Florida Governor Signs Bill Dropping Building Permits for Work Valued at $7,500 or Less May 8, 2026 Florida’s governor has signed House Bill 803 into law, dropping building permit requirements for construction work valued at $7,500 or...
Strait of Hormuz Transits Halted Since Tuesday as US, Iran Clash May 8, 2026 By Julian Lee and Prejula Prem The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to commercial shipping after the US and Iran clashed overnight near the waterway,...
Nissan Cancels Plan to Build Electric SUVs at Mississippi Plant May 8, 2026 By Chester Dawson Nissan Motor Co. is canceling plans to make a pair of fully electric SUVs at a factory in the US,...
In Florida Court, Sackler Family Member Admits Felony Tied to Her Opioid Addiction May 8, 2026 By Bob Van Voris and Anna J. Kaiser As the Sackler family worked through a plan to pay $6.5 billion to resolve their liability over Purdue Pharma LP’s...
Florida Contractors Sentenced in Decade-Long Scheme to Avoid Taxes, Workers’ Comp May 8, 2026 Two Orlando contractors have been sentenced to at least two years in federal prison after orchestrating a decade-long scheme to...
Multiple Colleges Hit by Disruptions After Canvas Service Hack May 8, 2026 By Alicia Tang and Lynn Doan Hackers briefly took down an online portal used by thousands of colleges around the world this month, disrupting services at...
FEMA Council Backs Overhaul of Disaster Response May 8, 2026 By Zahra Hirji and Lauren Rosenthal President Donald Trump’s task force for reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday recommended sweeping changes to how the...
US Expects Iranian Response to Peace Proposal on Friday as Fighting Flares Up in Gulf May 8, 2026 By Idrees Ali and Hatem Maher The United States said it expected an Iranian response as soon as later in the day on Friday to its...
Lloyd’s Executives Debate Release of Findings Into Probe of Ex-CEO Neal: FT May 8, 2026 By L.S. Howard Lloyd’s executives are debating how much information to release about the findings of a probe into former Chief Executive John...
Lawmakers Interrupt New York Governor’s Victory Lap on State Budget Agreement May 8, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Don’t pop the champagne yet. That is effectively what New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie advised Gov. Kathy Hochul,...