For a second straight year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has been ordered to roll back its rate requests. A month after the state-owned company’s Board of Governors voted to ask regulators to approve a 2.6% statewide average rate cut, DeSantis called a news conference to announce that the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation had reduced the cut to -8.7%. More than 150,000 of about 400,000 customers of the state’s insurer of last resort would see... Read More
DeSantis declares Broward School District ‘disaster,’ and says placing it in receivership might be needed
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday excoriated the Broward School District for a “laundry list of failures” and suggested it’s been so impervious to reform that placing it in receivership might be an option to fix it. “Honestly, it’s been a disaster. Let’s just be honest, it’s been a disaster in many different ways. It is really run more to benefit the entrenched interests, particularly the school unions, rather than the parents and the students,” DeSantis said at a news... Read More
BBC draws fire after airing Holocaust cello repair story that does not specially mention Jews
In a Christmas special this year, a BBC One program devoted a quarter of its episode to telling the story of a Jewish child refugee whose cello was damaged while fleeing the Nazis on the Kindertransport. But while the story itself is steeped in Jewish history, the segment of the program failed to make any mention of Jews, igniting criticism from British Jews who are on high alert for signs of antisemitism from the network. Now, the BBC has issued a clarification, adding a note to the program... Read More
Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes. Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, with picket lines forming. The other affected hospitals are NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore... Read More
Fort Lauderdale shootings spark plans for safety changes in nightlife districts
Sweeping changes could be in place within weeks for at least two Fort Lauderdale entertainment districts after a New Year’s Eve shooting at the beach and another three days earlier at a downtown hot spot. Alarmed by the almost back-to-back shootings, commissioners are now talking about no longer letting bars in the Beach Place and Himmarshee entertainment districts sell alcohol until 4 a.m. every night. They also want to do away with the relaxed rules in both districts that allow patrons to... Read More
Complete list of 2026 Golden Globe Award winners
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” won best picture, musical or comedy at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards. “Hamnet” won best picture, drama at the ceremony Sunday night. Entering the night, “One Battle After Another” topped the list of nominations with nine, followed by “Sentimental Value” with eight. Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the ceremony from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The night... Read More
Nikki Glaser takes swings at CBS and Leo, goes gentle on Julia in Golden Globes monologue
By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikki Glaser went hard then eased up in her monologue to open Sunday’s Golden Globes. In her earliest jokes she suggested stars in the room might be in the Epstein Files and took a shot at CBS, the network airing the show. “There are so many A-listers, and by A-listers, I do mean people who are on a list that has been heavily redacted,” she said. “And the Golden Globe for best editing goes to the Justice... Read More
UCF survives big game by Moustapha Thiam to beat Cincinnati
A chorus of boos rained down from the stands as Moustapha Thiam stepped back on the court at Addition Financial Arena on Sunday for the first time since March 8, 2024. The 7-foot-2 Senegalese native was back at UCF, but this time as a member of the Cincinnati Bearcats, less than six months after transferring from UCF following his freshman season. It was a very messy divorce that also saw the departure of assistant coach Mamadou N’Diaye, who reportedly brokered the deal with... Read More
Dolphins ask to interview sixth coach candidate, one who has ties to new GM
On the second day of Miami Dolphins coaching candidates coming to light, an expected name with close ties to new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan surfaced. The Dolphins are requesting to interview Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, according to a league source confirming an initial ESPN report Sunday afternoon. Hafley, 46, has held that role in Green Bay, where Sullivan was vice president of player personnel, for two seasons. Incidentally, he succeeded Joe Barry, Dolphins... Read More
Some gifted dogs can learn new toy names by eavesdropping on owners
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) — Dogs are great at learning action commands like “sit” and “stay.” They’re less good at remembering the names of things, like what their squeaky or stuffed toys are called. Only an elite group of gifted word-learner dogs can retain the names of hundreds of toys. Scientists know of about 50 such pooches, but they aren’t yet sure what’s behind their wordy skills. Now, new research is pushing the limits of what the dogs can do. Scientists... Read More