Martin Van Buren studied law and held various political positions before serving as U.S. senator, as secretary of state and ...

A large ballroom will give future presidents far more maneuvering room, literally and figuratively, to use the magic of White ...

A Polk County kindergarten teacher received a written reprimand for singing a version of "Happy Birthday" with monkey-related lyrics to a Black student. The school district found the teacher violated ...

This story was updated to correct the party listing for U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, a Democrat. The Polk County Republican Party has its youngest leader ever. Members of the party’s Executive Committee ...

TAMPA, Fla. — This Hispanic Heritage Month, Spectrum News is shining a light on leaders in the community who are making a difference and inspiring others. That’s the case for the first Hispanic Polk ...

BARTOW, Fla. – During today’s work session meeting, Polk County school board members and the district superintendent were able to gauge the community’s response to their proposed comprehensive ...

POLK COUNTY, Texas — Polk County officials told residents to stay inside while they search for a shooting suspect. A couple of hours later, they said the suspect was caught and taken into custody. The ...

DAVENPORT, Fla. (WFLA) — A customer at a Polk County McDonald’s was shot during a dispute over being denied service late at night. At around 3 a.m. on Oct. 12, Peter Story, 19, and Nicholas Jones, 18, ...

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is urging the University of Arizona to take advantage of an opportunity from President Donald Trump’s administration to be one of nine initial signatories of ...

Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France from 2007 to 2012, received a five-year sentence after being convicted in a campaign finance scandal. By Ségolène Le Stradic Reporting from Paris The former ...

HuffPost reporter S.V. Dáte, who has feuded with the White House press office in recent days, is defending his reporting on President Trump in response to attacks from the president’s allies over his ...