Florida and Georgia both received failing grades on the American Lung Association’s 2026 “State of Tobacco Control” report card, highlighting significant shortcomings in efforts to reduce tobacco use, especially among youth. Florida received “F” grades for tobacco prevention funding, taxes and the regulation of flavored tobacco products. The state received “C” grades for smoke-free air…
In January 2020, KPMG executives gathered in Orlando for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Lakehouse, a sprawling, state-of-the-art learning and innovation center designed to be the firm’s cultural home. Just two months later, the world shuttered under the weight of a global pandemic. While the timing appeared catastrophic—and many partners grumbled about how it was…
ATLANTA (AP) — A financial adviser in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud in a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 2,000 people out of $380 million, federal authorities announced. Prosecutors accused Todd Burkhalter, the founder and CEO of Drive Planning LLC, of marketing several fraudulent investment schemes and using the money in part…
A cold rain settled over North Florida on Sunday morning as Tallahassee residents kept their eyes on the sky, hoping for the rare sight of a Sunshine State snowflake. It was not to be. For days, meteorologists had teased the possibility of flurries as an arctic blast pushed south, but emphasized that the setup would…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Days before No. 1 Indiana and No. 10 Miami face off in South Florida for the national championship, governors Mike Braun and Ron DeSantis are putting their money — or food — where their mouths are. The two governors — Braun of Indiana and DeSantis of Florida…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA plans to return humans to deep space next month, targeting a Feb. 6 launch for Artemis II, a 10-day crewed mission that will carry astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. “We are going — again,” NASA said Tuesday in…
Revelers chanted “liberty” and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders in South Florida on Saturday to celebrate the American military attack that toppled Nicolás Maduro’s government — a stunning outcome they had longed for but left them wondering what comes next in their troubled homeland. People gathered for a rally in Doral, Florida — the Miami suburb…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ahead of the rapidly-approaching 2026 midterms, Republicans and Democrats in states across the country are engaged in heated redistricting battles. What started with Texas’ effort to redraw its congressional map earlier in 2025, has led to other states, including California and Missouri, to do the same. Now,…
Democratic Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders and right-wing Gov. Ron DeSantis agree on virtually nothing. But they found common ground this year as leading skeptics of the artificial intelligence industry’s data center boom. The alignment of two national figures on the left and right signals that a political reckoning is brewing over the AI industry’s impact…
New laws now in effect in Florida will have an impact on health care costs, animal welfare, and other major issues throughout the state. Public employee health plans can no longer charge out-of-pocket fees for breast cancer screenings, while a new statewide animal cruelty database aims to track perpetrators. These legislative changes follow bills passed…