NORFOLK, Va. (AP) US challenges planned expedition to retrieve Titanic’s radio The U.S. government will try to stop a company’s planned salvage mission to retrieve the Titanic’s wireless telegraph machine, arguing the expedition would break federal law and a pact with Britain to leave the iconic shipwreck undisturbed. U.S. attorneys filed a legal challenge before a federal judge in Norfolk, Virginia, late Monday. The expedition is […]
Sunday’s Coronavirus Updates: 129 new positive cases recorded in SWFL; deaths hit 2,700 statewide As of Sunday at 11 a.m., there have been 63,938 positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida. The case count includes 62,416 Florida residents and 1,522 non-Florida residents. There are 2,700 deaths reported and 10,942 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 1,216,158 tests administered in Florida. A total of […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Confederate monuments coming down around South amid protests Sarah Collins Rudolph thought she’d never see what happened in her hometown: Prompted by protests, the city removed a 115-year-old Confederate monument near where her sister and three other black girls died in a racist church bombing in 1963. A wave of Confederate memorial removals that began after a white supremacist killed nine black people […]
MIAMI (AP) Fort Lauderdale police officer suspended for pushing kneeling woman Fort Lauderdale police suspended an officer after video showed he pushed a kneeling woman to the ground during protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, resulting in bottles being thrown. The officer’s colleagues quickly pushed him away from the woman and down the street Sunday. Police Chief Rick Maglione said Monday that […]
CNN US astronauts board International Space Station Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley have successfully disembarked the SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule and entered the International Space Station. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft docked at the space station at 10:16 a.m. ET Sunday morning after launching from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center Saturday and traveling 19 hours. After making initial contact with the ISS, […]
Sunday’s Coronavirus Updates: 67 new positive cases recorded in SWFL Editor’s note: The FDOH is aware of an issue impacting the dashboard and said Sunday morning that they are working to fix it as soon as possible. Statewide numbers below were updated using the daily report, and Southwest Florida numbers were updated using the county report. As of Sunday at 11 a.m., there have been […]
MANCHESTER, England (AP) Premier League plans June 17 restart after 100-day shutdown The Premier League is planning to return on June 17 after a 100-day shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The league’s official broadcasters in Britain — Sky Sports and the BBC — said Thursday that English football will return with a doubleheader featuring Manchester City playing Arsenal and Aston Villa hosting Sheffield United. The league, […]
Monday’s Coronavirus Updates: 879 new cases reported in Florida, 114 in SWFL As of 11 a.m. Monday, there have been 51,746 positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Florida. The case count includes 50,414 Florida residents and 1,332 non-Florida residents. There are 2,252 deaths reported and 9,424 hospitalizations, according to the Florida Department of Health. There have been 909,928 tests administered in Florida. A total of 51,746 […]