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Florida Gulf Coast University professor, Dr. Jo Muller, has spent much of her career studying the history of hurricanes and tropical storms, from how frequently they occur to how damaging they are. For instance, she studies past tropical cyclone activity using geological evidence found in core samples taken from lagoons and bays behind barrier islands. She her team have created a comprehensive database of Atlantic tropical cyclones that impacted the continental United States since 1963, with a focus on how many people died as a direct result of storms, and what caused their deaths.

Monday's Powerball drawing was delayed after one participating lottery needed more time to carry out security procedures. The jackpot had ballooned over three months without a winner.

The number of people seeking jobless benefits shot up again last week, as 6.6 million more of the unemployed filed first-time claims. Much of the economy has shut down, leaving millions out of work.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows that Americans' support for President-elect Donald Trump's top priorities is split, despite his claims of a mandate for his agenda.

He shares recipes and lessons from his new book, "The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science."

Tucker Carlson's new three-part series on the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol relies on a rogue's gallery of conspiracy theorists to divert blame from supporters of former President Donald Trump.

Five states hold primaries Tuesday. The top race is in Pennsylvania, where the GOP Senate primary will be another test of Trump's influence, while Democratic voters seem to favor John Fetterman.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, before the coronavirus pandemic began the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems among teens was already growing in the United States. This is now the third school year that’s been impacted by the pandemic, and this has only magnified the pressures brought by school and life. We learn about a local effort, called Normal is Overrated, that seeks to remove the stigma of talking about mental and behavioral health issues, particularly among teens.

On Tuesday, November 6 voters in Lee County will be asked to decide whether to raise the sales tax in the county by half a percent for 10 years. The…

In a state of 20 million people, an almost a quarter of eligible Floridians aren't registered to vote. That’s an estimated 4.6 million people not voting,…