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The United Nations wants to finish a plastics treaty by the end of 2024. Almost every piece of plastic is made from fossil fuels, and the industry wants a big say in how it's cleaned up.

Both of the incumbent Gainesville city commissioners will have an opponent in the March election.

While other beer consumers want nothing to do with their cans once they're empty, a small but growing number of locals keep the containers as part of their personal beer can collections. Some of the cans, which were sold in the early to mid-20th century, can be worth hundreds of dollars.

Florida was named the sixth-best state in the country when it comes to assimilating Hispanics into American society. The rankings were based on the state's ability to assimilate Hispanics into American cultural, educational and economic systems.

The attack on the barracks and detention centers raised fears of a breakdown of order amid a surge of coups in the region.

With eight of Florida's 12 universities falling below minimum staffing standards for mental health counselors, the university system's Board of Governors is asking for $7 million in increased funding from the 2017-2018 budget.

UF’s College of Medicine received its highest-ever ranking in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual report of the nation’s best research medical schools.

This story is part of our guide, Florida Votes 2016, leading up to the Nov. 8 election. Check your voter registration status here.

Orlando defense contractor Todd Wilcox dropped out of the race for the U.S. Senate on Friday, leaving only a single high-profile challenger in the path of…

The state senator who authored a controversial proposal that would broadly expand how and where people can carry guns in Florida said Tuesday he is breaking up the measure and will advance each smaller piece of the proposal.