By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida basketball coach Todd Golden has agreed to a two-year contract extension that includes a $1 million raise, a person familiar with negotiations said Thursday.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity ...
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Bannings and attempted bannings of books soared again in the U.S. last year, continuing to set record highs, according to a new report from the American Library Association.
On Thursday, the ALA announced that 4,240 works in school and ...
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The shakeup of Walt Disney World's governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees continued Wednesday with the departure of its board chairman who had been highly critical of ...
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts from four countries caught a lift back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to end a half-year mission at the International Space Station.
Their capsule streaked across the U.S. in the predawn darkness and splashed ...
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — A man visiting the Florida Everglades was bitten by a crocodile as he attempted to swim to shore when he fell off his sailboat, officials said.
The attack occurred Sunday afternoon at the Flamingo Marina in Everglades National Park, according to the National Park ...
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida, the NAACP said in a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker on Monday.
The letter was in response to the University of Florida and other ...
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys ...
VENICE, Fla. (AP) — In a rare occurrence along Florida's Gulf Coast, a large sperm whale that drew national attention after beaching itself on a sandbar died Monday, state wildlife officials said.
The whale was measured at about 44 feet (13 meters) long, roughly the size of a large school ...
VENICE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities were seeking to assist a beached sperm whale stranded on a sandbar off Florida's Gulf Coast on Sunday, but said conditions in the water were too dangerous for crews to safely approach and administer a sedative.
The Venice Police Department said in posts on ...
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from online sports betting this decade, thanks to a compact between the tribe and Gov. Ron DeSantis that gave the tribe exclusive ...