Florida

Disney Cruise Line to set sail on 2-night COVID test cruise

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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. — After a catastrophic coronavirus cruise season, Disney Cruise Line will finally set sail later this month, the company said in...

Boy, 7, swims an hour to rescue his dad and little sister

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 7-year-old boy is being credited for helping to save his father and 4-year-old sister by swimming to shore and calling...

Woman donates kidney to hubby’s ex-wife days after wedding

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Ten years after their first date, Debby Neal-Strickland put on a cream-colored lace gown and married her longtime sweetheart at...

Democrat Nikki Fried announces run for Florida governor

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced Tuesday she'll seek the Democratic nomination for governor, calling Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis an authoritarian who's...

Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes to find out

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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the...

Boy shot after man returns paintball fire with real gunfire

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MIAMI — Thinking his home was under attack, a Florida homeowner shot and wounded a 10-year-old whose father had driven him to participate in...

Black women’s next targets: Governorships and Senate seats

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ATLANTA — Jennifer McClellan remembers her parents' recounting life as Black Virginians enduring segregation and the trauma and triumph of the civil rights movement....

Amid grief, manhunt in Miami continues for 3 shooters

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A manhunt continued into Memorial Day for three masked suspects who opened fire early Sunday morning outside a Miami banquet hall, killing two men...

As pandemic wanes, Florida’s DeSantis seizes national stage

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis struggled to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Democrats readied to pounce. The state's economy was in tatters,...

U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for 10 missing Cubans

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for 10 Cuban migrants who went missing last week after their boat capsized...