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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 …

FILE – Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies during the Senate Finance Committee hearing on March 22, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. …

A sign rests on the desk of Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, in the House chamber as proceedings were brought to expel her from the legislature …

In DeSantis’ shadow, Florida Democrats fight to be relevant By BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Democrats don’t have much to celebrate these days. …

GOP’s DeSantis visits Whitmer’s Michigan, the ‘anti-Florida’ By JOEY CAPPELLETTI LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ahead of a highly anticipated presidential announcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Michigan …

Amid polarization, minority party lawmakers face penalties OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Republicans removed the state’s only nonbinary legislator from House committees after the lawmaker provided refuge …

Sen. Lauren Book, seated right, along with Democratic Chairwoman Nikki Fried, seated left, and about a dozen activists who were protesting SB 300, which would …

Florida Senate passes 6-week abortion ban backed by DeSantis By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate on Monday …

Crestview Elementary School teachers Anna Vandiver, left, and Elizabeth Woddell share a hug while visiting the mangled wreckage of their classrooms Saturday, April 1, 2023 …

At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake US Midwest, South By ADRIAN SAINZ and ANDREW DeMILLO WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Storms that dropped possibly dozens …