Florida

DeSantis Renames $50K Florida Student Debate Prize After Charlie Kirk

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced that the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative (FCDI) will rename its statewide championship scholarship the Charlie Kirk prize in honor of the late Turning Point USA founder’s “zealous advocacy for civic dialogue and freedom of speech,” with Florida recognized as “#1 for high school civics and debate.”

An attendee holds a poster of Charlie Kirk at a Turning Point USA rally at Utah State Univ

Third Guest Dies at Disney World in Two Weeks

A guest died at Florida’s Disney World Resort on Thursday, the third in less than two weeks at the sought-after Orlando holiday destination that casts itself as The Most Magical Place on Earth.

ORLANDO, FL - APRIL 3: A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in a garden in fron

Florida Weeklong ICE Operation Lands 400 Illegal Aliens in Detention

In a sweeping weeklong operation across Central Florida, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents — bolstered by state and local law enforcement partners — arrested more than 400 illegal aliens. These include individuals with prior convictions for sex crimes, domestic violence, drug offenses, and vehicular assaults, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Florida Weeklong ICE Operation Lands 400 Illegal Aliens in Detention (U.S. Immigration and