By KATE PAYNE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials have given preliminary approval to a plan to reopen Apalachicola Bay for oyster harvesting, five years …
By CURT ANDERSON ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday …
By KATE PAYNE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped Republican state Sen. Jay Collins to be his next lieutenant governor Tuesday. It’s a closely watched …
By KATE PAYNE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some law enforcement officers are continuing to charge people under a Florida law that bans people living in the U.S. illegally from entering …
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO CHICAGO (AP) — One called abortion a “barbaric practice.” Another referred to himself as a “zealot” for the anti-abortion movement. Several have played …
By MARCIA DUNN Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing’s Starliner. Their …
By KATE PAYNE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ‘ administration is apparently preparing to build a second immigration detention center, awarding at least one …
By SHARON LURYE Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for it. The teenage …
By RUSS BYNUM and MIKE CATALINI FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — A sergeant shot five soldiers Wednesday at one the country’s largest Army bases before he was quickly …
By DAVID FISCHER and MIKE SCHNEIDER MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday was hearing arguments over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention center built in the …
By BILL BARROW, NADIA LATHAN, ANDREW DEMILLO and JOEY CAPPELLETTI AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats on Monday prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for …
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ELLIOT SPAGAT WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed on Friday to temporarily block the Trump administration’s efforts to expand fast-track deportations of immigrants who legally …
By JOSH FUNK The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday enters its third and final day of public testimony over the fatal midair crash between an …
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and SEUNG MIN KIM WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children, a fixture of public schools for …
By CODY JACKSON JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A massive sea turtle that was found injured along the Florida coast in May following a boat strike …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — There are three executions set to take place in Florida over the next month, including a man convicted of fatally shooting …
By JESSE BEDAYN and DAVID FISCHER MIAMI (AP) — Two children were killed and two more are in critical condition after a barge struck and sunk their boat, …
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, RYAN SUN and MICHAEL CASEY TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A man accused of entering a Walmart in Michigan and randomly stabbing 11 shoppers before being detained by …
By CODY JACKSON and CURT ANDERSON DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Harold Terens fought in World War II. He’s lived almost 102 years, celebrating his birthday a couple …
By MORGAN LEE NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump has thrust the military into a central role in deterring illegal crossings into the U.S. at its southern …
