Watch: Mia Khalifa Blasts Florida Radio Host After He Refers to Her Former Career Mia Khalifa, the businesswoman who had a brief career in p**rn, insulted radio host Drew Garabo on air after she injured her breast implant during a Washington Capitals game. Khalifa, who needed surgery after the incident, had been invited on Tampa … Read more
Florida is the Sunshine State, and warm beach days are plentiful throughout much of the year in that region of the country. One thing the Southern state doesn’t have a lot of, however, is snow. Native Floridians who have been deprived of the white stuff their whole lives, as well as transplants from colder climates, … Read more
Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives for the first time since the 2010 elections. Democratic candidates flipped seats in Virginia, Florida, Kansas and Colorado, among other states, winning a solid majority in the chamber. More than a dozen of the winning candidates were women, including the first two Native American women ever elected to … Read more
So, this was enlightening. Not just the results, but the implications. Basically, this election says that Florida is a purple state in theory only. The truth is you live in a Republican stronghold, and it is folly to argue otherwise. That goes for the state Legislature, the congressional delegation and the Governor’s Mansion, too. Florida … Read more
Despite raising $52.5 million including at least $11.5 million from several out-of-state billionaires, Democrat Andrew Gillum lost the Florida governor’s race on Tuesday to Republican opponent Ron DeSantis, by about a 1% margin with 99% of the votes counted. As of 11:30 pm ET, DeSantis had 49.9% of the votes, and Gillum had 48.9%. … Read more
A crew from The Weather Channel attempted to evacuate their post in Florida as Hurricane Michael approached on Wednesday — but even they deemed it too dangerous to leave. The Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Bettes tweeted Wednesday morning that he and his crew were going to evacuate their home base in Apalachicola, Florida, one of the areas … Read more
A Florida teacher recently said that she was fired for refusing to give her students credit for homework they never turned in, and it managed to reignite the heated debate about the education system in the U.S. Diane Tirado, 52, is a social studies teacher, and she says that the situation disregarded the “No Zero” … Read more
A white supremacy group is placing racist robocalls that attack Democrat Andrew Gillum, the first Black candidate for governor to be nominated by either party for state office in Florida. The New York Times obtained the audio from a one-minute robocall placed last week. In the call, a voice imitating minstrel performers claimed to be Gillum over drum and monkey … Read more
Even crocodiles just want to chill on the water sometimes. Victor F. Perez was looking out over the water in Key Largo earlier this month when he spotted a crocodile swimming by. While alligators are more common, Florida is home to the American crocodile, so the sighting was not terribly unusual. What was unusual was … Read more
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum upset a crowded field of well-funded candidates in Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday, a step away from becoming the state’s first black governor. His surprise victory sets up a November showdown with Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis, a favorite of President Donald Trump. Gillum’s victory could further energize black voters in a … Read more