The column rightly emphasizes the importance of malaria aid, but it’s important to look at the bigger picture, as other serious diseases like polio and hepatitis A are just as harmful. Reversing the freeze ensures that the U.S. is reliable in the global fight against extreme health challenges, improving the U.S. economy and safety.

Tropical activity remains quiet in the Atlantic basin, although there have already been three named storms in the eastern Pacific.

Satellite images early Friday show Saharan dust over the Florida peninsula and the eastern Gulf. What that means for the weekend.

More than 78,000 flood claims were submitted in Florida during this period. In Southwest Florida, Charlotte County led with 4,885 claims, followed by Lee County with 4,344 and Collier with 1,063. Punta Gorda had the highest number of claims by city at 1,311, with Sanibel close behind at 1,175.

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. We've amassed everything you need to know to prepare, stay safe during and after storms.

A new study shows warmer, lighter fresh water flowing into the Gulf in the path of Idalia may have helped intensify it from a Category 1 to a Category 4 storm in one day.

A TV forecaster said he was not confident he could predict the paths of storms this year, touching a nerve amid concerns about how federal cuts could affect hurricane season.

To learn more about Farm Share’s hurricane preparedness efforts or to find local food distribution sites, visit FarmShare.org. Stephen Shelley is president and CEO of Farm Share, Inc., Florida’s homegrown food bank.

A major project aimed at increasing protections of vulnerable stretches of Florida’s scenic State Road A1A is nearing completion, just as hurricane season gets underway.

"I'd read something about Koh Samui being like a little Hawaii, and I thought we should go and try it," Wes Moss told BI.