Gov. Ron DeSantis’ team has started calling GOP members of the Florida congressional delegation in an effort to consolidate support.
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A 16-year-old is still cleaning a Kansas slaughterhouse months after his employer was fined over migrant kids
A 16-year-old whom NBC News is calling Pedro said he cleans blood and animal parts off the floor of a Kansas slaughterhouse, a job illegal for workers under 18.
Leaked documents suggest Russian Wagner Group mercenaries want work in Haiti
Russia’s mercenary outfit Wagner Group planned to travel to Haiti seeking a possible contract to fight against local gangs, according to leaked U.S. documents.
Latin music revenue exceeds $1 billion for the first time in 2022
In 2022, Latin music revenue exceeded $1 billion for the first time, a 24% increase, a Recording Industry Association of America, or RIAA, report found.
FEMA is sued over rebuilding Puerto Rico's power grid without focusing on renewables
FEMA is being sued by conservation and community groups over plans to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid in a way that limits a transition to renewable energy.
One of Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' killed after being hit by an SUV in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia — A hippopotamus descended from animals illegally brought to Colombia by the late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar has died in a collision with an SUV on a highway near Escobar’s hacienda, environmental authorities said Wednesday.
Despite fierce resistance, Tennessee town's annual Pride festival gets a lifeline
City leaders in Franklin, Tennessee — a suburb 30 minutes outside Nashville — issued a permit for the city’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival this year, countering community resistance for what is otherwise a procedural formality.
Ariana DeBose to host Tony Awards for 2nd consecutive year
Ariana DeBose’s stint as host of last year’s Tony Awards went so well that she’s been asked to return this year.
Major League Baseball teams extend beer sales after pitch clock shortens games
At least four teams — the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers —extended alcohol sales through the eighth inning this season.
Meet the 'RuPublicans': GOP lawmakers are reimagined as AI-generated drag queens
Amid a wave of state bills seeking to restrict drag performances, one couple took a creative — and comedic — approach to their advocacy.