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NEWS


1 hour ago

Can a marriage survive a gender transition? Yes, and even thrive. How these couples make it work

1 hour ago

The fate of the latest cease-fire proposal hinges on Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza

1 hour ago

Putin in Vietnam, seeking to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia while Russia's isolation deepens

2 hours ago

Former State Senator Audrey Gibson resigns from role with city

Former State Senator Audrey Gibson resigned from her role with the city of Jacksonville as the head of the Grants and Compliance division.

2 hours ago

Child overdoses on drugs becoming distressingly frequent, experts warn

The father of a 1-year-old boy who died after a cocaine overdose was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter.

2 hours ago

North Korea says deal between Putin and Kim requires immediate military assistance in event of war

North Korea's state media say the new agreement between Russia and North Korea reached by their leaders requires the countries to use all available means to provide immediate military assistance in the event of war.

3 hours ago

2 rescued from sinking boat caught in ‘rough’ Vilano Beach waters

Two boaters were saved from a sinking boat that reached “rough” conditions Wednesday in Vilano Beach, according to the St. Johns County Fire Rescue.

4 hours ago

Petrobras new chief sworn in as market worries Brazil's government will have heavier hand

Magda Chambriard has been sworn in as the head of Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras as market concerns of increased government intervention in the company mount.

5 hours ago

Power outage leaves millions of Ecuadorians in the dark after transmission line fails

A failure in an energy transmission line has produced an blackout throughout Ecuador, the government reported, days after announcing that there would be new power outages in the country due to production problems.

5 hours ago

Snapchat Inc. to pay $15 million to settle discrimination and harassment lawsuit in California

Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency.

6 hours ago

Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report says

A new report from the U.N. migration agency says that surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs has displaced nearly 580,000 people since March.

7 hours ago

Colombian family's genes offer new clue to delaying onset of Alzheimer's

Scientists studying a Colombian family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer's have found a rare gene variant that seems to delay initial symptoms by about five years.

5 hours ago

FHP makes arrest in Orange Park fatal hit-and-run crash from 2023

An arrest was made Tuesday in a hit-and-run crash that ended in the death of a 22-year-old over a year ago in Orange Park.

5 hours ago

The downtown Jacksonville parks set to get millions for improvements from Jags stadium deal

The agreement between the city and the Jacksonville Jaguars to renovate EverBank Field is expected to bring about major upgrades to the surrounding area like the Eastside and riverfront parks.

6 hours ago

On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery

The Equal Justice Initiative nonprofit invoked the Juneteenth holiday as it dedicated a monument that honors the people who endured and survived slavery.

7 hours ago

Rifts seem to appear between Israel's political and military leadership over conduct of the Gaza war

The Israeli army’s chief spokesman is apparently questioning the stated goal of destroying the Hamas militant group in Gaza in a rare public rift between the country’s political and military leadership.

6 hours ago

Citizens Property Insurance board approves a 14% price increase for policy holders

In a unanimous vote Wednesday morning, the Citizens Board of Governors approved a 14% price hike for policy holders -- covering single family homes, condominiums, mobile homes and rental properties.

2 hours ago

Jury finds former St. Johns County daycare employee guilty of molesting children

A jury found a St. Johns County former daycare employee guilty of 16 of the 22 child sex violations related to at least eight students at Chappell Schools.

11 hours ago

A Missouri mayor says a fight over jobs is back on. Things to know about Kansas wooing the Chiefs

The mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, says an economic ‘border war’ between his state and Kansas has restarted.

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NATIONAL HEADLINES


1 hour ago

Can a marriage survive a gender transition? Yes, and even thrive. How these couples make it work

5 hours ago

Snapchat Inc. to pay $15 million to settle discrimination and harassment lawsuit in California

11 hours ago

A Missouri mayor says a fight over jobs is back on. Things to know about Kansas wooing the Chiefs

3 hours ago

New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

3 hours ago

New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.

6 hours ago

Florida Black Excellence Fest kicks off with Top 20 Under 40 Breakfast

Nearly two dozen young people of color were recognized Wednesday for the work they do in the community as part of a celebration on Juneteenth in Jacksonville.

1 hour ago

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider war

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says it has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war.

12 hours ago

Japan, New Zealand agree on intel sharing pact amid growing regional security concerns

Japan and New Zealand have agreed in principle on an intelligence sharing pact as their leaders shared concern about the increasingly challenging security environment in the region, including closer ties between Russia and North Korea.

12 hours ago

Firewall to deter cyberattacks is blamed for Massachusetts 911 outage

State officials say a firewall aimed at thwarting hackers is to blame for a 911 outage in Massachusetts.

13 hours ago

We have our first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Alberto is here, and it's two days ahead of the average date we would see our first named storm

6 hours ago

‘We will come for you’: JSO makes 5 arrests, writes 70+ tickets during operation targeting illegal street racers

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters shared details Wednesday about a large-scale operation that led to multiple arrests and citations involving suspected street racers.

7 minutes ago

What's known, and not known, about the partnership agreement signed by Russia and North Korea

Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un say the strategic partnership they signed in their summit in Pyongyang is a breakthrough, but its consequences for the near and long terms are uncertain.

34 minutes ago

‘It’s an expression’: Local activists light bridge red, black and green for Juneteenth despite state directive

The Northside Coalition, a local civil rights group, lined the Main Street Bridge to light it red, black and green for Juneteenth on Wednesday night

14 hours ago

Call for volunteers on Friday’s ‘Day of Action’

United Way is calling for volunteers for Friday's annual Day of Action.

33 minutes ago

Alberto, season's first named tropical storm, dumps rain on Texas and Mexico, which reports 3 deaths

Tropical Storm Alberto has formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be a busy hurricane season.

13 hours ago

Italy's coast guard searches for dozens of migrants missing after their ship capsized

Italy's coast guard is searching by sea and from the air for dozens of people missing when a boat capsized and partially sank in the perilous central Mediterranean off the Calabrian coast.

13 hours ago

Supporters of Myanmar's jailed leader Suu Kyi mark her 79th birthday with a flower-themed protest

Supporters of Myanmar’s imprisoned ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi have carried out peaceful flower-themed protests marking her 79th birthday.

15 hours ago

'Verzuz' will return after Swizz Beatz, Timbaland lock in new distribution partnership with X

Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are bringing the “Verzuz” series back with a new major platform for viewers to watch musicians face off in a song-against-song battle.

15 hours ago

Wedding guests can add the gift of gab when 'signing' an audio guestbook

There's a new twist on the guestbook at a wedding or other event.

15 hours ago

In 'Janet Planet,' playwright Annie Baker explores a new dramatic world

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker has been hailed as one of the preeminent voices of her generation, but the movies have long lingered in her mind and in her work.

12 hours ago

Climate protesters arrested over spraying orange paint on Stonehenge monument

Two climate protesters have been arrested for spraying orange paint on the ancient Stonehenge monument in southern England.

6 hours ago

Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel have crossed into Nigeria’s north, a new report says. A lot is at stake

A new report says there is mounting evidence that jihadi fighters who had long operated in Africa’s volatile Sahel region have settled in northwestern Nigeria after crossing from neighboring Benin.

15 hours ago

Collecting sex-crazed zombie cicadas on speed: Scientists track a bug-controlling super-sized fungus

With their bulging red eyes and their alien-like mating sound, periodical cicadas can seem scary and weird enough.

6 hours ago

High rip current risk has experts urging everyone to stay out of the water

The National Weather Service says there will be a high rip current risk Wednesday and Thursday for all beaches in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

12 hours ago

On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War

Darren Sands, now a reporter for The Associated Press, was researching his family history three years ago when he found a riveting missing piece.

15 hours ago

Far-right leader Bardella backpedals on taking France out of NATO strategic military command

The far-right leader angling to become France’s prime minister after the country’s upcoming parliamentary election has backtracked on the party’s previous promise to pull out of NATO’s strategic military command.

8 hours ago

Relocated civil rights landmark with ties to Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated with Juneteenth ribbon cutting

St. Johns County plans to celebrate Juneteenth with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for a civil rights landmark in St. Augustine.

9 hours ago

Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say

Hundreds of people have died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom.

8 hours ago

The fight for abortion rights gets an unlikely messenger in swing state Pennsylvania: Sen. Bob Casey

Abortion rights have found an unlikely champion in swing state Pennsylvania.

3 hours ago

Philippines demands China return rifles and pay for boat damage after hostilities in disputed sea

The Philippine military chief has demanded China return several rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a disputed shoal and pay for damage in an assault he likened to an act of piracy in the South China Sea.

11 hours ago

Ramaphosa is sworn in for a second term as South Africa's president with help from coalition parties

Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in for a second term as South Africa's president in a ceremony in the administrative capital, Pretoria.

18 hours ago

A US aircraft carrier and its crew have fought Houthi attacks for months. How long can it last?

Fatigue is setting in as a U.S. aircraft carrier nears its ninth month waging the most intense running sea battle since World War II.

15 hours ago

EU criticizes France for excessive debt, putting pressure on Macron during election campaign

The European Union’s executive arm is criticizing France for running up excessive debt, a stinging rebuke at the height of the election campaign where President Emmanuel Macron is fighting off challenges of the extreme right and the left.

20 hours ago

Britain's rollercoaster-riding Liberal Democrat leader embraces stunts to gain election attention

Most politicians try to avoid slips, stumbles and undignified photos.

4 hours ago

The Latest | Hezbollah says Israeli strikes kill 3 fighters as US envoy tries to calm tensions

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed three Hezbollah fighters as a U.S. envoy tasked with avoiding a devastating regional war returned to Israel after meeting officials in Lebanon.

17 hours ago

New Caledonia police detain independence leader and 10 others in wake of revolt against French rule

Police in the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia have rounded up 11 people, including an independence leader.

20 hours ago

How did North Korean soldiers wander across the world's most heavily guarded border?

The Demilitarized Zone between the two rival Koreas might be the most heavily armed place on earth.

7 hours ago

Pharrell at Louis Vuitton celebrates the diversity of human skin in Paris UNESCO show

Louis Vuitton has celebrated the beauty of humanity in a star-studded menswear showcase at UNESCO in Paris.

21 hours ago

Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street edges to more records

Asian stocks are mixed after U.S. benchmarks ticked to more records following the latest signs that the U.S. economy may be slowing without falling into recession.

19 hours ago

Stock market today: Global stocks are mixed after Wall Street edges to more records

Global stocks are mixed after U.S. benchmarks ticked to more records following the latest signs that the U.S. economy may be slowing without falling into recession.

17 hours ago

With election looming, UK's governing Conservatives seize on inflation fall to 2% target

Inflation in the U.K. has returned to the Bank of England’s target rate of 2% for the first time in nearly three years.

19 hours ago

US lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala, sparking anger from China

A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama at his residence in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a dangerous separatist.

3 hours ago

New Mexico wildfire claims second life, while rain offers hope of relief

Heavy rain and hail are falling around an evacuated village in New Mexico threatened by wildfires that have killed at least two people and damaged more than 1,400 structures, offering the hope of some assistance for firefighters but adding the threat of high winds and flash floods.

15 hours ago

Immigrant families rejoice over Biden's expansive move toward citizenship, while some are left out

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly expansive plan to extend legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens but, inevitably, some were left out.

8 hours ago

Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine

A blistering heat wave stretching from the Midwest to the tip of Maine is leaving millions of people sweltering through the Juneteenth holiday.

12 hours ago

Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost?

There was one thing missing when a wealthy Missouri couple purchased their oceanfront home overlooking Camden Harbor in Maine: The million-dollar view was blocked by a neighbor's trees.

1 day ago

Australian opposition puts nation's first nuclear power plants in its energy plan ahead of elections

Australia’s main opposition party says it plans to build Australia’s first nuclear power plants as early as 2035, arguing the government’s policies for decarbonizing the economy with renewable energy will not work.

1 day ago

With pardons in Maryland, 2.5 million Americans will have marijuana convictions cleared or forgiven

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pardoning 175,000 people with cannabis convictions.

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