Federal Reserve keeps interest rate unchanged, sees slower growth, slightly higher inflation ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday and signaled that it still expects to cut rates twice this year,...

19th, March 2025, 07:41pm

‘Trooper’s Law’ passed by Florida Legislature

Trooper’s Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, has passed in the Florida Senate.

19th, March 2025, 07:35pm

Technician says Florida thrill ride operator ignored his safety concerns before teen’s fatal fall

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A maintenance technician alleged on Wednesday that he raised safety issues with the operators of a central Florida amusement ride before...

19th, March 2025, 07:31pm

Sheriff’s office says teen girls who went missing while paddle boarding found alive

CEDAR KEY, Florida (WFTS) — The Levy County Sheriff’s Office said the two 16-year-old girls who went missing after going paddle boarding in Cedar Key...

19th, March 2025, 07:29pm

Jimmy's Dailys to Make Stakes Debut in Florida Derby

Trainer Brian Lynch confirmed that Donald Dizney's Jimmy's Dailys will make his next start in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park March 29.

19th, March 2025, 07:26pm

‘I almost cried’: Man returns wallet full of cash to grateful family

WYANDOTTE, Michigan (WXYZ) — In Wyandotte, a young man busy with work still made the time to return a wallet full of personal information and...

19th, March 2025, 07:25pm

Florida legislators approve bill to increase highway speed limit from 70 mph to 75 mph

Highway speeds could increase under a bill that has started moving forward in the state Senate. The Republican-controlled Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved a wide-ranging measure (SB 462), filed by Sen. Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach, that includes boosting the maximum speed on interstates and Florida’s Turnpike from 70 mph to 75 mph.

19th, March 2025, 07:10pm

Vatican says Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical help to breathe as his health improves

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ’ condition continued to improve Wednesday and he hasn’t needed to use the mechanical ventilation mask to help him breathe,...

19th, March 2025, 07:00pm

Miami Beach drops plans to evict a theater for showing 'No Other Land'

Miami Beach's mayor has dropped an effort to evict and defund an arts cinema after strong opposition from the community and other elected officials.

19th, March 2025, 06:54pm

Estranged husband kills wife's new boyfriend before lighting himself on fire, Hillsborough County deputies say

The murder-suicide happened Wednesday morning at a home in Valrico, while a child hid upstairs and called 911, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said.

19th, March 2025, 06:42pm