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The Devil in the White City author Erik Larson turns his attention to the sinking of the liner Lusitania almost 100 years ago — a turning point that helped bring the United States into World War I.

In his new book, Kevin Carey envisions a future in which online education programs solve two of colleges' biggest problems: costs and admissions.

"Nature knows how to let animals live a very long time," says Bill Gifford, whose latest book is Spring Chicken, a look at the history of anti-aging schemes and current ways people try to live longer.

Maybe it shouldn't seem like such a big deal, but when former Florida Department of Law Enforcement commissioner Gerald Bailey, a well-respected employee of the state, was kicked aside for a yes-person who also happened to be a personal assistant to the state's first couple, it was a big deal. Especially a big deal when the governor and his whole cabinet square-danced over whether or not his firing was fair before realizing that there is no sense in arguing with Scott. What's done is done!

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is in Afghanistan meeting with that country's new president, Ashraf Ghani, and discussing possible changes to the timetable for U.S. troop withdrawals.

Women who get pregnant and don't have health insurance can't sign up outside open enrollment until after they give birth. Advocates say that puts mother and child at risk of serious health problems.

A visit to Tallahassee this week could jumpstart the expansion of the nation’s second largest public university into downtown Orlando. As 90.7’s Renata Sago reports, officials from the University of Central Florida will ask lawmakers tomorrow for $57 million to build a downtown campus.

In The Age of Dignity, Ai-jen Poo says getting older should be viewed not from a place of scarcity and fear but as an opportunity. And, she writes, the U.S. must fix its flawed care system.

Today’s children are immersed in technology, and educators are obligated to teach them how to use it. "A lot of them know how to play with the devices or communicate, but they don't know how to learn," says Janet Womble who directs the Future of Educational Technology Conference.

The Florida Board of Governors has delayed a decision on whether to support the University of Central Florida’s plans for a new campus in downtown…