Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Florida

Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall take on race, sexism and Hollywood in Oscars opening speech

The hosts joked about Leonardo DiCaprio and Space Jam 2 at the 94th Academy Awards, as well as alluding to the controversial ‘don’t say gay’ bill passed in Florida

The Guardian - UK

At Oscars, Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill target of joke

At the Oscars, they said gay

The Independent UK

In rebuke of Florida bill, Oscars hosts are feeling ‘gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gay’

LOS ANGELES — Oscars co-hosts Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall ended their opening speech Sunday by throwing some shade at Florida legislation widely known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

Los Angeles Times

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

Oscars 2022: Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes sing the word ‘gay’ in dig at Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

‘For you people in Florida, we’re going to have a gay night,’ said Sykes

The Independent UK

Oscars 2022: Best jokes from this year’s award ceremony

‘For those of you watching from Florida, we’re going to have a gay night,’ co-host Wanda Skyes took aim at Florida’s controversial Don’t Say Gay bill in her opening monologue

The Independent UK

In Florida, 30 LGBTQ couples who marry in mass wedding have message for the governor: ‘We say gay!’

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. — The message at Sunday’s Palm Beach Pride celebration in Lake Worth Beach was clear: “We say gay!”

Tribune News Service

Out like a lion

It only seems like everyone is heading somewhere warm.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

Texans should consider Florida RB Dameon Pierce as young piece to bolster run game

The Houston Texans need to get younger and better at running back. Former Florida RB Dameon Pierce is a target who could help with those objectives.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Andrea McLean reveals why she quit Loose Women for new job after 'outgrowing' show

Andrea McLean left Loose Women after 13 years on the ITV panel show to focus on her career as a self-help author and focus on the brand she runs with her husband - and now a move to Florida could be on the cards

Daily Mirror

Only a few days are left to get a COVID vaccine for free in South Florida. Many testing and treatment sites will close soon

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With demand low and federal funds running out, dozens of COVID testing, vaccination and treatments sites will be closing in South Florida within the next 10 days.

Tribune News Service

Did teen's big size factor in Florida amusement ride death?

A rising middle school football player in Missouri, only 14 but already 6 feet, 5 inches tall and well over 300 pounds, Tyre Sampson fell to his death from a towering Florida amusement ride

The Independent UK

Florida reports 1,167 deaths, over 16,000 cases over the last 2 weeks

ORLANDO, Fla. — There were 16,741 new coronavirus cases over the last two weeks among Florida residents bringing the cumulative total to 5,841,469. With 1,167 more fatalities on record, 73,027 Florida residents have died.

Orlando Sentinel

Boy, 14, who died after falling from theme park ride ‘told friends he felt unsafe’

The father of a teenager who died after plunging from a theme park ride in Florida has said that his son became aware that his harness was unsecure as soon as the ride began.

Evening Standard

Ramesh Ponnuru: Ron DeSantis isn’t a Trump clone. He’s just a Republican

If Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is the Republican presidential nominee in 2024, it’s already obvious what one of the main Democratic lines of attack will be: He’s just like Donald Trump, only worse.

Tribune News Service

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Why Florida’s Dameon Pierce is the best running back in the 2022 NFL draft

Florida's Dameon Pierce was underutilized in Dan Mullen's offense, but the truth is clear: He's the best running back in this draft class.

The Guardian - US

US poised to release 2.4bn genetically modified male mosquitoes to battle deadly diseases

The future isn’t female, at least not for the invasive Aedes aegypti: the altered males are engineered to produce only male offspring

The Guardian - US

Republicans’ midterms pitch: never mind the policy, here’s the culture war

Abortion bans, anti-LGBTQ laws, book bans – the party sees hot button issues as a tried and test path to victory. Democrats ignore it at their peril, experts say

Tribune News Service

Capitol rioter’s going-to-prison party is canceled by Florida restaurant

A waterfront Florida restaurant has foiled a Capitol rioter’s plans to host a celebratory send-off before serving time for his participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Sports Illustrated

Florida Basketball Player Keyontae Johnson Formally Accused of Felony Sexual Battery

The former Gators star, who collapsed during a game in 2020, is being investigated for a first-degree felony by Gainesville Police.

Tribune News Service

Prohibir las charlas sobre identidad de género y orientación sexual en el aula no es útil para niños o adultos

Uno de los apartados del proyecto de ley de Florida "Derechos de los padres en la educación", aprobado por la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado del estado, prohíbe cualquier debate acerca de la orientación sexual o la identidad de género en las aulas de primaria. Sus partidarios afirman que…

Miami Herald

Feds will limit use of Glades migrant detention center in Florida after complaints

MIAMI — The Biden administration is limiting the use of a Florida detention center that holds immigrants in federal custody after lawmakers and immigration activists raised alarm over conditions in the facility.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Rubio seeks answers from SBA on PPP forgiveness after McClatchy series on unforgiven loans

Following a series of stories by the Miami Herald addressing the backlog of unforgiven Paycheck Protection Program loans and the disproportionate impact of this backlog on minority communities, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has called on the director of the U.S. Small Business Administration to speed up the forgiveness process and…

Daily Mirror

'Gentle giant', 14, killed after plunging from seat on 430ft theme park ride

Tyre Sampson, 14, slipped from his seat on the Free Fall at the ICON Park in Orlando, Florida, US, on Thursday night, with his family paying tribute to a "gentle giant"

The Independent UK

Elian López: US Coast Guard rescues Cuban migrant who windsurfed to Florida for cancer treatment

The windsurfer was equipped with a life jacket, GPS system, and multiple cell phones

The Independent UK

FBI offers $15k reward for Jan 6 fugitive accused of assaulting police with a deadly weapon

Jonathan Daniel Pollock, 23, is from Lakeland, Florida and may be working in construction

1 … 773 774 775 776

People

Ketanji Brown Jackson

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

Organisations

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.