Tag: Florida
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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Spoelstra gets win No. 600, Heat top Spurs 116-111
<p>MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra got a milestone win, and it didn’t come easily.</p>
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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...
When Spoelstra and Popovich face off, the respect is clear
<p>MIAMI — The postgame routine between San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich and Miami’s Erik Spoelstra is almost always the same. A handshake or embrace near...
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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Indiana woman pleads guilty in mother’s suffocation death
<p>ANDERSON, Ind. — A central Indiana woman has pleaded guilty to killing her mother, whose body was found wrapped in plastic two weeks after...
Family Affair: Surtain, Samuel could go high in NFL draft
<p>Alabama's <a href="https://apnews.com/article/college-football-nfl-alabama-alabama-crimson-tide-football-football-40ad343d9f9b86af7df5f52dbc930abb"> Patrick Surtain II</a> and Florida State's Asante Samuel Jr., are two of the top cornerbacks in this year's NFL draft. If...
A look at what’s next in the release of 2020 census data
<p>ORLANDO, Fla. — There were some <a href="https://apnews.com/article/politics-electoral-college-census-2020-government-and-politics-7ba0a157fbb0dfa3d052b7f0cb90f7e5">genuine surprises</a> in the the first batch of data from the nation's 2020 head count released this...
US opens 2nd-chance Olympic baseball qualifying vs Nicaragua
<p>CARY, N.C. — The United States will open its second chance to qualify for the baseball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics when it faces...
$302M in BP oil spill money budgeted to restore ecosystems
<p>NEW ORLEANS — Texas can get up to $79 million in BP oil spill restoration money, Mississippi nearly $69 million, and Florida almost $74...