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Tiger Woods Out on Bail, With Words From Trump

'I feel so badly. He's got some difficulty,' president says of golfer after latest car accident

(Newser) - Tiger Woods was released on bail late Friday, hours after his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side, leading to his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, officials said. Woods had been traveling at "high speeds" on a residential road and after the crash...

Tiger Woods Arrested After Crash in Florida
Tiger Woods Arrested
After Crash in Florida
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Mar 27, 2026 5:34 PM CDT

Tiger Woods Arrested After Crash in Florida

Sheriff's office says golfer was impaired though not under the influence of alcohol

(Newser) - Golfing great Tiger Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Florida on Friday after his vehicle struck another and rolled over, authorities said. Woods, who the Martin County Sheriff's Office said was not injured, showed signs of impairment at the scene of the crash, the AP reports. The...

CEO Killed, Teen Son Hurt in Boating Hit-and-Run

Authorities are seeking a dark-blue 20- to 30-foot vessel after crash in Miami's Biscayne Bay

(Newser) - An evening outing on Biscayne Bay turned deadly for a Miami-area CEO and his teenage son, and authorities say the boat that hit them kept going. Davide Veglia, 55, founder of ABTS Convention Services, was killed on Wednesday when a larger vessel slammed into the 7-foot dinghy he was riding...

House Democrat May Face Expulsion on Ethics Charges

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of funneling FEMA money into campaigns

(Newser) - A Florida Democrat is now a step closer to one of the most serious punishments Congress can dole out: expulsion. A bipartisan subcommittee of the House Ethics panel on Friday concluded that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was guilty of 25 of 27 ethics charges brought against her, reports Politico . The Ethics...

Florida Halts Execution of Ex-Cop Convicted of Killing Girl

State's top court issues stay pending DNA testing in James Duckett case

(Newser) - The execution of a former Florida police officer convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl was temporarily halted Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court. The court issued a stay in execution for 68-year-old James Aren Duckett, who was scheduled to receive a three-drug injection Tuesday at Florida State Prison...

Trump Has Succinct Explanation for His Mail Vote

'Because I'm president of the United States'

(Newser) - President Trump is defending his decision to vote by mail in this week's Florida election , arguing that his reason was valid: He was busy being president in Washington.
  • "You know what, because I'm president of the United States, and because of the fact that I'm president of the United
...

US Population Growth Slows Amid Immigration Backlash

Especially hard hit: communities along Mexican border, hurricane-slammed Florida

(Newser) - Population growth rates in US metro areas dropped the steepest last year in communities along the border with Mexico due to declines in immigrants, while counties along Florida's Gulf Coast lost residents due to a series of hurricanes, according to population estimates released Thursday by the US Census Bureau....

GOP Faces Fallout From Flip of Mar-a-Lago Seat

Democrat Emily Gregory won special election on Trump's turf

(Newser) - After a Democrat flipped a state House seat for the district that includes Mar-a-Lago, Florida Republicans suddenly aren't so sure they want that victory lap on redistricting.
  • Redistricting. The party has been eyeing a mid-decade redraw of the state's congressional map that could, in theory, add up to
...

Cops: Driver Caused Chaos at Airport, 'Didn't Remember' Why

Man nearly missed hitting aircraft, tried to board others in Daytona Beach, police say

(Newser) - A "highly intoxicated" man in a Ford Mustang smashed through a security gate at Daytona Beach International Airport on Wednesday before reaching the airfield and attempting to board multiple planes, police say. The Volusia Sheriff's Office identified the driver as 58-year-old Bryan Parker of Holly Hill, who was...

Rubio Testifies Against Ally Accused as Secret Agent

Secretary of state details 2017 Venezuela talks in Miami trial of former Congressman David Rivera

(Newser) - Two Florida politicians who once shared a house in Tallahassee just shared something else: a federal courtroom. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent hours on Tuesday testifying against his ex-roommate and longtime friend David Rivera, a former congressman now on trial in Miami on charges that he secretly worked for...

Democrat Flips Mar-a-Lago's District in Special Election

Republican won the state House seat by 19 points in 2024

(Newser) - President Trump's vote by mail didn't swing it. Democrat Emily Gregory won a special election for a Florida state House seat on Tuesday, flipping a district that is home to Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the AP reports. The president endorsed Gregory's Republican rival, Jon Maples. Republican Mike...

Trump Whales on 'Mail-in Cheating,' Then Votes by Mail

President has been asking Congress to restrict mail voting, but used it in Tuesday's election in Florida

(Newser) - President Trump just used a system he's been hammering as "mail-in cheating." Voter records in Palm Beach County, Fla., show the president cast his ballot by mail in Tuesday's state House special election, where he has endorsed Republican Jon Maples over Democrat Emily Gregory. The records,...

ICE Crackdown Leaves Citizen Kids in the Balance
ICE Crackdown Leaves
Citizen Kids in the Balance
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Mar 23, 2026 9:37 AM CDT

ICE Crackdown Leaves Citizen Kids in the Balance

ProPublica: Data show arrests doubling, deportations of mothers quadrupling under Trump

(Newser) - ProPublica is out with a new investigative piece on deportations, but this one focuses not on the deportees but on their children. An analysis of internal ICE records obtained via a University of Washington lawsuit finds that in the first seven months of President Trump's second term, authorities...

A Late Clutch Shot Ousts Defending Champs

No. 9 Iowa upsets No. 1 Florida in the men's tournament

(Newser) - The first No. 1 seed has been ousted from the men's NCAA tournament—the defending champs, no less. Top-seeded Florida fell Sunday to No. 9 Iowa, 73-72, after Alvaro Folgueiras drilled a go-ahead three-pointer with four seconds left, reports USA Today . Watch it here . Florida, which scored a tournament-best...

James Comey Hit With Subpoena
James Comey Subpoenaed
Mar 20, 2026 1:15 AM CDT

James Comey Subpoenaed

Subpoena ties ex-FBI director to Trump-era Russia probe review

(Newser) - James Comey is back in prosecutors' sights. The former FBI director has been hit with a subpoena in a sweeping Florida-based investigation examining how the government handled the 2016 Russia election-interference probe and other Trump-related cases, sources tell NBC News and Axios . The inquiry is being run by Jason A....

19 Kids' Joseph Duggar Charged With Molesting Minor

31-year-old to be extradited to Florida

(Newser) - A second Duggar sibling is now facing child sex abuse charges. Joseph Duggar, one of the Arkansas reality-TV sons featured on TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, was arrested Wednesday after a now-14-year-old girl told police he molested her in Florida when she was 9, authorities said. The Bay County Sheriff's...

Hospital Seeks Court Order on Patient Who Won't Leave

Florida hospital says woman is still occupying room more than 5 months after discharge

(Newser) - Florida's Tallahassee Memorial Hospital says one of its former patients checked out on paper months ago—but never actually left. Now the hospital has turned to the courts, filing a lawsuit to force the woman from the inpatient room she's occupied since her discharge on Oct. 6, 2025, according to...

Florida Bid to Ban First Cousin Marriages Stalls in Legislature

Lawmaker quietly added, then lost, prohibition in broader health bill

(Newser) - Florida lawmakers have hit pause—not stop—on a move to outlaw marriage between first cousins, Action News Jax reports. Republican state Rep. Dean Black quietly attached an amendment to a Department of Health bill this session that would have barred first cousins from marrying starting in July. The change...

Florida Executes Man Who Raped, Killed Young Mother

Denise Amber Lee called 911 begging for help but critical information was not relayed

(Newser) - A Florida man was executed Tuesday evening for the rape and murder of a young mother who frantically called 911 on her attacker's cellphone while she was tied up in his car. Michael Lee King, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:13pm following a lethal injection at Florida State...

University of Florida Moves to Deactivate College Republicans

Chapter's misconduct includes 'a recent antisemitic gesture'

(Newser) - The University of Florida says it's deactivating the campus College Republicans as a registered student group after being notified that some members engaged in antisemitism. The deactivation effort at the University of Florida campus marks the second time this month that a public university in Florida has taken action...

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