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Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ allies BY MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney …

Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 presumed dead BY LEA SKENE BALTIMORE (AP) — A cargo ship lost power and …

Spring storm lashes central US with snow and threatens South with severe weather BY JIM SALTER AND WAYNE PARRY Snow, rain and gusting winds lashed a large swath …

‘Frozen in time.’ Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened BY TERRY SPENCER PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris toured on …

Putin says gunmen who raided Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine. Kyiv denies involvement MOSCOW (AP) — The suburban Moscow music hall where …

Police track down escaped Idaho prison gang member and accomplice, say pair may have killed 2 on run BY GENE JOHNSON AND MARK THIESSEN Police on Thursday arrested …

Biden and Trump ask voters if they’re ‘better off’ than they were 4 years ago. It’s complicated BY ZEKE MILLER AND SEUNG MIN KIM HOUSTON (AP) — “Are …

Idaho police search for escaped inmate and accomplice after ambush at Boise hospital BY GENE JOHNSON AND MARK THIESSEN A white supremacist Idaho prison gang member and an …

Trump suggests he’d support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy BY MICHELLE L. PRICE NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that …

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signs proclamation condemning antisemitism while vetoing bill defining it BY ISABELLA VOLMERT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a bill …

First charter flight with US citizens fleeing Haiti lands in Miami MIAMI (AP) — A charter flight carrying dozens of U.S. citizens fleeing spiraling gang violence in …

Supreme Court rules public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking critics on social media BY MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that …

DeSantis signs bills that he says will keep immigrants living in the US illegally from Florida TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed …

Ohio Senate race, Chicago homeless tax and other races to watch in next Tuesday’s primary elections BY NICHOLAS RICCARDI The presidential primary contests may be over, …

Shakeup continues at Disney district a year after takeover by DeSantis appointees BY MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The shakeup of Walt Disney World’s governing …

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer tell appeals judges that Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida plea deal protects her BY LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — Imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s …

NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs BY MARK LONG GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and …

Authorities are trying to help a sperm whale beached off Florida’s Gulf Coast VENICE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities were seeking to assist a beached sperm …

Female representation remains low in US statehouses, particularly Democrats in the South BY LEAH WILLINGHAM AND KIMBERLEE KRUESI CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Democrat Kayla Young and Republican Patricia …

With DeSantis back from Iowa, Florida passes $117B budget on final day of 2024 session BY BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Lawmakers often save the …