President meeting with families and first responders
SURFSIDE, Fla. – A week after the Champlain Towers South condo building came crashing down, President Joe Biden is visiting South Florida, where he pledged federal financial assistance to the Surfside rescue and recovery efforts.
“I have the power and will announce shortly that we’ll be able to pick up 100% of the cost from the county and the state over the first 30 days,”... [...]
A 13-year-old transgender girl sued Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over a new law that will prevent her from playing girls sports at public schools, arguing that the ban is discriminatory and will deprive her of opportunities.
The Broward County girl, Daisy, has played on girls soccer teams since she was 7, but will no longer be able to do so on school teams under the law that takes effect Thursday.
Participating... [...]
At least 16 people are dead and 145 remain unaccounted for
SURFSIDE, Fla. – In the early hours of Thursday, Mike Stratton, who was on a business trip, suddenly received a phone call from his wife back home in Surfside.
Suddenly, he heard his wife, Cassondra, speaking frantically about their oceanfront condo building trembling.
It was around 1:30 a.m., and Cassondra was standing on the balcony of their apartment on the fourth... [...]
MIAMI – City of Miami Fire Rescue officials are investigating the cause of a fire that erupted Monday night on a balcony of a condominium building.
The fire was reported just before 9:45 p.m. on the 18th floor of Blue on the Bay.
Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Pete Sanchez said the fire was isolated to the balcony and had been extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system before firefighters arrived.
No other units were... [...]
URFSIDE, Fla. – President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Surfside on Thursday, the White House confirmed.
Asked by a reporter Tuesday morning as he walked to Marine One if he was considering a trip to the site of the tragic condo collapse, Biden said, “Hopefully as early as Thursday.”
The White House sent an advisory shortly thereafter confirming the trip and saying further details would follow.
Biden is... [...]
