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State Fights Ruling On Medical Marijuana Law

Defending a 2017 law that set regulations for the state’s medical-marijuana industry, Florida Department of Health attorneys have asked an appeals court...

Sharon Sakamoto, 75, was born inside a prison camp after the U.S. government used census data to locate and wrongfully incarcerate people of Japanese descent during World War II. She and her sisters are among the Japanese-Americans who are speaking out against the citizenship question the Trump administration plans to add to the 2020 census.

Some Japanese-Americans Wrongfully Imprisoned During WWII Oppose Census Question

In the 1940s, the U.S. government used census data to locate and wrongfully incarcerate Japanese-Americans. Some are now speaking out against plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

As of Dec. 27, this year 144 federal, state and local law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty — a rise from the 129 officers killed in 2017. Here, wounded Dekalb County Police K9 Indi stands by his handler's side during a funeral service for Edgar Flores on Dec. 18 in Georgia.

More Police Officers Died From Gunfire Than Traffic Incidents In 2018, Report Says

"Firearms-related fatalities were the leading cause of officer deaths, with 52 officers shot and killed in 2018," the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says.

After 25 Years And 1 Million Steaks, Jax Beach LongHorn Grill Master A 'Legend'

Customers at Jacksonville Beach's LongHorn Steakhouse restaurant may not know it when they place their order, but there’s a good chance their steak will…

Jacksonville Researcher Asks Why Rapidly Rising Number Of Kids Are Nearsighted

Children are the most vulnerable to the century’s biggest threat to eye health, says a Jacksonville-based researcher.But there’s a simple step that can…

A video still shows Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson getting his hair cut on Dec. 19, in Buena, N.J., after referee Alan Maloney told Johnson he would forfeit the match if he did not have his dreadlocks cut.

Adults Come Under Scrutiny After HS Wrestler Told To Cut His Dreadlocks Or Forfeit

In a video that has been viewed millions of times, the young black man has his hair cut by a team trainer so he can compete. The referee, who is white, has been accused of racist conduct before.

Syrian refugee women hold their children in a refugee compound in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon.

2018 Was A Year Of Drastic Cuts To U.S. Refugee Admissions

America is rejecting more legal immigrants than ever before. Refugee advocates warn that President Trump's aim is to dismantle the U.S. refugee resettlement program.

Director Bo Burnham On Growing Up With Anxiety — And An Audience

The former YouTube star says he wanted his film, Eighth Grade, to take an "emotional inventory" of what today's adolescents are experiencing. Originally broadcast July 18, 2018.

Congress Honors Florida Conservation Giant With Wildlife Refuge Designation

While disagreements in Congress have led to a government shutdown, there was at least one topic both the House and Senate were able to agree on before...

Business Brief: Top 3 Business Stories To Watch In 2019

Jacksonville Daily Record reporter David Cawton talked with WJCT News Director Jessica Palombo about the top 3 business stories he’ll be watching in 2019.…

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