Where's the Simpsons' Springfield? In Florida, of course (at U...

Best of the Beach Corbis Every year Professor Stephen P. Leatherman of Florida International University ranks America's 10 best beaches based on a list of 50 criteria. This year's top pick? Main Beach in East Hampton, N.Y., gets the nod. Three of ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott is strongly warning universities that he will fight against any tuition hikes this year.Scott made the warning in a letter sent out Friday to the heads of the boards that oversee the state's 12 public ...

GAINESVILE, Fla. -- Graduates of the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine will receive one final lesson before they get their diplomas.Personal finance guru Suze Orman will give advice on debt and money management during her ...

Popular animated series The Simpsons are heading to Florida as bosses at Universal Studios prepare to open a theme-park version of the dysfunctional family's hometown of Springfield. Fans of the long-running animated series will be able to visit the new ...

REUTERSJason Leon (L), caught the 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python in southeast Miami-Dade County; University of Florida scientists lie down next to the record snake. ORLANDO, Fla., -- An 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python set a record for the longest ...

Former Penn State quarterback Steven Bench will transfer to the University of South Florida and is eligible to compete for the starting position this year. "I want to get my face in the playbook and get ready to go," Bench said. "Coach [Willie] ...

Ticket prices increased for both for both Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure Universal Orlando has raised the price of a one-day, single-park ticket to $92 (Dh338). The price increase, up from $89, was brought into effect the past ...

University of Florida scientists line up next to the record-breaking snakeFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Florida has a long list of problematic invasive species, from the vervet monkey to the lionfish, but the Burmese python might ...

It is summer in Florida again, when I always think back to my first summers here and why I still love this time of year. When I arrived in Orlando 13 years ago from Texas to teach at UCF, we unpacked all the stuff from the van into the new rented ...