Florida
A Federal Court Has Denied Voting Rights To Ex-Felons In Florida Who Can’t Pay Off Court Fees
Florida residents voted to extend voting rights to former felons, but actions by the Republican legislature and courts mean many people will still not be able to vote.
Paul McLeod
A Florida School District's Video Promotion For Its Reopening Is Being Called "Apocalyptic" And "Sad"
One parent told BuzzFeed News she doesn't know what the "right" move is, but she and others are sure this is not it.
Tanya Chen
Two Trump-Appointed Judges Rejected Calls To Step Aside From A Florida Voting Rights Fight
11th Circuit Judges Barbara Lagoa and Robert Luck disputed that they were disqualified from a case because they participated in a related case as state supreme court judges.
Zoe Tillman
Trump Canceled His Republican National Convention In Florida Because Of The Coronavirus
"It’s just not the right time for that," Trump announced Thursday, while keeping the smaller North Carolina portion of the convention in place.
Kadia Goba
Three Best Friends Who Went Fishing Were Beaten And Shot To Death In Florida, Police Say
One of the victims managed to call his father and say "help" before he died, authorities said.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Florida Set A National Record For The Biggest Single-Day Increase In Coronavirus Cases
Disney World reopened its theme parks on Saturday, even as Florida has become a hotspot for coronavirus cases in the country.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Texas, California, And Florida Are Now Seeing A Sharp Rise In COVID-19 Deaths
“We just reopened too fast and these are the consequences of it,” an emergency room doctor in Houston said.
Peter Aldhous
Disney World Reopened The Same Day Florida Recorded Its Second-Highest Day Of New COVID-19 Cases
Florida has seen a massive surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in recent weeks.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Trump Retweeted, Then Deleted, A Video Showing A Florida Supporter Yelling “White Power”
A White House spokesperson said the president "did not hear" the "white power" call when he had initially shared the video.
Tanya Chen
A University Of Florida Astronomer Called Racial And Gender Diversity “Nonsense”
To anyone “harboring any doubts that systemic and overt racism still exist in academia ... I would encourage you to read Haywood Smith’s racist screed,” one professor wrote in response.
Stephanie M. Lee
A Florida Entrepreneur Bought Anti-Lockdown URLs To Raise Money. But He Got Death Threats.
Now Brad Lee Butcher is selling T-shirts.
Ryan Broderick
A Florida Man Says He Bought 203 URLs Protesting Coronavirus Shutdowns To Troll Conservatives. Then He Got Trolled Himself.
“I bought a couple hundred names. I bought everything I could get my hands on,” Michael Murphy said. “Then everything went crazy.”
Brianna Sacks
Florida's Governor Allowed Beaches To Reopen As Coronavirus Cases In The State Surpassed 25,000
More than 25,270 people in Florida have tested positive for the virus so far.
Otillia Steadman
Apparently Lawyers In Florida Are Zooming Into Court Hearings Shirtless And From Bed
"Putting on a beach cover-up won't cover up you're poolside in a bathing suit," the judge wrote in a letter to attorneys.
Salvador Hernandez
Florida's Nursing Homes Ask Gov. DeSantis To Shield Them From Coronavirus Lawsuits
“That they would make this request just floored me," said a former top ombudsman.
Michael Sallah
Florida’s Tens Of Thousands Of Farmworkers Are Facing A Coronavirus “Time Bomb,” Advocates Say
Poor living conditions pose a threat to workers and America’s food chain, leading voices warn.
Michael Sallah
A Florida Pastor Was Arrested After Ignoring Coronavirus Emergency Orders And Bringing Crowds To His Church
Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne told his followers there was a plan to "shut down Christianity" — and that God might replenish their low supply of toilet paper.
Salvador Hernandez
Hannah Brown And Tyler Cameron Are Hanging Out Again During Quarantine In Florida
"If Hannah B and Tyler C do NOT come out of quarantine dating and in love I will simply pass away."
Stephanie McNeal
Live Results: Arizona, Florida, And Illinois Democratic Primaries
This post will be updated as results come in.
BuzzFeed News
A Florida Woman Allegedly Killed Her Boyfriend By Zipping Him In A Suitcase And Taunting Him
Sarah Boone allegedly told authorities she passed out during a game of hide-and-seek, but police said they found videos of her mocking her boyfriend as he struggled to breathe.
David Mack
A Florida Man Confessed To Killing His Ex's 95-Year-Old Lover And Called It A "Life Goal," Police Said
"Let's say in your life you wanted to climb Mount Everest," the 47-year-old suspect allegedly told his sister. "When you made it to the top, how would you feel?"
Salvador Hernandez
A Saudi Military Trainee Killed 3 People In Florida In The Second Shooting At A Navy Base This Week
President Trump said the Saudi king called him to offer his condolences.
Julia Reinstein
Impeachment Today Podcast: Florida Man Hasn't Changed His Mind After Hearings
In today's episode: we visit one of America's Trumpiest places to understand how impeachment is playing out inside the Fox News cinematic universe.
Impeachment Today
For The Florida Men At The Heart Of Impeachment, Shady Dealings Are Business As Usual
"There are more than an average number of scammers, posers, and bad guys in Florida," said a veteran of the state's politics.
Nidhi Prakash
Florida Authorities Arrested "Clueless" Actor Stacey Dash On Domestic Battery Charges
Dash told police in a 911 call that her husband had assaulted her after a family argument got out of hand.
Brianna Sacks
A Florida Official Confronted A Police Officer During An Awards Ceremony For "Falsely Arresting" Him
"You probably don't remember me, but you're the police officer who falsely arrested me four years ago," Mike Gelin told a sheriff's deputy. The officer's union called it an "insult."
Michael Blackmon
A Missing Florida Mom And Her Four Children Have Been Found Dead In Georgia
"All we need to know is that’s evil, and evil did something, and evil needs to pay for what he did," the local sheriff said.
Stephanie K. Baer
A Florida Man Met Another Guy On A Eunuch Fetish Site Then Castrated Him, Police Say
The 74-year-old man was arrested Monday and charged with the second-degree felony of practicing medicine without a license resulting in bodily injury.
David Mack
Venezuelans In Florida Are Growing Unhappy With Trump. It Could Cost Him In 2020.
Trump’s lack of progress on the crisis in Venezuela has alienated some Venezuelan Americans who could be key to the president’s reelection.
Nidhi Prakash
A Florida Woman Allegedly Peed, Spat, And Wiped Her Toilet Hands In A Store's Ice Cream
"I guess she didn't like that we were getting popular," said the owner of the ice cream shop, which is next to the woman's business.
David Mack
