FLORIDA

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump looks west, eyeing new paths to White House

10:47 pm September 12, 2020

Washington: Pushing for new roads to reelection, President Donald Trump is going on the offence this weekend in Nevada, which hasn’t supported a Republican presidential candidate since 2004. Trump is confronting local authorities by holding public events Saturday and Sunday after state officials blocked his initial plans for rallies in Reno and Las Vegas because they would have violated coronavirus health guidelines. […]

Florida suspect killed by police after shooting at officers

11:10 pm August 30, 2020

Dayton: A Florida suspect was shot dead by police after he opened fire on officers serving a warrant for his arrest, officials said. Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri said one of the officers was shot in the chest but was wearing his bulletproof vest and was expected to recover soon. Another officer tripped running […]

Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Deputies: Trump supporter punches Biden fan in sign dispute

11:15 pm August 23, 2020

Debary: A Florida supporter of President Donald Trump has been charged with a misdemeanor after deputies say he punched a Joe Biden supporter in a dispute between the neighbors over their yard signs. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that Anthony “Tony” Vullo, 55, is charged with misdemeanor battery after Volusia County sheriff’s deputies say he […]

How starving public health fuelled a COVID fire in Florida

8:52 pm August 23, 2020

Jacksonville: On a sweltering July morning, Rose Wilson struggled to breathe as she sat in her bed, the light from her computer illuminating her face and the oxygen tubes in her nose. Wilson, a retiree who worked as a public health department nurse supervisor in Duval County for 35 years, had just been diagnosed with COVID-19-induced pneumonia. She had […]

For pandemic jobless, the only real certainty is uncertainty

8:40 pm August 9, 2020

Chicago: For three decades, Kelly Flint flourished as a corporate travel agent, sending everyone from business titans to oil riggers around the planet. Then came the worst pandemic in a century, leaving her jobless and marooned in an uncertain economy. Furloughed since March, Flint has dipped into her retirement account to pay her bills, frustrated that her USD 600 […]