Go to the WJXT homepage

Read full article: Florida requires teaching Black history. Some don't trust schools to do it justice

Florida requires teaching Black history. Some don't trust schools to do it justice

Thirty years after Florida required schools to teach African American history, how the subject is taught remains inconsistent across Florida classrooms, a review by The Associated Press has found.

A cotton picker works in a field of cotton, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, near Lyons, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

2 hours ago

Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

Read full article: Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

Farmers in Georgia are still reeling more than two months after Hurricane Helene blew away cotton, destroyed ripened squash and cucumbers and uprooted pecan trees and timber.

Santa and Mrs. Claus talk to a child in Yakutat, Alaska, in the Alaska National Guard's Operation Santa program, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Read full article: Santa and Mrs. Claus use military transports to bring Christmas to an Alaska Native village

Santa and Mrs. Claus use military transports to bring Christmas to an Alaska Native village

Forget the open-air sleigh overloaded with gifts and powered by a tuckered herd of flying reindeer.

Supporters hold candles during a candlelight vigil Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, outside the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison, Wis., following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday, Dec. 16. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Read full article: After shooting, Wisconsin school and church lean into Christmas message for comfort

After shooting, Wisconsin school and church lean into Christmas message for comfort

For Christians around the world, Christmas is the joyful celebration of the birth of Jesus.

FILE - Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad's government in the town of Bar Elias, Lebanon, near the border with Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Read full article: Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ouster

Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ouster

The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule.

FILE - The vast landscape opens up inside Canyon de Chelly National Monument, May 30, 2010, near Chinle, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Read full article: Canyon de Chelly in Arizona will become latest national park unit to ban commercial air tours

Canyon de Chelly in Arizona will become latest national park unit to ban commercial air tours

Commercial air tours will soon be prohibited over Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona under a plan approved this week by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Park Service.

JEA

Read full article: Water main break causes several Nocatee residents to go without water: JEA

Water main break causes several Nocatee residents to go without water: JEA

A water main break in Nocatee has some St. Johns County residents experiencing water issues on Friday night.

Students take cover under their desks during an earthquake drill at a school in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Read full article: Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands

Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands

Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves and her father to the sea.

The Capitol is pictured in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

6 hours ago

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

Read full article: Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

The Senate has passed legislation to boost Social Security payments for millions of people.

FILE - Missouri residents and abortion-rights advocation react to a speaker during Missourians for Constitutionals Freedom kick-off petition drive, Feb. 6, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. Abortion-rights advocates will ask a judge Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 to overturn Missouris near-total ban on the procedure, less than a month after voters backed an abortion-rights constitutional amendment. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

11 hours ago

A judge says Missouri's abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there's no start date for abortions

Read full article: A judge says Missouri's abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there's no start date for abortions

A judge has ruled that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment.

Damage to a train is seen at the site where a freight train collided with a tractor-trailer and derailed in Reeves County, Texas on Wednesday, 18, 2024. (Daniel Alvarado/Reeves County, Texas via AP)

Read full article: NTSB trying to determine why tractor-trailer stopped on train tracks before deadly West Texas crash

NTSB trying to determine why tractor-trailer stopped on train tracks before deadly West Texas crash

Federal officials investigating the deadly West Texas collision between at Union Pacific train and a tractor-trailer hauling a wind turbine base are trying to determine why the tractor-trailer was stopped on the tracks.

Jesus Soriano, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 3403 representing the National Science Foundation and several other agencies, poses for a photo in Chevy Chase, Md., after an interview on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Read full article: Government funding difficulties create gloom for federal workers before Christmas

Government funding difficulties create gloom for federal workers before Christmas

Johnny Zuagar says he’s tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighs how much to spend on Christmas presents.

No description available

Read full article: USPS responds to calls to redeploy postal police amid crime surge against postal workers

USPS responds to calls to redeploy postal police amid crime surge against postal workers

Amid concerns of rising postal-related crimes, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) is pushing back against claims made by the Postal Police Officers Association about the use of postal police.

Amazon workers and members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters picket in front of the Amazon fulfilment center in the Queens borough of in New York, on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Read full article: Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract.

FILE - The United States Coast Guard Academy is seen, Sept. 14, 2020, in New London, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Read full article: Report alleges Coast Guard leaders kept sexual assault investigation secret

Report alleges Coast Guard leaders kept sexual assault investigation secret

A new report by a congressional subcommittee accused former top Coast Guard officials of hiding a yearslong investigation into sexual assault and harassment at the service’s academy in Connecticut from both Congress and the public.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and restaurant owner Eric Castellanos feed 4-month-old pigs Glinda and Elphaba in Miami before Levine Cava issued ceremonial pardons Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, sparing the pigs from being barbecued during Cuban Americans' Christmas Eve feast known as "nochebuena." (AP Photo/Terry Spencer)

Read full article: Baby pigs get Christmas pardon from Florida mayor in a Cuban twist on White House turkey tradition

Baby pigs get Christmas pardon from Florida mayor in a Cuban twist on White House turkey tradition

Two little piggies will not become Christmas Eve roast pork thanks to a holiday pardon they received from a Florida mayor.

Wisconsin school tragedy prompts nationwide discussion on prevention

Read full article: Tragedy in Wisconsin sparks conversation about school safety

Tragedy in Wisconsin sparks conversation about school safety

School shootings have become an all-too-common occurrence in the news, and the tragedy earlier this week in Wisconsin has brought deep sorrow to another community.

FILE - President-elect Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk as he arrives to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Nov. 19, 2024. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP, File)

Read full article: Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation

Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation

President Donald Trump’s billionaire ally Elon Musk used his outsize influence on X to help kill a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown, spreading multiple false claims in the process.

Ability Housing partnered with city of Jacksonville for pilot program

Read full article: ‘It’s just amazing, it’s breathtaking’: Once unhoused, Jacksonville man marks first Christmas in new home

‘It’s just amazing, it’s breathtaking’: Once unhoused, Jacksonville man marks first Christmas in new home

At 57 years old, Tony Felk’s life is starting to bloom, much like the flowers outside his new Westside apartment.

Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, Sgt. Breonna Moffett and Sgt. Kennedy Sanders were killed in Jordan on Jan. 28

Read full article: Mother of Waycross soldier killed in drone attack regains hope for justice following arrests

Mother of Waycross soldier killed in drone attack regains hope for justice following arrests

The mother of one of three U.S. Army sergeants killed in a drone attack in Jordan earlier this year said she regained her hope for justice following the arrests of two men charged in connection with the attack.

Saturday Forecast

Read full article: First day of winter will have all the feels including a possible visit from Jack Frost

First day of winter will have all the feels including a possible visit from Jack Frost

Winter returns just in time for, well... winter. Saturday is the first day of Winter and the shortest day of the year.

JSO looking to identify man accused of carjacking Amazon truck

Read full article: Police want to identify Jacksonville man accused in Amazon truck theft

Police want to identify Jacksonville man accused in Amazon truck theft

Jacksonville police are looking to identify a man accused of stealing an Amazon truck nearly two weeks ago, leaving it with no packages inside.

The surprise was full of tears, cheers and love

Read full article: Jacksonville Beach community, News4JAX honor 2 sanitation workers with Positively JAX award

Jacksonville Beach community, News4JAX honor 2 sanitation workers with Positively JAX award

Jacksonville Beach, News4JAX and Closets By Design celebrated two local heroes Friday—CJ and Melvin—who were honored with the Positively JAX award for their exceptional dedication and kindness.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, as she reads 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, visit patients and families at the Children's National Hospital in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Read full article: Biden and the first lady bring holiday cheer to patients and families at a children's hospital

Biden and the first lady bring holiday cheer to patients and families at a children's hospital

President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, brought some holiday cheer to patients and families at a children's hospital in Washington.

FILE - Cut down trees lie within view of the Cordillera Azul National Park in Peru's Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Read full article: Amazon Indigenous community wins latest stage of court battle for lost territory

Amazon Indigenous community wins latest stage of court battle for lost territory

An Indigenous community in Peru has won the latest stage of a legal battle to reclaim lost rainforests.

Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted by police, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

15 hours ago

What’s next for the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO?

Read full article: What’s next for the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO?

The man charged with gunning down United Healthcare’s CEO outside a Manhattan hotel is now in a federal jail after being returned to New York City in dramatic fashion.

FILE - A view of St. Peter's Square is pictured at the Vatican, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Read full article: Trump to nominate the head of Catholic advocacy group as US ambassador to the Vatican

Trump to nominate the head of Catholic advocacy group as US ambassador to the Vatican

President-elect Donald Trump says he’s nominating the president of the advocacy group CatholicVote to be the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.

Options to use the Zelle payments network are seen on a Chase mobile banking app in New York on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

15 hours ago

JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BofA facing federal lawsuit over Zelle payment network fraud

Read full article: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BofA facing federal lawsuit over Zelle payment network fraud

A federal regulator has sued JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America.

FILE- This file photo combo shows from left, Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly on Jan. 23, 2013 in New York, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/File)

Read full article: 'Gravy Day' is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly

'Gravy Day' is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly

December 21 isn't just four days before Christmas for many in Australia.

FILE - Contents of a tent are seen in bags as workers dismantle the tent after Portland police detained the person residing there on Friday, June 28, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Read full article: Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland

Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland.

FILE - A shopper leaves the Big Lots store on Dec. 4, 2012 in Berlin, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

12 hours ago

Big Lots conducts going-out-of-business sales after sale of company falls through

Read full article: Big Lots conducts going-out-of-business sales after sale of company falls through

Discount chain Big Lots is conducting going-out-of-business sales at its remaining locations after a sale of the company didn’t materialize.

A sanitation worker was killed Friday afternoon after an accident occurred while working on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Read full article: 22-year-old sanitation worker killed after being run over by garbage truck on Jacksonville’s Westside

22-year-old sanitation worker killed after being run over by garbage truck on Jacksonville’s Westside

A sanitation worker was killed Friday afternoon when a garbage truck struck him while backing up on Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A firefighter walks through a cordoned-off area near a Christmas Market, after a car drove into a crowd in Magdeburg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

8 hours ago

At least 2 dead and 60 hurt after a car drives into a German Christmas market in a suspected attack

Read full article: At least 2 dead and 60 hurt after a car drives into a German Christmas market in a suspected attack

Authorities in the German city of Magdeburg say at least two people were killed and dozens were injured after a car plowed into a busy Christmas market what officials called a deliberate attack.

Former Interlachen teacher Gus Devereaux, 54, was arrested for possessing images of a former student depicted sexually.

Read full article: Former Interlachen teacher arrested for having nude photos of former student: PCSO

Former Interlachen teacher arrested for having nude photos of former student: PCSO

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 54-year-old former Interlachen teacher for possessing nude photos of a former student on Friday.

Italy's vice Premier Matteo Salvini speaks to journalists as he leaves a Palermo's law court in Sicily, Italy, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, after he was acquitted in a first instance trial where he was accused of blocking for 19 days the disembarkation of 147 people, including minors, rescued at sea by the NGO Open Arms in August 2019.(AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Read full article: Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019

Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019

A court in Sicily Friday found Italian Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship iin 2019 when he was interior minister.

FILE A shopper leaves a Party City store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Party City Holdco Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 as the party supply chain confronts inflationary pressures and a pullback in consumer spending. The party supplies chain, which operates more than 800 company-owned and franchise stores throughout North America, has been long struggling with increased competition from the likes of Walmart and Target. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Read full article: Party City announces closure of all stores after nearly 40 years

Party City announces closure of all stores after nearly 40 years

Party City, the largest party supply store chain in the United States, is closing all its stores, marking the end of nearly four decades in business, an announcement made Friday said.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Read full article: Trump adds Europe to the list of US trade partners he's threatening with tariffs

Trump adds Europe to the list of US trade partners he's threatening with tariffs

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to add the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the list of trade partners he'll place tariffs on — unless the group takes steps to import more U.S. goods.

This photo provided by the Fort Collins, Colo., Police shows a note on a baby Jesus figurine snatched from a nativity scene, after it was dropped off anonymously at a fire station Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, police said. (Fort Collins Police via AP)

Read full article: Baby Jesus figurine stolen from Colorado nativity scene returned anonymously with apology

Baby Jesus figurine stolen from Colorado nativity scene returned anonymously with apology

A baby Jesus figurine snatched from a nativity scene in Colorado has been returned in time for Christmas, with an apology.

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017, file photo, Express Scripts prescription medication bottles are arranged for a photo, in Surfside, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Read full article: For some FSA dollars, it's use it or lose it at year's end

For some FSA dollars, it's use it or lose it at year's end

Some people who use flexible spending accounts may lose money left in the accounts if they don’t spend it by year’s end.

FILE - The School District of Philadelphia headquarters are shown in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Read full article: US civil rights probe faults Philadelphia school district over handling of antisemitism reports

US civil rights probe faults Philadelphia school district over handling of antisemitism reports

Federal education officials say the Philadelphia school district failed to show it protected Jewish students from harassment despite “repeated, extensive notice” that students, teachers and administrators were engaging in antisemitic behavior.

The VW headquarters are pictured, when employees of Germany's largest carmaker Volkswagen went on strike at the main factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Read full article: VW wage deal for 120,000 German workers avoids layoffs, plant closures

VW wage deal for 120,000 German workers avoids layoffs, plant closures

Volkswagen’s employee representatives say they have reached a wage deal.

FILE - Police advance on pro-Palestinian demonstrators after defying orders to leave at an encampment on the UCLA campus, in Los Angeles, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

12 hours ago

University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests

Read full article: University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests

The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving complaints from Jewish and Muslim students of discrimination and harassment during protests last spring over the war in Gaza.

FILE - EPA Administrator Michael Regan stands near the Marathon Petroleum Refinery as he conducts a television interview, while touring neighborhoods that abut the refinery, in Reserve, La., Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Read full article: EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31

EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31

Michael Regan, who has led the Environmental Protection Agency throughout President Joe Biden’s four-year term, said Friday he will be leaving the agency Dec. 31, about three weeks before Biden’ leaves office.

FILE - A Waymo minivan moves along a city street as an empty driver's seat and a moving steering wheel drive passengers during an autonomous vehicle ride, on April 7, 2021, in Chandler, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Read full article: US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration

US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration

The government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles.

FILE - NORAD Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey takes a call while volunteering at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

6 hours ago

NORAD's Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids

Read full article: NORAD's Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids

NORAD’s Santa tracker is a Christmas tradition that’s become nearly global in scope.

FILE - A sign for flu vaccination is displayed outside of a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Read full article: US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag

US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag

The U.S. flu season is underway.

FILE - Effigies of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hang from traffic lights as Egyptian anti-government protesters gathered in Tahrir (Liberation) Square, to watch U.S. President Barack Obama, not seen, live on a TV broadcast from Washington, speaking about the situation in Egypt, early Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

19 hours ago

What will Syria's future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries' recent pasts

Read full article: What will Syria's future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries' recent pasts

Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew.

Iraqi security forces gather outside a morgue of Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Baghdad, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, where a U.S. citizen who worked for an international aid organization was taken after he was fatally shot. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Read full article: Murder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq

Murder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq

An Iranian officer blamed for the 2022 killing of an American in Iraq has been charged in New York with federal murder and terrorism crimes.

Madison Police chief Shon F. Barnes speaks at a news conference Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Madison, Wis., following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Read full article: Wisconsin police chief overseeing school shooting probe is named to Seattle job

Wisconsin police chief overseeing school shooting probe is named to Seattle job

The Madison, Wisconsin, police chief has been named as the chief of police in Seattle.

FILE - Kehlani performs at All Points East festival on Aug. 18, 2023, in London. (Alberto Pezzali/Invision/AP, File)

19 hours ago

Kehlani shares how taking risks earned Grammy noms while balancing mental health during activism

Read full article: Kehlani shares how taking risks earned Grammy noms while balancing mental health during activism

While recording “Crash,” Kehlani faced a career-defining decision: Stick with the familiar R&B sound that helped build their name, or risk it all to showcase their full artistic range.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, meet with reporters to mark the confirmation of 235 federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden during the 118th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

10 hours ago

Senate approves 235th judge of Biden's term, beating Trump's tally

Read full article: Senate approves 235th judge of Biden's term, beating Trump's tally

President Joe Biden has secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency.

FILE - The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Read full article: Italy's privacy watchdog fines OpenAI for ChatGPT's violations in collecting users personal data

Italy's privacy watchdog fines OpenAI for ChatGPT's violations in collecting users personal data

Italy’s data protection authority says it has fined OpenAI $15.6 million after wrapping up a probe into the collection of personal data by its generative artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.

FILE - In this Friday, July 8, 2011 file photo, crowds gather in the surf and on the beach in Cocoa Beach, Fla., to watch the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on STS-135. This is the final U.S. shuttle mission before the fleet is retired. In ordinary times, the beaches and roads along Floridas Space Coast would be packed with hundreds of thousands of spectators, eager to witness the first astronaut launch from Florida in nine years, scheduled for May 27, 2020. In the age of coronavirus, local officials and NASA are split on whether that's a good idea. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Read full article: Surging Sunshine State: Florida’s population tops 23.3M, growing faster than almost any other state

Surging Sunshine State: Florida’s population tops 23.3M, growing faster than almost any other state

Florida’s growth reflected two key issues in the Census Bureau data: international migration and population increases in the South.

The Capitol is pictured in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

3 hours ago

Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

Read full article: Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

The Senate has rushed through final passage of a bipartisan plan to fund federal operations and prevent a government shutdown.

A GoFundMe was created at the beginning of December calling for Jaguars GM Trent Baalke to be fired. In less than three weeks, it passed its fundraising goal.

Read full article: ‘I’ve had enough’: Die-hard Jags fan raises nearly $2,000 for billboard asking team to fire GM Trent Baalke

‘I’ve had enough’: Die-hard Jags fan raises nearly $2,000 for billboard asking team to fire GM Trent Baalke

It's been a frustrating season for the Jaguars, but it's been equally as frustrating for the fans to watch. A die-hard fan says he's organizing a GoFundMe to place a billboard in Jacksonville asking the team to end the fanbase's frustrations by firing general manager Trent Baalke.

In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Akron, Ohio, Police Department, officers display their weapons late Nov. 28, 2024, as they confront 15-year-old boy Jazmir Tucker in Akron, Ohio. (Akron Police Department via AP)

15 hours ago

Ohio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos

Read full article: Ohio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos

People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a measure approved by the state Legislature.

FILE - Two Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22B Ospreys fly low and fast in formation on a training range named the Hornet at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Tara Copp, File)