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Joe R. Lansdale grew up poor in east Texas and worked as a janitor and in a potato field before finding success as a writer. Honky Tonk Samurai is the latest book in his mystery series.

Facebook rolled out five new emojis globally. Now, users can not only "like" a post but also choose "haha," "angry" and other options. Users are taking to social media to voice their reactions.

Central Florida is now home to one of the state’s fastest growing groups: Puerto Ricans. Unlike other Latinos who arrive from other countries, Puerto Ricans, once here, can vote for president of the United States. 90.7’s Renata Sago tells us why Puerto Ricans are choosing not to be affiliated with a major party.

In Florida, the fastest growing group of independent voters are newly-arrived Puerto Ricans. And although they're American citizens, they're encountering an entirely new political system.

Young people's attitude toward sex and relationships is profoundly unhealthy, a study shows. Attention has been paid to women's issues but less so about how young men learn to interact with women.

Florida’s tourism numbers are at an all-time high, but economic analyst Hank Fishkind says the tourism numbers carry an importance for Central Florida that goes beyond their grand scale.

Author Sonia Shah says that urbanization and air travel put the global population at an increased risk for disease. "Zika is a great example of how new pathogens are emerging today," she says.

Starting Tuesday, service plazas along the Florida Turnpike will feature interactive kiosks and information booths. It’s part of Visit Orlando’s first-of-its-kind push to draw more tourists to central Florida attractions.

Lately it seems as if every thriller written by a woman gets compared to two recent blockbusters: Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. So what makes those two books so appealing and influential?

Thousands of central Florida republicans and democrats today didn’t belong to either party last week. 90.7’s Renata Sago reports on what elections officials in Orange and Osceola counties are calling a record switch from no party affiliation ahead of the state’s presidential primary.