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A look at the protests about the war in Gaza that have emerged on US college campuses

Apr. 26, 2024 18:54 PM EDT

Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week's arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University. The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from any companies that are...

Newgarden's next challenge is to repair his reputation around IndyCar after disqualification

Apr. 26, 2024 17:41 PM EDT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — It may take Josef Newgarden some time to regain the trust of his fellow IndyCar drivers and he knows it. Two days after Newgarden's season-opening win at St. Petersburg, Florida, was wiped off the board for manipulating the push-to-pass system on his car,...

The Latest | Trump speaks with reporters after 4th day of witness testimony in hush money trial ends

Apr. 26, 2024 17:06 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial dug Friday into assertions of the former publisher of the National Enquirer and his efforts to protect Trump from negative stories during the 2016 election. David Pecker returned to the witness stand for the...

Florida's Bob Graham remembered as a governor, senator of the people

Apr. 26, 2024 16:57 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Democratic Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham was remembered Friday by Republicans and Democrats alike as a man whose love for people and his state of Florida transcended partisanship, many of them smiling with memories of his five decades in politics as they passed by...

At least 17 people died in Florida after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police

Apr. 26, 2024 16:48 PM EDT

At least 17 people died in Florida over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. Three of the fatal incidents occurred in Orlando. Others...

The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that

Apr. 26, 2024 15:51 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends. Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David Pecker at Donald Trump's hush money trial this week has revealed an astonishing level of corruption at America's...

Florida center Micah Handlogten to sit out next season while recovering from a broken left leg

Apr. 26, 2024 15:48 PM EDT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida center Micah Handlogten, who gruesomely broke his left leg in the Southeastern Conference championship game last month, is planning to take a medical redshirt next season and work toward returning to the court and becoming “an absolute monster” in the fall of...

AutoNation: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 26, 2024 07:28 AM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — AutoNation Inc. (AN) on Friday reported first-quarter net income of $190.1 million. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company said it had profit of $4.49 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street...

Roper Technologies: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 26, 2024 07:09 AM EDT

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Roper Technologies Inc. (ROP) on Friday reported first-quarter earnings of $382 million. The Sarasota, Florida-based company said it had net income of $3.54 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $4.41 per...

San Francisco 49ers take Florida receiver Ricky Pearsall with the 30th pick in the NFL draft

Apr. 26, 2024 01:28 AM EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch got a text from star receiver Brandon Aiyuk soon after drafting Florida’s Ricky Pearsall with the 30th pick. Aiyuk's message about his former teammate was glowing: “Fire pick. Can’t lie.” ...