Rick Scott

Florida Senator Rick Scott released a statement Thursday condemning the alleged mismanagement of coronavirus vaccine doses at an upscale nursing home

The Florida Republican’s diagnosis comes three days after Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, announced his own coronavirus diagnosis.

U.S. Senator Rick Scott became the latest politician to announce he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Scott released a statement Friday morning, saying he came in contact with someone who later tested positive after the GOP senator arrived in Florida last Friday. Scott said a test he took Tuesday came back positive on Friday. “After several negative tests,...

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., says he tested positive for COVID-19 after coming into contact with someone last week who subsequently tested positive.

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey tried Sunday to defuse the rapidly growing fallout over his deleted tweet that showed support for Hong Kong anti-government protesters, saying he did not intend to offend any of the team’s Chinese fans or sponsors. A short time after Morey posted that statement, the NBA said it was “regrettable” that the deleted tweet offended...

Several employees of a Florida nursing home have surrendered to face charges in connection with a power outage that led to the deaths of 12 patients after Hurricane Irma.

In the Spanish colonial fortress that serves as his official residence, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is under siege. Motorcyclists, celebrities, horse enthusiasts and hundreds of thousands of ordinary Puerto Ricans have swarmed outside La Fortaleza (The Fort) in Old San Juan this week, demanding Rosselló resign over a series of leaked online chats insulting women, political opponents and even...

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla began their first full day in Cuba Monday with a visit to Old Havana, touring churches, shops and cafes in the narrow cobblestoned streets of the historic center before other events around the capital city. The heir to the British throne arrived in Cuba Sunday with an agenda including visits to historic sites, a...

A Palm Beach County woman, who 13 years ago began creating several day spas in South Florida, is getting a lot of unwanted attention Friday. This, after the Miami Herald reported she once owned a Jupiter day spa shut down in a highly publicized prostitution sting.

An American journalist who lives in Caracas, Venezuela and works for a South Florida TV station was released Wednesday after being detained at his home.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement took control of the plane and upgraded it to serve the office of the Governor- with DeSantis saying it’s needed because the agency has the responsibility to protect and provide transportation.

Calling her suspension “malicious” and politically-motivated, a former Florida elections official is asking a federal judge to reinstate her after she was removed from office by Gov. Rick Scott.

The fallout over Florida’s turbulent recount is escalating after the state’s outgoing Republican governor decided to oust a South Florida elections official.

Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes said her office has misplaced more than 2,000 ballots.

Judge Milton Hirsch ruled that the law, passed by the Florida Legislature and signed by Governor Rick Scott that forces prosecutors to dispute a claim of self-defense by the defendant, oversteps the authority of those lawmakers.

This week’s midterm elections offered revealing lessons for both parties as battle lines begin to emerge for the 2020 presidential election. For Democrats, a string of statewide victories in Rust Belt states opened a potential path back to the White House. But President Donald Trump’s Republican Party found strength in critical states that often hold the keys to the presidency....

Sen. Bill Nelson and Gov. Rick Scott clashed on everything from gun control to the economy and even the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh during their first Senate debate hosted by Telemundo 51 Tuesday.

A brooding military veteran and former teacher who railed at women and blacks in a series of poorly lit videos shot two women to death and wounded five other people at a Florida yoga studio before killing himself. The Friday evening shooting at a busy upscale shopping plaza jolted the state capital and police said they were still searching for...

Florida is going to bend some of the voting rules for voters living in counties hammered by Hurricane Michael.

Armed looters are targeting homes and businesses that remain without electricity after being ravaged by Hurricane Michael a week ago.