Tax dollars to help defend woman accused of drowning son
MIAMI — Taxpayer dollars will help cover the defense costs for a Florida woman charged with first-degree murder in the drowning death of her...
Bay Area artist spreads love, smiles through her ‘heartwork’
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Deirdre Freeman walks the mile from her home, lugging a large, colorful painting and tote bag with her hammer and nails....
Black cemeteries are reflection of deep segregation history
CHICAGO — As a child, Linda Davis and her mother broke clay pots over the gravesites of their ancestors, allowing the flowers in them...
$302M in BP oil spill money budgeted to restore ecosystems
NEW ORLEANS — Texas can get up to $79 million in BP oil spill restoration money, Mississippi nearly $69 million, and Florida almost $74...
Modified mosquitoes to fight illness in Florida Keys
MIAMI — Genetically modified mosquitoes are being released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever...
Police: Florida man attacked family with samurai sword
SANFORD, Fla. — A Florida man stabbed his parents and sister with a samurai sword early Wednesday morning, police said.
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College athletes decry possible delay in compensation law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Just when some college athletes in Florida were readying to cash in on their athletic prowess, the state's Legislature has unexpectedly...
Senate confirms former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson to lead NASA
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who once flew on the space shuttle, to be the next NASA administrator.
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Florida lawmakers move to punish social media companies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Social media companies faced the wrath of Florida Republicans, as lawmakers were poised Wednesday to send legislation to the governor as...
Court upholds conviction of officer in slaying of black man
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida police officer who gunned down a Black motorist whose car had broken down six years ago could legally...
