A Florida judge decided on Friday that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ prohibition on school mask mandates was unconstitutional, finding that the Republican governor had overstepped his jurisdiction. In a victory for a group of parents who filed a lawsuit, Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper declared DeSantis’ executive order illegal and ruled the governor could not
The Pentagon said Sunday it had ordered a rarely used program that forces commercial airlines to be used in times of a national emergency, activating 18 civilians airlines to help evacuate Afghans from Europe and the Middle East. The orders to the commercial airlines, only the third time in 70 years, came as part of
As the state battles high hospitalization rates, Florida officials are threatening to withhold funding equal to the salaries of school board members if school districts in two counties do not quickly eliminate tight mask regulations. The State Board of Education issued a warning to school boards in Broward and Alachua counties on Friday, giving them
Fred has reformed into a tropical storm, and it is likely to intensify more as it approaches the Florida Panhandle. The official course has been moved to the east. Scroll down to view the most recent forecast video, tropical models, and commentary from the National Hurricane Center. As Fred approaches, the rain will intensify throughout
During Saturday’s dueling protests by pro- and anti-vaccination protestors outside Los Angeles City Hall, one person was stabbed. The victim, who was identified as a man by police, was treated by fire department officials, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Instagram account. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LAPD (@lapdhq) On
Prime Minister Ariel Henry stated in a press conference that the Haitian government has proclaimed a state of emergency after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the country Saturday morning, killing at least 304 people. According to the country’s civil protection department, more than 1,800 individuals were hurt. The Western Department, Southern Department, Nippes, and Grand’Anse
With 39 gold medals, the United States topped the gold medal rankings at the Tokyo Olympics, edging out China and ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) on the last day of competition. Team USA’s 39 gold medals are the most it has ever won at a Summer Olympics, surpassing its totals from five of the previous eight
Apple is planning to design a system that will use new cryptography techniques and better artificial intelligence that can recognize child sexual abuse material when stored in the iCloud, seeking to bridge the eternal split between the company’s pledge to protect customer privacy and law enforcement to be aware of whatever illegal activity occurs on
Following an official investigation on alleged sexual harassment of 11 women by Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, President Joe Biden asked Cuomo to resign on Tuesday. New York State House Speaker Carl Heastie, a Democrat, stated shortly after Biden’s statement that the house will aim to finish its impeachment investigation of the governor as
As the country deals with a spike in the delta version of the COVID-19 virus, Dr. Anthony Fauci feels that the lockdowns saw last year are unlikely to recur, but he cautions “things will get worse.” “I don’t think we’re gonna see lockdowns. I think we have enough of the percentage of people in the
According to authorities, three individuals were murdered and five others were injured in a series of unrelated gunshots in Seattle early Sunday. The four shootings occurred within three hours of each other, according to a press statement from the Seattle Police Department. The first happened at 1:48 a.m. outside a pub in the Belltown area.
Another suspect in the US Capitol riots was apprehended this week thanks to a dating app. Prosecutors claim Andrew Taake of Texas used the dating app Bumble while in Washington on January 6. When the match inquired if he was close to the Capitol, he said that he had been there since the beginning. He
