The map drawn by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis boosts President Trump’s effort to reshape voting before the midterm elections. The GOP likely holds a slight edge over Democrats in redistricting now.
Florida
Posted inNPR
Spanish speakers learn strategies to pass English-only driving test in Florida
A new English-only driving test rule in Florida is fueling a surge in strategy lessons for Spanish speakers where they learn to figure out the questions without having to take English language courses.
Posted inNPR
Cuba says armed group planned ‘terrorist infiltration’
Cuba’s government says the 10 people on a Florida-registered boat that opened fire on its soldiers were terrorists trying to infiltrate the island. The country says its forces killed four people.
Posted inNPR
Ukraine’s combat amputees cling to hope as a weapon of war
Along with a growing number of war-wounded amputees, Mykhailo Varvarych and Iryna Botvynska are navigating an altered destiny after Varvarych lost both his legs during the Russian invasion.
Posted inNPR
Parts of Florida receive rare snowfall as freezing temperatures linger
Snow has fallen in Florida for the second year in a row.
Posted inNPR
Executions nearly double in 2025 due to dramatic rise in Florida
This year, 48 people are expected to be executed in the U.S. Meanwhile, fewer new death sentences are being issued, and public support for the death penalty is at its lowest point in over 50 years.
Posted inNPR
Disaster and insurance costs are rising. The middle class is struggling to hang on
Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming.
Posted inNPR
Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday halting further expansion and ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades.
Posted inNPR
Florida Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Oilers in 6 games
The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions, becoming the NHL’s first back-to-back winners since Tampa Bay in 2020 and ’21 and the third team to do it this century.
Posted inNPR
Andrew Tate, facing rape and trafficking charges in Romania, is back in the U.S.
The Tate brothers have been allowed to leave Romania, where they were charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal group to sexually exploit women. They arrived in Florida on Thursday.
