Electric vehicle fires have made headlines for years now, but in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the Category 4 hurricane that caused record devastation from wind, rain, and storm surge, EVs are spontaneously combusting and saltwater is a main culprit. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged EV owners to get their vehicles to higher ground before … Read more
Jimmy Buffett (C) takes opening night bow during the Broadway premiere of “Escape to Margaritaville” the new musical featuring songs by Jimmy Buffett at the Marquis Theatre on March 15, 2018 in New York City.Photo: Noam Galai (Getty Images) Parrot heads everywhere were devastated when Jimmy Buffett passed away on September 1 last year, but … Read more
Elon Musk has pretty much professed his undying love to former president Donald Trump, acting as a mouthpiece for the presidential candidate on social media and even reportedly spending big money on his campaign. Despite all this, Trump still doesn’t really like Elon Musk. In fact, he sort of hates him and thinks he’s weird. … Read more
Only months after being convicted of 34 felonies in the state of New York, former President Donald Trump exercised his right to vote at a Palm Beach polling location on Aug. 14. Florida voters overwhelmingly supported a 2018 constitutional amendment restoring the voting rights of people with felony convictions after they’ve finished their sentences, except … Read more
When hundreds of books got hauled away in a dumpster from the library of the New College of Florida on Thursday, the tiny liberal arts college with a governing board dominated by appointees of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis once again found itself at the center of the state’s culture wars. “We abolished the gender studies … Read more
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Eileen Diamond was going over patient intake forms in her small office next to the waiting room at the abortion clinic she oversees in South Florida. “This patient said not to discuss the cost of the procedure when her boyfriend is in the room,” she told a fellow staff member. Diamond … Read more
MILWAUKEE — She once called Donald Trump unstable and unfit to serve a second term in the Oval Office. He once questioned the former president’s age and stamina, mocking him for losing to Joe Biden in 2020. But on Tuesday, the second day of the Republican National Convention, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Coral Gables Art Cinema will be short more than $100,000 this year. About $150,000 has suddenly disappeared from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra’s budget. The Miami New Drama also has an unexpected $150,000 budget hole. Across Florida, arts groups are scrambling after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis unexpectedly vetoed $32 million in … Read more
A family in Florida faced a scary ordeal earlier this year. No, they weren’t caught up in a Ron DeSantis rally, instead they had their house smashed up by a chunk of junk from the International Space Station that smashed through their ceiling. Now, the family is suing NASA for $80,000 to cover the costs … Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered illegal surveillance of immigrants and ignored concerns that relocating them from Texas to another state could could be considered kidnapping or false imprisonment, the former chief of staff at the state’s top law enforcement agency said in a whistleblower lawsuit. DeSantis also ordered the arrests of … Read more
