Jan 6

Florida man pleads guilty to attacking police officers in Capitol riot

A Florida man pleaded guilty Wednesday to attacking police officers while storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection. Matthew Council, 50, of Riverview, Florida, pleaded guilty in District of Columbia federal court to one felony count of assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement officers, one felony count of interfering with a law enforcement […]

Thanksgiving travel

Florida, other states target mask requirement

State Attorney General Ashley Moody and other Republican politicians from across the country urged an appeals court this week to uphold a Florida federal judge’s ruling that blocked a mask requirement on airplanes and in other transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moody’s office, taking the lead in a brief filed by officials from 23 states, […]

Car crashed into Florida pool, driver pulled to safety

A Wednesday morning crash ended with a car in a swimming pool at a Lakeland country club. Police were called to the pool area at Sandpipers Golf & Country Club around 7:43 a.m. They said a woman accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake. A man says he helped the woman escape from the […]

Florida’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law fuels anti-LGBTQ hate online

Research that analyzed social media posts finds that hateful references to gays, lesbians and other LGBTQ people surged online after Florida passed a law that bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. References to pedophiles and “ grooming ” rose by more than 400 percent in the month after […]

How to watch the Sturgeon moon – the last supermoon of the year

The Sturgeon moon – August’s full moon – will take the night sky this week, offering spectators the last supermoon of the year. This Sturgeon moon is considered to be the fourth supermoon in a row after the Buck moon in July, Strawberry moon in June and Flower moon in May. A supermoon refers to […]

President Biden signed into law a bill providing more than $200 billion to boost domestic production of semiconductor computer chips

Biden signs semiconductor bill into law, boosting U.S. production

President Biden on Tuesday signed into law a bill known as the Chips and Science Act, providing more than $200 billion to boost domestic production of semiconductor computer chips and reduce U.S. reliance on overseas manufacturing of the components that power nearly all facets of modern technology. The bill passed both chambers of Congress last […]

Beaned Little League batter rises to console upset pitcher

A Little League batter rose from a beaning to console the upset pitcher in a dramatic scene at a Little League regional tournament game Tuesday in Waco, Texas. The incident happened during a Little League Southwest Regional Playoff final. Righthander Kaiden Shelton of Pearland, Texas, was facing batter Isaiah Jarvis of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tuesday when […]

Elon Musk sells $7B in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter fight

Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of shares in Tesla as the billionaire gets his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter. Musk disclosed in a series of regulatory filings that he unloaded about 8 million shares of his company Tesla Inc. in recent days. “In the (hopefully unlikely) event […]

Italy says ‘arrivederci’ to Domino’s Pizza

It’s a black pie for Domino’s Pizza. After teaming with a local business seven years ago to introduce the brand in Italy, the chain’s last restaurant in the gastronomic home of pizza is closing, according to Bloomberg News. The U.S. company partnered with a franchiser, ePizza SpA, to open the first Domino’s in Milan in […]

Trump will be questioned in New York fraud investigation Wednesday

Former President Donald Trump will be questioned by the New York Attorney General’s office Wednesday, as its years-long civil fraud probe nears its conclusion. Trump confirmed Wednesday’s deposition in the wide-ranging investigation in a post on his social network. He called the investigation a “witch hunt” and said “my great company, and myself, are being […]