‘We say gay.’ Bills targeting LGBTQ+ community have some South Florida families worried

When Richard Denis-Carr thinks about the direction Florida is headed, he considers packing up and moving his family out of the state. Denis-Carr, who lives in Pembroke Pines, worries that … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Body found in car of Port Orange teacher missing since 2020, deputies say

An unidentified body was found Saturday evening in the car of a Port Orange teacher who was last seen in October 2020, said the Volusia County Sheriff’s Department. The body was discovered hours after Robert Heikka’s car was spotted submerged in a canal along Pioneer Trail, in the New Smyrna Beach area. Advertisement “While positive ID has not officially been made, the Port Orange Police Department has been in contact with Mr. Heikka’s family,” read a social media post by the... Read More

Fort Lauderdale police investigating two fatal shootings

FORT LAUDERDALE — Homicide detectives are investigating two shootings that killed two men Friday night and in the early hours of Saturday morning in Fort Lauderdale, police say. The shootings are not believed to be related. Advertisement The first shooting occurred shortly before midnight Friday in the 1600 block of Northwest 13th Court, said Casey Liening, a spokesperson for Fort Lauderdale Police. Police responded to a Shotspotter alert and found a man with gunshot wounds. Fort... Read More

India may replace China as world’s success story, if Modi can control his autocratic instincts | Opinion

NEW DELHI, India — I don’t know whether India is going to replace China as the world’s new economic engine, but a week-long vacation here, many years since my last … Click to Continue » ... Read More

As abortion ban looms, Florida may soon authorize ‘baby boxes’ for unwanted infants

In the medieval ages, mothers would emerge under the cover of night, head to the church, and place their unwanted newborns in turntables embedded in the walls, where, on the other side, a nun would take them. A version of the practice may soon return in Florida. Advertisement A bill passed unanimously in the House and advancing in the Senate would allow fire departments, hospitals and EMS stations to install high-tech “newborn infant safety devices,” commonly referred to as “baby... Read More

Buried in paperwork: Florida abortion clinics monitored, fined — and struggling to stay open

As pregnant women flood into Florida abortion clinics, trying to get a procedure before they reach 15 weeks, the clinics are struggling with new regulations, increased state inspections, and in some cases hefty fines that threaten their businesses. After Florida’s 24-hour waiting period requirement for abortions went into effect last spring, it took only two weeks for state inspectors to descend on abortion clinics and dole out penalties for improper paperwork or lack of... Read More