Sep 11 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Bahrain becomes 4th Arab country to normalize relations with Israel In our news wrap Friday, Bahrain became the fourth Arab country to normalize ties with Israel. President Trump made the announcement only weeks after the United Arab Emirates took the same step. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the move… Continue watching
Sep 11 Judges rules Florida felons can't vote until they pay fines, fees By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Florida voter passed overwhelmingly in 2018 for felons who have completed their sentences to have voting rights restored. But the legal dispute arose after lawmakers the next year moved to define what it means to complete a sentence. Continue reading
Sep 10 Miami-Dade school district cuts ties with online platform By Associated Press The platform is run by the for-profit tech education company K12. Its investors have included Michael Milken and current Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, the Herald reported. Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: Kamala Harris hosts conversation on challenges Black communities in South Florida face By Casey Kuhn Kamala Harris spoke with members of the community in Miami at Florida Memorial University. Continue reading
Sep 10 Despite judge's order, plans being made for census layoffs By Mike Schneider, Associated Press In response to the judge's temporary restraining order, the Census Bureau said Tuesday it would refrain from laying off census takers who were in phases two or three of the three-phase door knocking operation. Continue reading
Aug 24 Florida judge says reopening public schools 'disregards safety' By Tamara Lush, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press A Florida judge temporarily blocked Gov. Ron DeSantis and top education officials from forcing public schools to reopen brick-and-mortar classrooms amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ruling that the state's order "arbitrarily disregards safety."… Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 13:18 Congressional Democrats on the party's outlook in their battleground states Donald Trump won the White House in 2016 by taking several key swing states that former President Barack Obama had won in 2008 and 2012, including Michigan, Ohio and Florida. Each of these is expected to be a battleground again… Continue watching
Aug 03 WATCH: Florida gov. says he's encouraged by virus trends By Associated Press Florida reported 73 additional deaths from the virus on Monday as the number of new cases increased by almost 4,800 people, health officials reported. Continue reading
Aug 01 Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas while Florida battens down By Dánica Coto, Curt Anderson, Associated Press Hurricane Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it blew through the Bahamas on Saturday and headed toward the Florida coast, where officials said they were closing beaches, parks and coronavirus testing sites. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: Trump joins roundtable in Florida over COVID-19 response and storm preparedness By Kevin Freking, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Trump is holding a campaign event with Florida sheriffs in Tampa. He has pinned a surge in crime in some big cities on their Democratic mayors and has threatened to send federal law enforcement to protect what he describes as… Continue reading