Claire Grunewald

A Florida inmate on death row for the murder of a 13-year-old Panama City girl is asking for a new sentence, after accepting the death penalty and forgoing a trial by jury as a promise to the victim’s now deceased mother.

State lawmakers across the U.S. concerned about the integrity of elections ahead of the 2024 presidential vote are proposing and enacting an unprecedented number of laws to restrict — and, in some cases, expand — voting rights and ballot access.

A federal judge ruled Wednesday against chapters of pro-Palestinian college student groups in Florida, backing the DeSantis administration and leaving the door open to possible action against the groups — although that appears unlikely.

A federal judge on Friday criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state's senior higher education appointee for "running their mouths" with directives for two universities in Florida to shut down chapters of pro-Palestinian student organizations.

A pro-Palestinian student organization at the University of Florida sued state officials Thursday in federal court over what it described as an illegal…

In a highly unusual move, two of Florida’s biggest universities are pushing back against the DeSantis administration over its orders to shut down…

Ben Sasse, the former Republican U.S. senator for Nebraska, was formally inaugurated Thursday as the 13th president of the University of Florida during a…

Legal experts expressed skepticism over a move by the DeSantis administration to shut down pro-Palestinian student organizations on college campuses in…

A pro-Israel banner in the front of the University of Florida Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house was slashed Sunday night.The word “Israel” on the banner…

Florida prosecutors have decided to formally proceed with their criminal case against the man who took a stolen excavator for a joyride and crashed into a…