May 28 Judge denies request to restrict Trump statements about law enforcement in classified records case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The judge overseeing Trump's classified documents case in Florida has denied prosecutors' request to bar the Republican former president from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution. Continue reading
May 17 Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy By Jeff Martin, Curt Anderson, Associated Press Hundreds joined Roger Fortson's family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch on Friday to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriff's… Continue reading
May 16 Sheriff deputy’s killing of Black airman in Florida renews debate on police killings and race By Tara Copp, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press The death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson has community leaders including the NAACP asking whether unconscious bias led the deputy to shoot the young service member simply because he was a young, Black male and ask what, if anything, can… Continue reading
May 15 Florida man pleads not guilty in highway collision that killed 8 farmworkers By Mike Schneider, Terry Spencer, Associated Press A Florida man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of driving under the influence, after a highway collision killed eight Mexican citizens and injured 40 other people. Continue reading
May 14 8 dead, at least 40 injured after pickup collides with a farmworker bus in central Florida By Mike Schneider, Terry Spencer, Associated Press The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus early Tuesday, killing eight, on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. Continue reading
May 09 Barron Trump, 18, to make political debut as Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Barron Trump has been largely kept out of the public eye, but he turned 18 on March and is graduating from high school next week. Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Trump's youngest daughter, Tiffany, are also part of the… Continue reading
May 04 Why abortion bans in Florida and Arizona disproportionately affect the Latina population By Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th While Arizona’s total abortion ban will be in effect only temporarily, it highlights how many Latino people live in states with restrictions on abortion before fetal viability. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Florida ‘woke up with fewer reproductive freedoms,’ Harris says as 6-week abortion ban begins By David Fischer, Stephany Matat, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris will also criticize the six-week ban during an event Wednesday in Jacksonville. Continue reading
Apr 23 WATCH: Biden blames Trump for abortion ban ‘nightmare’ at campaign event in Tampa By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Tuesday blamed Donald Trump for Florida's upcoming abortion ban and other restrictions across the country that have imperiled access to care for pregnant women, arguing Trump has created a “health care crisis for women all over… Continue reading
Apr 17 Bob Graham, former senator and Florida governor, dies at 87 By Associated Press Graham served three terms in the Senate and two terms as Florida's governor. Continue reading