Marco Rubio
Leo Soto, who created this memorial with grocery stores donating flowers and candles, pauses in front of photos of some of the missing people that he put on a fence, near the site of an oceanfront condo building that partially collapsed in Surfside, Fla., Friday, June 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Victims in Miami condo collapse came from around the world

By Regina Garcia Cano, Roxana Hegeman And Jocelyn Gecker Jun. 26, 2021 01:05 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 01:23 PM EDT
Palm Beach Post. June 12, 2021. Editorial: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis errs in restricting race studies in schools At a...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Diversity finds another enemy: The Florida Supreme Court In a...

FILE - In this June 4, 2019 file photo, Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried, speaks during a meeting of the Florida cabinet, in Tallahassee, Fla. Fried, the only Democrat currently holding statewide office, has teased a June 1 date to publicly announce whether she will run for Florida governor. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)
Democrat Nikki Fried announces run for Florida governor

By Brendan Farrington Jun. 01, 2021 02:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump greets Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he arrives at West Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. Now that the pandemic appears to be waning and DeSantis is heading into his reelection campaign next year, he has emerged from the political uncertainty as one of the most prominent Republican governors and an early White House front-runner in 2024 among Donald Trump's acolytes, if the former president doesn't run again. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
As pandemic wanes, Florida's DeSantis seizes national stage

By Bobby Caina Calvan May. 30, 2021 07:44 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 12, 2020 file photo, a doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz, Bolivia. On Friday, May 28, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that the Red Cross says if you recovered from COVID-19 and had a vaccine, you cannot donate blood plasma because the vaccine wipes out natural antibodies. The Red Cross said the statement is inaccurate, and COVID-19 vaccines do not wipe out antibodies, according to experts. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 02:14 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Friday, May 28, the 148th day of 2021. There are 217 days left in the year. Today’s...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Sun Sentinel. May 21, 2021. Editorial: Shame on secretive senators for hiding gambling intentions The new gambling...

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, right, speaks as he gets his weekly economic briefing in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing

By Josh Boak Apr. 10, 2021 12:32 AM EDT

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, second from left, National Economic Council director Brian Deese, left, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, right, speaks as he gets his weekly economic briefing in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden budget seeks more for schools, health care and housing

By Josh Boak Apr. 09, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Monday, March 15, the 74th day of 2021. There are 291 days left in the year. Today’s...

In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021, photo Lucas Szekely, right, takes a video of Josh Sobocinski as he does skateboarding tricks in a parking lot in Greensburg, Pa. Szekely, who thought the results of November's election "a little fishy" also said Democrats sending out another round of direct payments won't change that. Then added "It's a good thing now, but you can't keep doing it forever." (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Democrats bank on relief aid to win back wary working class

By Will Weissert Mar. 14, 2021 09:33 AM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 12, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Friday, March 12, the 71st day of 2021. There are 294 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 file photo, Marcia English, center, leads a group of former President Donald Trump supporters in a song outside the convention center at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. Democrats hope to make deeper strides in changing their fortunes in a state that has become friendlier place for Republicans. The state's only Democrat in statewide office, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is contemplating a challenge to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
Sunshine State dims for Dems amid election losses, cash woes

By Bobby Caina Calvan Mar. 07, 2021 10:19 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Mar. 03, 2021 01:07 PM EST
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ March 3 The Sarasota Herald-Tribune on Sen. Marco...

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks about efforts to combat COVID-19, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic

By Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Mar. 03, 2021 06:06 AM EST

Today in History

By The Associated Press Feb. 25, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Thursday, Feb. 25, the 56th day of 2021. There are 309 days left in the year. Today’s...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Feb. 23, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2021. There are 311 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2020, file photo Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media after watching the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine delivered at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla. DeSantis on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, proposed an array of voting changes, while state lawmakers have introduced legislation that makes it harder to vote by mail. To explain the efforts, Florida Republicans point not to evidence of problems but to the potential for voter fraud and suspicion about the process (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Florida is a model for voting. The GOP wants change anyway.

By Nicholas Riccardi And Bobby Caina Calvan Feb. 20, 2021 12:58 AM EST

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Anquan Boldin Stadium in Pahokee, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
In Florida, first shots fired in upcoming race for governor?

By Bobby Caina Calvan Feb. 16, 2021 11:48 AM EST