22+ hour, 33+ min ago   (616+ words) An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts…...

1+ day, 47+ min ago   (478+ words) Warning: This is a column about pearl clutching. I’m the one doing it. Like so many others, I hold Sept. 11 as a sacred day. My family is from the City. I lived in New York. I remember Sept. 12, when this…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (201+ words) In late Friday night social media posts, President Donald Trump called on the Smithsonian to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and a special exhibit honoring the nation’s first president. Trump asked…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (217+ words) Congressional Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is throwing his weight behind two former House colleagues in the race for Florida Governor and Lt. Governor, endorsing the David Jolly-Gwen Graham ticket. “I proudly and strongly support David and Gwen, am fully behind…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (278+ words) U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody is on track to be elected in 2026, according to a survey taken this week by Quantus Insights. The Plant City Republican leads her Democratic challenger, Rep. Angie Nixon of Jacksonville, 50% to 43%. According to this data set, Nixon…...

2+ day, 18+ min ago   (468+ words) It looks like another round of health insurance premium increases for millions of Floridians who get their insurance through the federal health care marketplaces. Twelve Affordable Care Act participating insurers submitted for rate increases in the coming year, data published…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (287+ words) Individuals affected by natural disasters could soon enjoy tax relief courtesy of a law championed by Florida lawmakers. President Donald Trump just signed the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act (HR 5366). That’s a law that was sponsored by…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (377+ words) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff Friday as the country marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. DeSantis issued a memorandum Thursday directing U.S. and Florida flags at all state and local…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (617+ words) Artificial intelligence interests may be backing Byron Donalds for Governor, but the Republican nominee says millions of dollars in contributions aren’t moving him when it comes to policy. “Yes, we’ve raised a lot of money, not just from those interests,…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (349+ words) U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s re-election campaign just launched an ad blasting Leela Gray’s stock investments. A look at where Gray’s personal finances shows she has investments in many of the industries that could be impacted by votes Gray would cast…...