The grants will support storm preparedness and community resiliency.

DeSantis is calling for the Legislature to convene Monday to consider his proposal, which if they approve it would appear on the November ballot.

The funding comes nearly a decade after the Legislature formally apologized for the “gross injustice” that they suffered.

The judge still hasn’t ruled on the case itself. But until that ruling comes, the controversial new maps will be allowed to stand.

The spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1 will be nearly $115 billion, less than the Senate’s preferred budget but not the $113.6 billion plan preferred by the House.

The study comes as park investments slow down nationally, according to the Trust for Public Land.

Drought conditions affecting most of the region haven’t improved, according to the St. Johns River Water Management District.

Tough-on-crime outsider Aberaldo de la Espriella took the lead in Colombia's presidential race on Sunday night, setting up a runoff with Iván Cepeda, an ally of outgoing President Gustavo Petro.

The U.S. military says it bombed Iranian radar and drone control sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American MQ-1 Predator drone this weekend. Kuwait said its air defenses opened fire on Monday.

Aid workers in Uganda are watching an Ebola crisis unfold in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. They're doing what they can to prepare for an uptick in cases, but foreign aid cuts aren't helping.

Several artists, including country singer Martina McBride, have withdrawn from the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C.

The flight to Palma de Mallorca diverted back to Newark late on Saturday. Air traffic audio and social media posts indicate an onboard Bluetooth device raised security concerns.

The U.S. military said it carried out another strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Pacific Ocean, killing three in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205.