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Florida State Capitol.Photo: Steven Greaves / Getty Images The state of Florida is spending $61.6 million to add bulletproof glass to its Capitol — while simultaneously passing legislation that makes it easier for people to bring weapons into state buildings. Florida Department of Management Services spokesman Dan Barrow toldThe Orlando Sentinel, “The purpose of the project is to replace all windows, which are original to the building, with a modernized window system that provides energy efficiency and security benefits....

From left: Donald Trump and Melania on Jan. 20.Photo: ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images The Palm Beach International Airport will not be renamed after former President Donald Trump. On Saturday, theSouth Florida Sun-Sentinelreported that several Florida lawmakers were opposed to renaming the Palm Beach County airport after Trump, who would often travel through to visit his Mar-a-Lago estate. “When people hear [Palm Beach], they envision our beaches, our equestrian sports, and in some cases our agricultural contributions,” County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay told the outlet....

In a press conference on Friday, authorities confirmed that Cesar Sayoc had been arrested. FBI Director Christopher Wray said investigators confirmed his identity from a fingerprint found on a package sent to Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters, but it was not clear if the package contained an explosive device. Wray also said “a possible DNA connection” was found between a DNA sample collected from a prior arrest of the suspect and samples found on “two different [Improvised Explosive Devices] mailed in separate envelopes....

Photo: FacebookA Florida man was just months away from marrying the love of his life when hetragically fell to his deathwhile aboard a cruise ship traveling to the Bahamas on Friday, the Associated Press reported.Christopher McGrory, 29, wascelebrating his bachelor partywith friends on the Paradise Cruise Line’s Grand Classica ship at the time of his death, according toPalm Beach Post. His wedding was planned for December 1.U.S. Coast Guard spokesman John Lally told the outlet guardsmen received a call about an incident that occurred around 8 p....

Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP/Shutterstock Super Bowl … Saturday? That’s what one high school student is hoping to achieve with a petition to move the NFL game from its traditional spot on Sunday. Frank Ruggeri of Palm Bay, Florida, has received more than 101,000 signatures since launching aChange.orgpetition to have the 2022 Super Bowl moved up a day. By moving one of the most-watched televised events of the year to a Saturday, Ruggeri believes NFL fans will benefit from having one more day out of the weekend to recover after the big game....

Talk about a change of plans!Lionel Richiesays he was once set on becoming a man of the cloth, but a group of spirited young women helped change his mind.Opening up in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, theAmerican Idoljudgeand award-winning hitmaker, 69, reveals secrets to his decades-long success — and journeys back to how it all began.“I left my mom and dad’s house to go to Tuskegee University, and I met myCommodorefriends there,” says Richie of the funk-soul band he joined at the historically black college....

Photo: Orange County Sheriff’s Office Former NFL player Earl Thomas was arrested and booked into jail in Orange County, Texas, on Friday, May 13, court records confirm. The athlete was taken into custody more than two weeks after an Austin judge issued his arrest warrant on April 27 for allegedly violating the protective order two or three times within 12 months, perAustin American-Statesmen. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?...

Photo: MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Retired San Francisco 49ers player Greg Clark has died unexpectedly at the age of 49. “It is with great sadness we announce the unexpected passing of Greg Clark, 49, cherished husband, father, son, brother, and friend to so many,” the familystatementsaid, per NBC Sports reporter Matt Maiocco. It continued, “Greg was a dedicated family man who was successful at everything he did, from his academic and athletic achievements as a Stanford scholar athlete to his role as tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, to the creation of a successful real estate platform throughout the bay area....

Reggie Miller.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesReggie Miller is returning to his “second home” for the 2024NBAAll-Star Weekend in Indianapolis.Miller, 58, spent 18 years playing for the Indiana Pacers and played in his first All-Star Game in Miami in 1990. This year, fresh off of a contract extension with TNT, the Pacers legend will call the 2024 All-Star Game on Sunday as stars likeStephen CurryandLeBron Jamesface off on the court.Miller tells PEOPLE, “First and foremost, Indiana is my second home....

Adam Kinzinger (left), George Santos.Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty; Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg via Getty Just hours after embattled Republican Rep. George Santos said he would resign if more than 142,000 people asked him to, former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger has launched a petition seeking exactly that. Last Thursday, Santos — who has been embroiled in scandal afteradmitting that much of his resumé was a lie— told NBC News, “if 142,000 people ask for me to resign, I will resign....

Photo: Mitchell Layton/Getty A former NFL quarterback, who has been outspoken about his mental health after years of playing football, was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, according to multiple reports. Mark Rypien, who was named Super Bowl MVP in 1992 while on the Washington Redskins, was arrested in Washington after he allegedly punched his wife in the stomach,KHQreported. The Spokane Police Department told the news station that Rypien’s wife complained of stomach pain after he allegedly hit her....

Photo: Getty Images Police in the U.S. Virgin Islands have released the cause of death of Jamie Cail, the former champion swimmer who died in St. John in February. Cail, 42, died of accidental fentanyl poisoning, according to the island’s medical examiner, theVirgin Islands Police Department said in a news release. “The report stated the cause of death is fentanyl intoxication with aspiration of gastric content. Manner of death is accidental,” according to the Virgin Islands Police Department....

Photo: Michael Woods/AP/Shutterstock Former University of Arkansas offensive lineman Brian Wallace has died at age 26, the school announced on Friday. “Our hearts are broken. Brian will always be a Razorback,” the University of Arkansas Razorback Football program shared in a statement onTwitteralongside an image of Wallace. “Our thoughts and love are with Brian’s family and friends,” the statement continued. Wallace’s father, Brian Sr., toldPig Trail Nationon Thursday that his son was in the intensive care unit at a St....