Obama’s chef ID’d as paddleboarder who drowned near former president’s Martha's Vineyard estate
A paddleboarder who drowned near former President Barack Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard estate has been identified as Tafari Campbell, the Obamas’ personal chef.
Elon Musk unveils new black and white X logo to replace Twitter's blue bird
The X started appearing at the top of the desktop version of Twitter on Monday, but the blue bird logo was still dominant across the smartphone app.
How Donald Trump is gaining an advantage in the battle for delegates
The delegates are over 2,000 party activists, insiders, and elected officials who will cast votes next summer to select the party’s presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention.
Twitter logo changing from bird to 'X', Elon Musk says
Musk's move to change Twitter's logo to an “X" also comes as Twitter faces new competition from Meta's new app, Threads, which launched earlier this month.
'Quit murdering people': How Florida Sheriff Grady Judd thinks of those quick quips
If you live in Florida or not, you've likely read a news headline about Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd – or heard him discuss cases and recent arrests at one his press conferences. He's known as the sheriff who calls it like he sees it. And that has resonated with the people of Polk County, who've elected him as sheriff for the last 35 years.
Trial date set in Trump’s classified documents case in Florida
A federal judge in Florida has scheduled a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents.
President Biden visits Philly shipyard as he courts organized labor and pushes green jobs
President Joe Biden has paid a visit to Philadelphia's shipyard to make a pitch that unions will be building America’s renewable energy future. He's courting organized labor at a moment when some major unions are weighing strikes that could disrupt the growth he wants to campaign on in 2024.
Sheriff Grady Judd gains national attention
His way with words gets a lot of attention. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has a huge following both in Central Florida and across the country.
Injunction blocking Florida law targeting drag shows applies to all venues, judge says
A federal judge said Wednesday that his order blocking a Florida law targeting drag shows doesn’t just apply to the restaurant that brought the lawsuit challenging it but to other venues in the state, reiterating that the legislation championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis is likely unconstitutional.
Several controversial rules for upcoming Florida school year approved by board of education
The Florida Department of Education Board approved several new controversial rules for the upcoming school year.
Judge signals December could be too soon for Trump’s classified documents case but doesn't set trial date
Judge Aileen Cannon didn't say whether she would agree to Donald Trump’s request to delay the trial until after the 2024 election. But Prosecutors have proposed that the trial begins in December.
Donald Trump downplays legal challenges on campaign trail in Iowa after revealing target letter
Headlining a Republican county meeting, the former president attacked the Justice Department while trying to make light of what could be his third criminal indictment since March.
DeSantis rails against media narratives against him, calls out CNN during interview with Jake Tapper
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis railed against the media's narratives against him as he continues to seek his party's nomination in the 2024 presidential race.
Donald Trump's classified documents case set for first pretrial conference hearing
The former president and his codefendant and aide, Walt Nauta, have pleaded not guilty to a 38-count indictment that accuses them of conspiring to hide classified documents from Justice Department investigators.
Trump and his legal problems overshadow DeSantis campaigning in South Carolina
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a brief news conference Tuesday as part of a shift in strategy for his presidential campaign, but the governor took only four questions, almost all of which centered on the party’s front-runner Donald Trump.
Trump says he's 'target' of criminal probe into efforts to undo 2020 election
Donald Trump says he's received a letter from the Justice Department saying he's a 'target' of a probe into efforts to undo 2020 election.
Georgia Supreme Court rules against Trump's efforts to block election probe grand jury
The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled against former President Donald Trump's latest attempts to quash the Georgia election probe.
GOP might stop FBI from moving headquarters in wake of agency's Trump probes
The shifting attitudes among Republican members of Congress toward the FBI underscore the way Trump’s personal grievances have become legislative policy.
Elon Musk says Twitter still in ‘negative cash flow’ due to 50% drop in advertising, debt
The SpaceX and Tesla CEO said that Twitter needs to 'reach positive' cash flow' before it can have the "luxury of anything else."
Tesla's 1st Cybertruck has rolled off the assembly line, company says
Tesla says its first production Cybertruck, the electric pickup that looks nothing like a truck, has rolled off the assembly line, nearly two years behind the original schedule.