3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (407+ words) A prolonged and dangerous heat wave is set to grip parts of the Southern United States this week, as forecasters warned that temperatures are expected to soar into triple digits, with daily records at risk of being broken. The most…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (376+ words) Eleven people were busted for alleged possession and distribution of kiddie porn aboard two different cruise ships in Boston on Friday — the third takedown of pedophiles on an ocean liner this year. The 11 foreign laborers — nine from the Philippines, one…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (245+ words) Alex and Yana Yanovsky worked in the aquarium business in Ukraine for more than 20 years. Whenever they added a jellyfish tank to one of their aquariums, visitors gravitated toward it more than any other sea creature, so they opened a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1002+ words) WASHINGTON — As the year’s midterm primaries draw to a close, Tuesday’s results in Florida, Wyoming and Alaska continued to underscore an unpredictable election season marked by unreliable polls, intra-party divides and surprise showings by political outsiders. In one high-profile surprise,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (822+ words) A democratic socialist pulled off a stunning upset in Florida’s Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday, defeating her better-funded opponent with a strong showing in communities where progressives usually struggle. State Rep. Angie Nixon’s victory over retired Lt. Col....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (533+ words) Florida executed its 13th death row prisoner of the year Tuesday evening amid the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty championed by Governor Ron DeSantis. William Frances Silvia, 61, who was convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and injuring his…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (170+ words) A former Republican lawmaker has been nominated for governor of Florida — as a Democrat. David Jolly, a moderate lawmaker who has been outspoken against President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement for years, easily swept the Democratic nomination on Tuesday…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1044+ words) Tuesday’s primary punctuates just how much Florida, once the nation’s largest swing state, has been transformed into a solidly Republican bastion. Florida’s electoral contests are no longer the nail-biters that led to past recounts and countless late-night jokes. Its politics…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (659+ words) President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work. Trump’s solicitor general petitioned the…...