commercial space industry, working in rocket launches around the thunderstorms. It’s also a great place to study lightning, which is what Amitabh Nag, assistant professor of physics and space science is working on at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne.

July 4th: a chance to kick back, hit the beach, fire up the grill, and relax. But maybe not if you’re an emergency room doctor. Dr. Christopher Hunter joins Intersection to talk about what keeps an ER busy in summer- and why Orlando’s position as a tourism hub brings a unique set of patients through the hospital doors.

Compared to older siblings, second-born boys are more likely to go to prison, get suspended in school and enter juvenile delinquency. Why? Parents of first-borns are more invested in their upbringing.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the test of the long-range missile "represents a new escalation of the threat to the United States, our allies and partners, the region, and the world."