Florida

In Florida, African Americans make up 16% of the voting population but account for more than 20% of those who have lost their right to vote due to prior felony convictions. Even after a permanent ban on voting was lifted for people with felonies on their records, the state continues to bar them from casting ballots until they have paid...

A rare two-headed snake was discovered at a home in Florida, state wildlife officials said. The southern black racer was found at a home in Palm Harbor, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said. The snake was being cared for and monitored by FWC. It has a low chance of survival in the wild since its brains will make…

Epsilon has strengthened into a hurricane, the 10th of the Atlantic season, as it approaches Bermuda on Thursday.

Authorities say a Florida man fatally shot his twin brother while they were joking around in an SUV.

During his first campaign rally since testing positive for COVID-19, President Donald Trump claimed he was now immune to the virus. “The nice part, I went through it. Now they say I’m immune,” he told supporters in Orlando, Fla. “I feel so powerful. I’ll walk into that audience. I’ll walk in there. I’ll kiss everyone in that...

Carnival Cruise Line says it’s canceling its remaining cruises scheduled for November out of two Florida ports, as well as five cruises from Australia at the beginning of next year

Isaiah Spiller rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 21 Texas A&M beat fourth-ranked Florida 41-38 on Seth Small’s 26-yard field goal as time expired Saturday.

Republicans in Florida are fighting to energize President Donald Trump’s base while the president recovers from the coronavirus

Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a dangerous Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds Tuesday while following a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then continue on to the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.

SpaceX successfully launched another set of satellites into space after multiple delays due to inclement weather.

As President Donald Trump recovers from the coronavirus, Joe Biden is capitalizing on having the campaign trail largely to himself by hitting critical swing states and investing in longtime Republican bastions that he hopes might expand his path to victory.

Authorities in Florida say a woman has been killed and a man hospitalized following a shooting at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Jacksonville

The Tampa International Airport announced Tuesday that it will be the first in the nation to test passengers for the coronavirus in the terminal

It’s no wonder so many Americans retire down south. The Sunshine State has four of the top five places for retirement, according to the latest WalletHub Best & Worst Places to Retire report. “Florida is a tax haven for everyone, but especially for the elderly, so when it comes to affordable living, all of these cities are going to be hard...

Florida state prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men accused of soliciting prostitution at a Jupiter spa, after the court ruled key surveillance videos could not be used in the case. State Attorney Dave Aronberg said during a virtual press conference that without surveillance video of the men — including Kraft —…

A Florida wildlife sanctuary is building a new 2,500-acre home for former circus elephants

Democratic billionaire and former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is helping Florida felons pay their debts so they can vote in the presidential election

Florida prosecutors said Monday that they will not appeal a court ruling throwing out video recordings allegedly showing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for massage parlor sex acts, making it likely that misdemeanor charges against him and other customers will be dropped.

Cuban Americans in South Florida have historically voted Republican. The demographic, which still has fresh memories of Fidel Castro’s repressive regime, has largely backed Republicans, whom they believed would hold a firm line against communism. But that trend is changing among younger Cuban Americans.

Sheriff’s officials in the Florida Keys say a 64-year-old Texas man died during a diving trip.