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Individual differences in the brain's working memory could help explain why some teens are especially impulsive about sex. Having engaged parents helps reduce the risk.

The face of public housing is changing in the U.S. In one of the biggest experiments, Chicago's Housing Authority has torn down most of its high-rise public housing units. For decades, they were home to thousands of residents who persevered even when the developments became overrun with crime and poverty. Now the American Theater Company is presenting The Projects, a documentary play about the hope, danger and changes that have occurred in public housing as told by current and former residents, gang members and scholars.

Amid the buzz around wearables, Fitbit heads to the NYSE. The fitness tracking firm faces challenges from smart watches, but it may get a boost from companies that want to keep tabs on workers.

The psychiatrist who treated accused Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes has finished her testimony, and state prosecutors are due to rest their case this week.

Igersjax, the self-proclaimed official Instagram profile for Jacksonville, brings together amateur and professional photographers online.Jacksonville…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill on Tuesday giving millions of dollars to the parents of a Jacksonville boy who was crushed by a falling tree…

Jaguars owner and investor Shad Khan is suing the developer of downtown’s Barnett Tower over money he lent to help develop the still-empty building, as…

Jacksonville’s Main Library hosted the naturalization of 30 new American citizens Friday. The ceremony was part of the city’s observance of World Refugee…

Charleston's Emanuel AME Church will reopen for the first time since Wednesday night's mass shooting. The suspect, Dylann Roof, remains in custody under a suicide watch.

New York state has banned fracking, but it is considering a plan to allow fracked gas to be stored under Seneca Lake — which isn't sitting well with residents of the state's Finger Lakes region.