Jacksonville shooting: DeSantis booed at vigil for victims of racist attack
Hundreds gathered on Sunday to remember the three victims of a racist shooting in the Florida city.
2023-08-28 19:45
Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to intensify into a hurricane as it churns toward Florida's Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Idalia is strengthening quickly as it churns toward Florida, threatening to hit as a major hurricane and bring heavy rains, floods and dangerous storm surge, according to the National Hurricane Center.
2023-08-28 14:51
A federal hate crime investigation is underway after a racially motivated shooting left 3 people dead in Jacksonville, officials say. Here's what we know
A federal hate crime investigation is underway after a White gunman with a swastika-emblazoned assault rifle killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, authorities said.
2023-08-28 14:22
DeSantis leaves campaign trail and returns to Florida amid crises
With a tropical storm intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida's largest city reeling from a racially motivated attack that left three Black people dead, Gov. Ron DeSantis left the campaign trail Sunday and returned to his state to navigate the crises.
2023-08-28 07:50
Sheriff identifies shooter in Jacksonville, Florida, who killed 3 people
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Local law enforcement on Sunday released the name of the white gunman who shot and killed three Black
2023-08-28 01:59
Jacksonville gunman was turned away from historically Black university before racist shooting that killed 3 at nearby store, authorities say
The gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday had earlier been turned away from the campus of a historically Black university -- just blocks away from the site of the shooting that targeted Black people, authorities said.
2023-08-27 13:50
Jacksonville shooting: Racist gunman kills three black people in Florida store
Two men and a woman were killed by a gunman who then shot himself, in a "hate-filled" attack, officials say.
2023-08-27 09:21
Gunman kills three, himself in racially motivated shooting, Jacksonville sheriff says
By Jasper Ward and Patricia Zengerle A white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed
2023-08-27 08:46
'Multiple fatalities' in shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, mayor says
There are "multiple fatalities" from a shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, Saturday afternoon, Mayor Donna Deegan told CNN.
2023-08-27 05:25
Students, professors report chaos as semester begins at New College of Florida
Months after what critics have decried as a conservative takeover at New College of Florida, students and professors say a sense of confusion and anxiety looms over the start of fall semester in Sarasota, Florida.
2023-08-26 19:51
Florida elementary school principal and teacher are placed on leave after Black students are singled out at an assembly
The principal and a teacher at a Flagler County, Florida, elementary school are on paid administrative leave after an assembly was held only for fourth and fifth-grade Black students, who were collectively told to improve their school performance, according to the school district -- regardless of how each student was doing individually.
2023-08-25 13:52
Florida officials approve tougher punishment for college staff who break new restroom rules for transgender people
Florida education officials on Wednesday unanimously approved harsher penalties against state college employees who violate a new law barring them and students from using restrooms or changing facilities for a gender other than the one assigned at birth.
2023-08-24 12:26