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Judge sentences ex-nurse to life in prison for 7-year-old adoptive daughter’s murder
Read full article: Judge sentences ex-nurse to life in prison for 7-year-old adoptive daughter’s murderA registered nurse and foster mother from Miami-Dade County found guilty of murdering one of her adopted daughters and abusing the other two was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, nearly five years after the death of Samaya, a 7-year-old girl.
FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
Read full article: FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources sayThe FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
Appellate court won't lift restrictions on DOGE access to Social Security information
Read full article: Appellate court won't lift restrictions on DOGE access to Social Security informationA federal appeals court says it won’t lift restrictions on the access that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has to Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.
Judge sentences ex-nurse to life in prison for 7-year-old adoptive daughter’s murder
Read full article: Judge sentences ex-nurse to life in prison for 7-year-old adoptive daughter’s murderA registered nurse and foster mother from Miami-Dade County found guilty of murdering one of her adopted daughters and abusing the other two was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, nearly five years after the death of Samaya, a 7-year-old girl.
Miami man accused of stealing victim’s identity, purchasing $98K Corvette
Read full article: Miami man accused of stealing victim’s identity, purchasing $98K CorvetteA Miami man was arrested Tuesday after he fraudulently purchased a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette last month by using the identity of another individual who he didn’t know, authorities said.
Broward jurors watch detective’s interrogation video after shooting kills mother in Margate
Read full article: Broward jurors watch detective’s interrogation video after shooting kills mother in MargateA 33-year-old man was on trial Wednesday on charges related to the 2019 shooting that killed his 60-year-old mother in Margate.
Teen designers turn thrift store finds into ocean awareness
Read full article: Teen designers turn thrift store finds into ocean awarenessRight now the world’s corals are in crisis, in the grips of the worst global bleaching event on record that has hit more than 80 percent of the planet’s reefs.
Investigation underway after Haitian woman dies at South Florida ICE facility
Read full article: Investigation underway after Haitian woman dies at South Florida ICE facilityAn investigation is underway after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said a Haitian woman died at a South Florida federal facility.
Man, 18, appears in court accused of trying to kill South Broward High School student
Read full article: Man, 18, appears in court accused of trying to kill South Broward High School studentTwo 18-year-old men were awaiting trial in Broward County for the shooting of a high school student in Hollywood, police said.
Fort Lauderdale man exposed self to teen while on bond for exposing self to another teen, cops say
Read full article: Fort Lauderdale man exposed self to teen while on bond for exposing self to another teen, cops sayLocal 10 News first reported on Travis Anthony Davis in October 2023 after Lauderhill police said the then-30-year-old exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl walking to school.
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Trump company strikes Qatari golf resort deal in a sign it's not holding back from foreign business
Read full article: Trump company strikes Qatari golf resort deal in a sign it's not holding back from foreign businessThe Trump family company has struck a deal for a luxury golf resort in Qatar.
Teen designers turn thrift store finds into ocean awareness
Read full article: Teen designers turn thrift store finds into ocean awarenessRight now the world’s corals are in crisis, in the grips of the worst global bleaching event on record that has hit more than 80 percent of the planet’s reefs.
Memorial wall to fallen USAID staffers is removed from the agency's former building
Read full article: Memorial wall to fallen USAID staffers is removed from the agency's former buildingContractors hired by the Trump administration have removed a memorial wall to fallen staffers from the now-closed headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, with no immediate word on where it will wind up.
Ukrainian mother and daughter face voter fraud charges in South Florida
Read full article: Ukrainian mother and daughter face voter fraud charges in South FloridaFederal prosecutors recently accused two Ukrainian women of voter fraud in South Florida after a U.S. Homeland Security Investigations Miami probe.
Ex-Celsius Holdings executive sentenced after pleading guilty to insider trading
Read full article: Ex-Celsius Holdings executive sentenced after pleading guilty to insider tradingA federal judge sentenced a former executive for the energy drink company Celsius Holdings, Inc. on Monday after he pleaded guilty to a $1.6 million insider trading scheme.
IRS extends tax deadlines for all of Florida due to 2024 hurricanes
Read full article: IRS extends tax deadlines for all of Florida due to 2024 hurricanesThe IRS is giving individuals and businesses across Florida until May 1 to file various federal tax returns and make payments, following last year’s devastating Hurricane Milton.
Man accused of abusing Key West senior with dementia
Read full article: Man accused of abusing Key West senior with dementiaKey West police arrested a 48-year-old man on an elder abuse charge Sunday after they said he seemed “more interested in exploiting” a dementia patient than caring for him.
Upper Keys animal shelter rescues puppy mill dogs, highlights need for adopters
Read full article: Upper Keys animal shelter rescues puppy mill dogs, highlights need for adoptersThe Upper Keys Humane Society, a no-kill, non-profit shelter that has been rescuing and rehoming animals since 1972, continues to make a difference in the lives of abandoned pets.
Key West’s top building official charged with 7 more felonies; city attorney brother faces another
Read full article: Key West’s top building official charged with 7 more felonies; city attorney brother faces anotherKey West Building Department Director Rajindhar Ramsingh is facing seven more felony charges and his brother, the city attorney, is facing an additional felony one week after they, along with the city’s chief code enforcement official, were arrested on evidence tampering charges.
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Investigation underway after Haitian woman dies at South Florida ICE facility
Read full article: Investigation underway after Haitian woman dies at South Florida ICE facilityAn investigation is underway after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said a Haitian woman died at a South Florida federal facility.
Man, 18, appears in court accused of trying to kill South Broward High School student
Read full article: Man, 18, appears in court accused of trying to kill South Broward High School studentTwo 18-year-old men were awaiting trial in Broward County for the shooting of a high school student in Hollywood, police said.
The Senate votes down resolution to block Trump's global tariffs amid economic turmoil
Read full article: The Senate votes down resolution to block Trump's global tariffs amid economic turmoilSenate Republicans have narrowly voted down a Democratic resolution that would have blocked global tariffs announced by Donald Trump earlier this month, giving the president a modest win Wednesday as lawmakers in both parties have remained skeptical of his trade agenda.
Democratic Leader Jeffries says Trump's 100 days filled with 'chaos, cruelty and corruption'
Read full article: Democratic Leader Jeffries says Trump's 100 days filled with 'chaos, cruelty and corruption'House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Donald Trump’s 100 days in office have been an assault of Americans’ very way of life.
Fort Lauderdale man exposed self to teen while on bond for exposing self to another teen, cops say
Read full article: Fort Lauderdale man exposed self to teen while on bond for exposing self to another teen, cops sayLocal 10 News first reported on Travis Anthony Davis in October 2023 after Lauderhill police said the then-30-year-old exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl walking to school.
Martin Scorsese to produce documentary with Pope Francis, 'Aldeas — A New Story'
Read full article: Martin Scorsese to produce documentary with Pope Francis, 'Aldeas — A New Story'Martin Scorsese is a producing a documentary made with Pope Francis that will chronicle the late pontiff’s work with cinema in the global educational movement he founded before his death.
North Carolina is pursuing its own restrictions amid Trump's pushback against DEI
Read full article: North Carolina is pursuing its own restrictions amid Trump's pushback against DEIThe North Carolina House advanced its own restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion practices for state agencies.
Lovefest or Cabinet meeting? For Donald Trump, it's both
Read full article: Lovefest or Cabinet meeting? For Donald Trump, it's bothSecretary of State Marco Rubio notes at the end of President Trump’s marathon Cabinet meeting that the U.S. has brought home 47 wrongfully detained Americans so far in Trump’s second term.
Meta's first quarter earnings, revenue beat Wall Street's expectations
Read full article: Meta's first quarter earnings, revenue beat Wall Street's expectationsInstagram and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. posted better-than-expected results Wednesday for the first quarter thanks to strong advertising revenue on its social media platforms.
Belarus releases US citizen who was jailed for years
Read full article: Belarus releases US citizen who was jailed for yearsBelarus has released a U.S. citizen who had been jailed on allegations of plotting to assassinate the country’s authoritarian leader, charges his supporters and the U.S. government called bogus.
Microsoft says quarterly profits up 18% as it weathers tech sector turbulence with cloud growth
Read full article: Microsoft says quarterly profits up 18% as it weathers tech sector turbulence with cloud growthMicrosoft on Wednesday said its profits rose 18% for the January-March quarter, driven by its growth in its cloud computing and artificial intelligence business in a turbulent time for the tech sector.
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues Meta over AI responses about him
Read full article: Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues Meta over AI responses about himConservative activist Robby Starbuck has filed a defamation lawsuit against Meta alleging that the social media giant’s artificial intelligence chat bot spread false statements about him, including that he participated in the the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Officer killed in gunman's Pennsylvania hospital siege was felled by police fire, prosecutor says
Read full article: Officer killed in gunman's Pennsylvania hospital siege was felled by police fire, prosecutor saysA prosecutor says an officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege last winter was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that also hit an armed man holding hostages.
Florida seeks to enforce a law making it a crime for people in the US illegally to enter the state
Read full article: Florida seeks to enforce a law making it a crime for people in the US illegally to enter the stateFlorida officials are appealing an injunction that freezes a new state law making it a misdemeanor for people who came to the country illegally to enter Florida if they elude immigration authorities.
Ford CEO welcomes relief on tariffs but says more work is needed on trade policies to spur growth
Read full article: Ford CEO welcomes relief on tariffs but says more work is needed on trade policies to spur growthFord's top executive is welcoming revisions to auto import rules but says more work is needed to craft trade policies that spur growth in the U.S. auto industry.
Ray Romano and Sebastian Maniscalco share banter while atop Italian Alps in Winter Olympics promo
Read full article: Ray Romano and Sebastian Maniscalco share banter while atop Italian Alps in Winter Olympics promoNBC is continuing its strategy of infusing the Olympics with pop culture and celebrity appeal to generate momentum ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in Italy next year.
Miami man accused of stealing victim’s identity, purchasing $98K Corvette
Read full article: Miami man accused of stealing victim’s identity, purchasing $98K CorvetteA Miami man was arrested Tuesday after he fraudulently purchased a 2025 Chevrolet Corvette last month by using the identity of another individual who he didn’t know, authorities said.
DeSantis, first lady plan to bring ‘Hope Florida’ pilot program to school districts
Read full article: DeSantis, first lady plan to bring ‘Hope Florida’ pilot program to school districtsFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis announced a program to bring Hope Florida to school districts at an event at Fruitland Park Elementary School in Lake County Wednesday.
Investigators don't know who leaked a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft abortion order
Read full article: Investigators don't know who leaked a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft abortion orderInvestigators have concluded that the leak of a Wisconsin Supreme Court abortion order last year was likely deliberate, but they were unable to determine who was responsible.
Miami-Dade woman arrested again in child sex trafficking case tied to local hotel
Read full article: Miami-Dade woman arrested again in child sex trafficking case tied to local hotelA woman previously arrested in March for human trafficking is back behind bars after authorities say she continued those same activities involving a minor late last year.
Trump officials must report efforts, if any, to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge rules
Read full article: Trump officials must report efforts, if any, to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge rulesA federal judge has again directed the Trump administration to provide information about efforts to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison.
Man accused of breaking into Sweetwater senior’s home, forcefully ‘asking for a kiss’
Read full article: Man accused of breaking into Sweetwater senior’s home, forcefully ‘asking for a kiss’A man is facing four felony charges after Sweetwater police said he committed a disturbing Tuesday morning home invasion targeting a senior who lives in the Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park.
Maine lawmaker appeals to Supreme Court over censure by state House for transgender athlete post
Read full article: Maine lawmaker appeals to Supreme Court over censure by state House for transgender athlete postA Republican state lawmaker from Maine appealed to the Supreme Court after she was censured by the state House for a social media post about a transgender athlete, a move that comes amid sparring over the issue between the Democratically controlled state and the Trump administration.
In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation
Read full article: In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportationPresident Donald Trump says “I could” bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador if he wanted.
King Charles III says his cancer journey brought the best of humanity into focus
Read full article: King Charles III says his cancer journey brought the best of humanity into focusKing Charles III has expressed his support to those living with cancer as he described how a diagnosis can be a “daunting and at times frightening” experience.
Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agents' your credit card
Read full article: Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agents' your credit cardVisa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
Ancient DNA confirms New Mexico tribe's link to famed Chaco Canyon site
Read full article: Ancient DNA confirms New Mexico tribe's link to famed Chaco Canyon siteA federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. for the first time has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history.
Miami Beach man beat neighbor, 75, with bike tire over ‘placement of garbage,’ cops say
Read full article: Miami Beach man beat neighbor, 75, with bike tire over ‘placement of garbage,’ cops sayA judge ordered a Miami Beach man to be held without bond Wednesday, one day after he was arrested after being accused of beating his 75-year-old neighbor in an apparent trash dispute.
Is Norfolk Southern 'making it right' after Ohio derailment? New lawsuit adds to doubts
Read full article: Is Norfolk Southern 'making it right' after Ohio derailment? New lawsuit adds to doubtsNot long after a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire in eastern Ohio in February 2023 the railroad started to repeat its promise that it would “make it right” in East Palestine.
The home of Elon Musk's SpaceX could become an official Texas city called Starbase
Read full article: The home of Elon Musk's SpaceX could become an official Texas city called StarbaseElon Musk has for years made Texas his business home and playground as he launches rockets and builds cars in the Lone Star state.
Convicted human trafficker on probation appears in Miami-Dade court facing 22 charges
Read full article: Convicted human trafficker on probation appears in Miami-Dade court facing 22 chargesA 32-year-old convicted human trafficker on probation appeared in Miami-Dade County court on Wednesday morning to face a long list of new charges.
A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospital
Read full article: A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospitalA wildfire has shut the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and turning the skies over Jerusalem gray.
Lacrosse hazing included high schoolers staging armed abduction, prosecutor says
Read full article: Lacrosse hazing included high schoolers staging armed abduction, prosecutor saysA prosecutor in Syracuse, New York, says he’ll bring charges against several students suspected in a violent hazing linked to a high school lacrosse team.