Nation Jun 23 Judge approves $1 billion settlement for victims of deadly Florida condo collapse A judge has given final approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion for victims of the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium.
Nation May 31 In Uvalde, anger and confusion over school district police chief’s delay in breeching classroom The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school — even as parents outside begged police to rush in and panicked children called 911 from inside — has been placed with the school district's…
Nation May 30 Funeral visitations begin for children slain at Uvalde school Over the next two-and-a-half traumatic weeks, people in the southwestern Texas town will say goodbye to the children and their teachers, one heart-wrenching visitation, funeral and burial after another.
Health May 27 Infant formula shortage highlights racial disparities A massive safety recall and supply disruptions have swept many leading formula brands off store shelves. Many parents are having problems finding formula, but some experts point out systemic inequities contribute to lower rates of breastfeeding among Black and Hispanic…
Nation Jan 27 Coast Guard to suspend search for migrants off Florida after finding only 5 bodies Authorities have now found a total of five bodies, leaving 34 missing five days after the vessel capsized on the way to Florida from Bimini, a chain of islands in the Bahamas about 55 miles east of Miami.
Nation Jan 26 38 still missing off Flordia coast as situation grows ‘dire,’ Coast Guard says The Coast Guard has recovered one body and is keeping up the search for 38 other people missing from a capsized boat after a solitary survivor was found clinging to the overturned hull off the Florida coast.
Education Aug 18 Big Florida school districts defy governor over mask mandate Students in Florida's Broward County went back to school under a mask mandate Wednesday, even as their school board faces threats of penalties for defying Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Health Aug 06 Florida OKs school vouchers in districts requiring masks Florida’s Board of Education decided Friday to provide private school vouchers to parents who say a public school district’s mask-wearing requirements amount to harassment of their children.
Health Aug 03 DeSantis won’t move on masks as Florida COVID wards swell With the much more contagious delta variant now spreading exponentially, Florida hit 11,515 hospitalized patients Tuesday, breaking last year's record for the third straight day.
Nation Jul 07 Crews give up hope of finding survivors at Florida condo collapse site Emergency workers are giving up on any hope of finding survivors in a collapsed Florida condo building. Authorities told sobbing families Wednesday that there was “no chance of life” in the rubble.