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Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections department

Nov. 01, 2024 17:24 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — It was the hottest September in more than a century in parts of South Florida, and Dwayne Wilson could hear his 81-year-old fellow inmate gasping for breath and crying out for help at the Dade Correctional Institution, 45 miles southwest of Miami on the edge of the...

Barkov gets 4 points in his hometown, Panthers top Stars 6-4 in Finland

Nov. 01, 2024 17:18 PM EDT

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Florida captain Aleksander Barkov had a goal and three assists in his return to his hometown, Sam Reinhart scored twice and the Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 6-4 on Friday night. Finnish players put on a show. Barkov had four points, Anton Lundell had a...

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

Nov. 01, 2024 17:02 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It’s also a measure of the influence the world’s richest man wields over American democracy. Elon Musk, the South African-born tech and business titan, has spent...

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

Nov. 01, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week's presidential election isn't just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It's also a measure of the influence the world's richest man wields over American democracy. Elon Musk, the South African-born tech and business titan, has spent at least...

Shootings kill 2 and wound 7 during Halloween celebrations in Orlando

Nov. 01, 2024 16:44 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A gunman who opened fire during a Halloween street celebration that drew thousands of costumed revelers to downtown Orlando killed two people and wounded seven others early Friday, authorities said. Officers quickly arrested a 17-year-old male suspect, police...

MLB Calendar

Nov. 01, 2024 14:41 PM EDT

Oct. 31 — Trading resumes, day after World Series. Nov. 1-Dec. 5 — Period for Nippon Professional Baseball clubs to post players for availability to MLB clubs. Nov. 4 — Last day for club to make a qualifying offer to an eligible former player who became a free...

Tipoff: Where the top transfers in college basketball have landed

Nov. 01, 2024 09:09 AM EDT

After Dusty May left Florida Atlantic to take over Michigan’s program, plenty of the top remaining players from the Owls’ 2023 Final Four team departed as well. But they didn’t all follow their former coach to Ann Arbor. They scattered to various programs. ...

Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools

Nov. 01, 2024 08:20 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel “Nineteen Minutes," a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in schools. “Not only was it recommended for young adults to read,...

DigitalBridge: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 01, 2024 07:31 AM EDT

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (DBRG) on Friday reported third-quarter net income of $13.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Boca Raton, Florida-based company said it had net loss of 1 cent. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and...

Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they're in the US legally. Here's how it works

Nov. 01, 2024 07:11 AM EDT

Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that expands the state's clash with the Biden administration over immigration. Critics...