STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop is set to be executed Tuesday evening in Florida. Billy Leon Kearse, 53, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near ...
MIAMI (AP) — A mistrial was declared Monday in a case where former Miami football player Rashaun Jones was accused of killing teammate Bryan Pata nearly 20 years ago, though court proceedings will continue and another trial is possible. Jurors could not unanimously offer a verdict in the ...
By JOSHUA GOODMAN, GISELA SALOMON and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A stolen boat, with 10 people aboard, loaded with weapons, departs the Florida Keys but gunfire erupts before reaching Cuba. The explanation, according to the Cuban government, is the men aboard were ...
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — An injured mother manatee and her calf were rescued this week from a river in Florida and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation, officials said. Drone pilots provided the rescuers with an aerial view, guiding their boat toward the manatees on Wednesday, then ...
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer NASA said Friday it's revamping its Artemis moon exploration program to make it more like the fast-paced Apollo program half a century ago, adding an extra practice flight before attempting a high-risk lunar landing with a crew in two years. The overhaul ...
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press Crews in South Florida were trying to contain a wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve that had burned more than 25,000 acres (100 square kilometers) near the immigration detention facility known as " Alligator Alcatraz " as of Wednesday. The fire ...
