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When Florida lawmakers start the annual 60-day legislative session on Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis will be pushing an agenda which includes cementing in law a prohibition on teaching critical race theory in Florida classrooms.
Voters in three Broward districts will go to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in special elections.
Florida senators wasted little time Monday advancing potential new district lines for themselves and the state's growing congressional delegation as part of the once-a-decade reapportionment process.
Florida's 60-day legislative session begins Tuesday with two major items on the agenda; pass a massive state budget and redraw political maps but it's Gov. Ron DeSantis' agenda that will also get a lot of attention.
In one of Gov. Ron DeSantis' priorities for this year's legislative session, two Republican lawmakers have filed a proposal that seeks to ratchet up immigration enforcement in the state.
DeFede and the Democratic U.S. congressman discussed, among other things, January 6 one year later and the state's COVID response.
Early voting in Special Elections in Broward will through this Sunday.
As the nation marks one year since the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, several local lawmakers are expressing their concerns.
Florida lawmakers are ready to wade back into the debate about regulating vacation rental properties.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the state will begin distributing around one million at-home COVID-19 tests this weekend, starting with nursing homes, long-term care, and then senior communities.
As the nation marks one year since the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, Governor Ron DeSantis has called it "Christmas" for the Washington D.C and New York media.
A group of residents was led away by police, one in handcuffs, from a room where Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to give a news conference Tuesday morning.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Annette Taddeo picked up an endorsement on Tuesday.
Governor Ron DeSantis is pressing the federal government for an additional 30,000 to 40,000 doses of monoclonal antibody treatments per week so he can open up to 10 more treatment centers.
Early voting is underway in Special Elections in Broward.
A key figure in President Donald Trump's first impeachment is running for the U.S. Senate in Florida as a Democrat.
Jason Banegas, the man who admitted to shooting and killing Hollywood police Officer Yandy Chirino in 2021, is now looking to change his plea.
An investigation is taking place in a lake in Deerfield Beach early Tuesday morning.
Cooking is an essential life skill and one that brings people together. One South Florida chef is teaching young people across South Florida and around the world lessons that go far beyond the kitchen.
Police are searching for a man who jumped a campus wall and raped an international student at Florida Memorial University, as students and officials question campus security.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
A key figure in President Donald Trump's first impeachment is running for the U.S. Senate in Florida as a Democrat.
Gov. Tim Walz says that he and President Trump shared a "productive" phone call Monday morning, during which he says the president agreed to consider a reduction of federal immigration enforcement forces in Minnesota.
Treasury Department ends contracts with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton after a former contractor leaked tax returns, including info for President Trump.
The decision to place HSI in the lead investigative role is unusual and has raised questions among current and former federal law enforcement officials.
Federal agents shot and killed a Minnesota ICU nurse in south Minneapolis on Saturday.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
On Facing South Florida, Jim DeFede spoke with Miami Herald Latin America reporter Antonio Maria Delgado about Delcy Rodríguez's growing control in Venezuela.
On Facing South Florida, Jim DeFede speaks with former interim Venezuelan president Juan Guaidó about Nicolas Maduro's capture.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
The largest nurses strike ever in New York City is underway as thousands of NYSNA members walk off their jobs at major hospitals.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
New research recommends against drinking coffee or tea served by airlines, urging travelers to stick to bottled water.
In his new wellness book, "Eat Your Ice Cream," Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel goes beyond the basics of eating, exercise and sleep, to the importance of being happy, social engagement, and recommended behaviors (like "don't be a schmuck") that can benefit longevity.
These gifts from Stanley, Apple, AllTrails and more won't bust your budget.
From top-rated smart mugs to cold brew starter kits, we've rounded up the coffee lover presents to gift this Christmas.
Just in time for the holiday season, Nintendo has released Nintendo Switch bundles and special editions.
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Discover the best tech gifts during the 2024 holiday season that your friends and loved ones will absolutely adore.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
In a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, revealed that the right frontal lobe of his brain was injured in a car accident 25 years ago.
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
Among the names missing when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced were Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and anyone associated with "Wicked: For Good."
The celebrated Sundance Film Festival, opening Thursday in Park City, Utah, includes films starring Natalie Portman, Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen and Charli XCX, plus a wide range of documentaries.
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
