Roy Wood Jr. Discusses Comedy and Politics in New Memoir

NEW YORK, NY — Roy Wood Jr., a prominent figure in American comedy, recently opened up about his career and political satire in a new interview. The 46-year-old comedian, known for his work on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, is now the host of...

Florida: Taxpayer-Funded Secrecy… What Nassau County Schools Don’t Want You to See

For more than two years, parents and citizens in Nassau County, Florida have been fighting for transparency , and they’re still being stonewalled. At the center of the controversy is a mental health program called Ripple Effects, used for nearly a...

Government shutdown latest: Senate rejects bill to pay 'essential' workers

WASHINGTON ‒ The Senate on Thursday rejected a Republican-backed bill to pay some federal employees who are working through the government shutdown as the funding fight rolls into Day 23. The bill, known as the Shutdown Fairness Act and sponsored...

City of Miami at center of Florida’s property tax battle

A week after Republican members of the Florida House offered seven proposed constitutional amendments to address property tax reform on the 2026 ballot, Gov. Ron DeSantis has dismissed all of them, saying they reflect a lack of seriousness from...

Can medical marijuana patients own guns? Florida lawsuit put on hold

TALLAHASSEE — After the U.S. Supreme Court this week said it will hear a case focused on the same federal law, a judge Thursday put on hold a long-running lawsuit about whether Florida medical-marijuana patients can be barred from having guns....

20 years later, a look back at Hurricane Wilma’s path of destruction across South Florida

(WSVN) - It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Wilma uprooted parts of South Florida. The record-breaking storm left a path of damage from Key West through Palm Beach County. 7’s Craig Stevens looks back at Wilma, 20 years after it made landfall....

Hey, Cuomo: Get Lost! Give Gotham a Stark Choice for Mayor 

Political experts are right: Rather than today’s three-man muddle, New Yorkers deserve a clear, binary choice for mayor. So, Andrew Cuomo should abandon his campaign for City Hall. Notwithstanding his energetic performance in Wednesday’s second of...

New Global Guidelines Needed to Rein In the Wildlife Pet Trade (Commentary)

By Elizabeth Bennett A key motion under consideration at the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress would create guidelines for managing the wildlife pet trade, and that’s key because across the world, millions of live animals — mammals, birds,...

Election Results Are In: School Booth Competition Draws Nearly 3,000 Votes at the Northeast Florida Fair!

Election Results Are In: School Booth Competition Draws Nearly 3,000 Votes at the Northeast Florida Fair! By Melissa Mitchell, The Yulee News CALLAHAN, Fla. — The votes are tallied, the booths are decorated, and the results are officially in for...

Cutler Bay Celebrates Florida City Week

The Town of Cutler Bay is joining municipalities across Florida in celebrating Florida City Week from October 20 to 26, 2025, highlighting the vital role local government plays in everyday life. Hosted annually by the Florida League of Cities, the...

Governor DeSantis signs death warrant for Putnam County murderer

RAIFORD, Fla. (WCJB) - A convicted murderer from Putnam County knows his days are numbered. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for Richard Randolph, 63, on Wednesday. Randolph is set to die of lethal injection on November 20 at Florida...

Ana Maria Rodriguez, Johnna López renew bipartisan push to close Florida’s swimming pool safety gap

Drowning has long been the No. 1 cause of death for Florida children ages 1 to 4. Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez and Rep. Johanna López want to change that. This week, they filed companion bills (SB 244, HB 117) to require added safety measures for...

Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost on government shutdown

DeSantis, former Rep. Trone join effort to enact congressional term limits

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Rep. David Trone of Maryland have joined a nonprofit group’s push to enact congressional term limits. The organization, U.S. Term Limits, has been advocating for decades for citizen legislators over career...

Which CT social services could the government shutdown affect?

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. November is a critical month in the federal government shutdown if it drags on for at least a couple of more weeks —...

Who is Sami Hamdi? British journalist detained by DHS at San Francisco airport, US visa revoked

Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator, has been detained by US immigration authorities. His visa was revoked, and he is set to be deported. Hamidi will be stopped from completing his speaking tour in the United States, a Homeland Security...

Mail ballots for Dec. 9 Senate District 11 election going out

HERNANDO COUNTY -- The Hernando County Supervisor of Elections Office began sending Vote-by-Mail ballots on Friday, Oct. 24, to all eligible military and overseas voters (90 requests were made). Vote-by-Mail ballots to eligible domestic voters...

9:00 a.m. early and often early and often Trump’s Redistricting Race Is Already Going Off the Rails By Ed Kilgore Virginia is just the latest state to rush into an unscheduled remapping of congressional seats as Democrats try to counter Trump’s power g…

Virginia Democratic legislative leader Scott Surovell has a redistricting tiger by the tail. Photo: Minh Connors/The Washington Post/Getty Images With all the appalling things going on every day in Donald Trump’s America, it’s tempting to view the...

2-time national champion, former NFL QB announces run for lieutenant governor

Former NFL quarterback and Crimson Tide national champion A.J. McCarron is running for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, he announced Thursday. McCarron, 35, announced his candidacy on social media. He cited late conservative activist Charlie Kirk...

Are you a Progressive policyholder in Florida? You'll receive a rebate

Progressive will issue $1 billion in rebates to its 2.7 million Florida policyholders. The average rebate is estimated to be around $300, but the exact amount will vary per customer. The 2.7 million Progressive policyholders in Florida should be...