Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended the mayor of North Miami Beach on June 5 after the civic leader was arrested for voter fraud. The Republican governor ordered the suspension via Executive Order 23-118. It is in the “best interests of the City of North Miami Beach residents and citizens of the State of Florida that…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the success of his state, one that he described as embodying “true American principles,” as he thanked voters for handing him a “historic landslide victory.” “We made promises to the people of Florida and we have delivered on those promises. And so today, after four years, the people have delivered…

MIAMI—Advanced DNA technology helped detectives link the cases of six women to a man accused of being the “pillowcase rapist” for a string of rapes back in the 1980s. Robert Koehler is currently jailed in neighboring Miami-Dade County, where he faces charges for assaulting a woman in the early ’80s as well, Broward County Sheriff…

A $1 billion settlement has been tentatively reached in the class-action lawsuit brought by victims’ families and survivors of the Surfside Condominium in Florida that collapsed in June 2021. “I’m shocked by this result—I think it’s fantastic,” attorney for the families and victims Harley Tropin told reporters on May 11. “This is a recovery that…

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced Dec. 9 its new superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, who has previously served as superintendent of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools since 2008. The LAUSD Board of Education unanimously voted in Carvalho’s favor in a closed-door meeting on Thursday. Carvalho will replace Megan K. Reilly, who has been serving…