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Immigrants seeking asylum wait to board a bus to a U.S. Border Patrol processing center, after crossing into Arizona from Mexico, on Thursday in Yuma, Ariz.

Fear and confusion, but not chaos, along the southern border after Title 42 ends

The pandemic-era policy nearly halted the processing of asylum applications. As Title 42 was lifted on Thursday, officials braced for an influx of migrants. But the reality was relatively calm.

Voting rights advocates welcomed a Supreme Court win. But the fight isn't over

An unexpected U.S. Supreme Court ruling has upheld a key section of the Voting Rights Act. But many voting rights advocates and legal scholars are bracing for new efforts to dismantle the law.

Sarasota County School COO Jeff Maultsby, seen in a 2017 video when he was with the county 's Office of Business and Development, resigned Tuesday after being accused of sexual harassment COURTESY SARASOTA COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Sarasota School Official Resigns Over Sexual Harassment Charges

Sarasota County School Board Superintendent Todd Bowden was set to fire his Chief Operations Officer, Jeff Maultsby, after a sexual harassment...

The signed budget is more than 2.5 percent larger than the $88.7 billion fiscal plan for the current year, which ends June 30.

DeSantis Signs State Budget, Vetoes $131 Million

Gov. Ron DeSantis used his line-item veto power to slash more than $131 million in proposed spending Friday as he signed a record $90.98 billion budget...

Officials Describe 'Coordinated, Unlawful' Scheme In Disputed N.C. Election

A key witness described how a political operative hired by the Republican candidate flouted the state's election laws. The political operative declined to testify.

Arlene Bonet settled in Orlando, Fla., after her Puerto Rico real estate business crashed. She's now working for a Puerto Rican cultural organization in Orlando, while her son and mother still live in her hometown, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

One-Way Tickets To Florida: Puerto Ricans Escape Island Woes

Life in Puerto Rico is tougher than ever. The U.S. territory — popularly known as "the island of enchantment" — faces a decaying economy and escalating violent crime rate. Many residents are leaving the island in record numbers and embracing the mainland as home.

Studying Pasco Sinkhole Has Personal, Professional Meaning For USF Researcher

When a large sinkhole opened in Land O’ Lakes last month and swallowed a pair of homes, Dr. Lori Collins first heard about it not on the news, but in...

Fane Lozman looks out over the Lake Worth Lagoon from the roof of his floating home. The home has since sunk and had to be demolished.

Floating Home Activist Vows To Stay in Riviera Beach, Even After His Home Sunk (Twice)

Three years ago, the city of Riviera Beach in Palm Beach County lost a court battle in the United States Supreme Court that changed how houseboats are...

Tops to prescription bottles are pictured inside the Wal-Mart pharmacy Sept. 22, 2006 in Clearwater, Fla. (Robert Sullivan/AFP/Getty Images)

Cherokee Nation Takes Drug Distributors To Tribal Court

The suit takes on companies including CVS Health and McKesson Corporation, alleging they didn’t properly monitor prescription painkillers, which eventually "flooded" every Cherokee county.

Gov. Rick Scott, center, addresses legislators and others at the end of special session, Friday, June 9, 2017, in Tallahassee, Fla.

A Week Of Political Scandals, from Miami Beach To The Florida Capitol

The first reports of Sen. Jeff Clemens' extramarital affair with a lobbyist came four days before Halloween. The Lake Worth politician was the top...

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