Convenience Big Store: Florida in cone for tropical storm & DeSantis threatens school leaders

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Florida in cone for system that could become Tropical Storm Fred

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a low-pressure system Monday one with high odds of becoming the next tropical depression or tropical storm later today as it pushes into the...

DeSantis threatens to withhold salaries of school leaders who impose mask mandates

Gov. Ron DeSantis needs to abandon his "dangerous" rhetoric against face masks in schools and make it clear that "universal masking" on campus reduces COVID-19 illness and...

Delta-plus variant of COVID detected in Central Florida's wastewater

Scientists haven't seen anything yet that suggests the delta plus variant is deadlier or more contagious than the original delta variant.

Delta Plus variant of COVID surfaces in Florida

As the Delta variant of the coronavirus fuels an ongoing COVID wave, Florida's health experts are keeping a wary eye on another variant that has surfaced in the state: Delta Plus.

OUC eyes purchase of Osceola power plant as interim step to a future of cleaner energy

Orlando's electric utility has proposed to buy a defunct power plant in Osceola County as part of the city's larger efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

6 unvaccinated members of Florida church die of COVID-19 within days; most were under 35

Six unvaccinated members of a Florida church died of COVID-19 within days of each other. All were previously healthy, and four were under 35 years old.

Wage gap for Black women can be closed through care economy | Commentary

As Rep. Lois Frankel and Salandra Benton write in a guest column, Aug. 3 marked Black Women's Equal Pay Day, the date that Black women, on average, earned as much in 2020-21 as white men did in...

What critical race theory is and isn't — and why it belongs in schools | Editorial

A Los Angeles Times editorial argues for the use of critical race theory in our schools, writing that students must learn the history that proves that this is a land of equal opportunity — but...

Magic draft pick Jalen Suggs looks like veteran in first summer league game

Every time the Orlando Magic needed a basket or a key defensive play or just some downright basketball savvy and hustle Monday night, top draft pick Jalen Suggs was there.