The Orlando Police Department has closed its investigation into the former owners of the Pulse nightclub without filing any charges
August 28, 2024
Gay male couples tend to gravitate toward big cities, while lesbian couples prefer more pastoral smaller cities or towns
August 27, 2024
No one younger than age 19 is allowed to live in The Villages, the massive retirement community in central Florida which has the highest median age of any place in the U.S. Yet it is part of the fastest-growing metro area for young children this decade
August 11, 2024
The income gap between white and Black young adults was narrower for millennials than it was for Generation X
July 30, 2024
Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren’t U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries
July 25, 2024
Leaders of two performing arts festivals say that they will gladly give up their grants if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis restores the $32 million in state funding he nixed for more than 600 Florida arts groups
July 11, 2024
Statisticians and demographers are sounding the alarm about threats to official data gathering in the U.S. They warn that funding for the federal statistical agencies is inadequate and measures in a House appropriations bill could undermine what Americans know about themselves
July 09, 2024
All over Florida, arts groups are scrambling to plug large budget gaps after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unexpectedly vetoed $32 million in arts funding
June 29, 2024
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of residents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds who joined the state's population
June 27, 2024
Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end their legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement that could result in the company investing up to $17 billion into its Florida resort
June 05, 2024
A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company's theme parks in Florida and California
June 11, 2024
The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly
May 02, 2024
Same-sex spouses were typically younger and were more likely to be employed than those in opposite-sex marriages, although many of those differences disappeared after the legalization of gay marriage in 2015
June 11, 2024
The Office of Inspector General says the Census Bureau didn’t adequately monitor contract orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars dealing with advertising to promote participation in the 2020 census
June 06, 2024
U.S. officials who predict, prepare for and respond to natural disasters have a message for Floridians: It’s not a matter of if but when a hurricane will hit the state
May 10, 2024
Civil rights groups and Democratic lawmakers are concerned about a push by some House Republicans to include a citizenship question on the once-a-decade census
May 08, 2024
The character performers at Disneyland in California have said they filed a petition for union recognition
April 28, 2024
More than half of the foreign-born population in the United States lives in just four states — California, Texas, Florida and New York
April 09, 2024
An appellate court has granted Disney’s request for a two-month pause in its federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees to Walt Disney World’s governing district
April 08, 2024
For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity
March 28, 2024
Opponents of online sports betting in Florida have lost their latest fight against a Seminole Tribe agreement with the state that permits the gambling
March 21, 2024
Attorneys for the Walt Disney World governing district taken over last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ supporters don’t want the governor’s appointees answering questions under oath as part of a lawsuit against Disney
March 21, 2024
More people moved to a county rich with citrus groves located between two of Florida’s most populous metros than in any other county in the U.S. last year
March 14, 2024
The shakeup of Walt Disney World’s governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees continues with the departure of its board chairman
March 13, 2024
Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction
March 11, 2024
SAIC Volkswagen says adjusting plant base "necessary"
Low brow and vulgar? Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood
Harris campaign reports spending nearly three times as much as Trump in August
Oktoberfest is open. The world’s largest folk festival begins after ceremonial keg-tapping
India's Manipur on high alert over influx of 900 militants from Myanmar
AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared
The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage but leaf peepers elsewhere won’t miss out