WGCU Site Search | WGCU News | PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida

In this July 14 file photo, Republican presidential candidate former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during a meet and greet event in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Florida's political donors are giving Bush a financial boost over his GOP competitor Marco Rubio in a battle of home state heavyweights, but Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton is outraising them both in the state

Bush Besting Rubio in Florida Money Race - But Clinton is Beating Them Both

Florida's presidential primary is nine months away, but the state's influential donors are already speaking with their wallets. So far the news is...

Jordanians march in the capital, Amman, on Feb. 6. Many Jordanians had expressed skepticism, if not outright opposition to the country's military role in the coalition against the Islamic State. But as this march showed, support swelled after a Jordanian pilot was captured and killed by ISIS.

Jordan's Army Preps For A Bigger Role Against ISIS

After a pilot was burned alive by the Islamic State, Jordanians have become much more supportive of its role in the war against the extremist group.

A reporter stands outside the front door of a house registered to a trading company operated by Navinder Singh Sarao in Hounslow, west of London. on April 22, 2015. Sarao was arrested in connection with the Wall Street flash crash of 2010.

Who, Or What, Crashed The Market In A Flash In 2010?

The cause of Wall Street's flash crash has been debated ever since it happened. Officials arrested a lone trader working in his parents' London home, but some question whether he was really to blame.

Limericks

Bill reads three news-related limericks: Big Screen, Little Guy; Have A Coke and A Lie; If The Bamboo Is Rockin'.

Construction workers lay tiles on the roof of a house in Boys Town, Neb.

Economy Adds 142,000 Jobs; Unemployment Steady At 5.1 Percent

The Department of Labor reported the September jobs numbers in its latest report. New jobs fell short of what most economists had forecast.

SMU Men's Basketball Team Banned From Postseason Over NCAA Violations

Head coach Larry Brown has been suspended for nine games. The Mustangs' men's golf team was also punished for violating NCAA recruiting protocol.

Laws On PTSD Benefits, Animal Abuse Set To Take Effect

Laws will take effect next week that will add benefits for first responders who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder and impose harsher penalties on...

Drivers distracted by their devices are a well-documented, rising cause of traffic crashes, but there are a growing number of pedestrians, too, who can become oblivious to traffic around them.

Distraction, On Street And Sidewalk, Helps Cause Record Pedestrian Deaths

The number of pedestrians killed in traffic jumped 11 percent in 2016, the highest year-over-year increase — in terms of percentage and total number of fatalities — since data has been collected.

How The Case Of The 'Snuggie' Impacts Tariffs And Trade

Last month the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled on a question with millions of dollars at stake: Is the Snuggie a blanket with sleeves or a sleeved garment that looks like a blanket?

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks...Gleaming The Cubicle, S & Mmmm, Litter Boxed Wine

Search results for