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Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a state agency and his appointees to a board that governs Disney World are asking a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit Disney has filed ORLANDO, Fla. -- Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a state agency and his appointees to a revamped board that governs Disney World are asking a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit in which Disney claims its free speech rights were violated by the takeover of its governing district. The lawsuit states this happened in retaliation for Disney's opposition to the so-called “Don't Say Gay” legislation championed by the Florida governor. Attorneys for DeSantis, the secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and the DeSantis appointees to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District filed motions Monday asking that Disney's lawsuit in federal court in Tallahassee either be dismissed, put on hold or that they be dropped as defendants. The federal court lacks jurisdiction over the Republican govern...

United Airlines says that it will start boarding passengers in economy class with window seats first starting next week, a move that will speed up boarding times for flights United Airlines will start boarding passengers in economy class with window seats first starting next week, a move designed to reduce the time planes spend sitting on the ground. The airline said in an internal memo that it will implement the plan on Oct. 26. The plan – called WILMA, for window, middle and aisle -- was tested at several locations and deemed to shave up to two minutes off boarding time. Variations of the WILMA approach have existed for many years. “It spreads people out along the aisle of the airplane so that more people can put their luggage away at the same time. That's the main thing that speeds up the board ing process,” says Jason Steffen, an associate professor of physics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, who designed his own board ing model a decade ago. The change will begin with p...

Parents, teachers and community members shared frustrations with community leaders after the third shooting on Newport News school grounds in the last 18 months. Parents, teachers and community members made their frustrations known at a Newport News, Virginia, school board meeting Tuesday night after a 6-year-old student intentionally shot his first grade teacher during class earlier this month. The 25-year-old teacher, Abby Zwerner, was shot through the hand and into her stomach. She was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, but is now recovering. Authorities have said the 6-year-old's backpack was searched prior to the shooting after a fellow student said they saw a gun. No gun was found in the backpack. A woman named Desiree, the parent of a student in Zwerner's class, called the teacher an "advocate" for her daughter -- who she said was being bullied at Richneck Elementary School. Desiree's daughter watched in horror as her 6-year-old classm...