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State Attorney says no charges will be filed against the Brevard County deputy who fatally shot two Black teenagers in Cocoa on Nov. 13. The families of 16-year-old Angelo Crooms and 18-year-old Sincere Pierce are seeking a federal investigation.

In the next phase of the race to vaccinate Americans, the Biden administration knows the government is not the best messenger. So it's asking communities for help.

At StoryCorps, Angel and Randy Villegas spoke about the complexities of having a different immigration status. Angel, who grew up undocumented, said, "I always had that fear, no matter what."

Utilities will face fewer limits on withdrawals from the fragile Floridan aquifer under a new legal settlement.

The new bill -- which passed the Senate 39-0 -- requires 45 minutes of high school instruction on the victims of Communism and emancipation in Florida.

Maxwell Frost, the national organizing director with March for our Lives, says the verdicts delivered accountability rather than justice. Frost joins Intersection to discuss what the verdicts in the trial of Derek Chauvin mean for those in Florida who are marching for social change.

The future of transportation and urban design in Orlando could include flying taxis, self-driving cars and a park under I-4. Tanya Wilder, who was named Orlando’s transportation director last February, joins Intersection to discuss the future of transportation design and the age-old problem of making roads safer.

The Combating Public Disorder Bill--nicknamed the “anti-riot bill”--is now law. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill Monday morning at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Supporters of the new law say it’s a necessary safeguard against lawlessness and rioting. Opponents say it’s unconstitutional and an attack on free speech. Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince joins Intersection to discuss the Combating Public Disorder Act and other pieces of legislation she says are problematic--including a bill that makes it harder to vote by mail.

In at least 36 states and the District of Columbia, child welfare agencies use a child's benefit checks to offset the cost of foster care, often leaving them with a tattered safety net as adults.

Florida House Republicans this week rejected Democratic efforts to increase our notoriously low unemployment assistance.Governor Ron DeSantis had already…