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State, Plaintiffs Tout Vote-By-Mail Settlement

TALLAHASSEE --- With both sides claiming victory, a federal judge on Monday signed off on a settlement reached by the state and left-leaning groups over...

The two victims have been taken to local hospitals. The male student, 14<strong>,</strong> is in stable condition, and the female student, 16, is in intensive care with "life-threatening critical injuries," authorities said.

Shooting At Maryland High School Injures 2 Students; Gunman Dead

Two students were injured when another student opened fire at Great Mills High School, according to the St. Mary's County sheriff. The shooter was confirmed dead after being taken to a hospital.

Wanda Kos is undecided this election year, but voted for Barack Obama in 2008. She is concerned for the future of her daughter Sofia, 6, and her two older children, including one son who just joined the military

An Undecided Florida Voter Faces Emotional Decision

Four years ago, Wanda Kos voted for Barack Obama. Now, she says, she's on the fence. And her decision has taken on an added layer since 2008: Her son just joined the Army, so she'll be casting a ballot for his commander in chief.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio may have finished third, but he had a better-than-expected night in Iowa, thanks in part to larger turnout and evangelical voters.

Iowa Caucus Results: 6 Things That Explain How It Happened

Marco Rubio was the surprise beneficiary of heavy GOP turnout and made the fight for evangelicals a three-way contest. Bernie Sanders won with younger voters, but not enough voted for him to win.

Florida’s Vaccine Confusion Grows as More People Get Their Shots

There's confusion and new frustration for Floridians as they try to get vaccinated for COVID-19, because the rules, critieria, and eligibility seem to change daily.

Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath, from Georgia speaks as the House Judiciary Committee hears investigative findings in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. When redrawing her district, Republicans in Georgia removed several Democrat-heavy precincts.

As Georgia grows more Democratic, its members of Congress will not

Facing political and demographic changes in the state over the last decade, Republicans in Georgia used redistricting to expand representation in Congress while ceding ground in the state legislature.

An Orange County Sheriff's Department K-9 unit checks the grounds at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, Calif. on Sunday after a fatal shooting.

California church shooter was motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, officials say

A gunman killed a 52-year-old man and wounded five others in an attack at a Southern California church on Sunday, authorities said.

Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke speaks at a news conference about the kidnapping of 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her mother Jasleen Kaur, her father Jasdeep Singh, and her uncle Amandeep Singh, in Merced, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.

A kidnapped baby, parents and uncle are found dead in California

A baby girl, her parents and uncle were found dead in a central California orchard two days after they were kidnapped at gunpoint from their business, police said.

A chimney stands at a destroyed building as the McKinney Fire burns in Klamath National Forest, Calif., on Sunday.

As Western flames spread, California sees its largest 2022 fire

Crews battling the largest wildfire so far this year in California braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions that created the potential for additional fire growth Sunday.

Cape Coral officials rescinded a mandatory boil water advisory due to E. coli found in the public drinking water system 18 hours after they imposed it

Cape Coral officials knew drinking water was susceptible to E. coli days before informing residents

Cape Coral public safety officials knew a sample from the municipal water supply tested positive for a marker for E. coli four days before informing the city’s 200,000 residents and issuing a mandatory boil water notice.E. coli was discovered in subsequent testing before the public was alerted to the dangerous pathogen in their drinking water on the evening of Sept. 12. when a mandatory boil water alert was issued.Residents swarmed supermarkets clearing the shelves of bottled water, restaurants stopped serving certain items made with tap water, and Lee County Schools said students would be given bottled water and water fountains shut off.

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