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Robert Mueller Submits Report On Russia Investigation To Attorney General

Updated at 7:46 p.m. ET Attorney General William Barr received a report on Friday by special counsel Robert Mueller about the findings from Mueller's investigation into the Russian attack on the 2016 presidential election . Barr notified congressional leaders in a letter that said he is "reviewing the report and anticipate that I may be in a position to advise you of the special counsel's principal conclusions as soon as this weekend." Mueller is not recommending any more indictments, a...

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The Mueller Report Is Getting A Lot Of Attention. Here's How We Got Here

By Philip Ewing • Mar 22, 2019

Special counsel Robert Mueller's report has been a long time in the making.

Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017 by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey.

Defense For Confessed Parkland Shooter, Prosecutors Disagree Over Release Of Information

By Sam Turken • Mar 22, 2019

Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP Pool

Attorneys for the confessed Parkland school shooter and Florida prosecutors continued to disagree on Friday over the state’s pace of releasing evidence to the defense.

During a status hearing with Nikolas Cruz present, public defender Melisa McNeill complained that Florida has not turned over all requested police body camera footage and other information from investigations related to the shooting. Prosecutors countered, saying the state has released all of the requested evidence it has.

Trump To Nominate Stephen Moore To The Fed. Both Say It Raised Rates Too Much

By Jim Zarroli • Mar 22, 2019

Updated at 10:45 p.m. ET

President Trump said Friday he will nominate conservative TV commentator and former Trump campaign adviser Stephen Moore to one of two vacant seats on the Federal Reserve Board.

Moore, 59, has joined the president in criticizing the central bank, led by Chairman Jerome Powell, for raising interest rates.

"I have known Steve for a long time — and have no doubt he will be an outstanding choice!" Trump said in a tweet.

Controversial 'Abortion Reversal' Regimen Is Put To The Test

By Mara Gordon • Mar 22, 2019

Dr. Mitchell Creinin never expected to be in the position of investigating a treatment he doesn't think works.

And yet, Creinin will be spending the next year or so using a research grant from the Society of Family Planning to put to the test a treatment he sees as dubious — one that recently has gained traction, mostly via the Internet, among groups that oppose abortion. They call it "abortion pill reversal."

House Passes Bill To Make Opening Hospitals Easier

By Christine Sexton - News Service of Florida • Mar 22, 2019

The Florida House on Thursday began trying to sweep away controversial health-care regulations, approving a bill that is a top priority of House Speaker Jose Oliva, R-Miami Lakes.

Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Charges Of Mailing Bombs To Trump Critics

By Richard Gonzales • Mar 22, 2019

A Florida man accused of mailing pipe bombs to a number of prominent Democrats and Trump critics, as well as CNN, has pleaded guilty before a federal judge in New York.

Doral Charter School Mural Shows Support For Venezuela

By Jamie Doolittle • Mar 21, 2019

Students at Downtown Doral Charter Elementary School are completing a mural to show solidarity with Venezuela.

The mural features the red, blue and yellow colors of Venezuela's flag, and features a large fist that the artists say symbolizes the strength of the Venezuelan people trying to break free from oppression. It is named “Juntos Por Venezuela,” or "Together for Venezuela."

The mural is painted on the ground in front of the entrance to the school and is about the size of a large SUV.

Kushner Used Private Email To Conduct Official Business, House Committee Says

By Tim Mak • Mar 21, 2019

Jared Kushner's attorney told the House Committee on Oversight and Reform that Kushner uses private messaging applications and personal email to communicate about official White House matters, the committee wrote in a letter to White House Counsel Pat Cipollone on Thursday.

'Change Cannnot Wait': Meet South Florida's Soon-To-Be Presidential Candidate

By Alejandra Martinez & Chris Remington • Mar 21, 2019

City of Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam is scheduled to announce his 2020 presidential bid on March 30.

Former Murdoch Executive Says He Quit Over Fox's Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

By David Folkenflik • Mar 21, 2019

In recent days, Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel and some of its corporate siblings have faced renewed and withering criticism for the way they depict Muslims and immigrants. Calls for boycotts of shows and pressure campaigns on advertisers ensued.

Last weekend, a Muslim news producer said she quit Fox's corporate cousin, Sky News Australia, over its coverage of Muslims following the massacre at two New Zealand mosques. Her post went viral.