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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration violated the First Amendment by threatening to prosecute broadcasters if they didn’t stop airing a political ad supporting an abortion rights ballot initiative, the measure’s sponsor alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. Floridians Protecting Freedom sued the state in federal court, the latest legal salvo over the contentious Amendment 4 measure on the Nov.

By Mike Corder, Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New York. A full-scale replica of the rooms that form the heart of the Anne Frank House museum on one of Amsterdam’s historic canals is being built in the Netherlands and will be shipped across the Atlantic for a show titled “ Anne Frank The Exhibition ” at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan. “For the first time in history, the Anne Frank House will present what I would call a pioneering experience outside of Amsterdam.

The Ukrainian teenager charged as an adult with killing her elderly grandmother after her cellphone got taken away by her dad formally pleaded not guilty to a manslaughter charge in a Broward courtroom Wednesday. Sofia Koval, 14, faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison if she’s convicted, though her age, her lack of criminal past, and her history as a refugee from the war between Russia and Ukraine are likely to be considered as arguments in favor of leniency. She could also be given juvenile sanctions, which would limit her jail term to three years, though she could still face deportation. According to court documents, Koval was at home with the victim, Yevheniia Koval, 79, on May 22 because her father, the victim’s son, was out visiting a friend.

By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — October’s supermoon is the closest of the year and it’s teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one. The third of four supermoons this year, it will be 222,055 miles (357,364 kilometers) away Wednesday night, making it seem even bigger and brighter than in August and September.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Business Writer Dozens of people rallied outside the Michigan headquarters of WK Kellogg Co. Tuesday, demanding that the company remove artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals in the U. S. Kellogg, the maker of Froot Loops and Apple Jacks, announced nearly a decade ago that it would remove artificial colors and ingredients from its products by 2018. The company has done that in other countries.

By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The extended family of Erik and Lyle Menendez will advocate for the brothers’ release from prison during a news conference set for Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles as prosecutors review new evidence to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents. Billed as “a powerful show of unity” by more than a dozen family members — including the brothers’ aunt — who are traveling across the country to Los Angeles, the news conference will take place less than two weeks after LA County District Attorney George Gascón announced his office was looking at the brothers’ case again. Erik Menendez, now 53, and his 56-year-old brother, Lyle Menendez, are currently incarcerated in state prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago. Related Articles National News | ‘Textbook violation’: Florida sued over effort to block abortion rights ad National News | A full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition National News | October’s supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle National News | Protesters demand Kellogg remove artificial colors from Froot Loops and other cereals National News | Many schools are still closed weeks after Hurricane Helene.