Last week, anti-DEI policies had strange real-life consequences when a student at Florida A&M University (FAMU) was told to remove the word “Black” from a flyer promoting Black History Month events. Jeff Greenberg / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Law student Aaliyah Steward told Orlando news that a faculty member was concerned that using … Read more
While millions of Americans worry about rising home energy costs, one $450 million megayacht consumes enough electricity each day to power about 800 homes. The colossal 466-foot long vessel was on strong display in early December, docked during the Art Basel 2025 show in Miami Beach. Called Dragonfly, the megayacht is owned by Google co-founder … Read more
The DMV is famously unpleasant, but Florida just found a way to make getting your driver’s license even more complicated. Thad / Getty Images As of Friday, February 6, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has announced that all driver’s license exams will be available in English only. This change applies … Read more
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A large swath of the United States from the Gulf Coast to New England lay in unseasonably cold temperatures Sunday after a bomb cyclone brought heavy snow and hundreds of flight cancellations to North Carolina, falling streams and iguanas in Florida, and more misery for thousands still without power from last … Read more
The Brief A Florida couple is seeking a fertility clinic after a mother gave birth to a baby that wasn’t genetically theirs. The couple said they became concerned after their daughter appeared to be of a different ethnicity. The couple is now looking for her daughter’s biological parents. SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Two Florida parents … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Republican challenger is challenging U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s eligibility to run for Alabama governor, accusing the football coach-turned-politician of failing to meet the legal requirement to have lived in the state for seven years. Ken McFeeters, who is running against Tuberville for the Republican nomination for governor, filed the challenge … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by former special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s collection of classified documents belongs in the “can of history” and should remain sealed, the Justice Department said in a court filing Friday. “The illicit product of an illegal investigation and prosecution belongs in the dustbin of … Read more
Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback launched a stunning and racist attack on his Republican primary rival, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), over the weekend. Fishback’s dog whistle came after one user shared pictures of Donalds with his wife and Fishback with a woman, captioning it “BRIEF: James Fishback again MOGS By’rone Donalds.” Mog, according to Merriam-Webster, … Read more
The post Alligator crush: Why Florida’s top predator isn’t always what you think appeared first on AZ Animals. Take it quickly Burmese pythons got the almost total disappearance gave 3 native species in the Everglades of Florida. Some species, such as fox, marsh rabbits, and cotton bunnies, they have almost they completely disappeared due to … Read more
The lottery frenzy continues – just in time for the holiday season! With the $1.5 billion Powerball and Florida on a recent hot streak with five $1 million wins in less than a month, here’s to a Sunshine State win. As they say in the lottery business, “it can happen to you.” After no one … Read more