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In this image from video made available by NASA, a SpaceX capsule, slowed by parachutes, splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, as it returns to Earth with NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi, NASA astronaut Warren (Woody) Hoburg and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev after a six-month stay at the International Space Station. (NASA via AP)
Four astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX capsule to wrap up six-month station mission
Four astronauts are back on Earth after a six-month stay at the International Space Station. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Atlantic early Monday off the Florida coast. Returning were two … more
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FILE - Tina Brotherton, 88, gets a hug from 9-year-old neighbor Lainey Hamelink, as she returns to site of her business, Tina's Dockside Inn, which was completely destroyed in Hurricane Idalia, as was Brotherton's nearby home, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, two days after the storm's passage. A resident of Horseshoe Beach since 1978, she lost her marina and the cafe next door in a 1993 disaster and had to replace the floors and beds at Tina's Dockside Inn. Now the hotel, which she has owned for 52 years, is destroyed in Idalia's wake. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Florida fishing village Horseshoe Beach hopes to maintain its charm after being walloped by Idalia
The remote fishing village of Horseshoe Beach, Florida, took much of the pounding from Hurricane Idalia when it struck as a Category 3 storm last week. The storm flattened some homes and knocked … more
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Matt Urben drinks a margarita at the Margaritaville restaurant in New York's Times Square on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, following news of the death of Jimmy Buffett. Urben says he's attended about 48 of Buffett's concerts over the years. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)
For at least a day, all the world is 'Margaritaville' in homage to Jimmy Buffett
From Key West, Florida, and beyond, the world became an extension of Jimmy Buffett's musical kingdom of “Margaritaville.” With the passing of the beach-bum balladeer at the age of 76, legions of … more
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GOP lawmakers take aim at LGBTQ+ 'safe places' program in small Florida town
Some central Florida lawmakers say they are considering “all legislative, legal and executive options available” to stop business owners in a small town from voluntarily displaying rainbow decals … more
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took a phone call from President Joe Biden on Thursday while touring the hurricane-ravaged town of Horseshoe Beach. (Sept. 1) (AP Video: Daniel Kozin)
Biden is surveying hurricane's toll from the sky and ground in Florida. DeSantis won't see him
President Joe Biden has arrived in Florida for an aerial tour of Hurricane Idalia’s destruction and a firsthand look at a city recovering from the storm. But he won't be seeing Gov. Ron DeSantis, a … more
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Lainey Hamelink, 9, whose family owned the property next door, helps to collect scattered dishes at Tina's Dockside Inn, which was completely destroyed in Hurricane Idalia, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, two days after the storm's passage. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Hurricane Idalia looters arrested as residents worry about more burglaries
Two people have been charged with looting a home damaged by Hurricane Idalia in Florida’s Big Bend region. The arrests come as residents’ concerns are growing that burglars could be tempted to … more
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Boy struck and killed by a car in Florida after a dog chased him into the street
Authorities say a 12-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car in Florida after a dog chased him into the street. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says the boy and his younger brother had been … more
This image provided by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University shows an LROC NAC image enlarged four times centered on the likely Luna 25 crater. A NASA spacecraft around the moon has found the likely crash site of Russia's lost lunar lander, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. The Luna 25 lander slammed into the moon last month, a harsh end to Russia's first moon mission in almost half a century. (NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University via AP)
NASA spacecraft around moon spots likely crash site of Russia's lost lunar lander
A NASA spacecraft around the moon has found the likely crash site of Russia's lost lunar lander. The Luna 25 lander slammed into the moon last month, a harsh end to Russia's first moon mission in … more
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Florida and Georgia residents living along Hurricane Idalia's path of destruction on Thursday picked through piles of rubble where homes once stood, threw tarps over ripped-apart roofs and gingerly navigated streets left underwater or clogged with fallen trees and dangerous electric wires. (Aug 31) (AP video by Laura Bargfeld, Daniel Kozin/AP Production by Ao Gao)
Residents return to find homes gone, towns devastated in path of Idalia
Tropical Storm Idalia's path of destruction through four states has left behind it shattered towns and shocked residents, even as it missed many urban areas. People who fled the storm Wednesday … more
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Forecasters: Tropical Storm Idalia forms in Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Idalia has formed in the Gulf of Mexico on a potential track to come ashore in the southern U.S. as a hurricane. That is according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. … more
Gov. DeSantis issues proclamation for National Shooting Sports Month
On Aug. 1, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation dedicating August 2023 as National Shooting Sports Month... more
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Florida saves lives from drug fatalities
CORE encompasses a holistic approach, treating addiction as a disease. more
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Opponents hold 'day without immigrants' in Florida to protest new restrictions
Across Florida, workers didn’t show up at construction sites and tomato fields, and scores of restaurants, shops and other small businesses never opened their doors. That's because they were … more
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This image courtesy of the National Park Service shows University of Miami graduate student Devon Fogarty examining the headstone of John Greer, which was found underwater by archeologists during a survey at Dry Tortugas National Park in August 2022, in Florida. Archeologists have found the remains of a 19th century quarantine hospital and cemetery on a submerged island in Florida's Dry Tortugas National Park, according to park officials Monday, May 1, 2023. (C. Sproul/National Park Service via AP)
Underwater cemetery found off Dry Tortugas National Park
Archeologists have found the remains of a 19th century quarantine hospital and cemetery on a submerged island in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park in the Gulf of Mexico. While only one grave has … more
President Biden approves Major Disaster Declaration for Florida
WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Florida to supplement state and local recovery efforts … more
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Wife, husband planned fatal shooting in hospital for weeks
Police say Ellen and Jerry Gilland had a murder-suicide plan in the works for weeks: If his unnamed illness took a turn for the worse, the 76-year-old woman would fatally shoot her terminally ill, … more
Florida blocks high school African American studies class
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has blocked a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies from being taught in high schools. It says the class violates state law and is … more
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FILE - U.S. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., speaks during a campaign event, Oct. 27, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla. The Florida congressman was injured in an accident at his home Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, his office said. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Florida congressman Steube injured in accident at his home
The office of Florida congressman Greg Steube says he sustained several injuries in an accident at his home on Florida’s Gulf Coast. A short statement Wednesday evening didn't include details about … more
Body of man missing since Hurricane Ian found on sunken boat
The remains of a man who has been missing since Hurricane Ian hit Florida’s Gulf Coast last year have been recovered from a sunken sailboat. Lee County Sheriff’s officials said Sunday that … more
Sheriff: Remains found of woman missing since Hurricane Ian
Officials say the remains of a Florida woman missing since Hurricane Ian destroyed her home in September have been identified. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said at a news conference Thursday … more
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