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Woman released decades after Michigan nursing home deaths
WALKER, Mich. (AP) — A woman who spent 30 years in prison for her role in the deaths of residents at a Michigan nursing home was released on parole Thursday, officials said. Relatives of victims had sued to keep Catherine Wood locked up, but a Kent County judge in October s aid he wouldn't block the parole...
Commission investigating Florida high school massacre sued
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Student and civil rights groups are suing the commission investigating the 2018 Florida high school massacre, saying it illegally adjourned a recent meeting before the public could speak and held the meeting at an inaccessible location. The Southern Poverty Law Center filed...
'Unifying' art replaces mural that featured Confederate flag
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate on Tuesday unveiled a gleaming new piece of art at one of its most-visited corridors in the state Capitol, after removing an old mural that included the Confederate flag. The new artwork — a huge piece of wood in the shape of the state — represents...
Educators throng Florida Capitol to fight for more money
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of school workers from around the state thronged Florida's Capitol on Monday to press Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature to more than double the nearly $1 billion the governor is proposing for teacher raises and bonuses. Large crowds of demonstrators streamed into the...
Baby Jesus goes missing from popular Florida nativity scene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — On the sixth day of Christmas, Baby Jesus vanished from his manger in a popular nativity scene at a Florida park — right under the noses of Mary, Joseph and bowing kings. The disappearance of the replica startled 8-year-old Nate Takacs, who had rushed to get a glimpse of...
Slave cemetery poses questions for Florida country club
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The rumors swirled for decades: A dark history long lay buried under the grassy knolls and manicured lawns of a country club in Florida's capital city. Over the years, neat rows of rectangular depressions along the 7th fairway deepened in the grass, outlining what would be...
Among public, a great divide at moment of Trump impeachment
We interrupt the holiday spirit to bring you the impeachment of a president. In festive haunts, buzzing stores and rush-hour frenzy, Americans absorbed the moment Donald Trump became only the third president branded with the mark of impeachment, the Constitution's gravest political indictment. Depending whom you...
Koprivica, Olejniczak power Florida State past North Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State is so deep at guard and forward that it hasn’t featured its 7-footers much this season. That changed on Tuesday night. Balsa Koprivica scored 15 points and Dominik Olejniczak added 11 as both set season highs to lead No. 19 Florida State to a 98-81 victory over...
No. 17 Florida St makes 15 3-pointers, beats Clemson 72-53
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Stung by an inconsistent performance from 3-point range this season, No. 17 Florida State focused for a week on getting better from beyond the arc. And it showed. Devin Vassell had 14 points and nine rebounds as the Seminoles made 15 3s in routing Clemson 72-53 Sunday. The...
Florida State introduces Mike Norvell as Seminoles’ coach
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Mike Norvell was the first coach Florida State interviewed for its football vacancy and though the search took school administrators around the country, they kept coming back to the man running Memphis’ program. “We really liked him,” Florida State athletics...
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