Thomas Adams

UF athletics budget tops $200 million, Gators basketball spending up 20%

GAINESVILLE — A $2.4 million projected spending increase for Florida’s national championship basketball program and $20.5 million newly allotted for student-athletes highlight a Gators ...

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Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, shows up to support Sean “Diddy” Combs at trial

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, came to the ...

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Universal: Jason Universe set for Halloween Horror Nights

The temptation must have been too great and/or the planets aligned. On Friday the 13th, Universal Orlando announced a Halloween Horror Nights haunted house ...

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Here’s what to expect at the Army’s 250th anniversary parade on Trump’s birthday

By TARA COPP, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The tanks are staged and ready to roll. Fencing and barriers are up . Protective metal ...

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Immigration raids on California farms seen threatening businesses supplying America’s food

By AMY TAXIN and DORANY PINEDA, Associated Press VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Large-scale immigration raids at packinghouses and fields in California are threatening businesses ...

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Chris Perkins: Dolphins’ defensive front seven could vault them into playoffs

MIAMI GARDENS — There’s reason to be excited about the Dolphins’ defensive front seven. At their best, they could win games. By simply meeting ...

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The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The woman often credited with sewing the first national U.S. flag — at the request ...

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4 detainees have escaped from an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, DHS says

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities are looking for four detainees who escaped from an immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, according to the ...

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Orlando City without standout Freeman as they try to snap skid in Colorado

Orlando City is on the road this weekend, looking to bring an end to a two-game losing streak. The Lions (7-4-6, 27 points) take ...

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Trinity Prep’s Victoria Hill tops Orlando area girls track All-Area; on to college volleyball

As a 5-foot-10 college freshman, Trinity Prep’s Victoria Hill will be small compared to tree-tall outside hitters she’ll go up against in SEC volleyball ...

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