Florida Republicans send ‘SAVE Act’–style proof-of-citizenship voting bill to DeSantis’ desk

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida lawmakers are sending Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a strict elections bill modeled after the federal SAVE America Act strongly championed by President Donald Trump that mandates voters verify their citizenship when registering. Lawmakers in Tallahassee, Florida, in the GOP-dominated state House approved the measure in a … Read more

Trump delivers remarks in Doral, Florida

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Trump to hold news conference in Florida as Iran war rages

Washington — President Trump will speak to reporters at his Miami-area golf club at around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, his first formal news conference since the U.S. and Israel began strikes on Iran.  The president is expected to give an update about the situation in Iran and take questions, the White House said.  Earlier Monday … Read more

Jury selection to begin in South Florida for 5 charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

MIAMI — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the U.S. federal trial of five men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla, Christian Sanon and James Solages are charged with conspiring in South Florida to kidnap or kill Haiti’s former leader, plus related … Read more

Lindsey Halligan under investigation by the Florida Bar

Washington — Lindsey Halligan, the former interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, is under investigation by the Florida Bar, according to a letter from the organization confirming the probe which was obtained by CBS News.    Halligan led cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, … Read more

Capitol rioter who was pardoned by Trump gets a life sentence for molesting 2 children in Florida

WASHINGTON — A Florida handyman who was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for molesting two children had been convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but was pardoned by President Donald Trump. Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, is among several Jan. 6 defendants who have been charged with new crimes since Trump’s … Read more

Florida man stuck in Qatar says

Hundreds of thousands of stranded passengers and workers are trying to leave the Middle East after airlines canceled flights throughout the region. CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio spoke with Trent Burns, a Florida man, who is stuck in Qatar. CBS News’ Olivia Gazis reports and Constance Hunter, chief economist of the Economist Intelligence Unit, has more … Read more

Google faces first lawsuit alleging its AI chatbot encouraged a Florida man to commit suicide

Google is facing a new federal lawsuit from the family of a man who died by suicide after allegedly being influenced by Gemini, the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot. The lawsuit is the first of its kind against Google, though its competitor OpenAI has faced several similar wrongful death claims involving its AI tools. Lawyers for Jonathan Gavalas’ … Read more

Man convicted of 1991 fatal shooting of police officer is set to be executed in Florida

STARKE, Fla. — A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop is set to be executed Tuesday evening in Florida. Billy Leon Kearse, 53, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Kearse was initially sentenced … Read more