The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates less than a thousand ghost orchids are left in the United States.

The Floridians were in Jamaica when the island nation was hit by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa last week.

Florida Power & Light is considered a regional leader in renewable energy investment, with Duke Energy following just behind.

The state says a federal judge should reject a request to reinstate a biologist who was fired because of a social media post after the murder of the conservative leader.

State officials accuse higher education institutions of abusing the H-1B program. They also canceled or repurposed more than $40 million in higher education grants.

Federal lawmakers passed changes to work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act this year.

Melissa is now traveling over Cuba, with strong, violent winds and extreme rainfall. Up to 16 inches of rain is possible for eastern Cuba.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica.

Nearly 3 million Floridians receive SNAP benefits. But access is set to pause on Saturday due to the federal government shutdown.

A significant frontal boundary will usher in the coolest air of the season with temperatures reaching the 40s across the Interstate 10 corridor.