Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Florida

Florida teen gets life in prison for killing young classmate

A Florida judge has sentenced a 16-year-old Florida boy to life in prison for fatally stabbing a 13-year-old classmate

The Independent UK

Florida nature photographer stumbles across cannibal alligator

Skilled wildlife Barbara D'Angelo set out to capture a stunning sunset, but got something very different

Advnture

Florida firefighter speaks out after being blinded in one eye by bacteria in recalled eyedrops

The firefighter is suing the eyedrop company while he awaits surgery he hopes will restore vision to his left eye

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Fla. lawmakers threaten to defund St. Petersburg over plan to pay for abortion travel

TAMPA, Fla. — Two Florida state representatives have sent a letter to the city of St. Petersburg threatening to cut off all of its state funding until council members drop a plan to allocate $50,000 to the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis wants to expand "Don't Say Gay"

"It was never about 'protecting children,'" opponent says

Salon

Periods Are Under Attack in America

New legislation in the U.S. is designed to persecute women for managing their reproductive health. But the "Don't Say Period" bill just proposed in Florida is the most dangerous yet.

Marie Claire

Principal axed over "pornographic" David

The Florida public charter school that forced former principal to resign has far-right connections

Salon

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Gardner Minshew, Anthony Richardson working out together?

Colts QB Gardner Minshew and Florida QB Anthony Richardson may have been working out together. Coincidence?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Trump attorney in documents case appears before grand jury

A lawyer for Donald Trump is back in court in Washington after being ordered to answer questions before a grand jury investigating the possible mishandling of classified documents at the former president’s Florida estate

The Independent UK

‘Parents’ rights’: Republicans wage education culture war as 2024 looms

Republicans hail policies they say will give parents a say in their children’s schooling – but critics say it’s a guise to advance a rightwing education agenda

The Guardian - US

Dee Devlin shares loved up snaps with Conor McGregor as she poses in Minnie Mouse ears in Disneyland

The couple jetted off to Florida with Conor Jr, Croia and Conor Jr

Irish Mirror

Man breaks down in tears after LOSING SIGHT in one eye due to contaminated eyedrops

Fire captain Adam Di Sarro, from Naples, Florida, US, is launching legal action against Artificial Tears manufacturers after he was infected with a "rare strain" of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Daily Mirror

Trump rival DeSantis reveals what Americans think of 'annoying' Prince Harry and Meghan

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was asked for his opinion on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by Piers Morgan, who famously isn't their biggest fan

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ‘annoy some Americans’, Ron DeSantis claims

Florida governor told Piers Morgan that some Americans dislike the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Can Ron DeSantis stop Trump’s arrest?

Despite what Trump’s MAGA allies say, the Florida governor likely has little authority to stop the former president’s extradition from their mutual home state. Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg write

Orlando Sentinel

Scott Maxwell: Can DeSantis go too far? Not for Florida. Maybe for America

With a book tour, looming presidential campaign and near-daily media events, Ron DeSantis normally craves attention the way ticks crave blood. But lately, he’s been getting so much of it, he’s about to pop.

Tribune News Service

Heidi Stevens: Disney hosting LGBTQ+ summit is a poke in DeSantis' eye — and sign of a ripple effect toward progress

My husband and I were sitting in the stands of my daughter’s gymnastics competition a few years ago when a couple of moms behind us started talking about a recent Disney trip gone awry.

Ballotpedia

Governor Ron DeSantis (R) issues nine executive orders from March 13-19

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued nine executive orders from March 13-19. As of March 19, DeSantis has issued 58 executive orders in 2023 — 16 fewer than he did at this point a year ago. Three of nine executive orders are below:

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Florida families with trans children file federal lawsuit to overturn ban on gender-affirming care

Parents and civil rights groups sue medical officials and Ron DeSantis’s surgeon general

Tribune News Service

Florida families sue state for banning transgender care for youth

Florida’s ban on gender-affirming medical treatment for youth is unconstitutional, a group of parents and transgender children alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.

The Independent UK

Other states are copying Florida's "Don't Say Gay" efforts

Florida's move to expand its prohibition on teaching sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom comes as several states are pursuing similar bans

WEKU

Clowns converge on Orlando for funny business

The World Clown Association is bringing together all types of clowns for its 40th annual convention.

Ballotpedia

Election legislation roundup: Florida House of Representatives

As of March 19, Ballotpedia has tracked 13 election-related bills in the Florida House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 13, Ballotpedia tracked one from March 13-19. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is:

Orlando Sentinel

Florida Legislature approves universal school vouchers bill

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill creating universal school vouchers, and sent it to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his expected approval.

The Independent UK

Disney World reaches union deal with minimum $18 hourly wage

Unions for service workers at Walt Disney World have reached a tentative deal with the company that would raise the starting minimum wage from $15 to $18 an hour

1 … 474 475 476 477

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Justice Department

the American Academy of Pediatrics

55 stories

the Human Rights Campaign

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.