Florida's new black history curriculum 'sanitized', say critics
The revised standards for black history lessons suggest some received "personal benefit" from slavery.
2023-07-21 07:57
Trump and DeSantis, once pandemic allies, are now gaslighting each other over Covid
Former president Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis -- both maligned by Democrats and medical experts for not doing enough to slow the spread of the coronavirus -- are lately each trying to convince GOP voters that the other was too strict in responding to Covid-19.
2023-07-02 19:56
Sudan conflict: The stories of survival from Bahri and Khartoum
BBC Arabic's new radio programme has been hearing about the suffering caused by the conflict.
2023-06-14 07:28
Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost performs 'Misery Business' on stage with Paramore
If politics doesn't work out, US Rep. Maxwell Frost might just have a backup career as a rock star.
2023-06-04 02:28
DeSantis floats new policy proposals on student loans and military readiness
Hitting the campaign trail in Iowa on Wednesday for the first time as a presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis road tested new policy ideas for handling student debt and boosting military morale.
2023-06-01 07:23
Fact check: Ron DeSantis on Amanda Gorman poem being pulled from a Florida elementary school library
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that he "had nothing to do with" a poem recently being moved from an elementary school library to a middle school library.
2023-05-31 08:25
DeSantis is angling to run to the right of Trump on abortion, guns and more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said little publicly about the six-week abortion ban he signed this year or about former President Donald Trump.
2023-05-18 19:29
DeSantis signs bill to defund DEI programs at Florida public colleges
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed legislation to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs at all state universities, which he called a "distraction from the core mission."
2023-05-16 01:57
DeSantis signs bill blocking state travel records from public disclosure
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Thursday that exempts records related to his travel from the state's robust public disclosure law.
2023-05-12 08:52
‘Sesame Street’ Just Debuted Its First-Ever Filipino American Muppet
The first Filipino American Muppet on "Sesame Street" is a boy named TJ whose grandmother is helping him learn Tagalog.
2023-05-12 02:57
Christopher McQuarrie hints at directing another Mission: Impossible movie
Christopher McQuarrie has suggested that he could return to the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise.
2023-05-11 15:24
Heather Armstrong: 'Queen of mommy blogging' dead at 47
Armstrong found success in the 2000s documenting the ups and downs of motherhood on her "Dooce" blog.
2023-05-11 08:23