Ron DeSantis
American politician (born 1978)
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- 2d ago
Florida executes James Robertson, its 17th prisoner put to death in 2026, amid Tennessee scrutiny
James Robertson, 63, was pronounced dead at 12:32 p.m. on Tuesday, 13 October, at Florida State Prison near Starke, the first Florida execution since the failed Tennessee injection of Christa Pike.
- 3d ago
Storm Rachel's remnants flood Las Vegas and batter Long Beach, damaging homes
Waves from the remnants of Rachel swept away part of the Long Beach boardwalk and left homes unsafe, while Las Vegas recorded rain that tied an all-time October daily record. Forecasters issued flood watches on Monday, 12 October.
- 6d ago
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida, leaving at least four dead and nearly 700,000 without power
The storm came ashore near Destin, Florida, late on Friday and weakened to a post-tropical cyclone before moving north into Alabama. Flooding and tornado threats extend into Georgia and the Carolinas, and Gulf of Mexico oil and gas output remains largely shut in.
