Disney updates face masks policy
BY KATHLEEN CHRISTIANSEN
ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
Walt Disney World has updated its face mask policy: Guests can no longer eat and drink while perusing the parks, strolling...
USF launches research initiative to address racism
SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER
University of South Florida faculty members will embark on a year-long series of research projects exploring the perpetuation of systemic...
Gillum addresses depression, alcoholism
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum emerged Monday from self-imposed political exile with a social media post addressing depression and alcoholism after...
Publisher’s mother dies after long illness
BY FLORIDA COURIER STAFF
Josephine Thomas Griffin, the founding first lady of Unity Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Naples, died on July 12 at her...
COVID-19 nursing home staffs testing positive
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Staff members at nursing facilities across the state that have agreed to care for long term care residents...
Suit filed against DeSantis for lack of interpreters at briefings
BY CARLI TEPROFF
MIAMI HERALD/TNS
MIAMI - While Gov. Ron DeSantis holds frequent news briefings to update the public on COVID-19, Disability Rights Florida and the...
Sex abuse among fears for incarcerated youth pandemic
BY DANA CASSIDY
ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
ORLANDO – The COVID-19 crisis has placed an unprecedented strain on Florida’s incarcerated youth, but experts fear it may also exacerbate...
Juvenile justice COVID-19 infections increasing
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Florida’s juvenile justice system has topped 300 cases of COVID-19, with 152 youths and 152 workers testing positive, according...
THE SUPREMES GET INVOLVED
A battle over voting rights in Florida is playing out at the U.S. Supreme Court. At stake is the ability of hundreds of thousands...
Pitbull’s school gets at least $1 mil in COVID-19 funds
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Sports Leadership and Management, a sports-centered charter school in Miami whose founders include rap star Pitbull, received at least $1 million...
