Tag: Florida
Woman donates kidney to hubby’s ex-wife days after wedding
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...
Florida governor bans transgender women from school sports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's Republican governor signed a bill Tuesday barring transgender females from playing on public school teams intended for student athletes born...
Florida gives Mullen 3-year extension, $1.5M raise annually
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida football coach Dan Mullen received a three-year contract extension worth an additional $1.5 million annually following a disappointing season that...
Democrat Nikki Fried announces run for Florida governor
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...
Jags hire Seahawks assistant Sorensen to replace Schneider
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Nick Sorensen as special teams coordinator Tuesday, replacing Brian Schneider with one of his former assistants in...
Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes to find out
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the...
Blue Jays leave open hope of returning to Toronto this year
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro believes there’s a chance the team could finally return home to Toronto at some point this...
Boy shot after man returns paintball fire with real gunfire
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...
Goodrow breaks late tie, Lightning beat Hurricanes 2-1
RALEIGH, N.C — Barclay Goodrow beat Alex Nedeljkovic for the go-ahead goal with 7:21 left and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes...
Black women’s next targets: Governorships and Senate seats
ATLANTA — Jennifer McClellan remembers her parents' recounting life as Black Virginians enduring segregation and the trauma and triumph of the civil rights movement....