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Photo taken from video of the home of David Allen Emanuel Sr., 62, a clam farmer who lives with his family across the street from a site in Levy County in north-central Florida that has historical implications for Black people, who shouted racial slurs at a group of Black people at the site.

White man to be sentenced for recent, racially motivated attack at site of massacre of Black residents a century ago

A white man in Levy County will be sentenced for criminal actions against a group of Black people who were visiting a site many consider important to Black History in Rosewood, Florida.

Philip Belcastro, a high school English teacher, looks at the framed mementos from his students that he keeps stored in his storage unit. He gathered the letters, drawings and crafts gifted to him by his class over the last three years of teaching. "A lot of it is just kind of bittersweet," he said.

Teachers say they can't live and work in Florida anymore

Florida teachers are leaving the state and their profession. They blame unrealistic workloads, restrictive laws and stagnant pay.

Barb Ibrahim, left, drove half an hour to visit Amber and Matt Luman and their new daughter, Esserley. Ibrahim, a nurse of more than 30 years, is part of new program in Oregon that offers free home visits from a registered nurse for any family with a newborn.

Babies don’t come with instructions. But in Oregon, they now come with a nurse

A new state program offers any family with a new baby a no-cost visit at home with a trained nurse. It’s Oregon’s response to the country’s dismal infant and maternal mortality rates.

Cars drive east out of Naples, Fla., toward Miami on Tuesday as Hurricane Milton approaches.

Hurricane Milton is a dangerous Category 5 as it heads toward Florida's coast

Hurricane Milton has once again surged to Category 5 strength. Officials say residents should rush to finish preparing for the storm.

How Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Allegations Are Playing Out In Politics

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution, and John Phillips of The Orange County Register, CNN, and KABC, about the political news of the week.

Gainesville Fire Rescue paramedics transfer the driver of a moped to an awaiting ambulance following a crash that occurred at the intersection of 13th Street and SW 9th Avenue in Gainesville, Fla., Feb., 19, 2025. (Kaley Mantz/Fresh Take Florida))

Florida begins first prosecutions under controversial ‘Halo Law’ aimed to protect first responders

Florida’s new Halo Law, the controversial statute intended to protect law enforcement from harassment, went into effect at the start of this year. Now the first people arrested and prosecuted under it say they were left in the dark.At least eleven people so far have been arrested on charges of violating the new law, which bans people from being within 25 feet of a police officer, firefighter or paramedic at the scene of an incident, according to a statewide survey of the latest criminal violations by Fresh Take Florida, a news service of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.

100-plus cities in the U.S. banned homeless camping this year. But will it work?

The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness. But advocates say fines and jail time will only make the problem worse.

Mental health courts have sprung up around the country.

Well-intentioned mental health courts can struggle to live up to their goals

Mental health courts connect people to treatment and keep them out of jail. But they also often come at the price of a guilty plea, and participants say that feels like coercion.

Derek Reich ran for a Florida House seat in 2022 and lost to the incumbent, Republican Fiona McFarland. Reich, left, is seen here shaking hands in a Sarasota neighborhood with Uzi Baram.

A Sarasota teacher fights for his free speech after reprimand for social posts

What can teachers say when they're off duty? First Amendment experts say cases are playing out across the country. Someday, the Supreme Court could weigh in.

Lion Dancers perform in front of a new statue of a Chinese coal miner in Rock Springs, Wyoming called "Requiem"

New monument commemorates tragic anti-immigrant chapter in Wyoming history

At a time when President Trump is going after foreign laborers in the U.S, and saying unflattering accounts of U.S. history should be removed, Rock Springs, Wyoming has put up a new monument to ethnic violence there.

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