Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar, Michigan, is taking an unorthodox step in defiance of his party's Leadership, forcing an ...

BRADENTON, Fla. – Manatee County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to county drinking water. The vote was 5-1 to stop adding the mineral. In discussing the move ...

On May 6, the Manatee County Commission voted 6-0 to begin steps to determine whether it can terminate a contract with ...

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CAXIUANA NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil (AP) — Deep in silence, as if under a spell, children watch intently as Bacuri, a young Amazonian manatee, glides around a small plastic pool. When he surfaces ...