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UCF removes anti-racist statements from department websites By MIKE SCHNEIDER Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the applause of firefighters as he accepts the endorsement …

Cubans detained after landing in Florida as migration soars MIAMI (AP) — U.S. immigration officials say 25 Cuban migrants landed in South Florida on Tuesday, …

FILE – A large crowd marches on Cedar Avenue to downtown during a University of Minnesota student led protest in Minneapolis, Minn., after the Supreme …

FILE – A Tesla logo is seen in Salt Lake City. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed Friday, July 8, 2022, that it sent …

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, costumed participants pretend to play faux musical instruments at the Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival, …

NHTSA to investigate Florida Tesla crash that killed 2 By TOM KRISHER FILE – A Tesla logo is seen in Salt Lake City. The National …

A memorial to the seven people killed and others injured in Monday’s Fourth of July mass shooting grows at a veterans memorial Wednesday, July 6, …

A Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office van in parked at their main office, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Quincy, Fla. (AP Photo/Anthony Izaguirre) Rural Florida county …

Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victims By MICHAEL TARM and BRYNN ANDERSON ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Amid the stream of mass …

CORRECTS TO A LAKE FOREST POLICE OFFICER, INSTEAD OF LAKE COUNTY A Lake Forest, Ill., police officer walks down Central Ave in Highland Park, Ill., …

In this photo provided by Burning Spear Media, LLC, a damaged Pan-African flag flies outside the headquarters of the Uhuru Movement, a Black international socialist …

Flamethrower used to torch Pan-African flag flying on pole In this photo provided by Burning Spear Media, LLC, a damaged Pan-African flag flies outside the …

Mahayana Landowne, of Brooklyn, N.Y., wears a “Lady Justice” costume as she marches past the Supreme Court during a protest for abortion-rights, Thursday, June 30, …

Some new Florida laws will boost DeSantis’ conservative base By BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — About 150 bills will become laws in Florida on …

FILE – Rioters stand outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. A new poll shows that about half of Americans say former …

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is shown at the defense table during jury selection in the penalty phase of his trial at …

DeSantis expands eligibility for Bright Futures scholarships TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida high school students applying for the state’s college and vocational school scholarship program …

Protesters march and chant on Friday, June 24, 2022, at North Straub Park in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away women’s …

Couple fatally shot at resort in domestic murder-suicide ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man and woman were found fatally shot Saturday at a hotel resort …

FBI seizes disputed Basquiat artwork from Florida museum By DAVID FISCHER The exterior of the Orlando Museum of Art is seen where artist Jean-Michel Basquiat …