Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety
Americans have often moved between states for opportunities. Now they’re being forced to uproot themselves to escape hostile forces under Trump Continue reading…
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Florida students lobby to keep 2018 gun control law in wake of recent shooting
Students traumatized by Parkland and Florida university shootings urge lawmakers not to roll back restrictionsFlorida students who were traumatized by the 2018 Parkland school shooting – and last week’s deadly shooting at Florida State University – are…
Passengers evacuate Delta plane after engine catches fire at Florida airport
Flight headed for Atlanta, Georgia, had left gate when flames began to rise, forcing people to clear jet via slidesA Delta aircraft caught on fire on the tarmac at the Orlando international airport on Monday morning, forcing frightened passengers to ev…
House Democrats land in El Salvador to push for return of Kilmar Ábrego García
Four representatives join effort to challenge the Trump administration’s refusal to facilitate the immigrant’s releaseWho is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador?A delegation of four House Democrats has arrived in El Salvador t…
‘Trust is gone’: fears grow as police on some Florida campuses trained by Ice
At least 11 state colleges enroll in program that trains officers for ‘limited’ involvement in immigration operationsFears of a new wave of deportations and student visa cancellations are rising at a number of Florida’s most diverse universities after …
Florida releases US-born American citizen who was arrested on Ice orders
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez was detained for two days despite an attorney submitting certificate proving US birthUS politics live – latest updatesA US-born American citizen who was arrested then detained in county jail at the request of Immigration and Cus…
$10M charity scandal could derail Casey DeSantis’s bid for FL governor: analysis
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) had hoped to pass the gubernatorial baton to his wife, Casey DeSantis, when his full term runs out in 2027, describing her as the right person to take his accomplishments “to the next level.”But an analysis piece in The Guardi…
How a scandal could knock the wind out of the Florida first lady’s political sails
A charity controversy and GOP unrest threaten Casey DeSantis’s chances of succeeding her husband as governor in 2026It had the hallmarks of a dynasty in the making. When Ron DeSantis was asked in February whom he would like to see succeed him as Florid…
Shocked students return to Florida campus after shooting that killed two
Suspect arrested and charged with attack on Florida State University in Tallahassee that also left six injuredStudents at Florida State University (FSU) returned to a campus that was still in shock on Friday to retrieve the belongings they abandoned in…
Two killed and six injured in Florida university shooting, officials say
Police took in suspect Phoenix Ikner, 20, a Florida State University student and son of a sheriff’s deputyTwo people were killed in a mass shooting at the Florida State University (FSU) campus in Tallahassee on Thursday, and six others were injured, po…