Frequent flyers may soon use miles on United Airlines, JetBlue Airways flights
Read full article: Frequent flyers may soon use miles on United Airlines, JetBlue Airways flightsFrequent flier benefits for United Airlines and JetBlue Airways may soon be used to book flights on either airline.
Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage rises to 6.89%, its highest level since early February
Read full article: Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage rises to 6.89%, its highest level since early FebruaryThe average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose this week to its highest level since early February, further pushing up borrowing costs for homebuyers.
Miami woman accused of making hundreds of bogus 911 calls: ‘Continued and blatant misuse’
Read full article: Miami woman accused of making hundreds of bogus 911 calls: ‘Continued and blatant misuse’A Miami woman who goes by the street name of “Bonafide” is facing a felony charge after authorities said she’s made hundreds of bogus 911 calls in just six months ― and she’s been convicted of abusing the system multiple times.
Man shot by Miami police officer near Bayfront Park facing charges, appears in court from hospital
Read full article: Man shot by Miami police officer near Bayfront Park facing charges, appears in court from hospitalA man shot by a Miami police officer outside of Bayfront Park Sunday appeared in court remotely from his hospital bed Thursday.
2 Port Miami employees accused of stealing $50K worth of artwork from terminal
Read full article: 2 Port Miami employees accused of stealing $50K worth of artwork from terminalTwo Port Miami employees were arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing multiple pieces of artwork from one of the terminals, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office announced.
Florida Panthers fans pumped up for Stanley Cup Final after big Eastern Conference win
Read full article: Florida Panthers fans pumped up for Stanley Cup Final after big Eastern Conference winThe Florida Panthers are now headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight year, and the team’s fans are still celebrating Thursday after Wednesday night’s big win!
Fort Lauderdale family reunited with lost dogs 2 weeks later
Read full article: Fort Lauderdale family reunited with lost dogs 2 weeks laterAfter Local 10’s recent story about a man who was captured on camera seemingly taking puppies from a Fort Lauderdale home, Local 10 Animal Advocate Jacey Birch was contacted as he said he had been searching for the puppies’ owners for the last two weeks.
With public funds banking on its business, Brightline faces bad news from Wall Street
Read full article: With public funds banking on its business, Brightline faces bad news from Wall StreetBrightline recently faced bad news from Wall Street: its bonds were downgraded due to concerns about its earnings.
Video shows aftermath of incident that landed ex-MLB All-Star Rafael Furcal in jail, police say
Read full article: Video shows aftermath of incident that landed ex-MLB All-Star Rafael Furcal in jail, police saySunrise police released body camera video Wednesday that they said shows officers responding to a rock-throwing road rage incident behind a supermarket in late April. They said former All-Star shortstop Rafael Furcal was the man responsible.
Guardians of the Reef: South Florida nonprofit fights to save, restore our reef tract
Read full article: Guardians of the Reef: South Florida nonprofit fights to save, restore our reef tractRight now, our planet is in the grips of the most devastating mass coral bleaching event ever in recorded history, affecting a staggering 84% of the world’s coral reefs.
8 years after Fort Lauderdale teen’s disappearance, $25K reward still offered for information
Read full article: 8 years after Fort Lauderdale teen’s disappearance, $25K reward still offered for informationThis month marks eight years since Sophie Reeder vanished from her home in Fort Lauderdale and police are reminding the public that a reward of up to $25,000 is still being offered for information that leads to the recovery of Reeder or to an arrest in the case.
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Special Tony for educators goes to NYC high school teacher who urges students to 'step out the box'
Read full article: Special Tony for educators goes to NYC high school teacher who urges students to 'step out the box'The special Tony Award that honors educators is going to a New York public high school teacher who shows how theater skills can apply to a career in the arts and also far away from it.
Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard
Read full article: Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at HarvardA federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.
Judge denies bail to crypto investor charged with kidnapping and torturing man in posh NYC townhouse
Read full article: Judge denies bail to crypto investor charged with kidnapping and torturing man in posh NYC townhouseA grand jury has indicted a crypto investor who was charged with kidnapping and torturing a man for weeks in an upscale Manhattan townhouse.
Prosecution rests in trial of Karen Read who's charged in death of Boston police officer boyfriend
Read full article: Prosecution rests in trial of Karen Read who's charged in death of Boston police officer boyfriendThe prosecution is resting in the second trial of Karen Read after attorneys for the state of Massachusetts took a more streamlined approach to try to prove Read’s guilt in the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend.
Wrangling in New Jersey primaries tests messaging on Trump for November and beyond
Read full article: Wrangling in New Jersey primaries tests messaging on Trump for November and beyondDemocratic and Republican candidates for New Jersey's primary for governor are offering a glimpse of where the general election campaign could go.
Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville license plates coming to a bumper near you
Read full article: Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville license plates coming to a bumper near youMore than a year after Florida lawmakers gave the thumbs up, “parrotheads” will soon be able to hit the road with a specialty Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville license plate.
Financier accused of stealing $8.4M from mother pleads guilty: Prosecutors
Read full article: Financier accused of stealing $8.4M from mother pleads guilty: ProsecutorsBrett Graham, the founder of Vertical Capital who was barred by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, pled guilty to federal charges on Tuesday in West Palm Beach.
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.
Double stabbing suspect found hiding in backyard in Key West, cops say
Read full article: Double stabbing suspect found hiding in backyard in Key West, cops sayKey West police investigated a double stabbing Wednesday afternoon and confirmed they arrested the suspect after finding him hiding in the backyard of a home.
Bookkeeper accused of defrauding estate of late Keys restaurant owner, politician ‘Mangrove Mike’
Read full article: Bookkeeper accused of defrauding estate of late Keys restaurant owner, politician ‘Mangrove Mike’A woman described as the former longtime bookkeeper of Florida Keys restaurant owner and elected official Mike Forster, known as “Mangrove Mike,” is now accused of stealing from his estate.
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Authorities looking at whether kitchen job played role in 'Devil in the Ozarks' prison escape
Read full article: Authorities looking at whether kitchen job played role in 'Devil in the Ozarks' prison escapeArkansas authorities are looking at whether a prison kitchen job played a role in the escape of a convicted former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.”.
Victoria's Secret US website is down as lingerie seller addresses 'security incident'
Read full article: Victoria's Secret US website is down as lingerie seller addresses 'security incident'Victoria’s Secret has taken down its U_S_ website and says some in-store services will be unavailable as it addresses an unspecified “security incident.”.
Supreme Court backs Utah oil railroad expansion and scales back a key environmental law
Read full article: Supreme Court backs Utah oil railroad expansion and scales back a key environmental lawThe Supreme Court has backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah in a ruling that scales back a key environmental law.
Cambodian American chefs are finding success and raising their culture's profile. On their terms
Read full article: Cambodian American chefs are finding success and raising their culture's profile. On their termsCambodian restaurants are not in every U.S. city the way Chinese and Japanese ones are.
Most LGBTQ+ adults feel Americans don't accept transgender people, Pew poll finds
Read full article: Most LGBTQ+ adults feel Americans don't accept transgender people, Pew poll findsLGBTQ+ people in the U.S. see lower social acceptance for transgender people than those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, a new Pew Research Center poll found.
US is leaving open the possibility of a troop drawdown in South Korea
Read full article: US is leaving open the possibility of a troop drawdown in South KoreaThe U.S. is not ruling out a reduction in forces deployed to South Korea as the Trump administration determines what presence it needs in the region to best counter China.
UN official says Russia isn't imminently turning on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Read full article: UN official says Russia isn't imminently turning on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantInspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog have not seen signs of Russia moving to immediately restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Thai and Cambodian armies agree to seek peaceful solutions at disputed border after deadly clash
Read full article: Thai and Cambodian armies agree to seek peaceful solutions at disputed border after deadly clashThe army chiefs of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed for a mutual withdrawal from the disputed border area where a brief clash a day earlier killed one Cambodian soldier.
What would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out? This decades-long experiment has some answers
Read full article: What would happen if the Amazon rainforest dried out? This decades-long experiment has some answersIn a pristine corner of the Amazon, Brazilian and British scientists have spent more than two decades simulating drought to understand how the rainforest might respond to a drier future.
More Americans file for jobless aid but layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty over tariffs
Read full article: More Americans file for jobless aid but layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty over tariffsFilings for U.S. jobless aid jumped last week but American workers broadly remain secure in their jobs despite economic uncertainty over global trade.
Hit by Trump trade wars, U.S. economy falls 0.2% in first quarter, an upgrade from initial estimate
Read full article: Hit by Trump trade wars, U.S. economy falls 0.2% in first quarter, an upgrade from initial estimateThe U.S. economy shrank at a 0.2% annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years, as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade of its initial estimate.
The Latest: Judge extends temporary restraining order on Trump’s ban on foreign students at Harvard
Read full article: The Latest: Judge extends temporary restraining order on Trump’s ban on foreign students at HarvardA federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.
CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared
Read full article: CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soaredThe typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply.
Japan's Ishiba warns against tension over tariffs and vows to expand Asia-Pacific trade group
Read full article: Japan's Ishiba warns against tension over tariffs and vows to expand Asia-Pacific trade groupJapanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed determination to defend rules-based, free and multilateral trade systems and work to expand the main Asia-Pacific trade group at a time of tension over U.S. tariffs.
Who are the Sacred Harp singers using a more than 180-year-old hymnal today
Read full article: Who are the Sacred Harp singers using a more than 180-year-old hymnal today“The Sacred Harp” hymnal is beloved by those who sing it and carry on the Christian songbook’s more than 180-year-old folk music history.
Takeaways from AP's report on why pre-Civil War hymnal 'The Sacred Harp' is getting an update
Read full article: Takeaways from AP's report on why pre-Civil War hymnal 'The Sacred Harp' is getting an update“The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds, and it is getting an update.
It's not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
Read full article: It's not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnalA new edition of “The Sacred Harp,” a Christian hymnal first published in 1844, is being released this year.
Best Buy cuts its annual profit and sales outlook as it wrestles with tariffs
Read full article: Best Buy cuts its annual profit and sales outlook as it wrestles with tariffsBest Buy cut its annual outlook for profits and sales on Thursday after the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain reported a profit decline and stagnating sales for its fiscal first quarter amid shoppers’ worries about the economy and tariffs.
Tens of thousands demonstrate in Nepal seeking restoration of ousted monarchy
Read full article: Tens of thousands demonstrate in Nepal seeking restoration of ousted monarchyTens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of the Himalayan nation demonstrated in Nepal's capital.
Mark Cuban and Wyclef Jean to headline Global Citizen's first Detroit summit on the future of cities
Read full article: Mark Cuban and Wyclef Jean to headline Global Citizen's first Detroit summit on the future of citiesGlobal Citizen is unveiling the lineup for its summer conference on urban revitalization in Detroit.
2 Port Miami employees accused of stealing $50K worth of artwork from terminal
Read full article: 2 Port Miami employees accused of stealing $50K worth of artwork from terminalTwo Port Miami employees were arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing multiple pieces of artwork from one of the terminals, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office announced.
Cyprus offers Syrian families money to resettle and work permits for main earners
Read full article: Cyprus offers Syrian families money to resettle and work permits for main earnersCyprus says it will offer Syrian families money to help them resettle back in their homeland and allow the family head to remain on the island nation for up to three years to work as part of a voluntary repatriation program.
Kenyans mourn African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Read full article: Kenyans mourn African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’oKenyans are reminiscing about the work of author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who died Wednesday in the U.S. They recall Ngũgĩ’s criticism of an autocratic administration, leading to his arrest and imprisonment in the 1970s.
Sen. Lindsey Graham gets a 2026 challenge from Democrat Annie Andrews, who ran against Nancy Mace
Read full article: Sen. Lindsey Graham gets a 2026 challenge from Democrat Annie Andrews, who ran against Nancy MaceSouth Carolina Democrat Dr. Annie Andrews says she’s running against Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2026.
What we know about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks that Trump's team is optimistic about
Read full article: What we know about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks that Trump's team is optimistic aboutU.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy expressed optimism this week about brokering an agreement to halt the Israel-Hamas war and return more of the hostages captured in the attack that ignited it.
China launches spacecraft it says will return samples and yield 'groundbreaking discoveries'
Read full article: China launches spacecraft it says will return samples and yield 'groundbreaking discoveries'China's space agency has launched a spacecraft that promises to return samples from a pair of asteroids near Mars.
$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says
Read full article: $14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis saysA new analysis finds that more than $14 billion in clean energy projects in the U.S. have been canceled this year.
Long-shuttered US ambassador’s residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with Syria
Read full article: Long-shuttered US ambassador’s residence in Damascus is reopened as Washington mends ties with SyriaThe U.S. flag has been hoisted outside of the long-shuttered ambassador’s residence in Damascus.
Live updates: Israeli strike on a home in Gaza kills 22 as new aid system remains chaotic
Read full article: Live updates: Israeli strike on a home in Gaza kills 22 as new aid system remains chaoticPalestinian hospital officials say an Israeli airstrike on a home in central Gaza has killed 22 people, including nine women and children.
Search suspended for a missing man in Swiss glacier collapse that destroyed 90% of an Alpine village
Read full article: Search suspended for a missing man in Swiss glacier collapse that destroyed 90% of an Alpine villageA 64-year-old man remains missing after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before.
Australian comic actor Magda Szubanski, star of 'Babe' and 'Kath and Kim,' reveals cancer diagnosis
Read full article: Australian comic actor Magda Szubanski, star of 'Babe' and 'Kath and Kim,' reveals cancer diagnosisAustralian comedian and actor Magda Szubanski has announced that she has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer.
Chinese students anxious and angry after Rubio vows to revoke visas
Read full article: Chinese students anxious and angry after Rubio vows to revoke visasChinese students in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that some of them would have their visas revoked.