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Courtesy Central Florida Zoo & Botanical GardensNo law required Sloth World operators to report animal deaths to the state, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. -
Bruin79/Wikimedia CommonsSeveral groups are planning to sue over new congressional districts approved by state lawmakers this week, leaving the new map’s fate uncertain.
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A bill loosening child vaccination mandates was stricken from this week’s special session. -
Orange County officials presented their plan for a 150-bed “housing navigation center” on Goldenrod Road near East Colonial. -
The Artemis III core stage booster arrived at KSC Monday. The mission is set to launch next year, testing the rendezvous and docking ability of the Orion spacecraft. -
A day before the special session on redistricting, DeSantis sent lawmakers a new map that could flip half of Florida’s Democratic congressional seats. -
The amount of rainfall needed to end the drought around Florida varies from a few inches across Central Florida to nearly 30 inches along the Interstate 10 corridor. -
State Attorney Monique Worrell said there was no case against them, that “it didn’t even come close.” -
The zoo has decades of experience raising sloths and will give the animals “the best chance to survive,” according to zoo leadership.
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A 45-year-old man was charged with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain's Jewish community. -
Republican lawmakers say they will continue to defer to President Donald Trump, for now, during the fragile ceasefire with Iran. -
Federal prosecutors released a video Thursday showing the moment authorities say a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and attempt to kill President Donald Trump. -
The international jury of the Venice Biennale resigned Thursday amid tensions over Russia's participation and the panel's decision to bar prizes for countries accused of crimes against humanity. -
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking details of a short-term ceasefire Russia proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump. -
More state and federal approvals are needed for the 3-foot-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion, which would stretch from the Canadian border with Montana down through eastern Montana and Wyoming, where it would link up with another pipeline.
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