By JOSHUA GOODMAN and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — As hundreds of migrants crowded into the Krome Detention Center in Miami on the edge of the Florida Everglades, a palpable fear of an uprising set in among its staff. As President Donald J. Trump sought to make good on his ...
Alexander Lowie, University of Florida (THE CONVERSATION) Florida has undergone a dramatic political transformation over the past decade from a swing state to Republican stronghold. Florida's recent congressional special election on April 1, 2025, showcased the state's increasingly ...
MIAMI (AP) — South Florida deputies found three people wounded Thursday after responding to reports of a shooting at a warehouse area, officials said. Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said during a news conference that all three wounded people were taken to a local hospital, and one of ...
By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The top Democrat in Florida's Senate is leaving his party, declaring that "the Democratic Party in Florida is dead." Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo's announcement on the Senate floor Thursday that he's changing ...
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — State and local election officials from across the country are meeting Thursday to consider President Donald Trump's executive order that seeks major changes to how elections are run, the first time those in charge of the ...
Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist undefined Seattle, WA (Grist) As Earth heats up, the growing frequency and intensity of disasters like catastrophic storms and heat waves are becoming a mounting problem for the people who grow the planet's food. Warming is no longer solely eroding agricultural ...
By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida students who were traumatized by the 2018 Parkland school shooting — and last week's deadly shooting at Florida State University — are urging the Republican-controlled statehouse not to roll back gun ...
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Florida's "hanging chads" ballot controversy riveted the nation during the 2000 presidential contest and later prompted Congress to create an independent commission to help states update their voting equipment. The U.S. Election ...
VIERA, Fla. (AP) — School district officials on Florida's Space Coast aren't renewing the contract of a teacher who used a student's chosen name without getting permission from the student's parents in violation of Florida law. Dozens of students and parents showed up in support of teacher ...
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press As drivers on U.S. highways cross from one state to another, they often are greeted by a large "Welcome to ...." sign. But not all drivers are welcome in every state. In Florida, motorists with special out-of-state driver's licenses issued to those in the ...
