Nation Oct 14 Prosecutors of Parkland shooter call for probe after report of threat to juror Prosecutors of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz called for an investigation Friday after a juror said another panelist threatened her during the deliberations that ended with a life sentence for Cruz's murder of 17 people four years ago at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Politics Oct 13 Florida Gov. DeSantis eases voting rules in counties devastated by Ian Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order expanding voting access for the midterm elections in three counties where Hurricane Ian destroyed polling places and displaced thousands of people.
World Sep 25 Ian expected to become major hurricane as it heads toward Cuba, Florida Authorities and residents in Florida were keeping a cautious eye on Tropical Storm Ian as it rumbled through the Caribbean on Sunday, expected to continue gaining strength and become a major hurricane in the coming days on a forecast track…
Nation Sep 24 Florida governor declares emergency as Tropical Storm Ian approaches Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday declared a state of emergency for Florida as Tropical Storm Ian gathers strength over the Caribbean and is expected to bring heavy rains and intense hurricane winds to the state next week.
Politics Aug 18 Florida Gov. DeSantis’ election police unit announces 20 voter fraud cases Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced criminal charges against 20 people for illegally voting in 2020, the first major public move from the Republican's new election police unit.
Education Aug 15 ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law brings worry, confusion to Florida schools Educators are cautiously making changes as they wait to see how the new law governing lessons on gender and sexual orientation will be interpreted and enforced.
Politics Aug 04 Florida governor suspends Tampa prosecutor for pledging not to enforce abortion ban Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended the elected state prosecutor of Tampa for pledging not to enforce the state's new 15-week abortion ban and for supporting gender transition treatments for minors.
Politics Jul 17 No major problems with ballot drop boxes in 2020, AP survey finds ATLANTA — The expanded use of drop boxes for mailed ballots during the 2020 election did not lead to any widespread problems, according to an Associated Press survey of state election officials across the U.S. that revealed no cases of…
Nation Jul 05 Mississippi judge won’t block law banning most abortions As attorneys argued about abortion laws across the South on Tuesday, a Mississippi judge rejected a request by the state’s only abortion clinic to temporarily block a law that would ban most abortions.
Nation Jul 02 Texas Supreme Court blocks a lower court order that allowed abortions It was not immediately clear whether the clinics in Texas that resumed performing abortions just days ago would halt services again following the ruling late Friday night. A hearing is scheduled for later this month.