Sixteen years later, newly released grand jury transcripts show Florida prosecutors knew Jeffrey Epstein raped two teenaged girls two years before they offered him a now heavily criticized, secret, lenient plea deal. Circuit Judge Luis Delgado ordered the surprise release of the documents after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R, signed a law in February permitting…

The Supreme Court sent two cases that could forever change how social media companies moderate content back to the lower courts on Monday, July 1. Florida and Texas passed what they described as anti-censorship laws in 2021 in response to what their state governments said was an anti-conservative bias from social media platforms.   The justices unanimously…

In a recent class-action lawsuit, Disney Vice President of Product Design Maria De La Cruz and Creative Director George Fong allege that Disney relocated California employees to Florida in 2021 under the premise of constructing a new Florida campus called “Lake Nona.” However, the project was later canceled, leaving 2,000 Disney employees impacted. According to…

Who won the U.S. presidential election in 2020? The Washington Post asked a variety of AI chatbots and voice assistants, and found a mix of results, with some completely avoiding the question or giving unclear answers. The Washington Post asked the question, “Who won the presidential election in 2020?” during its investigation. Here’s how some…

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) leaders whose students are being distracted by their phones and social media during class time are looking to join a growing number of school districts that are banning cellphones and social media during instruction time. Leaders will vote on the resolution on Tuesday, June 17. Those who support the…

The head of the Department of Justice, Attorney General Merrick Garland, held in contempt of Congress. And “life-threatening” flooding in south Florida as more torrential rain is expected Thursday. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, June 13, 2024. Attorney General Merrick Garland held in contempt of Congress In an effort led…

A school board in Shenandoah, Virginia, has recently voted to restore the original Confederate names for two schools that it had renamed four years ago. The decision to rename the school came in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the Black Lives Matter protests. In 2020, the school board had voted to change the…

Fifty governors have signed letters in opposition to a Biden administration proposal that would change who has control over a state’s national guard. A new Pentagon proposal, supported by the White House, would partially change that. It’s a governor’s job to handle the state’s National Guard, deploying members within their own state or to others…

On Wednesday, May 1, Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., signed a bill outlawing the manufacturing and distribution of lab-grown meat, making Florida the first state to ban it. Despite the product not being available in stores yet, other states are following suit. “Take your fake lab-grown meat elsewhere,” DeSantis declared. “We’re not doing that in the…

Hundreds of thousands of migrants entered the U.S. under a Biden White House initiative that allows them to bypass the border and fly directly into the U.S. Of those migrants, 80% of them are landing in the Sunshine State. The program is meant to serve as a safer pathway into the country, according to the…