July 2, 2021 Miami condo workers suspended repairs last fall due to concrete damage: report Deterioration and corrosion was so bad that workers couldn’t carry out repairs amid concerns they “could affect the stability of the remaining adjacent concrete constructions," according to report.
July 2, 2021 Disney World pulls classic ‘boys and girls’ greeting to be ‘inclusive’ While the Magic Kingdom fireworks show will remain virtually the same as previous years, the show’s opening greeting has been updated.
July 2, 2021 Miami condo collapse: Survivors escape with their lives, but little else The Surfside disaster that killed at least 18 people, with more than 140 still missing, also rendered dozens of people homeless. Many lost cars, too, buried in the building’s underground parking garage.
July 2, 2021 Elsa becomes first hurricane of 2021 season Tropical Storm Elsa has become the first hurricane of the 2021 season after strengthening rather quickly..
July 2, 2021 Surfside condo collapse: Officials planning for 'likely' demolition of remaining structure As rescuers in Surfside, Florida, continue to search for survivors in the rubble of Champlain Towers South, officials have started planning for the demolition of the remaining structure, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Thursday evening.
July 1, 2021 Florida man, 18, allegedly held gun to friend's head and forced him to flee traffic stop An 18-year-old Florida man allegedly held a gun to his friend's head and forced him to flee from police on Tuesday when officers tried to initiate a traffic stop.
July 1, 2021 Biden, DeSantis, put politics aside as president tours Florida building collapse Amid the horrific building collapse in Surfside, Florida – with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) working side by side with Florida authorities on the response efforts – partisan politics melted away on Thursday as Democratic President Biden and GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis sat side by side at a briefing close to the site of the deadly disaster.
July 1, 2021 Biden raises global warming as a possible contributor to Surfside condo collapse President Biden raised concerns of global warming in remarks on what could have potentially contributed to the Surfside Condo collapse in Miami last week.
July 1, 2021 Disney World to bring back early park entry for resort guests starting October A fan favorite perk is coming back to Disney.
July 1, 2021 Gaetz invites Britney Spears to speak before Congress: 'You have been mistreated by America’s legal system' Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. and three other members of Congress pointed out in a letter that many others "have used their fame to advance social, political, and criminal justice reform," before asserting their hope she will accept their invitation to speak before Congress for "the sake of the justice you and many Americans deserve."