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An uptick in malnourished pups on the coast has rescue centers struggling to keep up. Changing weather patterns and warmer ocean waters could be to blame, but it's still too early to tell.

Hurricane Beryl weakened slightly to a category 3 early Monday, the National Hurricane Center said. On Sunday, Beryl was the first-ever Atlantic hurricane to reach a Category 4 level in June.

The SS United States, a record-breaking American ocean liner from the 1950s, will take its final voyage from Philadelphia to the Gulf of Mexico this week.

An unprecedented five-year study aimed to find out whether the treatments to stop the spread of HIV in the West would work in sub-Saharan Africa.

The new journal Scientific African was launched to provide a prejudice-free platform for research from African scientists. And it's already winning awards.

Chad has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality. A group of midwives helped but now their jobs are on the line — one of many cases where countries must try to keep such programs alive.

On tonight's program: For many, many school kids, what happens after the regular class day is as critical as what happens during. And many of those after school programs have now been cut; Florida is growing its tech sector faster than almost anywhere. Although the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s head guy says the state could be growing a whole lot faster; If you drive a big rig and get pulled over in Florida, you’ll want to have your proof of citizenship or immigration documents close at hand along with your license, registration and insurance card; Somewhere between wide open borders and mass deportation, there has to be asolution to America’s immigration conundrum. One expert suggests the dysfunction is a matter of choice; The Trump administration said one of its goals is to have more migrants take it upon themselves to leave the United States. It seems that strategy is working; It used to be that those applying for U.S. citizenship needed character references from neighbors and colleagues. That requirement is back; And we catch the happy vibes as a now-recovered sea turtle is released back into the briny deep.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we checked in with reporters and officials across the state to begin assessing the impact of Hurricane Helene. First, we heard from Lynn Hatter, news director for WFSU in Tallahassee (02:56), then we spoke with Megan Borowski, meteorologist for Florida Public Radio Emergency Network (07:07). Afterward, we heard from Stephanie Colombini with WUSF in Tampa (09:17) and Craig Fugate, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (19:56). Next, we turned to Áine Pennello with WUFT in Gainesville (25:44) and later, WUSF’s news director, Mary Shedden (33:07). We also checked in with our partner PolitiFact for a claims check about NOAA (28:34). Finally, we look at a few other stories from across the state including a look at how communities are planning for future storms (37:16).

David Greene talks to Enitan Kuku, who's from Nigeria, and Mildred Apenyo, who's from Uganda, about a U.S. State Department entrepreneurial fellowship for young leaders from Africa.

On this day of "zero tolerance" for FGM, how is the world doing in its campaign to halt the practice?