Florida

Federal officials are investigating an incident in which a Southwest Airlines jet flew as low as 150 feet over water while it was still about 5 miles from its intended landing spot in Tampa, Florida.

Six states either passed legislation to legalize sports wagering or allowed sportsbooks to begin accepting bets. Still on the sidelines are the nation’s two most populous states in California and Texas. Sports betting proponents will hope to make progress against significant headwinds in both states in 2024.

Javier Salazar on Monday filed criminal charges over the Florida governor's operation to fly dozens of migrants from San Antonio to Martha's Vineyard under false pretenses.

Altogether, more than three dozen migrants arrived in Sacramento on flights last Friday and on Monday.

A Texas sheriff has opened a criminal investigation into flights ordered by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that took the migrants to Massachusetts. DeSantis says outrage over the flights was misplaced.

The death toll stood at 60 Thursday morning, Miami Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Thursday. Officials said 80 people were unaccounted for, although detectives were still working to verify that each of those listed as missing was actually in the building when it collapsed.

The building was undergoing a county-required 40-year inspection. There were concerns over weakening concrete and some indications the area of the building was sinking.

Florida became the eighth state and the first in the South to adopt a $15 minimum wage. Replicating this in other states and on the federal level remains a challenge.

The Bahamas health minister announced the higher death toll late Wednesday, as Dorian continued shadowing the U.S. East Coast.

People in Florida are starting to get ready for a possible Labor Day strike from Hurricane Dorian, which forecasters say could grow into a Category 3…

In the next few days, Dorian's winds could top 115 mph — making it a Category 3 storm — the National Hurricane Center says.

Hurricane Irma was the longest-lasting powerful hurricane or typhoon ever recorded, worldwide. It kept 185-mph winds for 37 hours — longer than any storm on record.