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Body camera video shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy in apartment doorway

Body camera video shows a Florida sheriff’s deputy announced himself as law enforcement just before fatally shooting a Black U.S. Air Force airman inside his apartment in the state’s Panhandle

Body camera video shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy in apartment doorway
News|Crime|US

Driver of pickup that collided with farmworker bus in Florida, killing 8, is arrested on DUI charges

The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus, killing eight, on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter

Driver of pickup that collided with farmworker bus in Florida, killing 8, is arrested on DUI charges
News|Crime

Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers

Investigators say a man with a long record of dangerous driving told them he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus

Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers
News|Business|Economy|US

Census Bureau estimates: Detroit population rises after decades of decline, South dominates growth

U.S. Census Bureau estimates show America's Northeast and Midwest cities are rebounding slightly from years of population drops, highlighted by modest growth in Detroit after decades of declines

Census Bureau estimates: Detroit population rises after decades of decline, South dominates growth
News|Opinion|US

Armenians, Hmong and other groups feel US race and ethnicity categories don't represent them

The federal government recently reclassified race and ethnicity groups in an effort to better capture the diversity of the United States, but some groups feel the changes are still missing the mark

Armenians, Hmong and other groups feel US race and ethnicity categories don't represent them
Education|News|US

University of Florida president Ben Sasse is resigning after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy

University of Florida president Ben Sasse has announced that he will leave his position of nearly two years to focus on taking care of his family after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy

Crime|News|US

Judge denies bond for fired deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman

A judge has denied bond for a fired Florida sheriff's deputy in the shooting of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman

Judge denies bond for fired deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman
News|US

Share of foreign-born people in the US is at its highest rate in over a century, survey says

The percentage of U.S. residents born outside the country reached its highest level in more than a century in 2023

Share of foreign-born people in the US is at its highest rate in over a century, survey says
Americas|News|US|World

Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene's debris

Milton strengthened rapidly into a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward Florida

Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene's debris
Environment|US|World

Hurricane Milton ravaged one of the most popular areas for 'snowbirds' on Florida's Gulf Coast

Hurricane Milton’s devastating landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast hit one of the most popular areas for temporary residents who spend the winter months living in the Sunshine State

Hurricane Milton ravaged one of the most popular areas for 'snowbirds' on Florida's Gulf Coast
Education|Lifestyle|US

Questions about sexual orientation and gender ID on track to be on US Census Bureau survey by 2027

Questions about sexual orientation and gender identity, and changes to queries about race and ethnicity, are on track to be on the questionnaire for the most comprehensive survey of American life by 2027

Questions about sexual orientation and gender ID on track to be on US Census Bureau survey by 2027
Crime|US

Florida prosecutor says 17-year-old suspect in Halloween fatal shootings will be charged as adult

A 17-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed two people and wounded seven others during a Halloween celebration which drew 75,000 revelers to the streets of downtown Orlando, Florida last week has been charged as an adult

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Will people leave Florida after devastating hurricanes? History suggests not

Up and down Florida’s Gulf Coast, residents are deciding whether to stay or go following two recent hurricanes

Will people leave Florida after devastating hurricanes? History suggests not
Business|Crime|Technology

Ex-Disney worker accused of hacking computer menus to add profanities, errors

A former Disney worker has been arrested based on a complaint that says he hacked into servers at Walt Disney World in order to manipulate computer menus

Ex-Disney worker accused of hacking computer menus to add profanities, errors
Americas|US

Biggest source of new Floridians and Texans last year was other countries

Florida and Texas were the two U.S. states with the largest number of new residents last year, and their biggest source was other countries

Biggest source of new Floridians and Texans last year was other countries
US

Texas added more Hispanic, Asian and Black residents than any other state last year

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of residents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds who joined the state's population

Texas added more Hispanic, Asian and Black residents than any other state last year
US

Disney hopes prosecutor's free speech case against DeSantis helps its own lawsuit against governor

Disney is hoping a recent decision bolstering a Florida prosecutor’s First Amendment case against Gov. Ron DeSantis helps its own free speech lawsuit against the governor

Disney hopes prosecutor's free speech case against DeSantis helps its own lawsuit against governor
Lifestyle

It's official, the census says: Gay male couples like San Francisco. Lesbians like the Berkshires

Gay male couples tend to gravitate toward big cities, while lesbian couples prefer more pastoral smaller cities or towns

It's official, the census says: Gay male couples like San Francisco. Lesbians like the Berkshires
Business|Lifestyle|US

Why the fastest-growing place for young kids in the US is in the metro with the oldest residents

No one younger than age 19 is allowed to live in The Villages, the massive retirement community in central Florida which has the highest median age of any place in the U.S. Yet it is part of the fastest-growing metro area for young children this decade

Why the fastest-growing place for young kids in the US is in the metro with the oldest residents
Business|US

Attorneys try to stop DeSantis appointees from giving depositions in Disney lawsuit

Attorneys for the Walt Disney World governing district taken over last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ supporters don’t want the governor’s appointees answering questions under oath as part of a lawsuit against Disney

Attorneys try to stop DeSantis appointees from giving depositions in Disney lawsuit
Business|US

DeSantis calls takeover of Disney government a 'success' despite worker exodus, litigation

Almost a year after Florida lawmakers passed a law giving Florida’s governor control over Walt Disney World’s governing district, Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling the takeover a success

DeSantis calls takeover of Disney government a 'success' despite worker exodus, litigation
Business|US

Disney attorneys want to question former administrator in lawsuit with DeSantis appointees

Disney attorneys want to question a previous administrator of the Walt Disney World governing district as part of its defense against a lawsuit brought by a board made up of appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Disney attorneys want to question former administrator in lawsuit with DeSantis appointees
Entertainment|Lifestyle

Attraction starring Disney's first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist

A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company's theme parks in Florida and California

Attraction starring Disney's first Black princess replaces ride based on film many viewed as racist
Business|Entertainment|Finance|US

Disney set to invest up to $17B in Florida parks now that fight with DeSantis appointees has ended

Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end their legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement that could result in the company investing up to $17 billion into its Florida resort

Disney set to invest up to $17B in Florida parks now that fight with DeSantis appointees has ended
Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|US

California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers. Hollywood plays a role

The character performers at Disneyland in California have said they filed a petition for union recognition

California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers. Hollywood plays a role

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