News on Florida

The history of gay adoption

2010-11-29T15:45:22Z

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Best summer reading of 2009

2010-11-04T15:04:15Z

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The unheard cries of a disposable child

2010-11-02T19:32:14Z

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Florida ban on gay adoption is unconstitutional: US court

2010-09-22T17:15:14Z

A Florida state law banning gay couples from adopting children is unconstitutional, a US federal appeals court said Wednesday.

The court confirmed a lower court ruling in favor of a gay man who the Florida Department of Children and Families who in 2004...

Court affirms overturning Fla. gay adoption ban

2010-09-22T08:30:12Z

Appeals court affirms unconstitutionality of strict Florida ban on gay adoptions

A Miami appeals court has upheld a ruling overturning Florida's law banning adoption by gays.

The 3rd District Court of Appeal issued its decision Wednesday affirming a lower court's decision that the ban is unconstitutional.

Florida is the only state with a law flatly bann...

Child Adoption Programs

2010-09-11T20:08:15Z

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What Are the Benefits of Adoption in Florida?

2010-11-02T14:31:24Z

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Babysitting Laws in Florida

2010-11-02T14:15:51Z

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Reforms help states cut foster-care populations

2010-06-04T10:00:36Z

Fewer kids in foster care: Some states make major strides to keep more families together

No single youngster can be the poster child for America's foster care system, with its mix of happy endings and heartache. Yet Tatiana Fowler's smile, as she embraces the woman who adopted her, gives a hint at the groundswell of change that is altering that mix...

Fla. judge to order runaway convert to return home

2010-04-16T09:51:24Z

Florida judge to order runaway who feared harm after conversion back home to Ohio

A Florida judge says he plans to order the teenager who ran away from Ohio to Florida because she feared physical harm for converting from Islam to Christianity sent back to Ohio.

The Orlando judge said Tuesday that he will sign...

Obit Ponder

2011-01-01T16:30:36Z

In this Sept. 3, 2010 photo, Onie Ponder, left, laughs with her nephew Dick Chazal during her 112th birthday party at Emeritus at Ocala East in Ocala, Fla. Onie Ponder died early Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. According to the Gerontology Research Group, Ponder had been the oldest person in Florida and one of the 25 oldest people in t...

Outback Bowl Football

2011-01-01T14:31:43Z

Penn State head coach Joe Paterno walks onto the field before the start of the Outback Bowl NCAA college football game against Florid...

APTOPIX Outback Bowl Football

2011-01-01T14:31:42Z

Penn State's Michael Zordich (9) dives under Florida linebacker Jelani Jenkins (43) to score on a second quarter, one-yard touchdown run during the Outback Bowl Belle Glade, Fla. As 2010 comes to a close, fruit and vegetable farmers around the Sunshine State are assessing the damage of December's unseasonably cold temperatures. Many crops suffered major losses. According to the Presidente Hotel in Hialeah, Fla., where five young men were found dead Monday, is seen Tuesday Dec. 28, 2010. The teens were attending a birthday party where it appears that a vehicle was left running in a garage under their hotel room. Investigators said Tuesday that the men likely died from carbon monoxide. (AP Photo/Jeffrey M. Boan)