Florida GOP lawmaker apologized for calling trans people "demons" and "mutants"
Comments came during hearing for a bill that would prevent transgender people from using bathrooms that don't align with their biological sex
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Comments came during hearing for a bill that would prevent transgender people from using bathrooms that don't align with their biological sex
During bill hearing, Rep. Webster Barnaby said "We have people that live among us today on planet Earth that are happy to display themselves as if they were mutants from another planet."
A sponsored post ignited outrage from conservatives, including from singers Kid Rock and Travis Tritt.
The Florida Senate on Tuesday passed a plan that would bar doctors and other healthcare providers from offering treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors.
Last summer, the DeSantis administration asked the medical boards to ban gender-affirming care for youths
The measures come amid national battles about bathroom use by transgender students
A Florida Senate committee Thursday will take up a bill that would require schools and other public facilities to provide restrooms for "exclusive use" by males and females.
Four families filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging rules adopted by Florida medical boards that prohibit doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender children, arguing the rules intrude on "parents' fundamental right to direct the upbringing of their adolescent children."
Florida doctors could lose their medical licenses if they order puberty blockers, hormone therapy or surgery for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria, under a Florida Board of Medicine rule that took effect Thursday.
Major medical associations maintain that gender-affirming care is safe, medically necessary, and often a life-saving intervention for trans youths
President Joe Biden called efforts to restrict transgender rights in Florida "close to sinful" in an interview released Monday, suggesting federal laws should be passed to protect those rights in all states.
Two House Republicans filed a proposal Friday that would make it illegal for doctors to provide treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender minors.
A Senate Republican filed a proposal that could lead to some employers being required to cover costs to "reverse" treatment for gender dysphoria.
The DeSantis administration approved a rule to stop Medicaid payments to medical providers for such treatments as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and gender-reassignment surgery
Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration has authorized more than $1.3 million for legal and expert-witness fees in the state's effort to ban Medicaid coverage of treatments for transgender people, a review of state records by The News Service of Florida shows.
Continuing to target treatment for transgender people, Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is requiring state universities to provide information from the past five years about services they have provided to people with gender dysphoria, according to documents released Wednesday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is asking a federal judge for permission to perform "mental examinations" on a pair of 12-year-olds who are plaintiffs in a challenge to a state rule preventing Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender people.
The 2021 Florida law bars transgender female students from playing on women's and girls' sports teams
The 2021 Florida law bars transgender female students from playing on women's and girls' sports teams
Doctors will no longer be allowed to provide treatments such as puberty-blocking medications, hormone therapy and surgery to transgender people younger than 18, under rules approved Friday by the Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
Parents, students and a non-profit group have filed a revised lawsuit after a federal judge last month tossed out a challenge to a new state law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools.
A key medical panel on Friday signed off on a draft rule, pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration, that would restrict Florida doctors from providing treatments to transgender people under age 18, setting up a final decision next week that likely will lead to a legal challenge.
People can now change their sex marker on their Social Security number record without sex designation documentation.
A federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could help block conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care, advocates and experts say.
A legal fight is looming over a state rule taking effect Sunday that will end Medicaid reimbursements for transgender care such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and gender-reassignment surgery.
Heavy rainfall left Hallandale Beach underwater Wednesday, with residents frustrated by recurring flooding as the city pointed to intense rain and King Tide conditions.
Florida gubernatorial candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly laid out contrasting positions during a Fort Lauderdale summit.
Friends of 25-year-old Melvin Diaz Cepeda are questioning why the aspiring DJ was described as an intruder after he was shot and killed in Miami.
A Broward woman faces multiple charges after investigators said she stole a BSO patrol vehicle before she was arrested in Port St. Lucie.
A person was taken into custody after reports of shots fired at Miami International Airport, where authorities said there is no ongoing threat and no injuries.
Florida gubernatorial candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly laid out contrasting positions during a Fort Lauderdale summit.
A person was taken into custody after reports of shots fired at Miami International Airport, where authorities said there is no ongoing threat and no injuries.
Heavy rainfall left Hallandale Beach underwater Wednesday, with residents frustrated by recurring flooding as the city pointed to intense rain and King Tide conditions.
Friends of 25-year-old Melvin Diaz Cepeda are questioning why the aspiring DJ was described as an intruder after he was shot and killed in Miami.
A Broward woman faces multiple charges after investigators said she stole a BSO patrol vehicle before she was arrested in Port St. Lucie.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado tried 3 times to enter her country "by air and sea but has been turned away each time," her team says.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
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.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.