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  • McCormickLaw

    The government paid $5 million instead of $50,000 to a Florida Democrat’s healthcare company. She claims innocence from fraud

    By David Fischer and The Associated Press
  • CORRECTS TO HEARING, NOT ARRAIGNMENT – U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., speaks to the media after a hearing in federal court Monday, Dec. 29, 2025 in Miami. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)Politics

    Florida congresswoman accused of stealing $5 million in COVID funds insists she’s innocent

    By David Fischer and The Associated Press
  • Jack NicklausLaw

    Golf legend Jack Nicklaus wins $50 million verdict against former business partners over defamation

    By Nick Lichtenberg, David Fischer, and others
  • Sean KingstonLaw

    Judge sends singer Sean Kingston to jail for over 3 years: ‘He is a thief and a conman, plain and simple’

    By David Fischer and The Associated Press
  • Dillon Angulo, who was seriously injured in a Florida crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot driver assist technology, speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Miami, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/David Fischer)AI

    Jury’s order for Tesla to pay $243 million in Autopilot crash will ‘send shock waves’ throughout the industry, analyst says

    By Bernard Condon, David Fischer, and others
  • Florida Attorney General James UthmeierPolitics

    Florida’s 37-year-old attorney general is in the hot seat after telling law enforcement they could continue arresting illegal immigrants, disobeying a judge’s orders

    By David Fischer, Mike Schneider, and others
  • chef cooks cultivated meatRetail

    Ahead of Florida’s ban on ‘lab-grown’ meat, consumers get their first—and possibly last—taste at Miami party

    By David Fischer and The Associated Press
  • Coral reefEnvironment

    Florida scientists have built a ‘Coral Fort’ from plastic straws and other recycled materials to keep fish from eating lab-grown reef

    By David Fischer and The Associated Press
  • Lolita the OrcaEnvironment

    Miami evicts Seaquarium after the death of Lolita the Orca

    By Freida Frisaro, David Fischer, and others
  • Miami Beach park rangers watch over crowds Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, in Miami Beach, Fla. Miami Beach officials have come up with a plan to curb spring breakers after three consecutive years of violence, including two fatal shootings last year. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)Lifestyle

    Miami Beach wants spring breakers to stay away to curb chaos—but business owners and civil rights advocates aren’t with the program

    By David Fischer and The Associated Press