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Israelis and Americans participate in a pro gun control rally in the U.S., the "March for Our Lives", a demonstration which will take place on Saturday in Washington DC and is one of over 800 events planned around the world, outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, March 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Early childhood education student is organizing the local March For Our Lives event this Saturday

Madison Franz, an advocate for gun reform and early childhood education student at Florida Gulf Coast University, is planning a march on Saturday, June 11 in downtown Fort Myers. The event is in partnership with hundreds of similar demonstrations across the country and internationally through the nonprofit Marches For Our Lives.

A woman in Missouri says a man she had sex with in a Hyundai Genesis infected her with HPV through neglect — and she wants his insurance company to cover her medical costs and other damages. Here, Hyundai representatives display the 2014 model of the Genesis.

GEICO may have to pay $5.2 million to a woman who got an STD in an insured car

The woman says a man infected her with HPV when they had unprotected sex in his 2014 Hyundai Genesis. She's now trying to enforce a large arbitration award.

What’s a “Potential Tropical Cyclone"? Takeaways from the season’s first storm.

The first storm of the 2022 Hurricane Season came with a name the public may not easily recognize. While “Alex” was the first name on this year’s list, the storm didn’t earn its name until after passed over the state of Florida and entered the Atlantic Ocean. Instead, Florida residents were warned of Potential Tropical Cyclone (PTC) One.

Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin speaks during a special emergency city council meeting on Thursday. McLaughlin on Friday disputed a new report alleging missed chances to end the massacre at Robb Elementary School.

Uvalde mayor says police didn't get an early chance to end the school massacre

Mayor Don McLaughlin disputed a new report that alleges missed chances to quickly end the deadly May 24 attack at a Texas elementary school.

Celina Washburn protests outside the Arizona Capitol to voice her dissent with an abortion ruling, on Sept. 23, 2022, in Phoenix.

An Arizona judge won't suspend her ruling that halted abortions in the state

An Arizona judge on Friday declined to put her order that allowed enforcement of a pre-statehood law making it a crime to provide an abortion on hold.

An FWC Officer assists a recently rescued Captiva Island residents with bags as they arrive at the Port Sanibel Marina, Sept. 29, 2022.

Hurricane Ian search and rescue efforts persist on Sanibel and Captiva

Emergency officials are working around the clock to evacuate residents from Sanibel and Captiva Island. It is currently unknown how many people remain stranded on the islands in the wake of the near-Category 5 Hurricane Ian.

In the wake of Hurricane Ian's destruction, Floridians are picking up the pieces

Days after Category 4 Hurricane Ian came ashore near the tony seaside community, residents are taking stock and trying to put their lives back together.

Stockton Police Department officials released this undated surveillance image of a person of interest. The figure appears to match the description of the only surviving victim of a suspected serial killer who has fatally shot six people.

Police have linked several shootings to a possible serial killer in Stockton, Calif.

Investigators are scouring old shooting homicides for possible connections to the six fatal shootings that have terrorized the the city, officials told NPR.

This combination photo shows Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at separate movie events in September 2019. A new court filing from Angelina Jolie alleges that on a 2016 flight, Brad Pitt grabbed her by the head and shook her then choked one of their children and struck another when they tried to defend her.

Brad Pitt choked and hit his children, Angelina Jolie says in a court filing

Jolie alleges that on a 2016 flight, Pitt hit and poured alcohol on both her and their children. She filed for divorce soon after, and the couple is still battling over assets and custody of the kids.

A voter in the foreground casts her ballot during the Republican primary election in Wilson, Wyo., on Aug. 16.

Some Wyoming Republicans want to limit the secretary of state after Trump's pick wins

Wyoming GOP secretary of state nominee Chuck Gray is unopposed in November. After his nomination, some Republicans are aiming to remove the secretary of state's ability to oversee elections.

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