Rick Mayer

Monday's state average of $2.97 is down 13 cents from a week ago, according to AAA. National prices are slightly up for the week, but still 42 cents down from a year ago.

Legislators who favor the liability protection for Bayer say lawsuits alleging the herbicide roundup causes cancer would hurt the agriculture industry facing increased costs. Opponents demand accountability.

The 120-mph winds ripped the fabric roof to pieces at the Rays' stadium. Blocks away, a crane fell at a high-rise construction site. No injuries were reported.

The poll conducted by the University of North Florida shows constitutional measures on recreational marijuana and abortion rights appear to have the 60% threshold needed to pass.

The Lightning now know their first-round opponent: the Florida Panthers. Game 1 is slated for Saturday or Sunday in Sunrise. The schedule for the best-of-seven series has not been announced.

Many hospitals are shuttering their obstetrics units because insurance and Medicaid aren't reimbursing enough to cover the cost of births, the report notes.

The Biden administration is requiring states give CHIP beneficiaries 12 months of continuous coverage, even if families don't pay monthly premiums. State lawyers say premiums are needed for expansion of coverage signed into law last year.

The state reported the most cases of the summer, although numbers remain far lower than in the previous three summers. Also, the state had 90,232 reported resident deaths due to the virus.

From 2015 to 2020, about 20% of the reported U.S. cases were in Florida, and 81% of those cases were in Central Florida, according to a research letter by the CDC.

University of South Florida researchers were major contributors in a recently published study that found hearing aids can slow cognitive decline in some older adults with hearing loss. It's the latest research showing a possible connection between hearing loss and the onset of dementia in older adults.

Sarasota and Manatee counties remain under mosquito-borne illness alert. Polk and Orange counties are under advisories. A third case of dengue was confirmed in Miami-Dade.

The data, apparently taken from a location used to automate email messages, was made available by an “unknown and unauthorized party” on an online forum, HCA announced.