Jun 29 Florida deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to intervene in Parkland school shooting By Terry Spencer, Associated Press A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S. history of a law enforcement officer for conduct during an… Continue reading
Jun 27 How Florida is ramping up its mosquito fight after 4 cases of locally contracted malaria By Arthur Brice, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press The Florida Department of Health has issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory after four locally contracted cases of malaria were reported along the Gulf Coast south of Tampa. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 6:32 News Wrap: Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ club mass killer sentenced to life in prison In our news wrap Monday, the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ club mass killer was sentenced to life in prison after a guilty plea, lawyers made closing arguments in the trial of a former sheriff's deputy charged with child neglect for not… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 1:25 News Wrap: Israeli settlers torch Palestinian homes in latest bout of violence In our news wrap Saturday, Palestinians say Israeli settlers set fire to homes in Palestinian villages on the West Bank in the latest attack during a week of deadly clashes, Israeli security officers killed a Palestinian gunman after he fire… Continue watching
Jun 16 Cleanup efforts begin after deadly storms strike several Southern states By David Erickson, Sarah Brumfield, Ken Miller, Associated Press Severe storms — including some that produced tornadoes — tore across a swath of Southern states, killing at least five people as they destroyed hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles into buildings and left hundreds of thousands without electricity. Continue reading
Jun 14 Miami Mayor Francis Suarez enters crowded GOP presidential race days after Trump’s indictment By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press He is jumping into the race just a day after former President Donald Trump, the GOP front-runner, appeared in court on federal charges in Suarez's city. Continue reading
Jun 13 Who is Walt Nauta? By Jill Colvin, Associated Press When former President Donald Trump appears in federal court Tuesday, he will be joined at the defense table by a man well-practiced in standing by his side. Continue reading
Jun 13 Live updates: Trump’s federal arraignment in Miami By Associated Press Former President Donald Trump appeared before a judge in Miami’s federal courthouse on Tuesday in a stunning moment in American history days after he became the first former president charged with federal crimes. Continue reading
Jun 13 Charged with mishandling secret documents, Trump will make court appearance By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The arraignment, though largely procedural in nature, is the latest in an unprecedented public reckoning this year for former President Donald Trump, who faces charges in New York arising from hush money payments during his 2016 presidential campaign, as well… Continue reading
Jun 12 Trump arrives in Florida ahead of Tuesday’s court appearance in classified documents case By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Unlike the New York case some legal analysts derided as relatively trivial, the Justice Department's first prosecution of a former president concerns conduct that prosecutors say jeopardized national security, with charges carrying the prospect of a significant prison sentence. Continue reading