Government policy
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs $1B tax cut bill

By Brendan Farrington May. 06, 2022 03:31 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians will save on items ranging from diapers and gasoline to auto racing tickets and energy efficient appliances under a $1 billion...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Mar. 02, 2022 07:10 AM EST
South Florida Sun Sentinel. February 25, 2022. Editorial: Rick Scott’s un-American plan to ‘rescue America’ Rick Scott just opened his...

A group of Ukrainian people in Taiwan and supporters hold posters and Ukraine National Flag to protest against the invasion of Russia in solidarity with the Ukrainian people in front of the Representative Office of the Moscow-Taipei Coordination Commission in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Sanctions swing toward Putin himself as Ukraine anger grows

Feb. 26, 2022 02:36 AM EST

Supporters of the Greek Communist party stage a protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in front of the Russian embassy in Athens, on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Russian troops bore down on Ukraine's capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in an invasion of a democratic country that has fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Russia stop. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
US, Europe step up Russia sanctions to target Putin directly

By Raf Casert, Aamer Madhani And Ellen Knickmeyer Feb. 25, 2022 08:48 AM EST

Britain's Prince Charles, right, is given a necklace by Tuntiak Katan, General Coordinator of the Indigenous Organisations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) and the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC), ahead of a session on Action on Forests and Land Use, during the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: Official: China needs to be top climate polluter

By The Associated Press Nov. 02, 2021 12:15 PM EDT

Registered Nurse Manjot Kaur Munday, pauses for a moment outside the room of COVID-19 patient Joseph Trudeau, 49, of Surrey, British Columbia, at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey, British Columbia, Friday, June 4, 2021. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: Asia-Pacific area seeks post-pandemic progress

By The Associated Press Jun. 05, 2021 01:36 AM EDT

In this image from video, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)
Whitmer touts Biden for auto rescue, rips Trump on virus

By David Eggert Aug. 17, 2020 10:46 PM EDT

FILE - A Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol honor guard folds the retired Mississippi state flag after it was raised over the Capitol grounds one final time in Jackson, Miss., in a July 1, 2020 file photo. A draft policy being circulated by Pentagon leaders would ban the display of the Confederate flag in Defense Department work places or public areas by service members and civilian personnel. The policy has not yet been finalized or signed by Defense Secretary Mark Esper. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Pentagon draft policy would ban Confederate flag displays

By Lolita C. Baldor Jul. 06, 2020 05:00 PM EDT