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Florida GOP Senate advances bill to revoke Disney’s special tax status
Disney's home counties may inherit a massive tax burden.
Busing migrants, halting trade: Abbott bets future on divisive border plans
The Republican governor of Texas is spearheading polarizing spectacles at the U.S.-Mexico border as he runs for reelection and looks ahead to 2024.
Earl Devaney, federal watchdog targeting waste and fraud, dies at 74
He investigated corruption at the Interior Department, then monitored federal spending after the 2008 recession.
Doctor accused of killing 14 patients with fentanyl acquitted of murder
The jury deliberated for seven days before finding William Husel not guilty on all 14 counts in what was one of the largest murder trials in Ohio history.
A man boasted about Jan. 6 to his Uber driver, feds say. He’s now charged.
After Jerry Braun allegedly told his Uber driver he was one of the Capitol rioters, the driver asked, “Well, how’d that work out for ya?” Braun has since been arrested.
A flower was named after its own extinction — then it was rediscovered
Botanists report in a new study that they've discovered a flower long believed to be extinct.
A man was hired to catch a donkey. He killed it instead, officials say.
Instead of catching the donkey as instructed, neighbors told the sheriff's office, Philip Alan Hayes, 54, pushed the animal down a long driveway with his truck before fatally shooting it.
Man lost 85 pounds in a bid to get Taco Bell to revive his favorite menu item
Chris Sandberg, who used to weigh nearly 300 pounds, began a TikTok exercise challenge aimed at Taco Bell.
Inside ‘Broken Doors,’ our podcast investigating no-knock warrants
Reporters Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca and audio producer Reena Flores discuss their year-long investigation and the power of audio storytelling.
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Whoops of selfish delight
The cheers aren’t a reflection of how onerous the mask mandate has been but rather how childish we've been in dealing with it.
For Ala. families with trans kids, a countdown to decide their futures
For some families of trans youths in Alabama, the legal risk of continuing gender-affirming care is too great to stay.
Man arrested in fatal stabbing of girl, 15, at high school, police say
Anthony Gray, 52, faces a murder charge after he was accused of fatally stabbing a 15-year-old girl, identified by her family as Alicia Reynaga, outside of Stagg High School in Stockton, Calif.
DeSantis proposes dissolving special tax status for Disney World
Florida’s governor is seeking to undo a 55-year-old compact that helped create the Magic Kingdom.
A woman’s TikTok video mocked Venezuelan politicians. She was arrested.
Olga Mata de Gil, 72, shared a TikTok video naming arepas after Venezuelan politicians. She's been charged with "inciting hatred," which human rights experts say underscores the country's dwindling free speech.
Woman dies after getting stuck on U.S. border wall
Authorities believe the 32-year-old Mexican woman climbed to the top of the border wall using a ladder and a harness.
