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At a press conference in West Palm Beach, DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said these facilities are where the tests are most needed, and they discouraged healthy people from unnecessarily testing. In a Click Orlando report, Ladapo said new guidelines will soon be published recommending people to only get tested after experiencing symptoms. “Our view on testing is if you are just young and healthy, you don’t need to be running out and getting tested every day,” DeSantis said....

Rachel Yvonne Baggs, 43, stole a 2017 black Ford truck from a family member at around 4 a.m. on Sunday morning, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The truck had a loaded .45 caliber handgun inside, the family member told sheriff’s deputies when they reported the theft. Baggs then confronted a different family member over a family property dispute at a different location a short time later, the sheriff’s office said....

Emily Stallard, 37, was taken into custody after the incident at the Walmart Supercenter in the 2700 block of Fletcher Avenue in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s spokesperson told Newsweek. Deputies from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office were called to the store just after 6 p.m. to reports of a woman trying to make a firebomb. A security guard noticed Stallard had opened items she hadn’t paid for, including flammable material, projectiles, and matches....

In one case, a Florida woman filed a complaint after she received a letter from the state saying her license was going to be suspended because she had not paid six traffic tickets, all of which were issued on the same day. Records show she had never been pulled over. In another, a law office asked Reicel Sosa Polo if he wanted help dealing with 10 tickets he had received....

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao “officially” arrived in Las Vegas on Tuesday, and they did so in completely different fashion. MORE: Classic Mayweather photos | How to watch the fight on PPV | Fight time, date, odds While Mayweather made a grand entrance, Pacquiao held a low-key media event at the Mandalay Bay ahead of Saturday’s much-anticipated fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The fight sold out in minutes, the pay-per-view is expected to gross record revenue, and Vegas hotels are filling up even with inflated rates....

As you can see in the video, with Maidana down low it and his face next to both Mayweather’s gloves, Mayweather recoiled in pain as the two separated. Mayweather then complained to the referee, who said that he didn’t see anything (WARNING: NSFW LANGUAGE). All is well that ends well, as Mayweather went on to defeat Maidana to move to 47-0 for his career. (h/t SB Nation)

The boxing legend exchanged blows with the YouTube star-turned-boxer on Sunday night at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. The bout, which went on for the full eight rounds, saw Mayweather face some backlash from critics who questioned the impact the fight would have on his legacy. Mayweather retired in 2017 with a 50-0 professional record, including 27 via knockout. “They say ‘it’s not all about the money,’” the 44-year-old boxing legend said at the post-fight conference....

Mayweather was talking with “Tha Boxing Voice” when he said Kaepernick should focus on getting the starting position back. The interview was conducted Oct. 9, before it was announced Kaepernick had replaced Blaine Gabbert as the starter for the 49ers this Sunday at Buffalo. MORE: The worst of the worst Kaepernick takes “Kaepernick needs to try and get the starting job,” Mayweather said. “Stand up, and get the starting job....

Mayweather plans to relinquish all of his title belts. MORE: Fight photos | Pacquiao fought with injured shoulder | True to his style “I don’t know if it will be Monday or maybe a couple weeks,” Mayweather said, via ESPN. “I’ll talk to my team and see what we need to do. Other fighters need a chance. Give other fighters a chance. I’m not greedy. “I’m a world champion in two different weight classes....

These two came together Tuesday at Westchester County Center in White Plains, N.Y., where Fredette racked up 37 points and eight assists in his NBA D-League debut with the Westchester Knicks. It was quite the spectacle, according to The New York Times, which said a “sparse but enthusiastic crowd” happened to include Mayweather, the controversial champion boxer. MORE: Classic Floyd Mayweather photos | What’s stopping Jimmer Fredette? His ego...

The two camps have finalized plans for a Sept. 12 fight in Las Vegas, TMZ reports. Rumors have swirled in recent weeks that the matchup was close — much to the dismay of fans who wanted to see Mayweather (48-0) go out against better-regarded opposition like Amir Khan. MORE: Classic photos of Mayweather’s career | Rousey waited for right moment to rip Floyd Berto is 30-3 but has nowhere near the pedigree of Khan or Keith Thurman, among other possibilities....

According to Mayweather, the fight needs to happen, the world deserves it. In a video posted to Instagram, Mayweather is seen talking to Pacquiao about what they’ve done and that they need to lock in a deal soon. “I congratulate him on his career,” Mayweather says to Pacquiao. “He had a wonderful career and I had a wonderful career, but before we leave the sport, of course, we have to make this fight happen....

But watching the nation rally to locate Petito, whose death was ruled as a homicide, has been bittersweet for some families whose loved ones remain missing and uncovered by most media outlets, Derrica Wilson told Newsweek. Wilson is the co-founder and CEO of the Black and Missing Foundation, a national non-profit dedicated to bringing awareness to missing persons of color on behalf of their families. “It really bothers them and that’s an understatement,” Wilson said about the families she works with....

It isn’t unusual for former employees to grouse, of course. But in this case, the complaints seem to be tied to the competitive challenges Value Line is facing. The venerable investment-advisory company is being forced to play catch-up to introduce new electronic products that will flourish in the Information Age (following story). Under siege from competitors and punished by a bad market, its earnings plummeted by 60 percent in its first fiscal quarter....

Notre Dame’s public relations confirmed his death via Pete Byrne of South Bend, Ind. radio station WSBT. Notre Dame went on to win the game 49-14, advancing to 6-1 on the season.

And, as is often the case with dumb ideas, the entire process — from drunken ideation, to enaction, all the way to getting tackled by Stefon Diggs — was captured on TikTok. MORE: Stefon Diggs tackles fan who ran onto field during Bills-Chiefs playoff game A TikTok video from user “trentsdreamco” shows how the whole process went down. A person behind the camera goads his friend into rushing the field with the promise of $1,000....

Before we get into this week’s lineups, here are the basic rules for FanDuel contests. Scoring is pretty standard, with the only notable settings being four-point passing TDs and half-point PPR. WEEK 17 FANTASY: Sleepers | Busts | Start ’em, sit ’em FanDuel Picks Week 17: NFL DFS lineup for GPP tournaments Sunday main slate, $60,000 budget, no more than four players from one team QB Trey Lance, 49ers vs....

The reality TV star’s long-awaited clothing line was finally released on September 4, almost 14 years after she first announced the brand. During RHOA’s first season, back in 2008, Whitfield first attempted to put on a fashion show to showcase her merchandise, but it did not go as planned. Fast forward to 2022, however, and designer Whitfield has finally managed to pull off her She By Sherée fashion show....