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Two-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Kills Himself with Father's Gun

Jan 23, 2015 02:10 PM EST

A two-year-old boy accidentally shot himself to death after finding his father's handgun in the glove compartment of the family's car.

Florida Police Lambasted for Using Mug Shots of Black People in Practice Target Shooting

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 16, 2015 11:52 PM EST

Some police departments never learn their lessons. After anti-police sentiments led to violent demonstrations across different cities in the U.S. and led to the shooting of two NYPD cops while seated inside their patrol as a result of the death of several blacks in the hands of white cops, they still apparently view blacks as criminals.

Same-Sex Couples Finally Wed in Miami-Dade County

Raymond Legaspi |

Jan 06, 2015 07:30 PM EST

Same-sex couples lined up to tie the knot in Miami-Dade County in Florida on Monday, when a judge ruled that the couples could wed right away.

Jeb Bushes Urges 'Respect For All' In Gay Marriage Debate

Kat De Guzman |

Jan 05, 2015 10:58 PM EST

Jeb Bush, a possible candidate for the Presidential Elections this 2016, is known for opposing gay marriage but has recently urged respect for all as same-sex couples begin to wed in Florida.

Judge Affirms Same-Sex Marriage In Florida

Vittorio Hernandez |

Jan 02, 2015 03:56 AM EST

Beginning on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, same-sex couple could legally marry in Florida. This is the result of a decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle in Tallahassee on Thursday that county court clerks in the state are legally bound to issue marriage licenses to gays and lesbians.

Florida Adds to 34 States Where Same-Sex Marriage Is Allowed

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 20, 2014 03:04 AM EST

Gay couples have one more state to go to get married after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Friday a request to ban same-sex marriages in that state. Members of the LGBT community have Justice Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas to thank for granting the motion.

SeaWorld CEO Decides To Step Down

Riley Grant |

Dec 15, 2014 08:44 AM EST

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. released a statement on December 11 that their CEO James Atchison is leaving the position and passed on the leadership to the company’s Chairman, David D’Alessandro beginning January 15, 2015.

3 dead in crash after vehicle strikes, kills bear

Staff Reporter |

Dec 08, 2014 06:02 AM EST

A motorist's vehicle struck and killed a black bear on a road in the Florida Everglades and three others from another vehicle who had gotten out to help the woman where then struck and killed by a third vehicle, police said.

Son Kills Mother Using A Gun And A Bow And Arrow

Kat De Guzman |

Dec 01, 2014 08:20 AM EST

A man from Florida has been charged with premeditated first degree murder as he admitted to the killing of his own mother whom he shot with a gun and also with a bow and arrow.

Bill Cosby Gets Standing Ovation In Florida

Nicky Ty |

Nov 22, 2014 11:39 AM EST

Actor Bill Cosby wowed an audience of nearly 2,000 at the Eastern Florida State College on Friday night despite the accusations made against him by a number of women, including model Janice Dickinson.

Satanic Group To Hand Out Coloring Books In School, Florida Schools Re-Think Policy

Kat De Guzman |

Nov 17, 2014 01:43 PM EST

A satanic group's request to distribute coloring books at a school in Florida has the school administrators consider a ban on all religious materials in district high school.

90-Year-Old Florida Man Arrested For Feeding The Homeless

Kat De Guzman |

Nov 05, 2014 12:57 AM EST

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida has implemented a new law regarding the strict regulations of organizations feeding the homeless residents in the city and the latest violation was by a 90-year-old man, a pastor, who was on the streets on Tuesday.

Members of the Help End Marijuana Prohibition (HEMP) Party lift a banner displaying a parody of U.S. President Barack Obama's election campaign poster.

Marijuana Initiatives Face Voters On Several Election Day Ballots

Dan Weisman |

Nov 03, 2014 05:05 PM EST

Voters in Oregon, Alaska and Washington D.C. go to the polls Tuesday to consider full legalization of marijuana while Florida voters consider legalizing marijuana for medical uses. Passage of the marijuana initiatives will continue momentum from recently legalized marijuana in Colorado and Washington and medical marijuana now allowed in a dozen stat

Monument Honors the 40,000 Americans that Made the Space Shuttle Program a Success

Ana Verayo |

Nov 03, 2014 05:58 AM EST

The dedication ceremony of the monument was held at the Space View Park near the Kennedy Space Center.

Deb Greene of Seattle, the first customer at Cannabis City, holds up her purchase signed by owner James Lathrop during the first day of legal retail marijuana sales in Seattle, Washington July 8, 2014.

Polls on Marijuana Legalization Nears in Three States and Washington

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 29, 2014 03:57 AM EDT

Election Day arrives for Oregon, Alaska, Florida, and Washington, D.C as the possibility that legislators might enact a second wave of marijuana policy reform looms over the country.

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