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INDIANTOWN, Florida (WPBF) -- Farmers on the Treasure Coast are preparing for another cold front while still recovering from a historic freeze that caused catastrophic crop losses. At East Coast Nursery in Indiantown, owner Mark Rutizer reported that over 50% of his crops were destroyed across 29 acres of land.East Coast Nursery, a local tree farm, has seen its revenue disappear since the freeze hit South Florida. "I don't have any sales because ... what it is if they didn't die, it looks like it's dead for the most part. It's unsellable," Rutizer said. "It was unexpec

South Florida farmers face catastrophic losses from historic freeze

Melania Trump donates her white and black-trimmed inaugural ball gown to the Smithsonian

All truckers and bus drivers will be required to take commercial driver's license tests in English

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North Carolina governor urges Trump to back $13.5B for Helene recovery in western North Carolina

NORTH CAROLINA (WLOS) -- North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said Friday he spoke directly with President Donald Trump at the White House, urging him to support an additional $13.5 billion in federal funding to help western North Carolina recover from Hurricane Helene.Stein’s face-to-face with Trump came one day after the National Governors Association pulled out of facilitating its annual White House meeting following Trump’s refusal to invite two Democratic governors, including Jared Polis and Wes Moore.Despite the controversy, Stein attended Friday’s meeting with a

Supreme Court rules against Trump’s emergency tariffs – but leaves key questions unanswered

House Speaker Mike Johnson denies request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in US Capitol

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US judge upholds Friday deadline to restore slavery exhibit on Independence Mall in Philadelphia

A federal judge has denied the Trump administration’s request to delay a Friday deadline to restore an exhibit on the history of slavery at Independence Mall in Philadelphia. The ruling Friday morning came as restoration work begun Thursday resumed at the site of the former President’s House. Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe had set a 5 p.m. Friday deadline for its completion, and she held to that timeline, even as the administration appeals her decision. The Interior Department has said in court papers that it planned to replace the exhibit with its

Ben Crump demands answers after 21-year-old Je'vion Benham found dead in Georgia prison cell for 2 days

Venezuela’s new amnesty law has a chilly response from opposition and detainees’ families

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Rep. Tony Gonzales denies allegations that he had an affair with an aide who later died by suicide

US Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is denying that he had an affair with a staffer who died by suicide last year, allegations that have gained new traction in the final days before a March 3 primary election.Attorney Bobby Barrera, who represents Adrian Aviles, said his client’s spouse, Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, had confessed that she had been having an affair with Gonzales in June 2024.Gonzales denies having had the affair and says he’s being blackmailed.Santos-Aviles, a former staffer in Gonzales’ district office in Uvalde, Texas, died in September, according to CNN affiliate KENS. The c

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of his economic agenda

The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a stinging loss that sparked a furious attack on the court he helped shape. Trump said he was “absolutely ashamed” of some justices who ruled against him, calling them “disloyal to our Constitution" and “lapdogs." At one point he even raised the specter of foreign influence without citing any evidence. The decision could have ripple effects on economies around the globe after Trump's moves to remake post-World War II trading alliances by wielding tarif

Epstein estate reaches settlement of up to $35 million with survivors

Laila Edwards to Hilary Knight for Olympic final-tying goal is poetic for US on way to gold

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US economy slowed sharply in the fourth quarter, expanding at a rate of just 1.4%

The US economy grew at a much slower pace in the final months of 2025 as the historic government shutdown weighed on economic activity, ending a year that saw the weakest growth since the pandemic.Still, it was far from the worst-case scenario economists feared when President Donald Trump unveiled his sweeping tariffs last spring. The economy grew in 2025, despite tariffs, an aggressive clampdown on immigration and one of the weakest stretches of job creation since the Great Recession, largely thanks to wealthy consumers who continued to spend.Gross domestic product, which measures all the goo

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Grandmother of Georgia school shooter testifies in Colin Gray’s murder trial

Deborah Polhamus, the maternal grandmother of teenage school shooter Colt Gray, testified Friday that the teen’s father Colin Gray bought him an AR-15-style rifle as a Christmas gift nine months before the shooting.Polhamus initially said she did not remember if the firearm was kept in Colt Gray’s room but then reviewed her earlier statement to police in which she had said so.“So if it says, ‘Every time I went up there I saw it in Colt’s room,’ that would be what you believe to be accurate?” the prosecutor asked.“Yes,” Polhamus said.She also said she gave her grandson money t

Trump to order release of government records on alien life and UFOs

Trump says he will direct government agencies to release files related to extraterrestrial life and UFOs

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The Latest: Trump says he’ll sign an executive order to enact a 10% global tariff

The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs in a 6-3 decision on Friday, handing him a stinging loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. Furious about the defeat, Trump said he will impose a global 10% tariff as an alternative while pressing his trade policies by other means. The new tariffs would come under a law that restricts them to 150 days. He made that announcement after lashing out at the Supreme Court for striking down much of his sweeping tariff infrastructure as an illegal use of emergency po

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‘The photo gods were on my side.’ How that astonishing image of Andrew was captured

Most days, the country’s top newspapers have a wide range of photos gracing their front pages. But on Friday, every image topping the British front pages was identical:A snap of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, slouched in the back of a car, looking shell-shocked on his 66th birthday as he left the police station.On Thursday, Mountbatten-Windsor became the first member of the UK royal family to be arrested in modern history, spending more than 10 hours in police custody at a station in the small town of Aylsham, England, about an hour away from his new home on the royal Sandringham Estate.“The

The Supreme Court struck down some of Trump's most sweeping tariffs. Which levies are impacted?

Supreme Court rules that Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is under police investigation, but what other consequences could the former prince face?

Slouched in the back of a car, wide-eyed and unnerved, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor makes his way home from the police station.It’s an image that was splashed across pretty much every UK newspaper on Friday morning, a day after the brother of King Charles III was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.Police did not say what led to Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest, but he spent a decade as a UK trade envoy. British authorities previously said they were reviewing claims that he shared sensitive information with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during his time as a rep

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Police search former Prince Andrew's home a day after his arrest

Police searched the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor again on Friday, a day after he was arrested and held in custody for nearly 11 hours on suspicion of misconduct in having shared confidential trade information with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In another blow for the former Prince Andrew, the British government is considering formally removing him from the line of succession to the crown. Despite losing his status as prince and facing a police investigation, Andrew remains eighth in line to the throne. That can only be changed with new legislation