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Florida GOP Chair Defies DeSantis, Won't Resign Amid Sex Allegation

Christian Ziegler, husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder, says sex was consensual

(Newser) - The chair of Florida's Republican Party says he will not resign over a woman's allegation that he raped her , saying in an email to supporters that he is innocent. He did not address any specifics of the accusation that has roiled the state's conservative politics, reports the...

DeSantis: Florida GOP Chief Should Resign Amid Probe

Christian Ziegler is the focus of police sexual assault investigation

(Newser) - The chairman of Florida's Republican Party is the subject of a rape investigation, though no charges have been filed and his lawyer said he will be exonerated. Still, the investigation into Christian Ziegler comes at a critical time for the Republican Party of Florida, per the AP : Two Florida...

Takeaways From the 'Great Red vs. Blue State Debate'

Florida governor was feistier against Democrat than he has been in Republican debates

(Newser) - Two governors clashed Thursday night in what Fox News billed as "The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate." Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom debated for 90 minutes in an empty studio in Georgia. Both governors hurled insults at each other in the debate, which...

Job Hunting? Here's the Best Place in America for It

Washington state ranks No. 1 in WalletHub's ranking of the best states for employment

(Newser) - It can be grueling pounding the pavement in search of a new job, what with all of the resume prep, job board scouring, and interview processes. WalletHub wanted to see which parts of America were more job-hunter friendly, so it looked at nearly three dozen metrics in all 50 states,...

Former WWE Star Sentenced to 17 Years After Fatal DUI Crash

Tamara 'Tammy' Sytch wrestled as 'Sunny'

(Newser) - A former WWE wrestler was sentenced to more than 17 years behind bars Monday after a DUI crash last year in Florida that left a 75-year-old man dead. Police say Tamara "Tammy" Sytch, who went by "Sunny" during her wrestling days, had a blood alcohol content four times...

Cops Find Wanted Woman in Most Comfy of Hiding Spots
Cops Find Wanted Woman in
Most Comfy of Hiding Spots
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Nov 26, 2023 11:10 AM CST

Cops Find Wanted Woman in Most Comfy of Hiding Spots

Felon Stacy Usher, sought by police for alleged parole violation in Florida, was found inside couch

(Newser) - A convicted felon in three different Florida counties eluded law enforcement for most of November, but authorities tracked her down this week hiding in her own home. WFLA reports that the Citrus County Sheriff's Office had been searching for 39-year-old Stacy Usher, who, according to its Nov. 8 Facebook...

Couple, Dog Airlifted After Boat Breaks 2 Weeks Into Trip

Coast Guard rescued them from Gulf of Mexico

(Newser) - Heather and Robert Cook and their dog, Bandit, set sail from Port Canaveral on Florida's Atlantic coast November 2, headed out on a monthlong trip that was meant to end in Biloxi, Mississippi, on December 1. Instead, on Saturday, about halfway into the adventure, they realized that they had...

Supreme Court Keeps Florida Drag Law Blocked

Challenge to the measure is in the state's court system

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down Florida's plea to let it enforce a law restricting drag shows. The measure had been blocked by a lower court order while a challenge to the new law, which was signed in May by Gov. Ron DeSantis, goes through the legal process,...

Pink Has a Feisty Response to Florida Book Bans

Singer will give out thousands of banned or restricted books at Miami, Sunrise concerts this week

(Newser) - Groups and individuals have said they're boycotting visits to Florida and refusing to hold events in the Sunshine State due to Gov. Ron DeSantis' new laws on gender-affirming care, abortion, gun ownership, and teaching race- and LGBTQ+-themed subjects in school, among others. Pink is taking a different tack: The...

Pronoun Costs Teacher&#39;s Job
School Fires Teacher Over Mx.
Nov 12, 2023 3:00 PM CST

School Fires Teacher Over Mx.

Expanded law limits pronoun, courtesy title choices, Florida Virtual School says

(Newser) - The Florida Virtual School gave a veteran teacher a choice of courtesy titles to use in its materials and communications: Ms., Mrs., or Miss. Instead, the teacher used Mx, and was fired on Oct. 24, told that was a violation of a new state law. "Obviously, I'm not...

Steve Martin Celebrates Banning of His Book
Steve Martin's
Book Gets Banned,
He Celebrates
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Nov 12, 2023 7:00 AM CST

Steve Martin's Book Gets Banned, He Celebrates

'Shopgirl' among more than 300 titles removed from schools in Collier County, Florida

(Newser) - A Florida school district has banned one of Steve Martin's books—and he's "so proud." The actor and writer took to his social media accounts on Monday to celebrate the banning of his bestselling novella Shopgirl by the Collier County School District. "So proud to...

He Turned, Saw Friend's Head in Gator's Mouth

Florida's Marissa Carr says she's lucky to have escaped snorkeling encounter in one piece

(Newser) - "I'm genuinely just really, really lucky" is not a quote you'd expect from a woman who had an alligator bite her face. But that's what 20-year-old Marissa Carr is saying after encountering a 9-foot male alligator while snorkeling in a clear, spring-fed pond. The Florida woman...

Dentist Hired Hit Men to Kill His Ex-Brother-in-Law

Charles Adelson found guilty in 2014 Tallahassee slaying

(Newser) - A Florida dentist was on Monday convicted in the 2014 murder-for-hire death of his former brother-in-law. Charles Adelson was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation to commit murder, WPBF reports. Two other people involved in the plot—Adelson's ex-girlfriend and the father of her...

Found at Florida Thrift Store: Actual Human Skull

Police are investigating, but say case does not seem suspicious

(Newser) - A skull in the Halloween section of a Florida thrift store turned out to not be a Halloween decoration at all. An anthropologist just so happened to be browsing the store in North Fort Myers and recognized it was actually a real human skull, the Lee County Sheriff's Office...

Children 'Whipped' at Florida Prep School: Parents

8 students reportedly received 3 lashes each at Orlando school

(Newser) - A group of incensed Florida parents say their children were "whipped" at their prep school in Orlando, Florida, last week. Police responded to Alpha Learning Academy, which is run by the St. Mark AME church, Thursday afternoon in response to the allegations, ClickOrlando reports. Parents say a pastor at...

Florida Republicans Boo Trump Criticism

'You fear the truth,' Christie tells crowd

(Newser) - Support for Donald Trump drowned out his Republican opponents at Florida's GOP gathering on Saturday. Asa Hutchinson was booed and jeered when he said in his speech that there's a good chance Trump will be convicted in the trials he's facing, and he called the former president'...

On Florida&#39;s Roads, &#39;Deja Vu All Over Again&#39;
On Florida's Roads,
'Deja Vu All Over Again'
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Nov 4, 2023 6:30 AM CDT

On Florida's Roads, 'Deja Vu All Over Again'

Mysterious yellow lines keep popping up in the middle of St. Johns County thoroughfares

(Newser) - There's plenty of other stuff to worry about, but a roadway mystery has captured the attention of residents in Florida's St. Johns County. WSVN describes an "enigmatic marking" that's popped up along US 1 near St. Augustine: a nearly 2-mile-long yellow line, between International Golf Parkway...

After 3 Decades, a Big Move for Bezos

Amazon founder is pulling up stakes and relocating from Seattle, where he's lived since 1994, to Miami

(Newser) - Hear "Miami," and thoughts of palm trees, Cuban food, and art deco architecture all come to mind. Now, add Jeff Bezos to that list: The Amazon founder announced this week that he's moving to the South Florida city and ditching Seattle after almost 30 years, reports the...

Judge Ponders Delay of Trump Documents Trial

Judge Aileen Cannon to set new schedule, which could push trial until after 2024 election

(Newser) - A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday raised the possibility of delaying former President Trump's classified documents trial until after the 2024 presidential election, when Trump might be able to escape the charges altogether. US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon initially set a trial date of May 20 , but...

Florida Road Workers Make &#39;Incredible&#39; Find Under Highway
Florida Road Workers Make
'Incredible' Find Under Highway
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Oct 28, 2023 6:30 AM CDT

Florida Road Workers Make 'Incredible' Find Under Highway

Shipwreck believed to be from 1800s discovered in St. Augustine, 'encapsulated in soil and mud'

(Newser) - A construction crew doing routine roadwork in a Florida city have made a decidedly unroutine find. FOX 35 and 10 Tampa Bay report that workers with the state's Department of Transportation were recently working on a stretch of road near the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine, the continuation...

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