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Florida is experiencing one of its worst droughts in decades, but Gov. Ron DeSantis says there could be a silver lining: a less active hurricane season. Does dry weather correlate with fewer hurricanes? PolitiFact says not typically.

The research on diet sodas has about as much clarity as a glass of Diet Coke. Here's a quick guide by PolitiFact to navigating the low-calorie beverage menu -- and weaning yourself off sweet, fizzy sodas, if you're ready.

Watch President Donald Trump with the Artemis II crew live here.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will sit before a Senate committee Wednesday, the last of three budgetary hearings this week, to argue for sharply reduced funding for an agency that has already seen its staffing reduced to its lowest level in decades .. ...

Swift has been a target of AI misuse in the past.

The bickering billionaires' early-morning appearances foreshadow what could be a dramatic start to a legal drama that is expected to be brimming with intrigue and potentially embarrassing details about the two tech moguls.

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.

The COVID pandemic overwhelmed our health care system and killed well over a million Americans. Fast-tracked vaccines saved millions, but missteps in the response and misinformation online have damaged trust. Horizons moderator William Brangham ...

Over 400 nuclear reactors are operational in 31 countries, while about 70 more are under construction. Nuclear power accounts for producing about 10% of the world's electricity, equivalent to about a quarter of all sources of low-carbon power.

The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law. But it does change the way it's regulated.