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Cruise line let passenger’s body decompose, lawsuit says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A widow and her family are suing Celebrity Cruises for allegedly mishandling her husband's body after he died while they were on a ship last year, saying it was left to decompose and they suffered extreme emotional trauma. After Marilyn Jones' husband of 55 ...

Ex-Disney employee allegedly shot videos up women’s skirts

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Walt Disney World employee is facing a charge that he surreptitiously took a video up the skirt of a female customer, allegedly telling investigators he had done it more than 500 times over the past six years. Jorge Diaz Vega, 26, worked at the Star Wars gift ...

Probe ordered after shots fired at errant Instacart driver

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation after a homeowner fired shots into a couple's car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making a late-night Instacart delivery. Police closed the case without ...

Judy Blume, on top of the world (and her Key West bookstore)

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — At Books & Books, the nonprofit store Judy Blume and her husband have run for the past seven years, you will find her own work in various sections: from general fiction, among the other "B"-named authors, to a shelf dedicated ...

Gay pride parade canceled after anti-drag show law passes

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Officials in a Florida city have canceled a gay pride parade and restricted other pride events to people 21 years and older in anticipation of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a bill meant to keep children out of drag shows. The Pride Alliance of the Treasure ...

Man accused of shooting girl, parents arrested in Florida

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man accused of shooting and wounding a 6-year-old girl and her parents after children went to retrieve a basketball that had rolled into his yard was arrested in Florida Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The violence was the latest in a string of ...

Panic buying after Florida floods leads to long gas lines

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Historic flooding a week ago in South Florida has led to long lines at the region's gas stations, as drivers fearful of a fuel shortage have been unnecessarily topping off their tanks. Their rush to buy gas has caused some stations to run out of fuel, prompting ...

Corruption trial begins for man who almost beat DeSantis

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Democrat who nearly beat Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2018 pocketed illegal campaign contributions because he was having a hard time paying for his lifestyle after quitting his job to run for governor, a prosecutor said ...

Florida board passes DeSantis’ expansion of ‘Don’t Say Gay’

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved a ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the law critics call "Don't Say Gay" at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

US charges 4 Americans, 3 Russians in election discord case

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Four Americans affiliated with a Black empowerment and political organization have been charged along with three Russians with conspiring to covertly sow discord in U.S. society, spread Russian propaganda and interfere illegally ...