The man who dumped a 5-year-old girl in the Everglades — leaving her to die by alligators — had his life spared by a jury Friday afternoon in a Miami-Dade courtroom.

They did not remove handcuffs for meals, so it was very difficult to eat,” one person formerly detained there said.

Zack Wittman at Dave Decker Photography in Ybor City, Florida on Jan. 12, 2026. By the time Zack Wittman had the opportunity to photograph Tampa’s cigar ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.

The 30-year-old albino resident of the California Academy of Sciences died last month. On Sunday, thousands paid tribute.

Join us on January 18 for a day of memories, music, and mementos honoring the life and legacy of Claude, San Francisco’s beloved albino alligator. We’re planning a free outdoor (and livestreamed!) ...

After joining Instagram last year, filmmaker Zack Snyder has been sharing many previously unseen photos from his time in the DC Extended Universe. Man of Steel made a point of explaining that the "S" ...

He was snaggletoothed, the color of dirty Ivory Soap and ate tons of rats, but the Bay Area loved him just the same. R.I.P. Claude the albino alligator, taken too soon this December at age 30. Related ...

A detainee who filed a lawsuit against the Florida Everglades immigration detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz has requested dismissal of the case agreeing to be removed from the United States ...

Environmental groups argue the state and federal governments illegally bypassed environmental laws. The state and federal governments initially denied federal funding was involved in the project.

Federal and state officials withheld evidence that the Department of Homeland Security had agreed to reimburse Florida for some of the costs of constructing an immigration detention center in the ...