Dozens of St. Johns County residents headed to Tallahassee in support of building the Florida Museum of Black History in St. Augustine didn’t get very far after their bus caught fire.

California’s first-in-the-nation reparations task force met for a final time in a crowded hearing room in Sacramento Thursday.

California's first-in-the-nation task force studying reparations for Black residents is meeting in Oakland to discuss potential eligibility requirements and what form reparations could take.

A French senior naval officer says the Islamic State group is using stealth to regenerate its forces by developing its military capabilities underground and France is deploying its warships and aircraft in the region to help troops on the ground root out the threat.

As a resurgence of the pandemic in the fall looked set to overwhelm Portuguese care homes, the government mobilized all the resources it could. Some of the home’s residents, suddenly confined to their rooms or their floor, were bewildered and chafed at restrictions, even trying to take the elevator and escape confinement. The soldiers’ mission: fan out across the country to visit hundreds of nursing homes and help shore up their defenses against the pandemic. On top of that, nursing home staff in Portugal commonly work in several different care homes and travel between them on public transport. They have already been to more than half of the targeted 2,770 care homes.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. Hurricane Laura hammered southwestern Louisiana with fierce winds and torrential rain. As it weakened an elite team of roughly 40 highly skilled firefighters from Central Florida were deployed from Orlando and arrived near Lake Charles, Louisiana. The team compromised of firefighters, rescue K9s and paramedics with Orlando Police Department, Orange County Fire Department, Seminole County Fire Department, and Clermont firefighters. Despite Lauras trail of destruction, the rescue team said they are committed to helping. The group is mobilized at an airport in Lake Charles and that floodwaters have receded.

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON Melania Trump has announced plans to redo the White House Rose Garden to make it more in line with the original design implemented during the 1960s Kennedy administration. President Donald Trump has been using the Rose Garden a lot more lately to make statements and hold news conferences in the age of the coronavirus. Plans described by the first lady include returning the Rose Garden to its original 1962 footprint with improved infrastructure and drainage and a better environment for the plants and flowers. The renovation plan has been approved by the Committee for the Preservation of the White House, an advisory committee. The project is also supported by the National Park Service, which cares for the White House grounds, and will be paid for using private donations, the White House said.

Ron DeSantis said he’s in no rush to reopen Florida. The Task Force to Re-open Florida announced Saturday that it has launched a public comment submission portal. The governor and his task force are attempting to strike a balance between public health and the reviving the state's damaged economy. Brian Morini said opening up parts of the economy is what Floridians need right now. Click here to access the online Task Force to Re-Open Florida Public Comment Submission form.

Governor DeSantis's task force wants Floridians' feedback about re-opening Florida's economy. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000.