Health Apr 01 Groups rush to get Florida farmworkers vaccinated Farmworkers were denied priority access in Florida, unlike other states. Advocates are asking the state and counties to quickly mobilize to areas such as Homestead, south of Miami, and Immokalee, east of Naples.
Nation Mar 09 Florida sues to stop Biden’s immigration directives Florida's Attorney General Ashley Moody says the new guidance has resulted in immigration officials declining to take custody of people who have served sentences for burglary, drug trafficking and other crimes.
Education Aug 04 Why parents are forming ‘learning pods’ — and how they might deepen inequality As the coronavirus pandemic has clouded hopes of reopening schools nationwide, parents who want more than remote instruction have been scrambling to hire tutors and private teachers for small groups of children.
World Jul 31 Bahamas, Florida brace as new Hurricane Isaias bears down Forecasters have declared a hurricane watch for parts of the Florida coastline as Hurricane Isaias drenches the Bahamas on a track for the U.S. East Coast.
Health Jul 06 Hospitals approach capacity as Miami closes restaurants Hospitals are fast approaching capacity in Florida and Texas, and the Miami area again ordered restaurants closed as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations began to climb.
Health Apr 02 2 cruise ships arrive in Florida after days of negotiations The Zaandam and a sister ship sent to help it, the Rotterdam, were both given permission to disembark passengers at Port Everglades after days of negotiation with local officials who feared it would divert needed resources from a region that…
Health Mar 31 Florida docking plan in the works for ill-fated cruise ships Coast Guard Capt. Jo-Ann Burdian told the Broward County Commission that if a unified command of state, local and federal officials can't unanimously agree on what to do with the people on the ships now headed to Florida, then they'll…
Economy Feb 11 Farmers worry Florida bill will worsen labor scarcity Legislation that would require private companies in Florida to verify each new hire's eligibility to work in the U.S. is worrying farmers in the agriculture-rich state.
Politics Dec 30 Seeking Latinos’ support in Florida, Democrats fight socialist tag President Donald Trump and his allies have been hammering Democrats as leftists and anti-capitalists — knowing such labels call up images of corruption and poverty.
Nation Oct 11 Trump ramps up deportations to Cuba Since the end of the Obama administration, the number of Cubans deported from the U.S. has increased more than tenfold to more than 800 in the past year.