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Florida fight over ‘baby boxes’ part of bigger culture war

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Safe Haven Baby Boxes and A Safe Haven for Newborns are two charities with similar names and the same goal: providing distressed mothers with a safe place to surrender their unwanted newborns instead of dumping them in trash ...

Graphic version of Anne Frank book removed by Florida school

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A high school along Florida's Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative advocacy group challenged it, claiming it minimized the Holocaust. "Anne Frank's Diary: The ...

Manatee County legend shares secrets to 101 years of life

By JASON DILL, Bradenton Herald BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Plaques, photos and accolades from 101 years of life fill a room inside Eddie Shannon's Palmetto home. They're a snapshot of memorable moments throughout the accomplished and successful life from one of Manatee County's most well known ...

Report: Florida officials cut key data from vaccine study

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida's surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related death much more than ...

Report: Florida officials cut key data from vaccine study

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida's surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a cardiac-related death much more than ...

12-year-old among suspects in killing of 3 teens in Florida

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A teenager and a 12-year-old have been charged in the deaths of three teens whose bodies were found along a Florida roadside and in the trunk of a partially-submerged vehicle, authorities said Friday. Another teen is being sought. Law enforcement officials were "shocked" ...

In DeSantis’ shadow, Florida Democrats fight to be relevant

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Democrats don't have much to celebrate these days. The once dominant party hasn't elected a governor since 1994. It's more than a decade since a Democratic presidential candidate won the state. Republicans gained a ...

Police: 4 dead in plane crash off Florida’s Gulf Coast

VENICE, Fla. (AP) — The bodies of two men and two women have been recovered following a small plane crash just off Florida's Gulf Coast, police said Thursday. The plane had just taken off from Venice Airport when it crashed into the Gulf of Mexico west of the city's fishing pier just after ...

Wildfire threat grows as Florida drought gets steadily worse

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The threat of wildfires is growing in Florida over the coming weeks as more than half the state is experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions likely to persist until rainy season resumes around mid-May, state and federal ...

GOP’s DeSantis visits Whitmer’s Michigan, the ‘anti-Florida’

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ahead of a highly anticipated presidential announcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Michigan for his first appearance this year in the battleground state transformed by Democratic majorities under high-profile Gov. Gretchen ...