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
Apr 13 Watch 5:22 How Arizona's near-total abortion ban revival affects toss-up 2024 races By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Kaisha Young The near-total abortion ban that the Arizona Supreme Court revived this week dates back to 1864, a time when Arizona wasn’t a state, slavery was legal and only white men could vote. Many GOP officeholders and candidates scrambled to distance… Continue watching
Apr 10 WATCH: Trump says Arizona's abortion ban goes too far By Bill Barrow, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Trump said that "it'll be straightened out and as you know, it's all about states' rights."… Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 5:20 Florida Supreme Court clears way for 6-week abortion ban, but voters will decide issue By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz The Florida Supreme Court paved the way for the state’s six-week abortion ban to take effect. But in a separate ruling, the justices said Florida voters will be able to decide on a constitutional amendment protecting abortion access in November. Continue watching