The attempted kidnapping of a 5-year-old Nassau County boy after he was groomed by a predator on Roblox exposed “pervasive misrepresentations about safety” by the popular gaming app that create “a breeding ground for predators,” according to a new lawsuit against Roblox Corporation.

The Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier has been arrested in connection with a federal investigation into illegal gambling, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States will be a qualified sale that meets national security concerns laid out by the law.

We want to know: If you have family living or serving in the Middle East right now, what are your concerns amid the troubling conflict?

Lonny Wilk with the Anti-Defamation League joined us on The Morning Show to look at what’s fueling the rise in antisemitic incidents and potential solutions.

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will hold a meeting Wednesday to hear testimony from Boeing’s president, among others.

News4JAX aviation expert Ed Booth joined us on The Morning Show to address the unanswered questions and video that appears to show the midair collision.

“I thought it was great,” Winn said. “But again, at the very beginning, it’s a bunch of bull**** for the fact that there was injustice done. The Justice Department was weaponized against the people. Trump just did what he thought was right, because he knows it was all just a bunch of false allegations.”

Some News4JAX Florida stories really topped the charts this year.

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown has been appointed vice chairman of the National Transportation and Safety Board by President Joe Biden.

The House Ethics Committee found evidence that former Congressman Matt Gaetz paid women tens of thousands of dollars for sex or drugs, including paying a 17-year-old girl for sex in 2017, according to a final draft of the panel’s report on the Florida Republican.

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment mere weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.

According to a Defense Department report released on Thursday, there were 523 reported U.S. military suicides in 2023 with 363 of those being active-duty troops.

Authorities are looking into what caused a helicopter to crash into a radio tower Sunday evening in Houston, killing four people, including a child.

More than a dozen family members of the convicted Menendez brothers are calling for their release from prison following the 1989 killings of their parents.

42 state attorneys general demand a Surgeon General warning label for social media apps.

Communities across the country are trying to decide whether or not to shell out big bucks for professional sports stadiums. Supporters promise economic growth, but critics say the reality never lives up to the hype.

Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park.

This will be only one of two debates before November’s general election.

This is part of a series where we are looking back at viral videos.

In the wake of the Baltimore Bridge Collapse last week, it’s not a bad idea to be prepared as possible and save your life in case tragedy strikes.

Outrage was voiced locally and nationally after President Joe Biden issued a proclamation for Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31. It’s an observance held on the same date every year since 2009.

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is on the NTSB team in Baltimore, working to get to the bottom of what happened when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday after being struck by a cargo ship that lost power.

The incident happened in the dark early morning hours, so when daylight came later in the day, it vividly showed the extent of the damage.

It’s mentally healthy to treat yourself and eat out every so often, but what are ways you can do so without crossing that line to financial troubles?

A tradition of consuming food and alcohol was born as a way to pay tribute to St. Patrick’s life and take a day break from abstaining from certain foods and alcohol during Lent.

The billion-dollar youth and high school sports industry around the country has been plagued by a referee shortage, with overbearing parents and coaches and time demands being examples of why many don’t want to be officials anymore.

It’s been nearly 70 years since there last was a presidential election rematch, but it has occurred more than people might think in U.S. history.

To view just how damaging the fires have been, check out videos from Storyful.

Leap year only comes every four years! Let’s celebrate and dominate these pages with those Feb. 29 birthday photos.

For anyone counting down the days until April 8, there are some safety tips for viewing.

The aircrafts being used offers bigger windows for passengers to get a better view of the eclipse.

These should be historic occasions in 2024.

The aircrafts being used offers bigger windows for passengers to get a better view of the eclipse.

Travelers and stargazers alike are already lining up hotel rooms in certain cities and spots to view the historic eclipse.

The report noted that even in “normal times” elections are complex in a nation with thousands of voting jurisdictions and where the rules vary widely from state to state, and even between local governments.

A bedrock of administrative law for 40 years might be in jeopardy when the U.S. Supreme Court looks at challenges.

They will take place between now and June.

It’s unclear when the first test flight of the aircraft will be, but it is expected to be sometime this year.

With one of the largest populations of unhoused residents in the nation, second only to California, the state saw an increase last year of nearly 5,000 in the number of those without homes.

Firefighters battled a four-alarm fire Friday at a New Jersey industrial park that was once home to the first Singer Sewing Machine factory in the United States, a city official said.

A dog is safe and sound after falling down a cliff and then being stranded in Oregon.

Wednesday will be an important time for four Republican candidates when the fourth debate of the election cycle takes place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

The size of the nut will be 16 feet from flat side to flat standing, and 18 feet from point to point.

We want to hear what your favorite pet names are! Provide us any names and pictures of your favorite pet.

Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law.

The debate will start at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday and take place in Miami.

Here is a chance to share your photos of you proudly displaying those stickers once your ballot is in the box.

A University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab poll found that nearly 60% of likely Republican voters in Florida have little to no trust in the U.S. House of Representatives.

It’s not hyperbole to say that whatever happens in Virginia could determine the course of the 2024 presidential election, and possibly the tenor of government years beyond that.

The man who originally introduced the bill, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, reintroduced the bill to Congress last year.

A recent viral video from WSLS-TV showed what troops and migrant face each day

The number of Americans killed is up to 27. At least 14 more Americans are believed to be held hostage by Hamas.

It’s clear there has become more opposition from both Republicans and Democrats to a Trump-Biden rematch in 2024.

Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been captured after an extensive search, Pennsylvania authorities say.

The pandas are currently in Washington, D.C. because of a loan agreement established between the Zoo and the Chinese government. But that arrangement is about to end.

Some Republican donors aren't liking their current group of presidential candidates, so they are turning their attention to this man.

The speech was a part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, an event organized to advocate civil and economic rights for African-Americans.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has said she wants to try all 19 co-defendants at the same time. However, a legal move by one of the defendants could negate that.

As of Friday morning, all 19 defendants charged for alleged efforts to overturn results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia have turned themselves in.

The report shows that vehicle theft rates have soared since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, though more than 85% of passenger cars stolen in 2022 were eventually recovered.

36 states already have Semiquincentennial commissions in place, according to a website.

David Grusch, a former member of a U.S. Air Force panel on unidentified anomalous phenomena, said the U.S. government has been concealing a defense program that collects and reverse engineers UFOs.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke adamantly Thursday against standards approved Wednesday by the Florida Board of Education that would teach middle school students that some Black people benefited from slavery.

A homicide suspect who used bed sheets to escape from a northwestern Pennsylvania jail is likely still in the area and someone may be helping him to evade capture, police said after discovering possible campsites in nearby woods.

The price of food, gas, and houses keeps going up — even if it appears to be slowing.

UPS workers could go on strike for the first time since 1997 if they can’t reach a new contract deal by the end of the month.

The possibility of a UPS strike looms as negotiations between the shipping giant and the Teamsters Union have reached a critical stand-still.

Despite her place in entertainment lore forever, life wasn't always so glamorous for Judy Garland.​

Michigan State Police sprung into action on Sunday when they got word about a runaway cow that might head into traffic along I-75 in Oakland County near Detroit.

Most people look forward to the event for the creative and colorful costumes that attendees arrive in.

Investigators say two teenagers and a 20—year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless murder after a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in Alabama.

Charles Stanley, a prominent televangelist who once led the Southern Baptist Convention, died Tuesday at his home in Atlanta at age 90.

Three days after gunfire erupted at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama, victims’ relatives and officials are expressing hope that investigators may be nearing an arrest.

The attorney representing former President Donald Trump’s says he’s been told of NY indictment, making Trump the first former U.S. president charged with a crime.

A lawyer for Donald Trump said Thursday he’s been told that the former president has been indicted in New York on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.

A mama bear was trying to get four cubs across a two-lane road in Connecticut, and what transpired will give you all the feels.

Officials say at least 22 cars carrying ethanol and corn syrup derailed Thursday morning in Raymond, Minnesota.

Ramadan falls on the ninth lunar month in the Islamic calendar and is believed to be the month in which the Holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad.

The U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning about dangerous counterfeit pills being sold at pharmacies in Mexico that often contain fentanyl.

TikTok is under fire as the Biden Administration pushes to ban the app nationwide. The app’s parent company Bytedance is Chinese-owned, and lawmakers fear the company could turn over users' data to the Chinese government.

A judge has sentenced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to life in prison a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son.

South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday entitled “Oversight of the Department of Justice,” featuring testimony from Attorney General Merrick Garland.

An air ambulance company says all five people aboard one of its flights have been killed in a crash in Nevada.

Here are recently released statistics in four categories.

In the wake of a deadly shooting spree that left a woman, a 9-year-old and a television reporter dead in Central Florida, the Biden administration is criticizing Florida lawmakers for working to relax state gun laws.

Former President Jimmy Carter will receive hospice care at home instead of treatment at the hospital, according to a social media message from The Carter Center.

Police in El Paso, Texas, say a one person has been killed and three others have been wounded in a shooting at a shopping mall.

Concerns are mounting over the four objects that were shot down over North America in eight days.

The Powerball jackpot grew to an estimated $747 million after no one beat the odds and won the top prize in Saturday night’s drawing.

Memphis police say two more officers involved in the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols have been disciplined.

Authorities say three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a multi-million dollar short-term rental home in Los Angeles early Saturday.

The boy’s father was arrested Saturday after the video aired on a TV show called On Patrol Live.

A 56-year-old woman has been charged after an 18-year-old Indiana University student repeatedly was stabbed in the head on a public bus in an attack the school says was because the victim is Asian.

Police say a 19-year-old man was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America that sent frightened customers at the nation’s largest shopping center racing into a lockdown just before the holiday weekend.

There’s a safety alert for parents: The FBI is wanting about a growing trend of online extortion cases targeting teens.

Two Alabama women are preparing to stand trial in a city court where they're accused of committing misdemeanor violations by feeding and trapping stray cats.

Authorities have arrested a Kansas man in the 1980 shooting death of a 23-year-old neighbor after investigators who reexamined her death turned up new evidence.