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A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries early Friday when they were intentionally struck by a car in an act of road rage on Interstate 75 in Sumter County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The hit-and-run crash occurred just after midnight near mile marker 319 as the motorcyclist and the suspectContinue Reading

U.S. stocks are slipping Monday as Wall Street prepares for a report on inflation that could show how realistic its hopes for easier interest rates are. The S&P; 500 was 0.2% lower in early trading, coming off just its third losing week in the last 19. But it’s still nearContinue Reading

A sperm whale that became famous after beaching itself on a sandbar along Florida’s Gulf Coast died Monday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement. Police and wildlife officials began trying to free the male whale from the shallow sandbar off the beach in Venice onContinue Reading

President Joe Biden is issuing a budget plan Monday aimed at getting voters’ attention: tax breaks for families, lower health care costs, smaller deficits and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations. Unlikely to pass the House and Senate to become law, the proposal for fiscal 2025 is an election-yearContinue Reading

Officials with Orange County Public Schools confirmed that they are considering changes in their student absence notification system after the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto. A spokesperson with OCPS told News 6 that “the district is looking into changes to the notification system,” but did not provide additional details. Currently,Continue Reading

Ukraine awoke Monday to another day of war — Russian drones blasted buildings in the Kharkiv and Odesa regions — but also the news it had won its first Oscar. The best documentary victory for Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account by The Associated Press journalistContinue Reading

Victims of terror attacks are a symbol of the constant need to guard freedom and the rule of law against threats, King Felipe VI of Spain said Monday at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of one of Europe’s deadliest extremist attacks. “Remembering, just like justice and truth, is aContinue Reading

The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from online sports betting this decade, thanks to a compact between the tribe and Gov. Ron DeSantis that gave the tribe exclusive rights to run sports wagers as well as casinoContinue Reading

A Kissimmee woman was struck and killed Sunday night by a pickup truck in Osceola County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fatal crash happened around 8:30 p.m. at Poinciana Boulevard and Waterview Estates Boulevard. According to an FHP crash report, a 2015 Ford F-150 driven by a 28-year-oldContinue Reading

Europe is facing growing climate risks and is unprepared for them, the European Environment Agency said in its first-ever risk assessment for the bloc Monday. The agency said Europe is prone to more frequent and more punishing weather extremes — including increasing wildfires, drought, more unusual rainfall patterns and floodingContinue Reading

An Army reservist responsible for the worst gun massacre in Maine’s history had evidence of traumatic brain injuries before he shot and killed 18 people last year, according to a brain tissue analysis that was requested by the state’s chief medical examiner. The revelations about Robert Card’s brain injuries becameContinue Reading

Alligator mating season is expected to start soon in Florida, posing a threat to residents in the state. On Thursday, the city of Oviedo posted a warning on social media about the mating season, cautioning residents to stay safe during this time. According to city officials, “courtship” between alligators beginsContinue Reading

Hong Kong unveiled a new national security bill Friday that proposes up to life imprisonment for offenses like treason and insurrection, a move deepening worries over further erosion of the city’s freedoms after Beijing imposed a similar law four years ago that all but wiped out dissent. The proposed lawContinue Reading

The Senate passed legislation Thursday that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago. The bill by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., would expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include more people whoContinue Reading

President Joe Biden is aiming to use his State of the Union address Thursday evening to urge voters to reject “an American story of resentment, revenge, and retribution” as he makes his case for a second term to a dispirited electorate and warns that GOP front-runner Donald Trump would beContinue Reading

Much of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union on Thursday night will focus on comparing his vision for America with that of the Republican Party, setting up an election-year contrast that Biden hopes will pay dividends in November. But he’ll also focus on areas that he and White HouseContinue Reading

Federal prosecutors on Thursday drew sharp distinctions in the classified documents investigations of Donald Trump and President Joe Biden as they urged a federal judge to reject the former president’s claims that he was the victim of a vindictive and selective prosecution. Trump’s lawyers told U.S. District Judge Aileen CannonContinue Reading