Florida’s population passes 23 million for the first time

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s population crossed the 23 million residents mark for the first time this year because of the influx of people moving from other states. The state Demographic Estimating Conference says Florida added almost 359,000 people last year. Florida is the third most populous state in the U.S. It has been adding 350,000 to 375,000 people each year this decade. However, growth in the Sunshine State is expected to peak this year and get smaller with each following year for the rest of this decade. That is because the cohort of final baby boomers entering retirement will be getting smaller.

US is investigating Delta’s flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage

(AP) — U.S. airline regulators have opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines, which is still struggling to restore operations on Tuesday, more than four full days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and disrupted global air travel. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the Delta investigation on the X social media platform Tuesday morning “to ensure the airline is following the law and taking care of its passengers during continued widespread disruptions.” By midday Tuesday on the U.S. East Coast, Delta and its Delta Connection partners had canceled nearly 500 flights, or about two-thirds of all cancellations in the United States.

US home sales fell in June to slowest pace since December

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in June for the fourth straight month as elevated mortgage rates and record-high prices kept many would-be homebuyers on the sidelines. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell 5.4% last month from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.89 million, the fourth consecutive month of declines, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. Existing home sales were also down 5.4% compared with June last year. Yet home prices climbed for the 12th month in a row. The national median sales price rose 4.1% from a year earlier to $426,900, an all-time high.

Police arrest teen after Iowa mall shooting that left 2 people hurt

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Investigators have arrested a teenager in connection with a shooting at an Iowa mall that left the teen and another person wounded and sent people running for safety. Police said Tuesday that they had arrested a 16-year-old on several weapons charges. The teen had been taken by a private car to a hospital after the shooting Monday afternoon inside NorthPark Mall in the city of Davenport. Police say the teen and another person shot at each other inside the mall. Their injuries were not considered life-threatening. The shooting prompted shoppers and workers to seek shelter inside store dressing rooms and elsewhere while others ran out of the mall.