College appeals ruling blocking Miami land transfer for Trump presidential library
By KATE PAYNE The board of a South Florida college is appealing a judge’s ruling temporarily blocking officials from giving away a parcel of prime real estate in …
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Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues
By MORIAH BALINGIT, MAKIYA SEMINERA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving working parents scrambling for child care and shutting …
Israel says it received the remains of 3 hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds
By RENATA BRITO JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday announced that the remains of three hostages had been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by forensic …
Obama blasts Trump ahead of Election Day in Virginia and New Jersey. Republicans keep it local
By OLIVIA DIAZ, MIKE CATALINI and BILL BARROW NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is encouraging voters to elect Democratic governors in Virginia and New Jersey in races this Tuesday to …
President Trump returns to ’60 Minutes’ for first time after settling lawsuit against newsmagazine
By DAVID BAUDER President Donald Trump is returning to “60 Minutes” this weekend, his first appearance on the show since he settled a lawsuit this summer with CBS …
Florida man executed for the 1998 rape and murder of his neighbor
By DAVID FISCHER STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening in …
Slow-moving storm dumps as much rain as a hurricane in parts of Central Florida
By KATE PAYNE Forecasters said the colossal amount of rain dropped on parts of Florida east and north of Orlando was comparable to what the region …
Transportation secretary says he will pull $160M from California over noncitizen truck licenses
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that he is about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds …
Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tariffs ad that Ontario premier now says he’ll phase out
By WILL WEISSERT, SEUNG MIN KIM and ROB GILLIES WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced he’s ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad sponsored by one …
Truck driver in fatal Florida crash repeatedly failed driving tests, official says. What to know
By KATE PAYNE and FREIDA FRISARO TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A commercial truck driver who is charged with killing three people in a deadly crash in Florida in …
A Florida teenager is in an Israeli prison. Why his family and advocates say he should be released
By CURT ANDERSON, JULIA FRANKEL and JEFF MARTIN ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida family already grieving the beating death of a 20-year-old relative is now pleading with …
Plan to sell golf course built on slaves’ graves sparks outrage in Florida’s capital city
By KATE PAYNE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A dark history long buried under the towering live oak trees and manicured lawns of a country club in …
What to know about the $250 million ballroom Trump is adding to the White House
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction started this week on the $250 million ballroom that President Donald Trump is adding to the White House as construction crews began tearing down …
Government shutdown imperils dozens of Head Start preschool programs
By MORIAH BALINGIT WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the …
Trump says Ukraine’s Donbas region will have to be ‘cut up’ to end the Russian invasion
By CHRIS MEGERIAN ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the Donbas region of Ukraine should be “cut up,” leaving most of it …
Photos show ‘No Kings’ rallies against Trump across the US and in Europe
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Protesting the country’s direction under President Donald Trump, thousands of people brought a street party vibe to the nation’s capital and communities across …
After Zelenskyy meeting, Trump calls on Ukraine and Russia to ‘stop where they are’ and end the war
By AAMER MADHANI, SEUNG MIN KIM, MICHELLE L. PRICE and CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called on Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end their brutal …
Suspect in deadly Palisades Fire to be moved to California from Florida after grand jury indictment
By MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A suspect in the Los Angeles area’s deadly Palisades Fire earlier this year was ordered to be moved to …
Florida judge grants protective order against US Rep. Cory Mills at request of ex-girlfriend
LAKE CITY, Florida (AP) — A Florida judge has granted a protective order against Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Mills at the request of a former …
Florida judge temporarily blocks transfer of downtown Miami land for Trump’s presidential library
By KATE PAYNE A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library. The …