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When Hostess Brands declared bankruptcy, Jennifer Steinhauer started preparing for the snack food apocalypse. Among the foods she tackled was a pink treat she had no respect for — the Sno Ball.

The president's call for mandatory paid sick days starred in his State of the Union address. But forget the big speech: It may be small businesses — and state lawmakers — that decide this debate.

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.

An anti-trust lawsuit against Brevard County’s biggest hospital system has cleared its first court hurdle.As Health News Florida’s Abe Aboraya reports,…

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…

"Death metal really does come from the heart," says The Mountain Goats frontman and author of Wolf In White Van. In Durham, he plays "The Best Ever Death Metal Band Out of Denton."

Last week, the Tampa Bay Times published a scathing indictment of Governor Rick Scott and his handling of Florida Department of Law Enforcement commissioner Gerald Bailey's so-called resignation. It's no secret that the FDLE is not Scott's best friend in general, especially considering the long list of Scott scandals that the agency is assigned to investigate. Most recently, Scott has been accused – with evidence – of using private email accounts to conduct public business. That, of course, is something that the FDLE has been investigating.

NPR and ProPublica have been reporting about nonprofit hospitals that seize the wages of lower-income patients. Sen. Chuck Grassley says hospitals doing that could be breaking the law.

The flood of prescription pain pills created a lot of new addicts in Florida. And after a statewide crackdown, some are turning to heroin - and dying.

Steve Inskeep talks with NPR Ed's Anya Kamenetz about her book, 'The Test: Why are Schools are Obsessed with Standardized Testing — But You Don't Have to Be'.