Derrick Shaw

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – History already in hand, Hillary Clinton will celebrate becoming the first woman to lead a major American political party Tuesday following votes in California, New Jersey and four other states – contests Clinton hopes send her into the general election in strong standing. Clinton reached the 2,383 delegates needed to become […]

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – The last known living 9/11 search dog has died in a Houston suburb at age 16. Bretagne, a golden retriever, was euthanized Monday at a veterinary clinic in the Houston suburb of Cypress, according to a statement from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service. Bretagne was 2 years old when […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi tried to return a controversial $25,000 donation from Donald Trump’s foundation, but it was not accepted, an accountant who works for Bondi said. The Trump Foundation gave the money to Bondi’s political committee in September 2013, but renewed questions about it were raised shortly after Bondi […]

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) – Police in Florida have identified a man shot by police officers after he was accused of attacking a teenage girl who was walking her dog. News outlets report Winter Springs police say 24-year-old Jeffrey A. Worley was in critical but stable condition Monday after an officer opened fire, hitting him […]

MARGATE, Fla. — Kimbo Slice, the bearded street fighter who parlayed his internet popularity into a mixed martial arts career and worldwide fame, has died. He was 42. Slice, whose real name was Kevin Ferguson, was taken to a hospital in Margate, Florida, near his home Monday, Coral Springs Police Sgt. Carla Kmiotek said. Slice’s […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Hit or miss scattered areas of rain and storms will mark Southwest Florida weather Tuesday as Tropical Storm Colin moves farther away to the northeast. High humidity will also be a factor. Temperatures will top out in the mid- to upper 80s. It’ll continue to be breezy. Winds will be out […]

PHOENIX (AP) – Muhammad Ali and his family never seriously thought of donating his brain for research, according to his doctor. “Not really,” was Dr. Abe Lieberman’s answer when he was asked on Monday if submitting the brain for research was considered. Lieberman said he didn’t think boxing contributed to Ali contracting Parkinson’s disease but […]

NEW DELHI (AP) – It’s a friendship between two powerful men that transcends politics, transcends diplomacy. It certainly looked like genuine affection when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pulled President Barack Obama into a bear hug as he stepped off Air Force One last year. An intimacy seemed to envelope the two as they sat […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A speeding car smashed through the wall of a duplex at the intersection of Cultural Park Boulevard and Second Street around 7 p.m. An elderly woman who was inside was sent to the hospital, but is expected to be fine, according to authorities. A friend of the driver said she called […]

SANIBEL, Fla. – One of Southwest Florida’s beloved eaglets is showing signs of recovery, according to the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. E8 still has a few pins in his right leg, but nurses were able to remove one pin that was used to join fractured femur bones. The eaglet was taken off strict cage […]