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Live on Location at the Harry Chapin Food Bank

We're taking the show on the road to the Harry Chapin Food Bank’s Fort Myers warehouse to meet some of the people who work to bring food to those in need…

Researcher Proposes Using 'Wetlaculture' to Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms

The 2018 blue-green algae bloom that filled much of Lake Okeechobee, the Caloosahatchee River, and its estuary with thick, green, toxic, algae left no…

Encore: New Research Confirms a Spanish Fort was Built on Mound Key in the 16th Century

New research published in the journal Historical Archaeology confirms Mound Key in Estero Bay was the location of a Spanish fort historians have long-suspected once existed in Southwest Florida.

Kenji Lopez-Alt is managing culinary director of Serious Eats, author of the James Beard Award-nominated column "The Food Lab," and a columnist for <em>Cooking Light.</em> His first book is <em>The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science.</em>

A Kitchen Science Savant Shares His Secrets In 'The Food Lab'

Kenji Lopez-Alt left a restaurant job to test and write about the mysteries of food science. His new book details findings from how best to sear a steak to how to get more golden pancakes.

If you need to reach for a top-shelf medicine, some marketplace plans are making it more affordable.

More Marketplace Health Plans Ease Access To Some Expensive Drugs

Complaints from patient groups and increased regulatory oversight appear to be leading to changes in the way some marketplace health plans cover expensive drugs.

Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston won the 2013 Heisman Trophy as college football's best player. He's shown here in a Nov. 2 game against Miami.

Florida State QB Jameis Winston Wins Heisman Trophy

Winston, the country's top-rated passer who led his team to college football's title game in his first season, was named the nation's best collegiate player. The award came just nine days after a Florida prosecutor announced that Winston would not be charged in the alleged rape a of a female student.

The U.S. flag flies at half-staff in honor of former President George H.W. Bush outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Monday. Top Hill leaders planned on a stopgap funding bill to avoid a partial shutdown at the end of the week.

Congress Poised To Punt On Government Spending Fight Over Border Wall

After the death of former President George H.W. Bush top Hill leaders decided to prepare a two-week funding bill to postpone a fight over President Trump's demand for $5 billion for a border wall.

Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Garvey advance in the California U.S. Senate race

Los Angeles Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff will face Republican Steve Garvey, a former LA Dodgers player, in a general election runoff to decide who will represent California in the U.S. Senate.

Twisted Citrus owner Kim Shapiro says workers will replace and clean each shower curtain after a party is finished with their meal.

Shower Curtains — And Rubber Duckies — Help One Restaurant Reopen

Ohio's Twisted Citrus restaurant introduced the Rubber Duckie Mimosa, champagne and blue rasberry lemonade topped with a classic yellow rubber duck, to match its new shower curtain barrier.

Airport employees, Uber and Lyft drivers, and other workers protest for a $15 minimum wage at Los Angeles International Airport in October. Increases in minimum wages contributed to bigger pay gains for lower-income workers.

Minimum Wage Hikes Fuel Higher Pay Growth For Those At The Bottom

Wages rose faster for low-income workers than for any other group in 2019. The gains are partly explained by the tight labor market. But increases in minimum wages also contributed to the gains.

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