Jeff Martin | The Associated Press

Will McNeil Jr. is joined by his great-grandmother, Annette James, during a July 23, 2025 press conference where he detailed his February 2025 arrest by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

Black student dragged from car and punched by Jacksonville officers says he was scared and confused

At a news conference in Jacksonville, 22-year-old William McNeil Jr. spoke softly as he made a few brief comments with his family and civil rights attorneys by his side.

FILE - Attorney Ben Crump speaks during a news conference, May 5, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)

Law & Justice

Black man punched and pulled from his car by Florida officers on video is set to speak to public

Jeff Martin | The Associated Press

William McNeil Jr. is set to host a news conference Wednesday at a Jacksonville church alongside his family and attorneys. Footage of the 22-year-old man's arrest has sparked nationwide outrage. Civil rights lawyers accuse authorities of fabricating their arrest report.

Weather

Supermoon could team up with Idalia to raise tides higher just as the storm makes landfall

Jeff Martin | The Associated Press

A rare blue supermoon could play a role in an unfolding disaster as Hurricane Idalia takes aim at Florida's west coast.

In a long exposure photo, lights from a snowplow illuminate sleet at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. Ceremonies scheduled for the site on Monday, to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday, have been canceled because of the weather.

On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work

Jeff Martin | The Associated Press

Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting “the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow,” President Joe Biden said Monday.