Can the deep-red Florida Statehouse follow Virginia and expand Medicaid?

Highly unlikely anytime soon, many state political analysts say.

It's been three years since the Florida legislature last debated -- and overwhelmingly rejected -- Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.

Republicans -- who have controlled the governor's office ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- They made a lot of promises.

They promised to pay the 16-year-old $1,000 for his first drug smuggling trip across the border. It was the kind of money that could help the teen's single mom in Tijuana.

They promised that he wouldn't get caught. As a student who crosses the border daily to go to high school in the U.S., he was ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- A wildfire burning west of Yosemite National Park doubled in size overnight while crews scrambled to set up defenses around nearby homes, officials said.

Just over 4,300 acres on Sunday, the Ferguson fire exploded overnight and grew to 9,266 acres Monday morning with only 2 percent of the blaze contained, the U.S. Forest Service ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Six people were killed and 22 others were wounded in shootings across the city over the weekend.

Among those killed between Friday afternoon and Monday morning were a woman shot by a carjacker and a man killed by police in a shooting that set off clashes between officers and citizens.

The shootings also included five teenagers under...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The controversial fishing practice of catching large sharks from shore could be banned from many of Florida's public beaches, restricted to nighttime hours or subjected to other limits, under options being considered to protect both swimmers and the sharks.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO -- A British cave diver involved in the rescue of 12 Thai soccer players and their coach said he would consider taking legal action against Elon Musk after the Tesla Inc. and SpaceX chief executive suggested on Twitter that the diver was a pedophile.

On Monday, Vernon Unsworth told the Guardian that he was "astonished and very ...Read more

HELSINKI, Finland -- President Donald Trump opened his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, hours after blaming the frosty state of relations between the two countries on the U.S. government.

"We have a lot of questions, and hopefully we'll come up with answers. It's great to be with you," Trump said as he and the Russian ...Read more

You're dining in a restaurant when someone at a table nearby starts choking. As they gasp for air -- and help -- a bystander rushes to their aid.

If the bystander in this dramatic scene were trained in first aid at the American Red Cross, then the choking victim could be in trouble, say Janet and Phil Heimlich, adult children of the late Dr. ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- With the addition of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court could have a conservative majority to strike down bans on semiautomatic weapons in liberal states and to decree that law-abiding Americans have a right to carry a gun in public.

Although the fight over Kavanaugh's nomination has mostly focused on abortion and health ...Read more

To prevent school shootings like the one in Parkland, Fla., in February, the U.S. Secret Service released a guide intended to help schools identify troubled students and other threats to their campuses.

The agency urges schools to establish "threat assessment teams" -- groups comprising teachers, guidance counselors, coaches and administrators ...Read more

HELSINKI -- On the eve of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump Sunday described the European Union as a trading "foe," further unnerving some of America's closest partners after disruptive visits to NATO headquarters and the United Kingdom.

Trump has not said what he hopes to gain from four hours of ...Read more

A forest fire burning near Yosemite National Park exploded to 4,000 acres, forcing the closing of a major highway into the park and prompting evacuations of nearby communities, officials said.

The fire was only 2 percent contained early Sunday, the day after a firefighter was killed battling the blaze.

The fire was burning in a wilderness area...Read more

CHICAGO -- A fatal shooting by Chicago police Saturday afternoon fueled a violent clash between officers and a large crowd of onlookers who threw bottles and rocks as officers hit back with clubs.

The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. CDT on the South Side, and police took about five hours to bring the ensuing disturbance under control. Some ...Read more

The United States and North Korea have agreed to search for the remains of 5,300 U.S. soldiers who died in the Korean War and whose bodies were never recovered, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement Sunday.

The statement was issued after "the first general officer-level talks" between the two countries since 2009.

"Today's talks ...Read more