DeSantis 2024 prospects prompt Fla. lawmakers to review law
DeSantis 2024 prospects prompt Fla. lawmakers to review law By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may need some help from the state …
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Trial over DeSantis removal of prosecutor on abortion ends
Trial over DeSantis removal of prosecutor on abortion ends By BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wasn’t seeking political retaliation …
Gov. DeSantis book ‘The Courage to Be Free’ coming Feb. 28
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign rally, Nov. 7, 2022, in Hialeah, Fla. The long-rumored memoir by Gov. DeSantis is coming out …
Prosecutor suspended by DeSantis testifies as lawsuit begins
FILE – Andrew Warren speaks to the media outside the federal courthouse following a hearing on Sept. 19, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. Warren, who was …
Judge accepts insanity plea deal for man in face-biting case
Judge accepts insanity plea deal for man in face-biting case By FREIDA FRISARO FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge accepted a plea deal Monday …
Black pastors group holds vigil for Walmart shooting victims
Maurene Bullock, left, and Dr. Angela Coprew-Boyd, pray during a prayer vigil held by the Chesapeake Coalition of Black Pastors at The Mount (Mount Lebanon …
New state voter fraud units finding few cases from midterms
FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Aug. 18, 2022. Florida, Georgia, …
Colorado Springs reckons with past after gay club shooting
In this aerial image taken with a drone, a rainbow flag is unfurled at City Hall Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. With …
Bombed, not beaten: Ukraine’s capital flips to survival mode
Bombed, not beaten: Ukraine’s capital flips to survival mode By JOHN LEICESTER, HANNA ARHIROVA and SAM MEDNICK KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of Ukraine’s bombed …
Thanksgiving travel rush is back with some new habits
Drivers travel on the New Jersey Turnpike and connecting roads in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. AAA predicts that nearly 55 million …
Fine of $250K leveled in Florida amusement park death
Fine of $250K leveled in Florida amusement park death By CURT ANDERSON ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The operator of an Orlando amusement park ride …
New York issues first licenses for legal pot dispensaries
Marijuana plants for the adult recreational market are are seen in a greenhouse at Hepworth Farms in Milton, N.Y., July 15, 2022. New York has …
4 drowned, 5 missing from capsized boat off Florida Keys
4 drowned, 5 missing from capsized boat off Florida Keys MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — At least four people are believed to have drowned and rescuers …
Massive snowfall buries cars, keeps falling in western NY
Snow covers the ground in Buffalo, N.Y. on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Residents of northern New York state are digging out from a dangerous lake-effect …
Trump 2024 rivals court his donors at big Las Vegas meeting
FILE – President Donald Trump talks to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, during a visit to Lake Okeechobee and Herbert Hoover Dike at Canal Point, …
Judge blocks DeSantis law on barring ‘woke’ education
Incumbent Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at an election night party after winning his race for reelection in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. …
Leading Republicans try to ignore Trump campaign launch
Leading Republicans try to ignore Trump campaign launch By STEVE PEOPLES and BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Leading Republican officials on Wednesday sought to …
Board fires schools chief after Parkland massacre report
FILE- In this Sept. 2, 2021, file photo, Broward County Schools interim superintendent Vickie Cartwright visits the New River Middle School, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. …
15 sea turtles released after rehabbing in the Florida Keys
In this Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Bette Zirkelbach, manager of the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, releases Ian, …
Flying home for the holidays will cost you more this year
File – Arriving passengers move toward the baggage claim area at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia on Friday, July 1, 2022. Travelers will probably pay …