Recent shootings in Jacksonville have left a teenager dead and another wounded in separate weekend shootings, prompting parents and local nonprofits to step up efforts to prevent more violence.

In a story published Aug_ 25, 2026, about a legal battle between a couple and their surrogate, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Nausheen Gilkar said her son was “the most beautiful person I’ve never seen.”.

A Colorado woman whose son died from a fentanyl-laced pill he bought through social media is celebrating a pair of verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube.

A Michigan mother is making and collecting soft, yarn toys that are being donated to the neonatal intensive care unit at a Detroit hospital.

Standing on the practice field Thursday afternoon at the Miller Electric Center, Tim Coen watched quietly as his son led another Jaguars practice. In three days, Jacksonville will host the Bills in the AFC Wild Card round.

The father of a U.S. Navy Sailor from Middleburg who went missing while serving on the USS George Washington (CVN-73) talked about memories and the unbreakable bond with his son.

Son Heung-min has announced he will be leaving Tottenham.

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson said an unnamed Everton player “had a pop” at him after he denied Tyler Young the opportunity to come on as a substitute against his father Ashley in Thursday’s FA Cup third round match.

A basic tenet of journalism — calling someone for comment on a story — was seen as a threat by defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's mother.

A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly $2 million.

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A Jacksonville mom felt forced to remove her son from Mayport Middle School after he became a target for bullies.

A star South Korean soccer player who was detained and investigated in China for nearly a year over bribery allegations has been released and returned home.

At roughly 6 a.m. Friday morning, Fortnite was expected to debut a new season called “Chapter 5 Season 2: Myths and Mortals.”

The mother of convicted drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has died in the northern state of Sinaloa.

The mother of a 12-year-old boy is speaking out after her son was injured by his teacher Monday.

Last year, children were handcuffed and sent to a hospital emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation at least 117 times from schools in Wicomico County, on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

The mother of a 17-year-old Honduran migrant who died in U.S. custody says her son had epilepsy but showed no signs of being seriously ill before he left for the United States.

A mother is remembering the life of her son who she said was taken too soon after being killed in a crash in early February.

The father of a Columbia High School student reached out to News4JAX after his son was arrested for bringing a gun to school.

The father of the man accused of shooting a deputy in Nassau County has issued a statement to the public, saying that he would like to “express my deepest regrets to the family and friends of Deputy Joshua Moyers.”

A mother who’s also an attorney claims the lack of a mask mandate in St. Johns County schools amounts to discrimination against her son.

Ron DeSantis addressed the issue of age and the vaccine. While only the age requirement for teachers has been dropped for now, DeSantis speculated on what will happen when age restrictions are lifted for the entire population. “I want my students to be safe, so I think it’s very important,” Beckner saidBetty Johnson, 81, got vaccinated Thursday at the Gateway Mall site even though she was reluctant to do so. “So it kind of pushed me, so I am here.”The Gateway Mall site can administer 2,000 shots a day, while the two satellite sites can administer 1,000. As for the distribution of that vaccine, DeSantis said he would have more information on that soon.

WASHINGTON – Melania Trump says her 14-year-old son, Barron, had tested positive for the coronavirus but has since tested negative. The White House initially said he had tested negative, after both of his parents tested positive earlier this month. He has since tested negative, she said, as have both she and President Donald Trump. He tested negative and she was relieved, but kept thinking about what would happen the next day and the day after that. She said her son has since tested negative.

The first day of school is hard, but one 8-year-old boy helped his classmate with autism, who was having a particularly hard time.