The H-1B visa, created in 1990, allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations such as technology, engineering, and medicine. Critics claim it has been exploited by Big Tech, while supporters argue careful reform is needed to maintain U.S. competitiveness in the global market.

Minimum wage in Florida is currently $13 an hour for non-tipped employees and $9.98 for tipped employees. On Sept. 30, it goes up another dollar. Thanks to the "Fair Wage" constitutional amendment voters narrowly passed in 2020, minimum wage in the state will increase by a buck every year until it reaches $15 an hour in 2026.

A year and a half after Ian, the area’s recovery was at 28%, according to Sanibel Solutions, a coalition of residents, civic leaders and business owners tracking everything from housing and vacation rentals to business reopenings and community services. Now it’s at 65%.

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including from opponents who are trying to reduce the number of bears killed.

A 49-year-old Sanford woman is suing the company that owns Epic Universe, claiming she suffers from permanent injuries after riding the new Stardust Racers roller coaster last April. It’s the same ride that 32-year-old Kevin Rodriguez Zavala rode shortly before he died on Sept. 17.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida captain Aleksander Barkov needed to be helped off the ice after appearing to sustain an injury to his right leg during the first full training camp practice of the season for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions on Thursday.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida is delaying its push to get the issue on the ballot until 2028, citing a new state law restricting the process to get constitutional amendments before voters.

Kelly Hoover told police that her son “has a hatred toward homosexuals and Jewish people that’s become worse over the past years,” according to court documents.

The 59-year-old was supposed to go to Cozumel, Mexico, for a 10-day vacation. She had a layover in Dallas, but never boarded her connecting flight.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man on trial for trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course declined to testify Monday as part of a defense in which he is representing himself and wrapped up his case by questioning a firearms expert and two character witnesses.

Florida's once-overheated real estate market is cooling into something more sustainable-and it's leveling the playing field for homebuyers.