Jacksonville gunman was turned away from historically Black university before racist shooting that killed 3 at nearby store, authorities say
The gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday had earlier been turned away from the campus of a historically Black university -- just blocks away from the site of the shooting that targeted Black people, authorities said.
2023-08-27 13:50
Jacksonville shooting: Racist gunman kills three black people in Florida store
Two men and a woman were killed by a gunman who then shot himself, in a "hate-filled" attack, officials say.
2023-08-27 09:25
Gunman kills three, himself in racially motivated shooting, Jacksonville sheriff says
By Jasper Ward and Patricia Zengerle A white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed
2023-08-27 08:47
'Multiple fatalities' in shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, mayor says
There are "multiple fatalities" from a shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, Saturday afternoon, Mayor Donna Deegan told CNN.
2023-08-27 05:30
Students, professors report chaos as semester begins at New College of Florida
Months after what critics have decried as a conservative takeover at New College of Florida, students and professors say a sense of confusion and anxiety looms over the start of fall semester in Sarasota, Florida.
2023-08-26 19:52
Florida elementary school principal and teacher are placed on leave after Black students are singled out at an assembly
The principal and a teacher at a Flagler County, Florida, elementary school are on paid administrative leave after an assembly was held only for fourth and fifth-grade Black students, who were collectively told to improve their school performance, according to the school district -- regardless of how each student was doing individually.
2023-08-25 13:45
Florida officials approve tougher punishment for college staff who break new restroom rules for transgender people
Florida education officials on Wednesday unanimously approved harsher penalties against state college employees who violate a new law barring them and students from using restrooms or changing facilities for a gender other than the one assigned at birth.
2023-08-24 12:22
Lawsuit seeks to halt Medicaid terminations in Florida
Two consumer advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in a Florida federal court Tuesday seeking to halt the state's termination of residents' Medicaid benefits. The suit is the first in the nation to challenge states' resumption of reviewing Medicaid enrollees' eligibility and dropping those deemed no longer qualified.
2023-08-23 07:27
Democrats recruit ex-congresswoman to challenge Sen. Rick Scott and test whether Florida is still a battleground
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a Democrat who once represented the Miami area in the US House, will run for Senate from Florida, the former congresswoman told CNN, ending a monthslong search by her party for a challenger to Republican Sen. Rick Scott next year.
2023-08-22 19:51
Chris Christie brings the fight to Trump and DeSantis on their home turf
Just days ahead of a crucial first Republican presidential debate, Chris Christie held a town hall in the home state of the two leading primary contenders.
2023-08-19 23:24
How a real Trump supporter unknowingly became the face of a fake liberal Twitter account
Erica Marsh quickly rose to fame earlier this year as a viral left-wing voice on social media. Her incendiary tweets, often ultra-liberal and hyper-political, drew millions of views and the ire of conservatives, who pointed to her outlandish comments comparing Republicans to pedophiles and conservative Supreme Court justices to Nazis as examples of extreme liberalism run amok.
2023-08-18 08:18
US judge won't block Florida law barring Chinese citizens from owning homes
By Daniel Wiessner A U.S. judge in Florida on Thursday declined to block the state's law barring citizens
2023-08-18 03:47