Florida

'They Pointed Guns at My Kids': Outrage After Florida Cops Raid Home of Scientist Who Refused to Censor Covid-19 Data

NOAA Research Shows Climate Crisis Primary Cause of 98% of Dead Florida Coral Reef

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Our work in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans shows a dire outlook for coral reef ecosystem health, from warming ocean waters, fishing, disease, and pollution from the land."

DeSantis Responds to Racial Justice Protests With Expanded 'Stand Your Ground' Proposal Slammed as 'Legalized Lynching'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is proposing an expansion to the state's controversial "stand your ground" law. (Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr/cc)

"This is basically just a license for white people to kill protesters," said...

Democrats Need a Winning Message in Georgia. Bernie Sanders Says Fight for $15 Minimum Wage

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

"If Democrats take back the Senate," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Monday, November 9, 2020, "we will increase the minimum wage from a starvation wage of $7.25 an hour to a living wage of at least $15 an hour." (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The Vermont senator noted that "47% of workers in Georgia make less than $15 an...

Success of $15 Minimum Wage Measures 'Huge Win for the Working People' of Florida and Portland, Maine

Days After Hypothermia Fiasco, Add Heat Stroke to 'Things You Can Get at a Trump Rally': Supporters Hospitalized During Event in Florida

'We're Rounding the Corner Beautifully,' Trump Lies Just Before US Hits Another Record: 85,000+ New Covid-19 Cases

'Exciting and Historical Moment': Their Rights Restored, 67,000+ Former Felons Set to Vote in Florida Amid Record Early Turnout

After Negative Result From Unreliable Covid Test, Trump Falsely Tells Florida Crowd He's "Immune" and Can "Kiss Everyone" With No Consequences

Health Experts 'Stunned' as Trump Says He Will Resume In-Person Rallies While Infected With Covid-19

Top Trump Campaign Adviser Brad Parscale Hospitalized After Threatening Self-Harm With Gun

Joining Trump to Undermine Election Results, GOP Senator Proposes Nullifying All Mail-In Ballots Not Counted Within 48-Hour Window

'Sledgehammer to Permanently Silence Opposing Voices': Outrage Over Florida Gov. DeSantis' Proposed Anti-Protest Bill

Bolstering Calls for Climate Action, 'Mutant Sloth' Hurricane Sally Leaves Major Mess for Gulf Coast

'Incredibly Dark Day for Voting Rights': With Support of Trump Judges, Federal Court Upholds Florida Poll Tax Weeks Before Election

'Victory for Students and Educators': Judge Blocks Florida School Reopening Order

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Grotesque Overkill: 23 Cops, 377 Rounds, Two Suspects, Zero Guns

A months-long investigation into "perhaps the largest case of contagious fire on record" has found that frenzied Miami police last December fired 377 rounds at a crashed car - hitting several officers and sending neighbors diving to the floor - that killed a robbery suspect and his innocent friend who were both unarmed and trying to surrender. Adrian Montesano, with one prior minor arrest and an apparent drug problem, had allegedly robbed a Walgreens and shot an officer (who later recovered)...