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Election Workers Push Back on 'Brazen" Giuliani Move

Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss file suit over ex-NYC mayor's attempt to protect his luxury Florida condo

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani hasn't been having a great year , and things just got a bit worse. Right after a judge dismissed his bankruptcy case last month, the Trump ally and former New York City mayor filed a declaration that said his luxury condo in Palm Beach, Florida, was his new...

Publishers, Authors Sue Florida Over Book Bans

State law has led to classics 'being unlawfully labeled obscene and removed from shelves'

(Newser) - Book publishers including Penguin Random House, the nation's biggest, are suing Florida over what they say is "unconstitutional legislation" that has caused thousands of books to be banned. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Orlando Thursday says book bans have surged since the state's controversial HB...

New Harris Ad Specifically Trolls Mar-a-Lago

VP's campaign is paying for spot on Project 2025 to appear on Trump's home turf in Florida

(Newser) - "Donald Trump's back, and he's out for control—complete control. And he has a plan to get it." That's the gist of the latest political ad from the Kamala Harris campaign on her opponent for the Oval Office. Trump, whom she ties to Project 2025...

Florida Executes Student&#39;s Killer
Florida Executes Student's Killer
Aug 29, 2024 5:45 PM CDT

Florida Executes Student's Killer

John Edwards, 18, was killed while camping with his sister, who was raped in the attack

(Newser) - A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the murder victim's older sister while the siblings camped in a national forest 30 years ago was executed Thursday. Loran Cole, 57, received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:15pm at Florida State Prison, the...

Man Charged With Girl's Murder Made Chilling Search

Stephan Sterns, charged with killing girlfriend's daughter, searched for powerful anesthetic

(Newser) - A Florida man accused of sexually abusing and murdering his girlfriend's daughter made some chilling online searches before the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, according to a newly released case report. The Kissimmee Police Department said Stephan Sterns searched for Sevoflurane, a powerful anesthetic used in surgeries, WESH reports....

Ex-Deputy Turns Himself in Over Airman's Fatal Shooting

Eddie Duran accused of manslaughter in shooting of Roger Fortson inside his Florida home

(Newser) - A former Florida sheriff's deputy charged with killing a Black US Air Force senior airman who answered his apartment door while holding a gun pointed toward the ground was arrested Monday, officials said. Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran, 38, was charged with manslaughter with a firearm in the...

Hangover Actor Is the New Recipient of a Restraining Order

Nathalie Fay is charged with domestic battery after allegedly punching her beau

(Newser) - An actor who appeared in films The Hangover and Old School has been arrested for allegedly punching her boyfriend, who's taken out a restraining order against her. Nathalie Fay, a Canadian-born actor whose real name is Nathalie Tordion, was arrested Saturday in Miami and now faces a charge of...

Woman Takes Plea Deal in Death of Man Shaken as Baby

Terry McKirchy sentenced to 3 years in 2019 death of 35-year-old Benjamin Dowling

(Newser) - A former babysitter pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday for the 2019 death of a man she was accused of disabling as an infant 40 years ago. Terry McKirchy, 62, accepted a plea deal for the death of Benjamin Dowling, who died at 35 after a life of severe disabilities caused...

Man's Free Disney+ Trial Now a Headache After Wife's Death

Company says man whose wife died after eating at restaurant agreed in streaming contract not to sue

(Newser) - A widower suing the Walt Disney Co. over his wife's death in a restaurant at one of the company's Florida entertainment complexes has discovered there's a wrench in his complaint—all because he took advantage years earlier of a free trial of the Disney+ streaming service.
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On First Day of School, 'We've Already Had a Tragedy'

Mom accidentally runs over daughter, 12, during drop-off in front of Florida middle school

(Newser) - The first day of school got off to a terrible start in Sarasota, Florida, on Monday as a mother accidentally ran over her daughter outside the 12-year-old's middle school. The girl had exited her mother's Lincoln Navigator on a road outside Booker Middle School around 7:45am local...

This Is America's Best State to Live In

According to WalletHub, Massachusetts tops the list, while Louisiana comes in last

(Newser) - From sea to shining sea, and every stretch in between, the United States offers plenty of diverse places to settle down, though the "ideal" locale will differ for each person or family. WalletHub has attempted to whittle down the choices with an overall look at each state, comparing all...

Deepfakes Derailed Her Political Career

Sabrina Javellana's rising star in politics began when she was just 21. Then the deepfakes came.

(Newser) - Sabrina Javellana became one of Florida's youngest elected officials in 2018 when she won a seat on the Hallandale Beach City Commission at age 21. As she served and finished college, she adjusted to life in the public sphere, often drawing ire for her progressive views, reports the New ...

Hurricane Debby Dumps $1M in Cocaine on Florida Beach
Hurricane Debby Apparently
Brought a Lot of Cocaine
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Aug 10, 2024 12:00 PM CDT

Hurricane Debby Apparently Brought a Lot of Cocaine

Storm dumps packages worth $1M on beaches in the Florida Keys

(Newser) - Hurricane Debby is wreaking havoc in the South this week, with Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina its biggest targets, but the storm system brought a little something extra to the Sunshine State, per the AP : 70 pounds of cocaine, worth about $1 million, that washed up in the Florida Keys,...

It's Open Season on Florida Pythons Again

Annual Florida Python Challenge gives state a chance to cull invasive species

(Newser) - Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes. The annual 10-day hunt, which started more than a decade ago, promotes public awareness of issues with...

Boy Killed in Mobile Home as Hurricane Blows Through

Tree was felled by Hurricane Debby in Levy County, Florida

(Newser) - The worst effects of Hurricane Debby are supposed to unfold over the next few days in the form of potentially catastrophic flooding in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. But the storm has been blamed for a wind-related death only hours after making landfall in Florida . The Levy County Sheriff's...

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'Historic' Debby
Makes Landfall in Florida
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Aug 5, 2024 6:34 AM CDT

'Historic' Debby Makes Landfall in Florida

Hurricane will bring heavy rain to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina

(Newser) - Hurricane Debby made landfall Monday in northern Florida as a Category 1 storm, per the AP . The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Debby, with maximum sustained winds of 80mph, made landfall in Steinhatchee, a tiny community of less than 1,000 residents in the Big Bend area of Florida'...

Debby Nears Florida, Georgia
Debby Nears Florida, Georgia
Aug 4, 2024 10:10 AM CDT

Debby Nears Florida, Georgia

Forecasters warn of storm surges, flooding, tornadoes as storm strengthens

(Newser) - Florida and Georgia have mobilized emergency resources and were preparing for a tropical storm forecast to hit the Gulf Coast early Monday as a hurricane. Some coastal areas could see dangerous surges of up to 10 feet, officials said, and tornadoes are possible throughout Florida in parts of southeastern Georgia....

Florida's Gulf Coast Is About to Get Very Wet

Tropical depression that may turn into Tropical Storm Debby will likely bring rain, wind, flooding

(Newser) - A tropical depression over Cuba is growing better organized and is likely to bring drenching rain and coastal flooding to much of Florida's Gulf Coast, forecasters said Saturday. The storm strengthened into a tropical depression late Friday and is expected to become a tropical storm by Saturday night, once...

Cops: Dad Dumped Girl, 10, on Dark Road, Sped Away

Witnesses said 10-year-old was crying as her father fled the scene in Kissimmee, Florida

(Newser) - A Florida man threw a 10-year-old girl out of his silver Toyota Tundra pickup truck shortly after midnight on Tuesday, hurling her toys after her, according to witnesses in an affidavit seen by USA Today . Per those bystanders in Kissimmee, the distressed girl cried as the man then drove off...

DeSantis Declares Emergency in 'Vast Majority' of Florida Counties

Ahead of developing storm system forecasters are warning about

(Newser) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for "the vast majority" of the state's counties ahead of a storm system that has a 70% chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next week, per the National Hurricane Center. "Based on meteorological reports, there...

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