A former Marine who grew up in Ocala and secretly traveled to Syria earlier this year to battle the Islamic State was killed while fighting for a Kurdish militia, his father said Tuesday.
Read More »Can Cannabis Cure The Opioid Epidemic?
It would be an understatement to say there is no universal agreement that marijuana can be used to treat addiction, but some patients are choosing the flowery herb over the use of more harmful substances.
Read More »Meet The 2017 Gainesville City Commission District 2 Candidates
Three candidates hope to be elected to Gainesville City Commission to represent District 2.
Read More »‘We Want A Different America’: Trump’s Travel Ban Prompts UF Town Hall
The organization Emerge USA held a panel-style town hall meeting Tuesday on the University of Florida campus discussing the effects of President Donald Trump's newly proposed travel ban.
Read More »Meet New NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Host, Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Lulu Garcia-Navarro discusses changing jobs and changing names. One thing that doesn't change, the role of the press: “Our job is to do the job that we’ve always done, which is to try and discern what is happening, report the truth to the best of our ability, and keep the people in power – from whatever party – to account.”
Read More »Florida House Moves To Withdraw From Refugee Program
Florida House members on Thursday took the first step — approving House Bill 427 in a subcommittee — in seeking to withdraw the Sunshine State from a federal refugee-assistance program.
Read More »Gainesville Bands Together Against Immigration Ban
Gainesville's Muslim community is distressed over Muslim ban, but there is local support.
Read More »Immigration Executive Order Prompts Legal Conversation At UF
President Donald Trump's immigration executive order prompted an immigration law panel discussion at the University of Florida Frederic G. Levin College of Law Wednesday afternoon.
Read More »Airport Shooting Suspect Blamed ‘Mind Control,’ ISIS Ties
According to authorities at a hearing Tuesday, the man suspected of wounding six and fatally shooting five people at a Florida airport told investigators initially he was under government mind control and then claimed to be inspired by Islamic State websites and chatrooms.
Read More »Suspected Ft. Lauderdale Airport Gunman Became Increasingly Erratic
The 26-year-old Iraq War veteran was usually a quiet and solitary figure, those who knew and worked with him said. But over the past year, he grew increasingly violent, interviews and records show.
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