A police officer responded to a report that an alligator was wandering a Florida neighborhood, which ended up hiding under the car of a woman who was expecting a pizza delivery. The terrified delivery driver asked the officer to deliver the pizza on her behalf.

Businesses would be able to pay workers involved in, say, apprenticeships less than minimum wage under a bill that cleared a Senate panel Monday.

A Florida Senate committee Monday backed a proposal that would give employers a way to sidestep the state’s minimum wage.