Disqualified candidate sues Orange elections supervisor opponent over nickname
A disqualified candidate for the Orange County's supervisor of elections race is suing the political rival that got her kicked off the ballot earlier this month.
Judge throws no-party-affiliate candidate off ballot in Orange County elections supervisor race
The Democratic primary for Orange County supervisor of elections is officially moving to November after a judge disqualified the raceโs no-party-affiliate candidate from the ballot Friday.
Results 2024: Meet the candidates for Orange County supervisor of elections
Four Democrats are vying to become the new supervisor of elections in Orange County, but first, they have to face each other in the primary on Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Rita Harris to return to Florida House after beating Daisy Morales
Democrat Rita Harris will continue to represent south Orange County in the Florida House after winning the universal primary for District 44 Tuesday night.
About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: AP-NORC poll
Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across multiple groups, including some key Democratic constituencies that had been tepid about President Joe Biden.
Lawsuit filed in case of teen who died after eating spicy chip as part of online challenge
A lawsuit has been filed in the case of a Massachusetts teen who died after participating in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media.
First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reform
Kim Kardashian has joined Vice President Kamala Harris for a roundtable highlighting the administrationโs efforts on criminal justice reform.
Florida woman sentenced for selling diary of President Joe Bidenโs daughter
A Florida mother has been sentenced to a month in prison and three months of home confinement for stealing and selling President Joe Biden's daughter's diary four years ago.
'Frozen in time.' Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened
Vice President Kamala Harris toured the bloodstained classroom building where the 2018 Parkland high school massacre happened.
Kamala Harris marks first visit to Puerto Rico as vice president, riling some in the US territory
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has visited Puerto Rico as part of a whirlwind trip to tout the federal aid the U.S. territory has received following deadly hurricanes and attend a Democratic fundraiser.
In a first, Vice President Harris visits Minnesota abortion clinic to blast โimmoralโ restrictions
Vice President Kamala Harris has toured a Minnesota Planned Parenthood clinic that performs abortions and provides other reproductive care.
Kamala Harris leads Bloody Sunday memorial as marchers' voices ring out for voting rights
Vice President Kamala Harris led marchers in Selma, Alabama, on the 59 anniversary of Bloody Sunday, saying the fight for voting rights goes on even today.
Harris announces $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects, says clean water is a right
Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing another $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects nationwide, paid for by one of the Biden administration's key legislative victories.
Mental health emerges as a dividing line in abortion rights initiatives planned for state ballots
Abortion rights advocates are trying to get initiatives to protect reproductive health on the ballot in several states this year.
Vice President Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights in Wisconsin
Vice President Kamala Harris targeted Donald Trump for paving the way for abortion bans during a visit to the key battleground state of Wisconsin.
Joe Flacco's incredible run in Cleveland ends as two pick-6's doom Browns in playoff loss to Texans
From the couch to the playoffs, Joe Flacco had an incredible run with the Cleveland Browns.
Florida bill on EpiPen training for after-school staff may have stalled in Legislature
Lawmakers in Tallahassee are finishing up their first week of the 2024 legislative session, but one of the bills News 6 has been following closely may be in jeopardy.
Former Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord commits to transfer to Syracuse and new coach Fran Brown
Quarterback Kyle McCord, who started every game this season for Ohio State, has announced he is transferring to Syracuse.
US lawmakers gather at the White House on easing gun violence. 'You're not in it alone,' Harris says
Lawmakers from 39 states came to the White House for a discussion with Biden administration officials about ways to better reduce gun violence.
Harris dashed to Dubai to tackle climate change and war. Each carries high political risks at home
Vice President Kamala Harris flew to the Middle East to tackle climate change and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, two challenges that have flummoxed White Houses for decades.
Harris focuses on shaping a post-conflict Gaza during a diplomatic blitz in Dubai with Arab leaders
Vice President Kamala Harris has engaged in a quick round of diplomacy with Arab leaders while attending the U.N. climate summit in the United Arab Emirates.
Harris heads to Dubai to tackle delicate tasks of talking climate and Israel-Hamas war
Vice President Kamala Harris will face two delicate tasks when she attends a climate summit this weekend in Dubai.
Countries at a UK summit pledge to tackle AI's potentially 'catastrophic' risks
Delegates from 28 nations, including the U.S. and China, have agreed to work together to contain the potential โcatastrophicโ risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence.
Harris will attend an AI summit at a UK estate that was a base for World War II codebreakers
The U.K. prime minister is defending China's invitation to a summit on artificial intelligence that Vice President Kamala Harris will attend next week.
Teenโs death investigated as company pulls spicy One Chip Challenge from store shelves
The death of a Massachusetts teenager after his family said he ate an extremely spicy tortilla chip has led to an outpouring of concern about the social media challenge.
In Southeast Asia, Kamala Harris is at the center of White House efforts to counterbalance China
Vice President Kamala Harris is headed back to Washington after her trip to Southeast Asia.
The AP Interview: Harris says Trump shouldn't be an exception for Jan. 6 accountability
Vice President Kamala Harris says those responsible for the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election and the U.S. Capitol attack must be held accountable, including Donald Trump.
Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit
Vice President Kamala Harris has left Washington for Indonesia, where she'll attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit.
Harris says new rule means 'thousands of dollars' for workers on federal construction projects
Vice President Kamala Harris has announced changes to labor rules that could raise wages for construction workers on federal projects.
It's Kamala Harris vs. Ron DeSantis in the fight over Florida's new teachings on slavery
Vice President Kamala Harris is now taking a leading role in the Biden administration's response to prospective Republican challengers, and her top target as of late has been Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
VP Kamala Harris visits Orlando, rejects DeSantisโ invitation over Black history debate
Vice President Kamala Harris says she will not accept an invitation by Gov. Ron DeSantis to debate or discuss state Black history education standards that have become the focal point of criticism over the teaching of slavery.
โHope youโre feeling up to it:โ Gov. DeSantis invites VP Harris to discuss Black history standards
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, inviting her to discuss her criticisms of the stateโs new black history education standards.
โBrutal injustices:โ Florida rebuts criticisms against African American history standards
Following a speech by Vice President Kamala Harris in Florida last week, the Florida Department of Education issued a letter addressing what it calls โinaccurate criticism.โ
Arizona woman injured in Yellowstone bison attack says 'yes' to boyfriend's hospital proposal
An Arizona woman who suffered spinal fractures and collapsed lungs after being gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park has said โyesโ to her boyfriend's hospital proposal.
Biden administration plans to cap how much families pay for child care through a government program
Vice President Kamala Harris says the government plans to put a cap on how much families pay for child care as part of the Child Care & Development Block Grant program.
Black Californians hope state reparations don't become another broken promise
Californiaโs first-in-the-nation Black reparations task force is nearing the end of its historic work with a hefty list of recommendations for lawmakers to consider turning into action.
Yoon opens state visit with spotlight on space, mega deals
Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the state visit of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol with a tour of a NASA facility as the Biden administration looks to deepen ties with a close ally that it sees as only growing in importance in an increasingly complicated Indo-Pacific.
Arizona House expels GOP lawmaker over unproven claims
The Arizona House of Representatives has expelled a Republican lawmaker who organized a presentation by someone who made unsubstantiated accusations that a wide range of public officials took bribes from a Mexican drug cartel.
โLock her in the closet:โ Caregivers livestream abuse of elderly patient, deputies say
Two healthcare workers face charges after they livestreamed themselves abusing an elderly patient with dementia, according to the Brevard County Sheriffโs Office.
Harris promotes huge community solar deal in Georgia visit
The Biden administration has unveiled what it calls the largest community solar effort in U.S. history, enough to power 140,000 homes and businesses in three states.
Harris peeks at peppers on farm with climate change in mind
Vice President Kamala Harris has visited a farm outside Zambiaโs capital thatโs using new techniques and technology to boost its vegetable crop as she highlighted ways to secure food supplies in an age of global warming.
Harris visits site of grandfather's old home in Zambia
Vice President Kamala Harris paused Friday during a whirlwind diplomatic swing through Africa for something much more personal: A visit to the site of her maternal grandfatherโs home in Lusaka, where he lived as an Indian public servant in the 1960s.
Harris enters the fray over democracy with visit to Tanzania
Vice President Kamala Harris is encouraging Tanzaniaโs fragile progress toward a more inclusive government as she continues her trip to Africa and the push to strengthen democracy.
Harris out to reframe US views on Africa, foster partnership
During her visit to Ghana, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has announced more than $1 billion in public and private money for womenโs economic empowerment in Africa.
Harris, in Africa, confronts painful past, envisions future
Vice President Kamala Harris has visited a site in Ghana where millions of enslaved Africans were held captive before they were loaded onto ships bound for the Americas.
Vice President Harris to visit Africa in latest US outreach
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to travel to Africa at the end of March as the United States seeks to pitch itself as a better partner for the continent than China is.
Tanzania's 1st female president praises political tolerance
Tanzaniaโs President Samia Suluhu Hassan says that as the East African countryโs first female leader, she has brought a new level of political tolerance to the nation.
Interactive โPeriodic Table of Black Historyโ teaches Orlando elementary students
Fifth grade students at East Lake Elementary have spent the last few weeks learning more about Black history and the many pioneers with lasting legacies.
Florida lawmakers donโt have authority to broaden scope of state prosecutor, attorney claims
Last week, a judge dismissed criminal charges against an Orange County man for illegally voting in the 2020 election.
VP Harris touts Arizona-California power transmission line
Vice President Kamala Harris and two cabinet secretaries celebrated the start of construction of a new high-capacity power transmission line between Arizona and California.
US VP Harris flying to Philippine island near disputed sea
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will fly to a western Philippine island province at the edge of the South China Sea to amplify Americaโs support to its treaty ally and underline U.S. interest in freedom of navigation in the disputed waters.
VP Harris meets with China's Xi in bid to 'keep lines open'
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has spoken briefly with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in another step toward keeping lines of communication open between the two biggest economies.
VP Harris assures Asian leaders US is 'here to stay'
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is assuring Asian leaders โthe United States is here to stayโ as she pitches Washington as a reliable economic partner committed to the region and its prosperity.
Odds are good for sequel to California sports betting effort
The effort to legalize sports betting in California ran headlong into a typical challenge for competing ballot measures as they were battered by negative advertising that doomed both to spectacular failure in the most expensive ballot race in U.S. history.
2 Florida residents plead guilty in scheme to sell diary of President Joe Bidenโs daughter
Two Florida residents have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items belonging to President Joe Bidenโs daughter to the conservative group Project Veritas.
Orange County Public Schools to host bus driver job fairs throughout the summer
With the need for bus drivers remaining high, Orange County Public Schools held the first of many summer job fairs Monday at Edgewater High School.
Harris replaces chief of staff in latest VP office shakeup
Vice President Kamala Harris is naming Lorraine Voles as her new chief of staff, replacing Tina Flournoy who is leaving the administration, in the latest shakeup in her office, the White House said.
Energy chief cites risk of cyberattacks crippling power grid
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is urging more public-private cooperation on cyber defenses, and she says U.S. adversaries already are capable of using cyber intrusions to shut down the power grid.
Special state capitol lighting will honor COVID-19 victims
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. โ The Florida Capitol will be illuminated amber on Tuesday as part of the Biden-Harris inaugurationโs national moment of unity and remembrance for the more than 397,000 American lives lost to COVID-19. Floridaโs Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried requested the capitol lighting, according to a news release from her office. State capitols and town halls across the nation are set to illuminate on Tuesday alongside the first-ever lighting display around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Poll in Washington. More than 24,136 Floridians have died from COVID-19 since the coronavirus began in March. โItโs my honor to request that Floridaโs Capitol be lit in their memory, with hope for brighter days ahead,โ Fried said in the news release.
Soccer, swimming, yoga: Community center offers plethora of after-school programs
ORLANDO, Fla. โ With winter break ending next week, you may be looking for something to keep your kids busy after school. The Roth Family Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando offers after school enrichment programs for preschool through high school students. [TRENDING: How to get vaccine in Florida | Will vaccine work on new strains? Harris says you can select sports options, like basketball, soccer, swimming, yoga, and cheerleading. Harris says virtual and in-person tours are available, and you child can drop in for a day and try a class.
Bridgewater Middle School mom โfumingโ after quarantine communication mix up
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. โ Kristine Harris said she is frustrated over the lack of communication that caused her 7th-grade daughter to go to school Monday morning when she should have been in quarantine. According to the Orange County Public School dashboard, since then there have been four new positive cases and now 56 students are in quarantine. A spokesman with Orange County Public Schools said they have expressed their concerns with the Department of Health but added they value the relationship they have. Once we receive any quarantine information, it is immediately provided to our families and staff,โ wrote OCPS spokesman Michael Ollendorff." News 6 emailed several questions to the DOH including if any other students could have been exposed because of the error.
Authorities arrest man accused of abducting woman after killing family member
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. โ Deputies have found and arrested a man who was wanted after abducting a woman Saturday morning. Within minutes, a detective found the alleged suspect vehicle heading west on State Road 44 in Citrus County. With the assistance of the Citrus County Sheriffโs Office, officials said a pursuit ensued, at which time Thomas drove the stolen vehicle he was occupying into Lake Spivey. Officials said that upon his release, he will be booked into the Citrus County Jail and await extradition back to Sumter County. ***ORIGINAL STORY***The Sumter County Sheriffโs Office is searching for a woman they say was abducted Saturday morning.
Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracy
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy about Kamala Harris eligibility to be president, fueling an online misinformation campaign that parallels the one he used to power his rise into politics. Speaking from the White House, Trump told reporters he had heard rumors that Harris, a Black woman and U.S.-born citizen whose parents were immigrants, does not meet the requirement to serve in the White House. He was a high-profile force behind the so-called birther movement the lie that questioned whether President Barack Obama, the nations first Black president, was eligible to serve. Trump comments about Harris on Thursday landed in a blizzard of other untrue, racist or sexist claims unleashed across social media and conservative websites after Biden picked Harris, the first Black woman and the first Asian American woman on a major party ticket. The misinformation campaign is built on falsehoods that have circulating less noticeably for months, propelled by Trump and his supporters.
Women say they will fight sexism, 'ugly' attacks on Harris
Women say they will fight sexism, 'ugly' attacks on HarrisPublished: August 12, 2020, 12:15 amFILE - In this March 9, 2020, file photo, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at Renaissance High School in Detroit. Before Joe Biden named Harris his running mate, womens groups were readying a campaign of their own: Shutting down sexist coverage and disinformation about a vice presidential nominee they say is headed for months of false smears and brutal attacks from internet haters. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.