Terry Spencer

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  • Customers leave from the only Kmart store left in the continental United States, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)Retail

    One-time retail behemoth Kmart has now shrunk to one outpost: A tiny store in suburban Miami

    By Terry Spencer and The Associated Press
  • The roof of Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, appeared to be badly damaged as Hurricane Milton passes Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Chris Urso/Tampa Bay Times via AP)Environment

    Hurricane Milton leaves more than 2.8 million without power as it slams Florida, causing deaths and flooding

    By Terry Spencer, Kate Payne, and others
  • Heavy traffic flows northbound on Interstate-75 as people evacuate the Tampa Bay area ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival late Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Ocala, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Environment

    Tampa Bay residents flee as Hurricane Milton and its possible 15-foot storm surge take aim at Florida coast

    By Terry Spencer, Haven Daley, and others
  • People waiting in a Houston hospitalHealth

    Texas hospitals are overwhelmed with people suffering from heat-related illnesses—’this wasn’t as big a problem five or 10 years ago’

    By Juan Lozano, Terry Spencer, and others
  • This aerial view taken from video shows a flooded street in Northeast Miami-Dade County, Fla., on Thursday, June 13, 2024. A tropical disturbance brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida the day before. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)Environment

    Florida flash floods overwhelm airports and fill streets with abandoned cars: ‘Looked like the beginning of a zombie movie’

    By Freida Frisaro, Terry Spencer, and others
  • This photo provided by the Marion County Fire Rescue Dept. shows crews from Marion County Fire Rescue and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office assisting victims after a bus carrying farmworkers crashed and overturned early Tuesday, May 14, 2024 near Ocala, Fla. The Florida Highway Patrol says eight people were killed and nearly 40 others were injured. (Marion County Fire Rescue Dept. via AP)Environment

    Driver arrested and charged with DUI-manslaughter in crash that killed 8 and injured 40

    By Mike Schneider, Terry Spencer, and others
  • Dana Barnes, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Adolfo Cambiaso and Malcolm Borwick during the Royal Salute Polo Challenge benefitting Sentebale at Grand Champions Polo Club on April 12, 2024 in Wellington, Florida.Lifestyle

    Estranged Prince Harry shines in charity polo match – tailed by camera crew from Netflix reality show ‘Welcome to Wrexham’

    By Terry Spencer and The Associated Press
  • Former President Donald Trump waves to supporters as he leaves federal court, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Fort Pierce, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Politics

    Federal judge rejects Trump’s attempt to throw out classified documents case by striking down Espionage Act statute

    By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others
  • MyndVR and HTC VIVE at Peplinski Group – Master -1.00_46_41_06.Still016Tech

    Stanford VR study brings seniors ‘back to life’ with memories and virtual experiences

    By Terry Spencer and The Associated Press
  • Gun violenceTech

    The voices of kids murdered in the Parkland mass shooting are coming back to life with AI robocalls sent to NRA-supporting lawmakers

    By Terry Spencer and The Associated Press
  • This image provided by Kelly Bartlett shows passengers near a hole in the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9, Flight 1282, which was forced to return to Portland International Airport on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (Kelly Bartlett via AP)Finance

    A loud ‘boom’, roaring wind, and a shirtless teenager: What happened on the Alaska Air Boeing 737 Max at 3 miles high

    By Terry Spencer, Claire Rush, and others
  • Deanna Dezern, 83, prompts her ElliQ, left, a tabletop device that uses artificial intelligence to conduct human-like conversations, to speak to visiting journalists, inside her home in Tamarac, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Dezern is among the first in the country to receive the robot ElliQ, whose creators, Intuition Robotics, and senior assistance officials say is the only device using artificial intelligence specifically designed to lessen the loneliness and isolation experienced by many older Americans. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Tech

    Chatty new AI-based companion robots are being used to helps seniors fight loneliness

    By Terry Spencer and The Associated Press
  • Max Weinberg, Bruce SpringsteenLifestyle

    Springsteen, Conan O’Brien drummer Max Weinberg sues Florida garage over $125,000 Mercedes restoration gone awry

    By Terry Spencer and The Associated Press
  • Fred GuttenbergPolitics

    Guns rights advocate gets year in jail for 8-month campaign of harassment targeted at Parkland mass shooting victim’s father

    By Terry Spencer and The Associated Press
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    How much is Mar-a-Lago worth? A judge thinks Trump’s $1 billion-plus valuation might be 2,300% too high

    By Terry Spencer and The Associated Press