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Is white clergy’s #UseMeInstead response to police practice targets off the mark? Some think so

By Eric Krupke

Clergy from around the country have been waging a campaign against a Miami police department practice they see as racial profiling.

Following minor delays, Atlas V lifts off into night sky

By Joshua Barajas

An unmanned Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Tuesday night with a Navy communications satellite on board.

Miami sniper training halted after target practice mugshots found

By Andrew Mach

Police in North Miami have suspended a sniper training program after it was revealed that trainees used old mugshots of black suspects during target practice.

George Zimmerman arrested for aggravated assault with a weapon

By Andrew Mach

George Zimmerman, the Florida man who was acquitted in the shooting death of an unarmed black teen in 2013, was arrested Friday, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said.

Jeb Bush resigns from board memberships, clearing path for White House run

By Ruth Tam

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has resigned from all nonprofit and business board memberships to clear the pathway to the White House.

U.S. population to top 320 million at start of 2015, Census reports

By Joshua Barajas

The U.S. population is expected to reach 320.09 million people on Jan. 1, 2015, a 0.73 percent increase from the previous year, the U.S. Census Bureau said in a statement Monday.

Executions, new death sentences drop to lowest numbers in decades

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Executions and new death sentences dropped to their lowest numbers in decades in 2014, an anti-death penalty group said in a new report.

How serious are Jeb Bush’s first steps toward a 2016 presidential campaign?

By Ayan Sheikh

The PBS NewsHour spoke with Washington Post’s Dan Balz on Jeb Bush’s potential quest for the White House, the first steps politicians take to jump start a presidential campaign and the possibility of another Bush-Clinton bout.

Jeb Bush to ‘actively explore’ 2016 presidential run

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Tuesday took his most definitive step yet toward running for president, announcing plans to “actively explore” a campaign and form a new political operation allowing him to raise money for like-minded…

8 things you didn’t know about manatees

By Ashira Morris

Manatees are the slow, lumbering, gentle giants of the aquatic ecosystem. Every November, they make their way to Florida’s warmer waters for the winter marking Manatee Awareness Month. Celebrate by learning eight facts about the gentle sea cows.