The president of the University of Central Florida is offering to resign following criticism over the school's use of $38 million in leftover operating money on the construction of a new academic building.
Read More »Lawyers: Rapper 21 Savage Released From Immigration Custody
In a statement, lawyers Charles Kuck, Dina LaPolt and Alex Spiro said the rapper, whose given name is She'yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was released Tuesday.
Read More »Florida Elections Chief Resigns When Blackface Photos Emerge
Florida's top elections official has abruptly resigned after a newspaper obtained pictures of him in blackface posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim.
Read More »Police: 5 Fatally Shot Inside Florida Bank, Suspect Arrested
A gunman who opened fire inside a Florida bank Wednesday afternoon killed five people before surrendering to SWAT negotiators, police said.
Read More »Gov. Ron DeSantis Wants Patients In Florida To Be Allowed To Smoke Medical Marijuana
Ron DeSantis wants a new law by mid-March that will end a ban on smokable medical marijuana and loosen limits on treatment center licenses, saying voters spoke clearly when they approved medical marijuana in 2016.
Read More »DeSantis Picks Second Miami Appeals Judge For Supreme Court
DeSantis announced Monday that Robert Luck is his latest choice for Florida's Supreme Court. Luck, 39, a former Miami federal prosecutor and circuit court judge, most recently served on the 3rd District Court of Appeal.
Read More »Florida Pardons ‘Groveland Four,’ The 4 Black Men Accused Of A 1949 Rape
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the independently elected Cabinet granted a pardon to four African-American men accused of raping a white woman nearly 70 years ago.
Read More »Republican DeSantis Sworn In As Florida’s New Governor
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis was sworn in as Florida's new governor on Tuesday with promises to keep taxes low and to make schools and the environment a priority.
Read More »Study Predicts Monkey Population Boom In Silver Springs State Park
The macaques are just one of Florida's many nonnative wildlife species, and they're also a tourist attraction.
Read More »Federal Judge: Florida Is ‘Laughing-Stock Of The World’ Due To Repeated Election Issues
A federal judge slammed Florida on Thursday for repeatedly failing to anticipate election problems, and said the state law on recounts appears to violate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that decided the presidency in 2000.
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