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A House Republican on Monday filed a proposal that would prevent local governments, schools and colleges from flying flags that represent "a political viewpoint," including flags related to "sexual orientation and gender" or race.
Three teachers on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit alleging a new state law restricting titles and pronouns at schools unconstitutionally discriminates against transgender and nonbinary educators.
With the mother of a transgender girl testifying that it would be "devastating" if the child could not get treatment, a federal judge Wednesday began a trial in a constitutional challenge to Florida restrictions on such things as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender people.
Monarch High School has been placed on probation and fined for allowing a transgender student to play on the girls' volleyball team.
State regulators and the Hyatt Regency Miami have reached a settlement in a dispute about minors attending an event last year titled "A Drag Show Christmas."
In what could fuel a new round of legislative battles about gender identity, a House Republican on Tuesday filed a bill that would place restrictions on government agencies in the use of personal pronouns.
A federal judge has rejected a challenge to a 2021 Florida law banning transgender female students from playing on women's and girls' sports teams.
Players are now able to represent social causes with stick tape during warm-ups, practices, and games, a complete reversal from earlier this month.
Florida's attorney general on Tuesday asked the US Supreme Court to allow a law that a federal court judge says amounts to a crackdown on drag shows to go back into effect while legal challenges play out.
Republican attorneys general from across the country and major medical organizations are trying to sway a federal appeals court as it considers Florida restrictions on treatments for transgender people
The ruling blocks a Florida law aimed at preventing children from attending drag show
Catholic Church prelates gather for Synod 2023 after Pope Francis stirs controversy by suggesting possibility of same-sex marriage blessings.
The teacher refused to call a trans student by their preferred pronouns saying "I'm a Christian and my God makes no mistakes"
In a partnership with local businesses, the Wilton Manors police department is implementing a new "Safe Place" program.
New law includes requiring the designation of restrooms for "exclusive use by females" and "exclusive use by males"
The Pentagon plans to make it easier for LGBTQ+ veterans to retroactively obtain honorable discharges they may have been denied because of their sexuality.
More than 100 people signed up to speak at the meeting
This year, declaring an LBGTQ+ month during a Miami-Dade County School Board meeting was everything but routine.
Colleges will be required to update policies on restrooms to have separate facilities "based on biological sex at birth"
The State Board of Education approved a proposed rule the legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis approved back in May.
The proposed rule would require people to use bathrooms that line up with their sex assigned at birth
Attorneys for the state are trying to fend off an attempt to create a class-action lawsuit out of a challenge to new restrictions on treatments for transgender people.
The decision was made to safeguard societal values and public order, the country's communications commission said.
The motion seeks a stay of the injunction while the DeSantis administration pursues an appeal
The lawsuit challenging the new law was brought by an Orlando restaurant that regularly hosts drag shows, including family-friendly performances
The trip marks the first known visit by U.S. legislators to Cuba since the Trump administration imposed a de facto oil embargo on the country.
Environmental groups asked a federal appellate court panel to lift a temporary halt on closing "Alligator Alcatraz"
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
Delta is the third major U.S. carrier to hike its bag fees, as airlines face surging jet fuel costs and other headwinds from the Iran war.
The astronauts aboard Artemis II are the first humans to see some parts of the far side of the moon with the naked eye.
Widespread rain totals could range from 1-3 inches with isolated totals up to 6 inches.
The trip marks the first known visit by U.S. legislators to Cuba since the Trump administration imposed a de facto oil embargo on the country.
Environmental groups asked a federal appellate court panel to lift a temporary halt on closing "Alligator Alcatraz"
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
Delta is the third major U.S. carrier to hike its bag fees, as airlines face surging jet fuel costs and other headwinds from the Iran war.
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.
President Trump posted on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight," adding "but I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
President Trump praised the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a brief chat late Monday, saying they had "inspired the entire world" after they looped around the moon in a record-breaking voyage.
While Epstein was on work release from a Florida jail nearly 20 years ago, he had sex in a vehicle in the prison parking lot, according to a FBI interview.
President Trump and top national security officials shed new light on the daring rescues of two American airmen who were shot down over Iran last week.
The Supreme Court issued an order that paves the way for Steve Bannon to have his contempt of Congress conviction dismissed.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
A Las Vegas performer has sued Taylor Swift over the title of her hit album "The Life of a Showgirl," alleging it violates the performer's trademark.