Florida

Florida police officer shot in face almost 3 years ago dies

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ORLANDO, Fla. — A police officer in Florida has died almost three years after being left in a coma from a gunshot to the...

Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...

Florida teen sentenced in hack of celebrity Twitter accounts

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TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida teenager was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for his role in hacking the Twitter accounts of prominent...

Family of boy killed at Disney World urges organ donation

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<p>OMAHA, Neb. &mdash; A Nebraska couple whose 2-year-old son died tragically at Walt Disney World nearly five years ago wants more families to consider...

South emerges as flashpoint of brewing redistricting battle

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The partisan showdown over redistricting has hardly begun, but already both sides agree on one thing: It largely comes down to the South. ...

South emerges as flashpoint of brewing redistricting battle

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<p>The partisan showdown over redistricting has hardly begun, but already both sides agree on one thing: It largely comes down to the South.</p> ...

College president Zooms with students isolated due to virus

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<p>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. &mdash; Every day at 5 p.m., no matter what Dr. Debra Schwinn is doing, Palm Beach Atlantic University's new president...

US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks

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A Florida correctional officer polled his colleagues earlier this year in a private Facebook group: “Will you take the COVID-19 vaccine if offered?” ...

US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks

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<p>A Florida correctional officer polled his colleagues earlier this year in a private Facebook group: “Will you take the COVID-19 vaccine if offered?”</p> ...

Voter outreach led to big drop in rejected mail ballots

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<p>ATLANTA &mdash; The coronavirus pandemic triggered an unprecedented surge in mailed ballots last year, raising concerns that a flood of first-time absentee voters would...