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Vladimir Voronchenko, a Russian-born U.S. resident, is charged with participating in a scheme to maintain a sanctioned oligarch's properties in the country.

An anesthesiologist in the Mexican state of Durango has been arrested for his apparent connection to 35 meningitis deaths caused by contaminated morphine.

A South Florida Lyft driver who went missing more than a week ago has died, his daughter confirmed Tuesday. Lindsay DiBetta posted on Facebook that the family would be announcing information on services for her father, Gary Levin, in the next few days. “The stories I have received about him from friends, family and complete strangers over the last week have lifted me up more than you can ever realize.”

The burrito chain has been raising prices to offset higher food and labor costs.

While none of Florida's 16 unprovoked attacks were fatal, two resulted in amputations, according to the report.

Florida deputies say that a paraprofessional at Freedom High School allegedly had sex with a 16-year-old student in December 2022 at her residence.

Debt ceiling woes have led to fierce debate about the future of Social Security and Medicare. But how lawmakers address those programs is up for debate.

A panel of Republican, Democratic and moderate voters voiced concerns about the country and President Biden's fitness for office on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday.

Whoopi Goldberg asked Karine Jean-Pierre during "The View" if she would tell President Biden to hammer Republican education policies during the State of the Union.

Police in Florida shot and killed a 21-year-old man suspected in a drive-by shooting that wounded 11 men after he led officers on a chase and attempted to carjack a vehicle.

ULA's heavy-lift Vulcan Centaur rocket could launch for the first time in the next few months, if testing continues to go well.

Florida had most unprovoked shark attacks on Earth last year, with none resulting in fatalities. Most of the 57 unprovoked bites in 2022 occurred in the U.S. and Australia.

Natalie Jade Jarvis, of Florida, led deputies in St. Tammany Parish on a chase that ended with a crash onto the campus of a school in Covington, Louisiana, officials said.

Used vehicle prices have increasingly become a point of interest for investors and the Biden administration as a barometer for easing inflation.

A man suspected in a mass shooting in central Florida was fatally shot by a police officer following a long chase and a carjacking.

“If I weren’t living through it, I wouldn’t believe it’s happening,” one parent, who has worked as a substitute teacher, said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would take control over the board of a special governing district Walt Disney World operates in Florida under a bill introduced Monday.

Florida House Speaker Paul Renner announced he has requested records from school district officials regarding so-called "age-inappropriate" reading materials available to students.

A Florida hospital is continuing to treat expectant moms, but is still delaying some surgeries due to security problems. These problems forced them to take their IT network offline.

A Pinellas County, Florida sheriff's office deputy was arrested and charged with alleged DUI on Saturday night in Tampa, and later fired from his job.

Aiden Fucci, the Florida teen accused of killing classmate Tristyn Bailey in 2021, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder at the start of jury selection Monday.

A Florida teenager pleaded guilty Monday to the fatal stabbing of his 13-year-old classmate 114 times. Nearly 49 of those wounds were on her hands, arms, and head.

A man found driving the car of a missing Lyft driver from Florida faces a murder charge and is in a North Carolina jail with a cash bond set at $2 million.

Police have not announced any arrests as of Monday after a teen was shot dead at the fairgrounds in DeSoto County, home to Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo.

A major hospital system in northern Florida is seeing clinic patients again, days after a security problem forced it to take its network offline.

Police in High Springs, Florida, located two children who were allegedly abducted by their noncustodial mother last year in Missouri after a "routine" vehicle tag check.

Police in High Springs, Florida, located two children who were allegedly abducted by their noncustodial mother last year in Missouri after a "routine" vehicle tag check.

Officers located the woman, 12-year-old girl and 11-year-old boy shopping in Winn Dixie "after disguising their identities," police said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state GOP called a special session to consider a bill creating the "Unauthorized Alien Transport Program" months after the Martha's Vineyard flights.

Florida lawmakers are meeting to begin a state takeover of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district and expand a migrant relocation program.

3 people seen on video "may have valuable information and need to be spoken to," police said.

The Powerball jackpot rose once more to $747 million Saturday night after the Feb. 4 drawing still had no jackpot winner.

Two abducted children who had been missing from Missouri for almost a year were found in a Florida grocery store with their non-custodial mother, who was taken into police custody, authorities said.

Auto insurance costs are up 14% from a year ago, a new survey shows. Here's where drivers around the U.S. pay the most.

Black leaders in Miami apologized to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after one of its members called him a racist in response to his actions related to content in schools.

Two abducted children who had been missing from Missouri for almost a year were found in a central Florida grocery store with their non-custodial mother, who was taken into police custody, authorities said. Kristi Gilley was arrested last Wednesday on an out-of-state fugitive warrant. High Springs police officers found Gilley and the two children in a Winn Dixie super market after running a routine vehicle tag check that indicated the vehicle's owner was a fugitive, the High Springs Police Department said in a news release.

If you’re a fan of the warm weather that spring and summer bring, then chances are you love heading to the beach to bask in the sunshine, lay on the beach and swim in the water.

A state trooper in Florida was shot by a suspect after a police pursuit on Interstate 75 near Tampa early Saturday morning. A second suspect was taken into custody.

The Central Division and the Atlantic Division have reached the final of the NHL All-Star Game.

Union members voted down a contract proposal covering tens of thousands of Walt Disney World service workers, saying it didn’t go far enough toward helping employees face cost-of-living hikes in housing and other expenses in central Florida.

Neighbors feuded on a humorous recent episode of Dr. Phil regarding the feeding of wild iguanas, which can be a potentially hazardous nuisance.

With Nikki Haley’s campaign announcement forthcoming, our political roundtable looks at the state of the Presidential race.

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The administration of Florida governor Ron DeSantis is rescinding the liquor license of a venue that hosted a sexualized drag show open to children.

A Florida murder suspect has been arrested after a high-speed North Carolina police chase involving the car of a missing Lyft driver, according to his family.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans moved last year. The reason? Think housing costs, jobs and taxes.

But even amid the gloomy evaluations, one ranking stood out for its pessimism: Keith Law, analyst for The Athletic, has the Tigers’ farm system ranked dead last in baseball. It’s impossible to quibble with Law’s ranking without knowing more about the farm systems of the other 29 clubs in baseball. For one, the Tigers have “graduated” a bunch of top prospects in recent years, including consensus top-10 prospects Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson, both of whom debuted in 2022. Depending on who you ask, the Tigers have anywhere from one to four prospects among the top 100 in baseball. THE RANKINGSESPN: Infielder Colt Keith (75th) and right-hander Wilmer Flores (90th)MLB Pipeline: Right-handed pitcher Jackson Jobe (63rd); infielder Jace Jung (83rd); and Flores (95th).

Homeland-security threats and national-security threats demand different responses.

Newly released bodycam footage posted on Facebook shows the drama.

GOP hardliners seek new abortion restrictions in key post-Roe destination states, including North Carolina, Florida and Nebraska.

Florida State Attorney Monique Worrell and Rep. Rachel Plakon are pushing for changes in the criminal justice system after two convicted felons robbed a delivery driver at gunpoint.

At least two students assaulted a 9-year-old girl on a bus in Florida and a video captured the incident. Her parents are pressing charges against the school and the boys.

At least two students assaulted a 9-year-old girl on a bus in Florida and a video captured the incident. Her parents are pressing charges against the school and the boys.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may be months away from publicly declaring his presidential intentions, but his potential rivals aren’t holding back.

The FDA's investigation found a range of issues at the ice cream manufacturer that contributed to the outbreak, including a lack of a written food safety plan.

An outbreak of stony coral tissue loss disease threatens to destroy 20 of the 45 species in the world's third-largest coral reef.

Colin Castleton had 20 points and nine rebounds, Kyle Lofton added 14 points and Florida used a 13-0 run late in the second half to upend No. 2 Tennessee 67-54 on Wednesday night.

The opening of college football’s traditional signing period for high school prospects brought an apparent end to two of the cycle’s most notable recruitments.

The official curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies was released Wednesday downplays some components that had drawn criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who said the class would be outlawed in his state.

Suspects are being sought after police say 11 people were shot and wounded during a drive-by shooting in a central Florida neighborhood.

Did you know Florida produces 25% of the world's supply of ____?

The discovery of classified documents at the home of former Vice President Mike Pence is scrambling the blame game in Washington.

Police say Ellen and Jerry Gilland had a murder-suicide plan in the works for weeks: If his unnamed illness took a turn for the worse, the 76-year-old woman would fatally shoot her terminally ill, 77-year-old husband and then take her own life.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reiterated the state's rejection of a proposed nationwide advanced African American studies course, saying it pushes a political agenda.

Vice President Kamala Harris is rallying supporters against efforts in Washington and in Republican-led states to restrict abortion on what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe vs.

A federal judge has ruled that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the First Amendment and the Florida Constitution by removing an elected state prosecutor, but that the federal courts lack the power to reinstate him because the case centered on state law.

Florida has granted quarterback Jaden Rashada a release from his national letter of intent.

In a newly released letter, nearly a quarter of State House Republicans are asking Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) to run for president in 2024 against former President Donald Trump.

U.S. Rep. Greg Steube sustained “several serious injuries” when he fell off a ladder while cutting trees at his property on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Florida on Sunday to speak about abortion on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

The Coast Guard has returned another 177 Cuban migrants who were caught off Florida’s coast to the island.

Activist investor Nelson Peltz is fighting for a seat on the board of Walt Disney Co., claiming that the theme park and media company is struggling with self-inflicted problems.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis highlighted illegal immigration last fall by sending dozens of immigrants from Texas to an island off the Massachusetts coast.

Free speech groups are condemning the abrupt cancellation by Florida administrators of a high school student production of Paula Vogel’s play “Indecent,” which explores a flashpoint in Jewish and queer theatrical history.

Manatee deaths dropped in 2022 from a record high the year before, but Florida wildlife officials say chronic starvation caused by water pollution remains a major concern.

A 21-foot killer whale has died after beaching itself on the Atlantic coast in central Florida.

The Walt Disney Co. is making several changes at its domestic theme parks in order to improve the public perception of its business.

Florida lawmakers say they will move to increase state control of Walt Disney World’s private government.

More than 1.3% of the adult population in the U.S. was displaced by natural disasters in the past year, with hurricanes responsible for more than half of the forced relocations.

Cuban migrants are still arriving by boat in the Florida Keys even as the Biden administration promises a crackdown.

More than 500 Cuban immigrants have come ashore in the Florida Keys since the weekend, the latest in a large and increasing number who are fleeing the communist island.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition challenging Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.

It was a sight I have never seen. Car after car in the intercoastal waters of Bonita Springs and Naples, Florida.

Authorities say professional boxer Gervonta Davis has been jailed in Florida after he struck a woman in the face.

The police department in Tampa, Florida, has fired an officer who was videotaped dragging a handcuffed woman from a patrol car to a jail entrance.

I’m one of the thousands trying to fly out of Detroit Metro Airport this morning.

The Florida Supreme Court will convene a grand jury at Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' request to investigate any wrongdoing with respect to the COVID-19 vaccines.

The U.S. is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move conservationists hope will help protect millions of sharks that are butchered every year to satisfy demand in China and other parts of Asia.

Scientists say some species of shark return to the same breeding grounds for decades at a time, and live longer than previously thought.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a sweeping property insurance bill.

According to a judge's secret contempt ruling, Donald Trump’s company impeded a grand jury investigation last year by repeatedly failing to turn over evidence in a timely fashion, leading to a $4,000 fine.

A Michigan Army veteran has been killed in a crash while delivering bicycles to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian.

Florida lawmakers have advanced sweeping GOP legislation intended to shore up the state’s struggling home insurance market in the year’s second special session devoted to the topic.

Lawyers for Donald Trump are in federal court in Washington for sealed arguments as part of the ongoing investigation into the presence of classified information at the former president’s Florida estate.

The Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” has resigned after being indicted on charges of defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses.

The Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” has been indicted on charges of defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses.

Severe beach erosion from two late-season hurricanes has helped uncover what appears to be a wooden ship dating from the 1800s on Florida's East Coast.

Florida’s top lawmakers are considering changes to a law to clear the path for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president without giving up his post.

The Tampa Bay Rays are relocating their spring base for 2023 due to extensive damage to team training facilities caused by Hurricane Ian.