Florida

The case, which is expected to go to the Florida Supreme Court, centers on an overhaul of North Florida’s Congressional District 5, which in the past elected Black Democrat Al Lawson. Voting-rights groups and other plaintiffs argue that the overhaul violated part of the constitutional amendment, known as the Fair Districts Amendment, that barred drawing districts that would “diminish” the ability of minorities to “elect representatives of their choice.”

Since a cache of high-power guns was seized in Port-au-Prince last year, a baroque conspiracy has emerged that showcases the Florida links to Haiti's heavily armed gangs.

Inter-American Development Bank brass visited Miami this week to launch a new Bid for the Americas effort, hoping to expand U.S.-Latin America business and trade ties.

Anyone who has been drinking or using other substances, can call the service for a free ride home for themselves and their car, within a ten-mile radius.

Trump celebrated at a gathering of Florida Republicans on Saturday after a group of state lawmakers switched their endorsements from DeSantis. The governor countered that his conservative successes in Florida make him an ideal Republican standard-bearer.

Gov. Ron DeSantis urged the Florida Supreme Court to reject a challenge to his suspension of Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell, saying the case “presents a political question.”

The chancellor of Florida’s university system is calling on schools to disband chapters of the group National Students for Justice in Palestine amid the war between Israel and Hamas.

Former President Donald Trump told a rally crowd in West Palm Beach on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuhad "let us down" before the U.S. killed a top Iranian general. Trump further faulted the country's intelligence agencies, saying they needed to "step up their game."

In one case, voting rights groups argue state officials dismantled a historically Black voting district. In the other, activists say city of Miami leaders created voting districts based solely on race.

Nutrients from stormwater and reclaimed water are feeding red tide algae blooms, according to findings from a peer-reviewed study out of the University of Florida.

Rodney Jacobs Jr., Executive Director of a Miami police oversight panel, is running to represent West Broward in state Senate District 35.

With this dangerous heat wave forecasted to keep smothering the southern U.S. and Florida the next several weeks, it is important to know the key differences between heat-related illnesses.