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On a conference call last week, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company's ongoing dispute with Gov. Ron DeSantis raised questions about Disney's continued investment in Florida.

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Disney cancels plans for $1 billion Florida campus

7:21pm May 18, 2023

by Greg Allen

Disney says it's not moving ahead with a planned office park in Orlando because of "new leadership and changing business conditions." Its dispute with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be a factor.

Strange World tells the story of a family of explorers.

Florida is investigating a teacher who showed a Disney movie with a gay character

5:01am May 16, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The film, Strange World, tells the story of a family of explorers and includes a character who has a crush on another boy. The fifth-grade teacher says a student's mother lodged a complaint.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference to sign several bills related to public education and teacher pay, in Miami, on May 9.

Florida rejects some social studies textbooks and pushes publishers to change others

1:21pm May 10, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

In one case, references to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement were removed. The list of rejected materials included books on U.S. history, the Holocaust and psychology.

Cars line-up to enter Walt Disney World on February 08, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.

Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, claiming 'government retaliation'

3:21pm April 26, 2023

by Greg Allen

Moments after a board appointed by the governor voted to invalidate Disney's development deal, the company filed a 77-page lawsuit in federal court.

National

The 2-year-old boy who was found in an alligator's mouth was drowned, police say

2:26am April 25, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Two-year-old Taylen Mosley went missing and was found dead shortly after his mother was found dead from stab wounds in March. Mosley's father has been arrested in connection to both deaths.

A man walks out of a flooded Fort Lauderdale neighborhood on April 13. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking the Biden administration to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall.

DeSantis seeks federal aid for Fort Lauderdale flood victims

2:11pm April 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Biden administration to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall.

Kinsley White, 6, shows reporters her wound on Thursday in Gastonia, N.C.

National

The N.C. man accused of shooting a 6-year-old and her parents was arrested in Florida

8:15am April 21, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Authorities say Robert Singletary turned himself in to the sheriff's office in Tampa on Thursday, two days and some 600 miles away from the shooting. One victim is still in the hospital.

A group activists gathered outside the Tallahassee City Hall building to protest SB 300, which would place a ban on abortions after six weeks, Monday, April 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla.

Florida has a new abortion ban after 6 weeks, but it can't go into effect yet

11:45am April 14, 2023

by The Associated Press

The ban gives Gov. DeSantis a key political victory among Republican primary voters as he prepares to launch a presidential candidacy built on his national brand as a conservative standard bearer.

Cars are parked in a flooded street on Wednesday in Dania Beach, Fla.

National

Fort Lauderdale airport and schools closed due to 20 inches of rain in some areas

12:10pm April 13, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The area received between 14 and 20 inches of rain Wednesday, and a few more inches are possible, according to the National Weather Service.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters from a window at the Liberal Party headquarters in Brasília on Thursday after arriving back in Brazil on a commercial flight from Orlando, Fla.

World News

Former President Bolsonaro returns to Brazil after three months in Florida

4:19pm March 30, 2023

The far-right leader went to Florida after losing his bid for re-election, days before his rival was inaugurated. While in Florida, Bolsonaro frequently met with supporters and conservative groups.