Feb 25 Stand your ground laws proliferate after Trayvon spotlight By Curt Anderson, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Now, upwards of 30 states have some form of the law and recent research indicates they're associated with more deaths - as many as 700 additional gun killings each year, according to a study published this week in the Journal… Continue reading
Feb 10 Florida Supreme Court refuses Gov. DeSantis question on redrawing Black districts By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press The Florida Supreme Court is telling Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis it will not answer his question on whether a Black congressman's district is unconstitutional. Continue reading
Feb 09 Civil rights groups worry Black districts may face increased GOP scrutiny after recent Supreme Court ruling on voting rights laws By Nicholas Riccardi, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press In Florida, GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis took the unusual step last month of asking the state Supreme Court whether a Democrat's plurality-Black congressional district could be broken into whiter — and more Republican — districts. Continue reading
Feb 09 Biden administration says Florida education bill will 'target and attack' LGBTQ students By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The White House is slamming Florida Republicans over a proposal to ban discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state's schools. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: U.S. economy grew 5.7 percent in 2021, fastest since 1984 In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. economy rebounded strongly in 2021, with the best growth since 1984. Russia said there's little room for optimism after the U.S. rejected its security demands, but said dialogue on Ukraine is still possible. Continue watching
Jan 27 Coast Guard to suspend search for migrants off Florida after finding only 5 bodies By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Authorities have now found a total of five bodies, leaving 34 missing five days after the vessel capsized on the way to Florida from Bimini, a chain of islands in the Bahamas about 55 miles east of Miami. Continue reading
Jan 26 Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Congress' newest member, is ready to fight for Haitians By Ebony Joseph The newest member of the House of Representatives is taking office at a critical time for Haitian politics. Continue reading
Jan 26 38 still missing off Flordia coast as situation grows 'dire,' Coast Guard says By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The Coast Guard has recovered one body and is keeping up the search for 38 other people missing from a capsized boat after a solitary survivor was found clinging to the overturned hull off the Florida coast. Continue reading
Jan 04 Trump cancels Florida press conference scheduled on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump said in a statement Tuesday evening that he would instead be discussing his grievances at a rally he has planned in Arizona later this month. Continue reading
Dec 31 Florida breaks single-day COVID case record By Associated Press The omicron variant of the coronavirus has spiked in Florida and across the nation over the past few weeks. Continue reading