TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–A week after releasing a short, prepared statement about his wife’s breast cancer diagnosis, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) spoke publicly about the matter for the first time Tuesday. “I have faith,” DeSantis said told reporters during a news conference in St. Pete Beach. “I got faith in the big guy upstairs, and I’ve…Continue Reading
In “Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book,” Walker Percy writes, “Johnny Carson, when questioned about his aplomb on the stage before a TV audience of millions, replied: ‘Sure, I’m at ease up there—because I’m in control—but when I’m at a cocktail party and caught in a one-on-one conversation: panic city!’” In his book…Continue Reading
A Florida man was arrested Tuesday in the shooting death of a woman who was on a Zoom call when her 2-year-old fired a gun, officials said.The man, Veondre Avery, 22, the child’s father, faces charges of manslaughter and failure to securely store a firearm in the killing of Shamaya Lynn, 21, on Aug. 11,…Continue Reading
The Florida Health Department fined a county government over $3.5 million Tuesday for violating the state’s ban on vaccination passports — the first time the state has punished a locality for defying the ban.The Health Department said in a statement that officials in Leon County, where Tallahassee, the state capital, is located, violated state law…Continue Reading
Three employees were killed after a shooting Tuesday at a Memphis postal facility, authorities said.”The shooter is one of three employees deceased by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” FBI Memphis spokeswoman Lisa-Anne Culp said.The employees’ identities have not been publicly announced, and motivation for the shootings was not revealed. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is…Continue Reading
MIAMI — The tumultuous end to the tenure of Miami’s high-profile police chief has left many outside South Florida’s political circles wondering what happened after he arrived on the job six months ago, hailed by many as a nationally distinguished leader in law enforcement.Mayor Francis Suarez offered a blunt take Tuesday on why Police Chief…Continue Reading
A Texas man was charged in federal court with threatening a prominent health policy professional over her Covid-19 vaccination advocacy, ethnic background and gender, authorities said Tuesday.The Justice Department said the man, Scott Eli Harris, 51, of Aubrey, was arrested following Tuesday’s unsealing of a grand jury indictment that contained a single allegation.It says he…Continue Reading
Early in our careers, we were thrilled to contribute to technology that could create new ways of engaging with one another, our devices and information around the world. Today, we work at two of the largest technology corporations, Google and Amazon. We joined these companies because we saw the huge impact that they have on…Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — The White House told governors to start preparing to vaccinate children as young as 5 by early next month in anticipation of clearance of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for the age group in the coming weeks, a White House official said.The Biden administration has purchased 65 million pediatric doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, enough…Continue Reading
A bounty hunter shot and killed a 24-year-old man in Texas who was wanted for felony domestic violence, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted that a fatal Monday night shooting in Houston was committed by “a fugitive recovery agent (bounty hunter)” who was searching for a wanted person.The unnamed…Continue Reading