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The crash, which occurred about 11:27 a.m., sounded like "a bomb went off," said Janey Rynearson, who has owned the gift shop with her husband, Fort Walton Beach Mayor Dick Rynearson, for more than 22 years.

Winding down his visit to Asia, President Donald Trump repeatedly praised Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, called him by his first name, shared a joke with him about the media and even complimented Manila's weather. What he did not do Monday was what many of his predecessors made a point of doing while abroad: publicly highlight human rights abuses.

Promoted as needed relief for the middle class, the Senate Republican tax overhaul actually would increase taxes for some 13.8 million moderate-income American households, a bipartisan analysis showed Monday.

Congressional Republicans on Tuesday projected confidence about delivering on an overhaul of the nation's tax code with President Donald Trump planning an in-person appeal to lawmakers ahead of a crucial House vote this week.

GAINESVILLE — An alligator killed a pet dog at a lake in Florida.Scarlett Dent and her 8-year-old son Easton Lowery were throwing sticks into Newnans Lake in Gainesville on Saturday. They were playing with their two dogs, Beignet and Blue.Dent was talking with a neighbor when she heard Easton scream. She said she saw one dog, Beignet, struggling in an alligator's mouth.Dent said she tried pulling the dog free, but the alligator pulled it under. The nearly 2-year- [...]

Only about 230 Florida panthers remain in the wild.

 These Florida lotteries were drawn Monday:Cash4Life: 09-17-21-29-58, Cash Ball 3Fantasy 5: 02-13-16-18-24Pick 2 Evening: 3-7Pick 2 Midday: 8-8Pick 3 Evening: 0-3-6Pick 3 Midday: 4-1-9Pick 4 Evening: 7-5-2-2Pick 4 Midday: 2-7-3-5Pick 5 Evening: 6-5-5-6- [...]

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a raised voice and defiant tone, strongly defended himself Tuesday against allegations that he had misled members of Congress about his knowledge of communications between Russians and associates of President Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign.

Bruce Craul, the chief operating officer of Legendary Inc. in Destin, will serve as the council's chairman through the remainder of fiscal 2018.