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Trump ups competition with DeSantis in planning trip to Iowa By THOMAS BEAUMONT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The competition between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis is intensifying as …

Diversity, immigration, abortion targeted in Florida bills By BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate escalated the culture war that’s dominated this year’s …

Panel: Florida election law didn’t target Black voters TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld a Florida election law Thursday that a lower …

DeSantis-backed New College board scraps 5 professors tenure By CURT ANDERSON The New College of Florida trustees now dominated by conservatives appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis voted …

Colorado becomes 1st to pass ‘right to repair’ for farmers By JESSE BEDAYN DENVER (AP) — Sitting in front of a hulking red tractor, Democratic …

Florida gov in Japan ahead of expected US presidential bid By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Japan on Monday …

Probe ordered after Florida shooter fires at delivery driver By TERRY SPENCER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation in …

FILE – A man walks out of a flooded neighborhood Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Saturday, April 22, …

New wave of GOP candidates to challenge Trump, DeSantis NEW YORK (AP) — The opening phase of the Republican presidential primary has largely centered on former President Donald …

Man accused of shooting girl, parents arrested in Florida GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man accused of shooting and wounding a 6-year-old girl …

DeSantis appointees begin reshaping Disney World’s district By MIKE SCHNEIDER LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The new chair of Disney World’s revamped governing body …

Corruption trial begins for man who almost beat DeSantis By BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Democrat who nearly beat Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis …

A six story glass facade building, center, is believed to be the site of a foreign police outpost for China in New York’s Chinatown, Monday, …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a New Hampshire Republican Party dinner, Friday, April 14, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Abortion bans raise …

Florida floods: Businesses, residents begin cleaning up mess By FREIDA FRISARO and TERRY SPENCER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Workers at one of Fort Lauderdale’s …

Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024 By STEVE PEOPLES and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — As a new election season …

Florida GOP passes 6-week abortion ban; DeSantis supports it By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban …

A man stops to take pictures of his flooded neighborhood along SW 3rd Street and SW 4th Ave in Dania Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, April …

FILE — Monica Kelsey and the town of Woodburn, Ind., dedicated the first Safe Haven Baby Box of its kind on April 26, 2016, at …

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Leaked …