Florida’s campaign to land the Republican National Convention appeared close to materializing Wednesday, with officials saying at least part of the event is likely to relocate from Charlotte, N.C., to Jacksonville. “While no final decision has been made by the RNC we understand Jacksonville is a front runner,” state GOP chairman Joe Gruters wrote on…
April 18, 2020 | 8:30am | Updated April 18, 2020 | 8:57am Enlarge Image Crowds were spotted on a beach in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday. Sam Greenwood/Getty Images Floridians didn’t waste any time getting back to the sun and surf when beaches and parks were reopened in Jacksonville — the same day the state clocked…
Trump: "The governors are responsible for testing" Some beaches in Florida reopened Friday night, after Governor Ron DeSanits gave the green light as long as social distancing is put in place. Beaches in the north Florida counties of Duval, which includes Jacksonville, and St. John's County opened beaches at 5 p.m. Friday, CBS Jacksonville affiliate…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…