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 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.

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.

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.

The U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 1,700 colleges and universities, using 17 measures of “academic quality” and “graduate success” to produce its rankings.

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.