Florida couple wakes up to find alligator banging on patio door

PLANT CITY, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida couple got a rude awakening when they woke up for find an alligator banging on their patio door.Read More

Texas high school valedictorian scraps school-approved speech and instead speaks on abortion rights

DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas high school valedictorian scrapped a speech approved by her school administrators and delivered an abortion rights call in its place.Read More

Teacher gives his shoes to student who was told he couldn’t attend graduation because shoes violated dress code

(CNN) — With minutes to spare, a Hahnville High School teacher in Boutte, Louisiana, traded shoes with a senior so he could walk at his graduation afterRead More

China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first

BEIJING (AP) — A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu,Read More

Florida board renames schools honoring Confederate leaders

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida school board has voted to rename six schools named for Confederate leaders, but will keep three others named forRead More

Child found dead at Texas motel believed to be missing boy, father’s girlfriend arrested in case

JASPER, Texas (AP) — A child found dead in a Texas motel room is believed to be a boy reported missing in Houston and aRead More

Sheriff: Florida pastor posed as teen to stop registered sex offender

LAKELAND, Fla. (WSVN) — A pastor’s efforts helped lead to the arrest of a registered sex offender, according to Florida deputies. The Polk County Sheriff’sRead More

FDA says to avoid eating cicadas ‘if you’re allergic to seafood’

(CNN) — Cicadas might seem like a crispy, protein-packed snack, but people with seafood allergies should think twice about eating them, according to the USRead More

‘Stand your ground’ defense rejected in iguana killing

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge has rejected the “stand your ground” defense of a Florida man who said he beat an iguanaRead More

The remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife are being removed from a Memphis park

(CNN) — Crews have started to remove the remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from a Memphis park where a monumentRead More