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'Major Win' in Fight Against Dictionary-Yanking School District

Federal judge allows lawsuit against Florida's Escambia County School District to proceed

(Newser) - A Florida school district is keeping students from accessing dictionaries which, in defining sex and other concepts, are considered to violate the state law prohibiting materials in schools that depict or describe sexual conduct, per the Messenger . Escambia County School District has pulled more than 1,600 books from school...

Hey Florida, There Are Some New Kids in Town

Millennials are leaving New York and California for the Sunshine State

(Newser) - Good news, Florida boomers: those new neighbors moving in can help set up your iPhone and install anti-virus software, all for the price of an avocado toast. In other words, millennials are coming to town! Per Business Insider , there's been a shifting demographic in who is moving to Florida....

Woman Sues Hershey for $5M Over &#39;Misleading&#39; Packaging
Woman Sues Hershey for $5M
Over 'Misleading' Packaging
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 6, 2024 6:00 AM CST

Woman Sues Hershey for $5M Over 'Misleading' Packaging

Florida's Cynthia Kelly says holiday-themed Reese's candy lacked carved designs as shown on wrappers

(Newser) - Cynthia Kelly says she was shopping in an Aldi in October when she picked up a bag of Halloween-themed Reese's peanut butter candy for $4.49, drawn in by the "cute looking" carvings shown on the candy's outer wrapper. That's per the Florida woman's new...

Abortion Rights Victory in Florida Could Have 'Massive Implications'

Amendment to enshrine abortion access has enough signatures for 2024 ballot, pending other ruling

(Newser) - Voters in Ohio , Kansas , and other states have opted to enshrine abortion rights in their respective constitutions, and Florida may be next. The Tampa Bay Times reports that proponents have secured more than enough signatures to place on the 2024 ballot a constitutional amendment that would unravel the state's...

Controversial FDA Decision a Milestone on Drug Prices
Controversial FDA Decision
a Milestone on Drug Prices
the rundown
Jan 5, 2024 11:19 AM CST

Controversial FDA Decision a Milestone on Drug Prices

Agency will let Florida be the first state to import drugs in bulk from Canada

(Newser) - Americans are known to head across the border into Canada to buy their prescription drugs at cheaper costs. Now, for the first time, a state government has received approval to do the same thing on a much larger scale. In a decision described as historic, the Food and Drug Administration...

Volunteer Divers May Have Found Missing Woman's Body

Sandra Lemire disappeared in Florida 12 years ago

(Newser) - The body of a woman who went missing 12 years ago appears to have been found in a minivan submerged in a central Florida retention pond near Walt Disney World, according to family members and volunteer divers who discovered the remains last week. The family of Sandra Lemire told local...

College Student's 'Unusual Tactic' Nabs Him a Fiancee

Craig Vandenberg recruits cop to lure girlfriend to marriage proposal with a 'lost' wallet

(Newser) - A college student used what the Messenger calls "an unusual tactic" to propose to his girlfriend, and its novelty paid off with an accepted proposal. Florida Southern College attendee Craig Vandenberg recruited the resource officer at his school, Dagon Leach of the Lakeland Police Department, to help him with...

Helicopter Crashes Into Miami-Area Canal

Woman survived but man later succumbed to his injuries

(Newser) - Emergency workers in South Florida on Wednesday rescued two people, one who later died, from a canal after their helicopter crashed, reports the AP. The helicopter, a Hughes 369 aircraft, was carrying two people from Fort Myers when it crashed into a canal about three miles west of Miami Executive...

Cops: Teen Angry Over Christmas Gifts Fatally Shot Sister

Teen boys, 14 and 15, are now in custody in Pinellas County, Florida

(Newser) - A Christmas shopping trip ended in tragedy for one Florida family. Per NBC Miami and WFLA , authorities in Pinellas County say a 14-year-old became upset on Christmas Eve after believing his 15-year-old brother was getting more gifts for the holiday and pulled a gun on him at their grandmother's...

Man Killed in Shooting at Florida Shopping Mall

Police say the victim was targeted in Ocala

(Newser) - One man was killed and a woman was shot in the leg in a shooting at a shopping mall in central Florida two days before Christmas. The man who was killed appeared to be the gunman's intended target, say police. Ocala Police Chief Mike Balken told reporters Saturday evening...

Ex-NFLer Dies After Steel Beam Falls on His Head
Ex-NFLer's Death
Tied to Dental Problems
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Dec 23, 2023 8:00 AM CST

Ex-NFLer's Death Tied to Dental Problems

Mike Williams, formerly of the Buccaneers and Bills, died in September

(Newser) - Former NFL player Mike Williams' death was not caused by a construction accident he suffered, but rather by a rare form of sepsis related to dental health problems, according to a medical examiner's report released Friday. The 36-year-old died Sept. 12 after being hospitalized following a construction accident...

Florida GOP Suspends Leader Accused of Rape

Board suspends Christian Ziegler and calls for his resignation

(Newser) - The Republican Party of Florida suspended Chairman Christian Ziegler and demanded his resignation during an emergency meeting Sunday, adding to calls by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top officials for him to step down as police investigate a rape accusation against him. Ziegler is accused of raping a woman with...

Moms for Liberty Co-Founder in Hot Water Amid Hubby's Scandal

Florida school board votes for her to resign amid sex scandal involving her and her husband

(Newser) - Bridget Ziegler, co-founder of conservative group Moms for Liberty, is in increasingly hot water amid the sex scandal currently swirling around her and her husband. Florida's Sarasota County School Board voted 4-1 Monday night to pass a resolution calling for Ziegler to resign from the board (she was the...

Mom Who Said Her Kids' Xmas Gifts Were Stolen Is Arrested

Police now say Shana Hudson, 39, 'took advantage of the system'

(Newser) - A Florida woman who earned the sympathy of her community after reporting that her kids' Christmas gifts were stolen out of her home has been arrested for falsely reporting that crime. WKRC and Fox News report on the case of 39-year-old Shana Hudson, who, according to a Facebook post by...

Accused of Poisoning Neighbors With Opioids, PhD Student Deported

Xuming Li of China lost student visa following charges, expulsion

(Newser) - A chemistry PhD student who was allegedly caught injecting opioids through the door of an upstairs neighbor with whom he quarreled over noise will escape charges in the US, as he's been deported to his native China. Xuming Li, 36, faced felony charges of battery and possession of a...

Florida GOP Chair Defies DeSantis, Won't Resign Amid Sex Allegation

Christian Ziegler, husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder, says sex was consensual

(Newser) - The chair of Florida's Republican Party says he will not resign over a woman's allegation that he raped her , saying in an email to supporters that he is innocent. He did not address any specifics of the accusation that has roiled the state's conservative politics, reports the...

DeSantis: Florida GOP Chief Should Resign Amid Probe

Christian Ziegler is the focus of police sexual assault investigation

(Newser) - The chairman of Florida's Republican Party is the subject of a rape investigation, though no charges have been filed and his lawyer said he will be exonerated. Still, the investigation into Christian Ziegler comes at a critical time for the Republican Party of Florida, per the AP : Two Florida...

Takeaways From the 'Great Red vs. Blue State Debate'

Florida governor was feistier against Democrat than he has been in Republican debates

(Newser) - Two governors clashed Thursday night in what Fox News billed as "The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate." Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom debated for 90 minutes in an empty studio in Georgia. Both governors hurled insults at each other in the debate, which...

Job Hunting? Here's the Best Place in America for It

Washington state ranks No. 1 in WalletHub's ranking of the best states for employment

(Newser) - It can be grueling pounding the pavement in search of a new job, what with all of the resume prep, job board scouring, and interview processes. WalletHub wanted to see which parts of America were more job-hunter friendly, so it looked at nearly three dozen metrics in all 50 states,...

Former WWE Star Sentenced to 17 Years After Fatal DUI Crash

Tamara 'Tammy' Sytch wrestled as 'Sunny'

(Newser) - A former WWE wrestler was sentenced to more than 17 years behind bars Monday after a DUI crash last year in Florida that left a 75-year-old man dead. Police say Tamara "Tammy" Sytch, who went by "Sunny" during her wrestling days, had a blood alcohol content four times...

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