By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Writers' group PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House sued a Florida school district Wednesday over its removal of books about race and LGBTQ+ identities, the latest opposition to a policy central to Gov. Ron DeSantis' ...
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A key lawyer for former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was leaving the legal team, a move that comes as a special counsel investigation into the retention of classified documents shows signs of being in its final ...
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump for implying that Florida's new six-week abortion ban is "too harsh," going after the former president as DeSantis prepares to challenge him for the 2024 Republican nomination. DeSantis was responding to a question ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Voters in Jacksonville, Florida, have elected the city's first female mayor. Democrat Donna Deegan earned 52% of the vote in Tuesday's election, beating Republican Daniel Davis, according to unofficial results. About 217,000 people voted in the race, for a turnout ...
MIAMI (AP) — Five people have pleaded guilty in South Florida to participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment. Krystal Lopez and Damian Lopez, both of Palm Beach County, Florida; Francois Legagneur, of Nassau ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he plans to send more than 1,100 National Guard soldiers and law enforcement officers to Texas to assist with border security between the United States and Mexico. The Republican governor said he's sending 800 ...
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday for implying Florida's new six-week abortion ban is "too harsh," stepping up his attacks on the former president as he prepares to challenge him for the 2024 Republican nomination. DeSantis was responding ...
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of migrants encountered at the southern border fell 50% during the last three days compared with the days leading up to the end of a key pandemic-era regulation, U.S. officials said Monday. But a high number of migrants are ...
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that blocks public colleges from using federal or state funding on diversity programs, addressing a concern of conservatives ahead of the Republican governor's expected ...
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A 13-year-old exchanged gunfire with police during a chase through a residential neighborhood in Florida, wounding one officer and ending up in the hospital after being shot himself, officials said. One officer was shot in the foot Wednesday evening in Lakeland, between ...
