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A new law in Florida will require high school students in the state to take a financial literacy course in order to graduate.

Disney has been a vocal opponent of the Sunshine State bill backed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, even as polls show the bill growing in popularity.

New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went after West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin for his refusal to support voting rights reform or the president’s Build Back Better package.

So far this season, Betty Allen Farms spent tens of thousands of dollars more on diesel than they’re used to.

Two upcoming roller coasters at Disney World are among the projects at risk of being delayed as employees demand the company do more to protect LGBTQ people and protest that CEO Bob Chapek waited too long to condemn a bill passed by the Florida State Legislature.

President Biden’s signature legislation, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, allocated $350 billion to assist struggling localities and states get through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some Disney employees have organized a walkout demanding the company take more of a stand for LGBTQ people, saying CEO Bob Chapek took too long to condemn a bill passed by the Florida legislature.

The White House has banned all Russian oil and gas imports, but ramping up U.S. production is not that simple. Companies not only need hundreds of thousands of dollars to get equipment back up and running, they also need the manpower.

Georgia's gas tax is suspended through May.

A man accused with his father of fraud related to $1.7 million in COVID-19 relief funds passed out Thursday when the pair were found guilty by a jury.

Rodent activity and Salmonella contamination at a Family Dollar distribution center in Arkansas recently led to a recall of drugs, cosmetics, human and animal foods from 404 stores in six U.S. states

The Virginia Senate unanimously passed a groundbreaking cryptocurrency banking bill, which already passed the state's House of Delegates and which legislators expect Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., to sign within 7 days.

Publix, a supermarket chain widely known throughout the southeastern U.S., will remove Russian-made vodka brands from its store shelves to show its support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion, Publix Director of Communications Maria Brous said Wednesday.

A JetBlue pilot was removed from the cockpit of a plane before departure on Wednesday after TSA agents noticed that he appeared impaired, according to a report.

Bars, restaurants, and liquor stores around America are pouring out their Russian vodka and replacing it with Ukrainian spirits to show support in whatever way they can for the people of Ukraine.

Property in and near Biloxi shows off the area's love of fishing and other water-based activities.

A new selfie studio in Newport News, Virginia, has 32 cubes with backdrops inspired by movies, businesses and holidays.

Luis Salinas, 35, had a warrant out for his arrest in connection to the sexual battery of a child, the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office said.

An Alabama federal judge has denied Pornhub's and its parent company MindGeek's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the company on behalf of two sex trafficking victims.

U.S. chicken, turkey, and egg producers are on high alert after a series of avian flu outbreaks hit farms in several states.