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ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida yanked four private school campuses, including the top-rated Park Maitland School, from its voucher programs because of “direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party,” Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office said late Friday. The announcement by DeSantis — who has called the Communist Party of China the United States’ “greatest geopolitical threat” — did not provide any evidence of the ties it found between China and Park Maitland and two private schools in South Florida. But Park Maitland, which serves students in preschool through eighth grade, says on its website that it is part of ......

Tara McFeeters sleeps in a crowded bed. There’s a dory fish; a beet named Claudia; Gordon, the shark; and an octopus called Chester. “I love, love sleeping with stuffed animals,” said McFeeters, 23, of Northeast Philadelphia, a senior studying sociology remotely at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. “As I grew, the animals made me feel safe, even though the world and all the crime in it don’t. The stuffed animals became my emotional support, like petting my dog. “Every woman in college has them — for sure, so many Gen Z people all do.” Combining whimsy with a soothing, almost therapeutic eff......

Former President Donald Trump tried to downplay his insulting “Little Rocket Man” monicker for Kim Jong Un by asking if he was familiar with Elton John when he first met the North Korean dictator, ex-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reveals in a new book. Seeking to break the ice at their first summit in Singapore, Trump told Kim the nickname wasn’t as much of a put-down as it sounded. He claimed the jibe was really a compliment because it stemmed from the iconic singer’s 1972 hit. “Trump said it was a great song, and he intended the reference as a compliment,” Pompeo wrote. Kim didn’t buy the s......

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said over the weekend that he had turned down a proposed one-to-one prisoner swap with Russia that would have brought Michigan's Paul Whelan home. This was was news to Whelan's family, who told The Detroit News on Monday they had not known about the proposal. Paul's sister, Elizabeth Whelan, told The News that Trump's statement was "a rather stunning admission." Trump also claimed on the social media platform Truth Social that "I would have gotten Paul out." Whelan was arrested in late 2018, halfway into Trump's term. Whelan is still imprisoned in Rus......

When it comes to sunsets, no place is more popular than Key West. And in Key West, there’s no better place to watch the sunset than Mallory Square, according to a not-at-all dubious study from mornings.co.uk. The website, which offers guides for mattresses, pillows and beds to promote better sleep, compiled a list of the best places to watch the day begin and end. Mallory Square, as it turns out, is the most popular place to watch sunset. Gathering for sunset is one of the top tourist activities for Key West visitors. Hundreds gather every night at the square, which features performers, food s......

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Inside Fred Witherspoon’s house, the phone rings off the hook. His wife, Renee, starts the car to pick up a relative from the airport as Fred answers call after call from family members. The T-shirts are ordered, the food is prepared and the itinerary is set. Family is coming over — the whole family. It’s been this way almost every July since 1962 — minus one year when they were saving up for a big family reunion cruise. Fred’s grandparents, family patriarch Rev. Willie Witherspoon and matriarch Daisy Strain Witherspoon, started the tradition in their home base of Lancaster,......