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Stetson faces Toledo in Daytona Beach, Florida

Nov. 21, 2024 03:56 AM EST

Toledo Rockets (3-1) vs. Stetson Hatters (1-3) Daytona Beach, Florida; Thursday, 5:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -13.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Stetson will face Toledo at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...

CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners take on the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, seek 4th straight victory

Nov. 21, 2024 03:47 AM EST

CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (3-1) at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (0-4) Fort Myers, Florida; Friday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: CSU Bakersfield will try to extend its three-game win streak with a victory over FGCU. FGCU went 14-18 overall a season ago while...

Southern Illinois visits No. 21 Florida after Richard's 20-point game

Nov. 21, 2024 03:46 AM EST

Southern Illinois Salukis (2-2) at Florida Gators (5-0) Gainesville, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 21 Florida takes on Southern Illinois after Will Richard scored 20 points in Florida's 84-60 victory against the Florida A&M Rattlers. ...

Portland plays South Florida in Conway, South Carolina

Nov. 21, 2024 03:46 AM EST

South Florida Bulls (2-2) vs. Portland Pilots (2-2) Conway, South Carolina; Thursday, 2:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulls -9.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: Portland faces South Florida in Conway, South Carolina. Portland...

The FBI arrested a man who's been charged with planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange

Nov. 21, 2024 01:23 AM EST

A Florida man was arrested Wednesday and charged with a plot to “reboot” the U.S. government by planting a bomb at the New York Stock Exchange this week and detonating it with a remote-controlled device, according to the FBI. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, of Coral Springs,...

Trump's incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She'll face a raft of special interests

Nov. 21, 2024 00:04 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — As incoming White House chief of staff, one of Susie Wiles ’ vexing challenges will be policing the buffet line of powerful interests who want something from Donald Trump. It’s a world she knows well. During Trump’s first presidency, she lobbied for many of...

Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far

Nov. 20, 2024 20:28 PM EST

President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it's shaping up much differently than his first. He's prioritizing loyalists for top jobs. Trump was bruised and hampered by internal squabbles during his initial term in office. Now he appears...

A Florida man has been charged with plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week, FBI says

Nov. 20, 2024 20:09 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida man has been charged with plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week, FBI says.

Central Michigan coach Jim McElwain to retire at the end of this season

Nov. 20, 2024 18:33 PM EST

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Central Michigan football coach Jim McElwain will retire following this season, his sixth year with the Mid-American Conference program. The former Florida and Colorado State coach made the announcement Wednesday with a 33-35 record at Central Michigan....

2 Florida parents arrested after school resource deputy is punched in face

Nov. 20, 2024 17:30 PM EST

DELTONA, Fla. (AP) — Two central Florida parents were charged criminally after a mother pushed a middle school resource officer and the father punched her in the face, authorities said Wednesday. Jorge Rivera, 46, and his wife, Dagmarie Aponte Iturrino, 45, were charged Tuesday...