Florida

A survey found that about one in three Florida homeowners want to sell their homes but won't because giving up their pandemic-era mortgage interest rate simply costs too much. This equates to more than 113,000 homeowners in the state.

Amnesty International is calling on the Congress and global leaders to halt what it describes as an "unconscionable campaign of extrajudicial killings at sea" carried out by the U.S. military.

Following a state-approved visit Tuesday to Alligator Alcatraz, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, a Democrat from Orlando, said he wants state and federal officials to disclose where remaining immigrant detainees are being transferred amid reported plans to permanently close the detention facility.

Members of the state Cabinet warned Tuesday they won’t hold back on taking legal action against those responsible for blazes that get out of control and affect residential areas as the peak of an already highly active year for wildfires has yet to arrive.

It’s the first installment of the $608 million FEMA grant Florida’s been waiting for since the detention center opened last summer.

Nixon, who is also running as a U.S. Senate candidate, began her protest around noon, hoping to speak with a DeSantis staff member to discuss affordability in Florida.

“I’m fighting to lower costs for Florida families, and that starts with an immediate pause on the federal gas tax to provide immediate relief for Floridians.” Vindman said in a statement.

The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press. One of the people said the potential indictment is connected to Castro's alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of planes operated by the Miami exile group.

With hurricane season approaching, the National Hurricane Center is preparing to test a new forecast cone and mobile-friendly web pages. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has again proposed eliminating offices that investigate hurricanes and improve forecasts.

The state with the nation's second highest number of uninsured — 858,000 Latinos — is Florida, according to the report. More than 71 million people with low incomes rely on Medicaid, which expanded under the Affordable Care Act.

A new study found sea turtle scutes can archive their lives and hold clues to lasting impacts from damaging red tides and other hazardous events.

When adjusted for inflation, the average teacher salary decreased by an estimated 4.6% over the past decade, according to a new report.