Planned Parenthood responds to state investigation FORT MYERS, Fla.- Planned Parenthood is facing sharp criticism after some state clinics were accused of performing abortions that are not allowed under their licenses. The organization is trying to determine how best to fight back against the accusations they say are not true. Planned Parenthood says it was blind-sided by the state findings. It accuses the state […]
On anniversary, Obama says too few use hard-won voting right WASHINGTON (AP) – Marking the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, President Barack Obama remembered the African-American men and women across the South who won their rights through persistence and courage, and he urged citizens today not to give up that hard-earned power of the ballot. Americans owe a great debt, Obama said, to […]
Brown: Court should stop lawmakers from redrawing district ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown went to court Thursday to stop Florida lawmakers from redrawing her congressional district, saying their efforts will deny African-Americans political representation. Brown and other black leaders in central Florida filed to intervene in an already existing lawsuit that challenged the current shape of her district on the […]
State of Emergency declared in 5 counties after rainfall TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – A state of emergency has been declared for five counties after more than a week of heavy rainfall in north Florida and the Tampa Bay area caused flooding and other damage. Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order Thursday calling for the state of emergency in Dixie, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and […]
Fact-check: Clinton says stocks do better with a Democrat in the White House FORT MYERS, Fla.- Want to see a stock market boom? Hillary Clinton says put another Democrat in the White House. Clinton made the comment during a campaign stop in New Hampshire, adding “The evidence is pretty clear that under Democratic presidents, going a ways back, people do better.” WINK News and our team of researchers at […]
Jon Stewart says farewell as ‘The Daily Show’ host NEW YORK (AP) – Jon Stewart says goodbye on Thursday, after 16 years on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” that established him as America’s foremost satirist of politicians and the media. Stewart, 52, announced last winter that he was getting restless and it was time to move on. Trevor Noah replaces him as host next […]
2 inmates escape different facilities in South Florida WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Authorities are searching for two inmates who recently escaped from different facilities in Palm Beach County. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement reports that investigators are working to track down 54-year-old Philip Peletz and 27-year-old Antwane Anglin. Officials say Peletz – an inmate at the Loxahatchee Road Prison – […]
Victims conflicted over death penalty for theater gunman CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – Marcus Weaver spent nearly three years talking openly about forgiving the man who shot him, killed his friend and caused untold suffering. As a Christian opposed to capital punishment, he considered forgiveness “a no-brainer” and didn’t want to see the gunman executed. But by the time James Holmes was convicted in […]
NHL watching investigation involving Patrick Kane BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – The NHL says it is “following developments” of a police investigation involving Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks said they are in the process of gathering information and declined further comment. The Buffalo News first reported the investigation Thursday. Neighbors of Kane, who lives in Hamburg, New York, in the […]