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May 20, 2021

Florida girl, 11, who fended off attempted kidnapper, credits slime, ‘Law & Order’ with helping catch suspect

An 11-year-old Florida girl seen on viral video fending off a man who allegedly tried to kidnap her from a bus stop earlier this week has credited toy slime and “Law & Order: SVU” with helping to catch the suspect.

May 19, 2021

Michigan Gov. Whitmer's controversial Florida trip subject of IRS complaint

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) complaint over her controversial trip to Florida in March, which she initially lied about taking and which came after she had cautioned against out-of-state travel due to coronavirus risks.

May 19, 2021

Wild Florida police chase ends with 5 juvenile suspects in custody following attempted home invasion: video

A Wednesday morning police chase in Florida’s Broward County ended with five juveniles in custody and several others injured, according to authorities and shocking video. 

May 19, 2021

4th grader tells 'Fox & Friends' about viral confrontation with school board: 'I wanted to take a stand'

John Provenzano, a 10-year-old student in the Martin County School District in Florida, told “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday that he spoke out against the district’s mask mandate at a recent school board meeting because he “wanted to take a stand.”

May 19, 2021

New York City works to turn page on COVID-19 pandemic

More than a year after coronavirus shutdowns sent “the city that never sleeps” into a fitful slumber, New York could be wide awake again this summer.

May 19, 2021

11-year-old Florida girl fights off knife-wielding man at bus stop

An 11-year-old girl fought off a knife-wielding would-be kidnapper at her bus stop Tuesday morning.

May 18, 2021

Florida woman allegedly crashes children’s birthday party, rapes teen

Jessica Rae Good, 43, was arrested Wednesday after the teen told a staffer at his high school that he was sexually assaulted over the weekend at a home in Port Charlotte after a birthday bash, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.

May 18, 2021

CNN's Jake Tapper retweets criticism of Rebekah Jones after promoting her fake conspiracies on-air

CNN anchor Jake Tapper appears to have acknowledged the conspiracies that were pushed by Rebekah Jones, the fired Florida health official who claimed last year that the DeSantis administration urged her to alter the state's coronavirus data, after he himself helped promote her falsehoods on his show.

May 18, 2021

Florida 10-year-old asks school board to lift mask mandate in viral video

A 10-year-old Florida slammed his local school board during a public meeting last week, calling the district’s mask mandate unfair to kids during an emergency session on reopening guidelines.

May 18, 2021

Florida Scouts rescued after becoming disoriented on river

What began as an adventure on the Loxahatchee River on Saturday quickly turned into a rescue operation after a group of Florida Scouts got lost.