The Trump administration on Tuesday widened its efforts to stamp out Medicaid fraud, at least in its fifth state this year, calling on Florida officials to share information on how they identify, prevent, and address bad actors in their state program. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz had previously sent similar … Read more
Spring break “takeovers” have started to overwhelm some Florida cities and local officials. The massive gatherings are organized on social media and pose danger “because they are organized by promoters and the city is not aware of it,” Daytona Beach Commissioner Stacy Cantu said. In Daytona Beach, Florida, a large crowd present for a so-called … Read more
STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man convicted of abducting, raping and murdering a young mother is set to be executed Tuesday. Michael Lee King, 54, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. King was sentenced to death in 2009 after being convicted of first-degree murder, … Read more
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida says it’s deactivating the campus College Republicans as a registered student group after being notified that some members engaged in antisemitism. The deactivation effort at the University of Florida campus marks the second time this month that a public university in Florida has taken action against a Republican … Read more
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
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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
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
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
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