It’s about this time every year that we look for Saharan dust to make its several thousand-mile trip across the Atlantic.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from the Nebraska quarantine facility where she is being held.

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether states can use juries made up of only six people in criminal cases, instead of the usual 12.

It would have been unthinkable at the start of the 2022 World Cup to suggest Cristiano Ronaldo was anything other than the undisputed leader of the Portugal team.

Curaçao is preparing for its historic World Cup debut against Germany with excitement and pride.

Southern Baptists elected a new leader who has decried a “decline and drift” within the denomination.

Top junior Miles Russell is headed to his first U.S. Open.

A report by Florida police has found that professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died of natural causes last year.

A Michigan woman is packing her bags for Florida after winning $100,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s Poker Lotto game.

FIFA has made a late change of policy to bar World Cup fans from bringing refillable water bottles into the tournament's 16 stadiums across North America.

The Detroit Tigers earned their first series sweep since mid-April, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 at Tropicana Field to complete a three-game set in which they outscored them 25-7.

Gleyber Torres hit a leadoff homer, Wenceel Pérez and Riley Greene also went deep and the Detroit Tigers routed the Tampa Bay Rays 8-0.

A 53-year-old Florida man has been executed for the murder of his girlfriend’s infant daughter in 1996.

Dillon Dingler hit two of Detroit’s season-high five homers, Riley Greene was a triple shy of the cycle and the Tigers stopped a four-game skid by holding off the Tampa Bay Rays 10-9.

Ann Patchett opened Parnassus Books in 2011 when physical bookstores seemed endangered.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is assessing damage to its Florida launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing.

The Supreme Court has rejected Florida’s long shot attempt to sue California and Washington over the issuance of commercial driver licenses to truckers who don’t speak English and are not authorized to be in the United States.

A man convicted of fatally stabbing of his cousin’s girlfriend and the couple's 4-year-old daughter has been executed in Florida.

A former federal prosecutor is facing federal charges over allegations that she sent a report detailing Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents to her personal email account, despite a judge’s order to keep it secret.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league is cooperating with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier after being issued a subpoena last week.

Eleven people who survived a plane crash about 50 miles off the Florida coast were on a life raft for hours and had no idea anyone was coming to save them when rescue crews from the U.S. military arrived.

Environmental groups say the expected closure of a detention center in the Florida Everglades is linked to their lawsuit.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” always was meant to be temporary.

A second sloth has died after being taken to a central Florida zoo for rehabilitation.

The first of 1,500 beagles being removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research business are adjusting to their new lives as animal welfare groups move them to shelters to prepare them for adoption.

Federal authorities are investigating the death of a truck driver whose body was discovered in Georgia after he was last seen alive at a Florida rest stop.

Republicans have scored another victory in the nationwide redistricting battle.

The top-seeded Detroit Pistons are one loss away from a stunning first-round exit after falling 94-88 to the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference opening round playoff series.

A major factor in the Detroit Pistons' early struggles has been the play of All-Star center Jalen Duren, who has yet to find his rhythm in the series.

One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles.

Disease and cold temperatures killed nearly 30 sloths at a Florida import warehouse in 2024 and 2025, according to a state report.

Law enforcement authorities in Florida say the body of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who went missing with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida has been found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and his roommate has been taken into custody.

Officials say a volunteer firefighter has died battling a wildfire in Florida, while two large fires in Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes.

The Palm Beach Zoo in Florida has two reasons to celebrate.

Every winter, Consumer Reports tester Dave Trezza heads to Florida to put dozens of mowers and tractors through their paces — all before the spring mowing season begins.

President Donald Trump says he is weighing a taxpayer takeover of Spirit Airlines and would aim to resell the troubled carrier after oil prices drop.

Reporter April Morton explores Martin County, Florida, highlighting family-friendly attractions that blend fun and education.

Fallen trees and limbs scattered across Georgia by Hurricane Helene more than a year ago are now helping fuel destructive wildfires in the state.

More than 115,000 acres of conservation land awaits nature lovers

Wildfires have intensified intensifying across the U.S. Southeast.

President Donald Trump is suggesting the federal government could help keep Spirit Airlines afloat while also calling for a buyer to step in.

Martin County's 150-year-old House of Refuge and a car-vending museum make for an unlikely - and unforgettable - historical detour

A Florida man who set his neighbor on fire when she came upon him burglarizing her home has been executed.

The Justice Department has subpoenaed several witnesses to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington as part of its investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan.

The Marriott Hutchinson Island Resort & Beach Villas in Stuart, Florida, spans 200 acres and features amenities such as three pools, an 18-hole golf course, tennis, pickleball, an on-site marina with boat rentals.

Another top prospect is joining the Detroit Tigers after Zach McKinstry was placed on the injured list.

A former defensive tackle at the University of Alabama is accused of wearing makeup and wigs to impersonate NFL players in a fraud scheme that bilked investors of $20 million.

The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance are giving high marks to their moonship for its performance during reentry — especially the heat shield.

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Tiger Woods' attorney plans to fight prosecutors' attempts to subpoena the golfer's prescription drug records.

Lionel Messi is being sued by a Miami-based event promoter, saying the international soccer icon violated terms of a $7 million contract by missing an exhibition match last year.

A lawyer says guards severely beat and pepper-sprayed detainees at a state-run immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades.

The FBI says rapper Offset was ambushed by a large group outside a Florida casino last week.

New Florida coach Jon Sumrall went 5 for 5 in his quest to keep running back Jadan Baugh, receiver Vernell Brown III, linebacker Myles Graham, receiver Dallas Wilson and edge rusher Jayden Woods.

Environmental groups have asked a federal appellate court panel to lift its temporary halt on closing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.

With cowbells ringing in the stands, Bryan Baker was fired up after striking out Pete Crow-Armstrong to give the Tampa Bay Rays a triumphant return to Tropicana Field.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law allowing Florida leaders to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations.

A Florida man has been sentenced after a jury found him guilty of flooding Michigan gubernatorial campaigns with forged nomination signatures during the 2022 election cycle.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he has no plans to end the league’s Rooney Rule despite recent objections from Florida’s attorney general, who wrote that the league’s minority hiring guidelines violate Florida state law.

The world’s tallest college basketball player is on the move.

A federal judge has ruled that the immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” must provide people detained there with better access to their attorneys.

A brother and sister have been charged after an explosive device was found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

New population estimates show that U.S. growth in metro areas slowed sharply as immigration dropped and hurricanes pushed people out of some Gulf Coast counties.

A Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor animals they've rehabilitated.

A new coach’s challenge rule has changed college basketball this season.

The Detroit Tigers announced six roster moves to finalize their Opening Day roster ahead of the 2026 season.

Florida isn’t around to defend its title anymore, but all the other top seeds in this year's NCAA Tournament are still around.

President Donald Trump has cast another mail ballot in Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of fraud and push Congress to curtail the practice.

A dominant frontcourt helped Florida earn another No. 1 seed and positioned the defending national champion Gators for a chance at a repeat.

Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Florida began its national title defense with the second-largest victory margin in NCAA Tournament history, pounding Prairie View A&M 114-55.

NASA's moon rocket is back at the launch pad following hangar repairs.

The Trump administration is expanding its growing Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida.

A Florida man has been executed for the murder of a young mother who called 911 seeking help while tied up in her attacker's car.

Tyler Tanner scored 20 points as No. 22 Vanderbilt beat fourth-ranked Florida 91-74 to end the defending national champion’s bid to win a second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament title and possibly hurt the Gators’ bid for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Authorities have captured a man who they say killed two people Friday night about a mile from the TPC Sawgrass.

More than 30 states will resume their antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Monday after negotiations this week failed to result in many states joining a tentative settlement reached by the Justice Department.

Alex Condon scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and fourth-ranked Florida took its first step toward defending its Southeastern Conference Tournament title by beating Kentucky 71-63 in the quarterfinals.

NASA has cleared its moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs.

It seems that a country divided on many fronts is finding common ground at the gas pumps.

Married NHRA drivers Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett insist their relationship will survive wins and losses.

Strict citizen voting requirements sought by President Donald Trump have stalled in the U.S. Senate.

Florida International University has launched an investigation into a group chat linked to a local GOP official that included violent racist slurs, antisemitic comments and misogynistic language.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the enforcement of an executive order issued last year by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that designates two Muslim groups as foreign terrorist organizations.

Florida’s attorney general says Florida has reopened a criminal investigation into former Cuban leader Raul Castro’s role in the 1996 shootdown of exile planes.

Florida coach Jon Sumrall has a new appreciation for the gator chomp.

A 60-year-old man will spend decades in a Michigan jail for a sexual assault after being extradited from Florida.

No. 7 Florida has closed out an unbeaten February with its ninth consecutive victory.

Arkansas coach John Calipari matched the worst margin of defeat in his 34-year career.

Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold denied any involvement in an alleged kidnapping and robbery that took place Feb. 4 in Tampa, Florida.

A kidnapping and robbery case in Florida named Detroit Lions’ cornerback Terrion Arnold.

Florida is on the verge of missing the NCAA Women’s Tournament for the ninth time in 10 years and could have a coaching change in the coming weeks.

An airport in Florida has sparked a social media debate about proper travel attire by claiming it wanted to ban people from wearing pajamas there.

Authorities say a South Florida sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man suspected of killing two people at one location and wounding someone at a nearby store before striking the deputy with his SUV and dragging him some distance.

NASA is moving its grounded Artemis moon rocket from the launch pad back to its hangar for more repairs.

Spirit Airlines' parent company says it expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late spring or early summer after striking a preliminary deal with lenders.

Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.

Left-hander Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a contract adding $27 million for the 2027 season.

NASA's giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar for more repairs.

NASA’s new moon rocket has suffered another setback, with astronauts’ lunar trip now off until spring.