A second sloth has died after being taken to a central Florida zoo for rehabilitation.

The first of 1,500 beagles being removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research business are adjusting to their new lives as animal welfare groups move them to shelters to prepare them for adoption.

Federal authorities are investigating the death of a truck driver whose body was discovered in Georgia after he was last seen alive at a Florida rest stop.

Republicans have scored another victory in the nationwide redistricting battle.

One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles.

Disease and cold temperatures killed nearly 30 sloths at a Florida import warehouse in 2024 and 2025, according to a state report.

In a story published April 24, 2026, about Bangladeshi students at the University of South Florida who were reported missing earlier this month, The Associated Press erroneously reported that one of the students, Nahida Bristy, lived on campus.

Officials say a volunteer firefighter has died battling a wildfire in Florida, while two large fires in Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes.

The Palm Beach Zoo in Florida has two reasons to celebrate.

President Donald Trump says he is weighing a taxpayer takeover of Spirit Airlines and would aim to resell the troubled carrier after oil prices drop.

Fallen trees and limbs scattered across Georgia by Hurricane Helene more than a year ago are now helping fuel destructive wildfires in the state.

Wildfires have intensified intensifying across the U.S. Southeast.

President Donald Trump is suggesting the federal government could help keep Spirit Airlines afloat while also calling for a buyer to step in.

A Florida man who set his neighbor on fire when she came upon him burglarizing her home has been executed.

The Justice Department has subpoenaed several witnesses to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington as part of its investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan.

A suspect in a Florida attempted murder case was arrested in Alleghany County on Saturday evening, Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office said.

A former defensive tackle at the University of Alabama is accused of wearing makeup and wigs to impersonate NFL players in a fraud scheme that bilked investors of $20 million.

The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance are giving high marks to their moonship for its performance during reentry — especially the heat shield.

Tiger Woods' attorney plans to fight prosecutors' attempts to subpoena the golfer's prescription drug records.

Lionel Messi is being sued by a Miami-based event promoter, saying the international soccer icon violated terms of a $7 million contract by missing an exhibition match last year.

A lawyer says guards severely beat and pepper-sprayed detainees at a state-run immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades.

The FBI says rapper Offset was ambushed by a large group outside a Florida casino last week.

New Florida coach Jon Sumrall went 5 for 5 in his quest to keep running back Jadan Baugh, receiver Vernell Brown III, linebacker Myles Graham, receiver Dallas Wilson and edge rusher Jayden Woods.

Environmental groups have asked a federal appellate court panel to lift its temporary halt on closing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.

With cowbells ringing in the stands, Bryan Baker was fired up after striking out Pete Crow-Armstrong to give the Tampa Bay Rays a triumphant return to Tropicana Field.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law allowing Florida leaders to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations.

A historic rocket launch anticipated!

While conditions appear favorable for Artemis II's launch, there's still a few factors meteorologists are watching closely before it's all systems go.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he has no plans to end the league’s Rooney Rule despite recent objections from Florida’s attorney general, who wrote that the league’s minority hiring guidelines violate Florida state law.

The world’s tallest college basketball player is on the move.

A federal judge has ruled that the immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” must provide people detained there with better access to their attorneys.

A brother and sister have been charged after an explosive device was found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

New population estimates show that U.S. growth in metro areas slowed sharply as immigration dropped and hurricanes pushed people out of some Gulf Coast counties.

A Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor animals they've rehabilitated.

A new coach’s challenge rule has changed college basketball this season.

Florida isn’t around to defend its title anymore, but all the other top seeds in this year's NCAA Tournament are still around.

A driver from Ridgeway piloted the "Martinsville Missile" to a speed of 253 miles per hour breaking the record set in 2007.

A dominant frontcourt helped Florida earn another No. 1 seed and positioned the defending national champion Gators for a chance at a repeat.

Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

One week after his disappointment from a runner-up finish at Sawgrass, Matt Fitzpatrick has put it behind him with a win at the Valspar Championship.

Florida began its national title defense with the second-largest victory margin in NCAA Tournament history, pounding Prairie View A&M 114-55.

The dreams of a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket have already gone bust for the vast majority of those hoping to go an improbable 63-0.

NASA's moon rocket is back at the launch pad following hangar repairs.

The Trump administration is expanding its growing Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida.

A Florida man has been executed for the murder of a young mother who called 911 seeking help while tied up in her attacker's car.

Tyler Tanner scored 20 points as No. 22 Vanderbilt beat fourth-ranked Florida 91-74 to end the defending national champion’s bid to win a second straight Southeastern Conference Tournament title and possibly hurt the Gators’ bid for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Authorities have captured a man who they say killed two people Friday night about a mile from the TPC Sawgrass.

More than 30 states will resume their antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Monday after negotiations this week failed to result in many states joining a tentative settlement reached by the Justice Department.

Alex Condon scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and fourth-ranked Florida took its first step toward defending its Southeastern Conference Tournament title by beating Kentucky 71-63 in the quarterfinals.

NASA has cleared its moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs.

It seems that a country divided on many fronts is finding common ground at the gas pumps.

Married NHRA drivers Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett insist their relationship will survive wins and losses.

Strict citizen voting requirements sought by President Donald Trump have stalled in the U.S. Senate.

Florida International University has launched an investigation into a group chat linked to a local GOP official that included violent racist slurs, antisemitic comments and misogynistic language.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the enforcement of an executive order issued last year by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that designates two Muslim groups as foreign terrorist organizations.

Florida’s attorney general says Florida has reopened a criminal investigation into former Cuban leader Raul Castro’s role in the 1996 shootdown of exile planes.

Florida coach Jon Sumrall has a new appreciation for the gator chomp.

No. 7 Florida has closed out an unbeaten February with its ninth consecutive victory.

Arkansas coach John Calipari matched the worst margin of defeat in his 34-year career.

Florida is on the verge of missing the NCAA Women’s Tournament for the ninth time in 10 years and could have a coaching change in the coming weeks.

An airport in Florida has sparked a social media debate about proper travel attire by claiming it wanted to ban people from wearing pajamas there.

Authorities say a South Florida sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man suspected of killing two people at one location and wounding someone at a nearby store before striking the deputy with his SUV and dragging him some distance.

NASA is moving its grounded Artemis moon rocket from the launch pad back to its hangar for more repairs.

Spirit Airlines' parent company says it expects to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late spring or early summer after striking a preliminary deal with lenders.

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to his role in a two-year scheme to defraud a Lynchburg doctor out of nearly $500,000, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.

Left-hander Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a contract adding $27 million for the 2027 season.

NASA's giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar for more repairs.

NASA's new moon rocket has suffered another setback, almost certain to bump astronauts' lunar trip into spring.

All truckers and bus drivers will have to take their commercial driver’s license tests in English as the Trump administration expands its aggressive campaign to improve safety in the industry and get unqualified drivers off the road.

NASA has taken another crack at fueling its giant moon rocket after leaks halted the initial dress rehearsal.

Miami edges Virginia Tech 67-66 as Tre Donaldson takes over late and scores the Hurricanes’ final 15 points. On Tuesday night, he hits key threes and free throws to flip a late deficit into a one-point win.

NASA has begun another practice launch countdown for its first moonshot in decades with astronauts.

The Trump family company wants to trademark the use of the president’s name on any airports but says it doesn’t plan on charging a fee — at least for a proposed renaming of one near his Florida home.

The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in an investigation into perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump and the U.S. government’s response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

The replacements for the astronauts involved in NASA's first medical evacuation are on their way to the International Space Station.

Attorneys say detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” still struggle to reach their lawyers, despite state claims that access problems are fixed.

Oklahoma has carried out its first execution of the year on a man convicted of killing two men in a drive-by shooting.

The Florida Gators are starting to look a lot like that team from a year ago.

The National Governors Association annual conference is unraveling after President Donald Trump did not invite some Democrats to events.

A man convicted of killing a traveling salesman during a 1989 robbery has become the first person executed in Florida this year.

NASA's long-awaited moonshot with astronauts is off until at least March because of leaking hydrogen fuel.

People in North Carolina are digging out from a foot or more of snow and Florida farmers need their frozen plants to thaw before they can assess the damage.

NASA has run into exasperating fuel leaks in a make-or-break test of the moon rocket that's supposed to send astronauts on a lunar fly-around.

The Rowdy Reptiles were ready for Charles Bediako.

Nikita Kucherov scored the tying goal in the third period, Jake Guentzel scored the only goal in the shootout, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 in front of 64,617 fans at an NHL Stadium Series game.

Nelly Korda is a winner again after the Tournament of Champions was reduced to 54 holes because of cold and wind.

NASA has begun a two-day practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in 53 years.

Florida coach Todd Golden insists he wasn’t being disrespectful when he said “we’re gonna beat ’em anyways” while responding to Alabama center Charles Bediako’s return to college basketball.

North Carolina and South Carolina have become two hot spots for growth in the United States.

A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop is set to be Florida’s third execution of 2026.

NASA has delayed astronauts' upcoming trip to the moon because of near-freezing temperatures expected at the launch site.

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino dismisses criticism of World Cup ticket prices by American winger Tim Weah.

A loggerhead sea turtle has returned to the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation at a Florida turtle hospital.

Winter's brutal grip on the U.S. East will continue in the coming days, with subfreezing temperatures reaching into Florida and a potential blizzard threatening the Atlantic coast.

A man convicted of killing a Tampa Bay-area grocery store owner during a robbery is set to become Florida’s second execution of 2026.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he owes Indiana Gov. Mike Braun some key lime pie and stone crabs after losing a bet.

A goalie fight broke out with 14 minutes left in a game between the Florida Panthers and San Jose Sharks that had gotten increasingly chippy with post-whistle pushing and shoving.

Arizona is the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the first time.

A blast of winter weather has brought snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast as well as near-freezing temperatures in parts of the South, including Florida.