Sophomore Chauncey Gooden has developed into the interior lineman version of former Colorado receiver and cornerback Travis Hunter. Gooden's primary responsibilities are at left guard and keeping quarterback Julian Lewis well-protected. But in goal-line and short-yardage situations, the second-year player from Nashville, Tennessee, uses his 6-foot-3 frame to help clog up the middle.

In a season-opening 14-13 comeback win at Georgia Tech, Gooden played 65 offensive snaps and another seven on defense. He was the lone interior lineman in the Division I ranks last week to play both ways, according to research provided from the school.

There was no real lobbying for the assignment, either. It was just showing coach Deion Sanders that he could excel at an elite level on the offensive line. Once he did that, more responsibility was heaped onto his plate.

“Coach Prime just gave me the opportunity, like, ‘Chauncey, what can you do on that D-line?’” said Gooden, who was named the Outland Trophy national player of the week on Wednesday for his work on the line of scrimmage. “I was like, ‘Coach, I can go over here and show you now.’ So I went over there. I was just causing havoc and being myself and things like that. Next thing you know, he just trusted me to throw me in there.”

The rules for playing both ways

Memo to any other Buffaloes who want to play both ways: No need to mention it to Sanders.

“You’d be a fool to just tell me ‘I want to play both ways’. I should know that coming in,” said Sanders, whose team hosts Weber State (1-1) on Saturday afternoon with a chance to improve to 2-0. “When I recruited you, I should have known that’s part of it. You can’t just approach me and say, ‘I want play both ways.’ Then I’m going to say, ‘I want to see you play one way really good. Let’s do that first.’ That’s mainly the criteria.”

Sanders pointed out that even Hunter had to prove himself. He was primarily a receiver during his first spring in Boulder before getting the chance to shine on defense.

“Once he dominated one side, it was easy to say, ‘OK, now let’s venture off to the other one,’” Sanders explained. “He earned his right to get on that other side and do his thing. Chauncey’s earned it.”

Other players to play both ways at Colorado under Sanders include cornerback and receiver Isaiah Hardge and lineman Tyler Brown.

Gooden considers it an honor to even draw the smallest comparison to Hunter, the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner now in his second season with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hunter averaged roughly 120 snaps per game that season, which makes Gooden appreciate the feat even more.

“Best player to do that,” Gooden said. “The fact that I can do what he did even in the trenches, it’s just remarkable.”

The run game

Gooden played a part in helping a defensive front limit Georgia Tech to 51 yards rushing. On the offensive side, the Buffaloes ran it 49 times — the most in the Sanders era at Colorado — for 183 yards. The “Go-Go” offense, installed by new coordinator Brennan Marion, is certainly a hit with the offensive linemen.

“We can play free and physical," Gooden said.

Gooden improved his stamina in preparation for playing both ways. He recalled an exchange with Sanders during camp, when the coach told his guard that if he went all-out at a certain portion of practice, extra conditioning would be canceled.

“So I go out there, and I pancake two people straight,” Gooden said of knocking his defensive teammates to the turf. “He was trying to get through my head.”

The ploy worked — even if it turned out to be a ruse.

“We still ended up doing conditioning that day. We had a long conversation about that after practice,” cracked Gooden, who saw action in the final four games last season as the team finished 3-9. “I trust Coach Prime and what he's got to do for me.”

Gooden arrived at Colorado after playing at Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, where he worked at times with NFL Hall of Fame offensive lineman Kevin Mawae and Super Bowl-winning quarterback Trent Dilfer.

It fostered discipline, which serves him well in Boulder.

“Coach Prime told me to just be me out there on that field. Be that dawg,” Gooden said. "He just brings me the confidence to be able to go out there and get the job done.”

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Brunson, who helped the Knicks become champions this summer for the first time in 53 years, makes his hosting debut Sept. 26 with pop girl group Katseye the musical guest.

A week later — Oct. 3. — Dakota Johnson, promoting the film “Verity,” will host with Turnstile as the musical guest, making their “SNL” debut. On Oct. 10, comedian Shane Gillis hosts for the third time and Rosalía will take the stage for the second time as musical guest.

“SNL” takes a two-week break after that, returning on Halloween night with Navarrette making her hosting debut. She's the breakout star of the horror-thriller “Obsession” and is starring in the upcoming “X-Men” film and “The Waffle House Index.” Abrams will be the musical guest, marking her second time.

The NBC sketch comedy show airs at 11:30 p.m. Eastern and streams live on Peacock.

Five people died, and five people were injured after a Boeing 767-300 overtook Miami International Airport’s runway 30-12 shortly after 1:50 p.m. on Sunday and struck two occupied vehicles, according to the NTSB.

“No indication in the recorded data that speed brakes or thrust were deployed,” Chihoon Shin, the NTSB’s lead investigator, said on Tuesday night.

Preliminary analysis of the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder indicated that the pilots considered aborting the landing for takeoff, according to the NTSB.

Evidence gathering continued at the crash site on Wednesday.

Related story: NTSB provides latest updates on investigation into MIA cargo plane crash

“We are going to be on scene for about a week,“ NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said on Tuesday night.

Homendy said she planned to release a readout of the cockpit voice recorder’s details after the NTSB investigators’ interviews with the pilots, which were scheduled for Wednesday.

AUG. 6 CRASH

The Boeing operating as Prime Air Flight 798 struck a white 2012 Ford E-150 Econoline van, owned by Professional Ocean Service Corp., a cleaning company, according to the NTSB.

“There were a total of seven in that van,” Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said on Tuesday morning.

Related story: Cleaning company ‘heartbroken’ over loss of ‘deeply loved’ employees killed in cargo plane crash

Cordero-Stutz said five of the van’s occupants died. They were Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47.

“The Econoline van is torn apart,” Homendy said on Monday.

After striking the van at MIA, the Boeing 767-300 struck a Toyota Corolla Cross LE SUV that was traveling on Northwest 67th Avenue, according to Homendy.

“The SUV, you can see airbags, the surrounding airbags,” Homendy said.

Related story: First lawsuit filed following fatal Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel reported taking the five injured to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center and the Jackson South Medical Center.

Cordero-Stutz said three remained hospitalized on Tuesday. MDSO identified them as Eugenio Corredor, 79, whose condition is critical; Ridoel Averhoff Diaz, 32, whose condition is critical; and Roosevelt Sebastian Perdomo Torres, 36, whose condition is stable.

Corredor, who was born in Colombia and lives in Hialeah, was the driver of the green Toyota.

Related story: ‘Hopefully he recovers’: Neighbors praying for man critically injured after cargo plane hit his car

Witnesses recorded videos showing dark smoke billowing from the crash site. On Sunday, Miami-Dade Fire Chief Raied “Ray” Jadallah said there was a “complex fire.”

MDFR deployed more than 60 units. Firefighters reported using foam to help extinguish the flames in the engine compartment. The jet’s nose was on the ground.

THE PILOTS

On Sunday, Jadallah said the pilots were injured. Rohan Ellis, a witness, shared a video showing a man climbing out of the cockpit through a window and using the firefighters’ ladder.

On Monday, MDSO identified them as Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37, and Joseph Carol, 55, who both suffered minor injuries.

By Tuesday morning, the pilot and the co-pilot had been released from the hospital, according to Cordero-Stutz.

On Tuesday, Homendy said the 55-year-old captain “received his type rating in the 76,” a mandatory regulatory certification for the Boeing 767, in May, and he had 7,145 flight hours as of March 31st.

Homendy said the 37-year-old first officer received his type rating in the 76 on April 2, 2025, and he had 2,655 flight hours as of Aug. 13.

THE JET

Cargo airline 21 Air was operating Prime Air Flight 798 for Amazon on the Boeing 767-300, manufactured in 1994, according to the NTSB.

On Sunday, before the crash, the jet flew from Cincinnati to MIA, from MIA to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and back to MIA, according to the NTSB.

“The cargo was mainly made up of contact lenses,” Homendy said on Tuesday night, adding that the plane’s takeoff weight was 252,182 pounds and included 32,222 pounds of cargo.

A witness’s video shows there were towering stormy clouds when the jet landed on the MIA runway.

Since there wasn’t an Engineered Materials Arresting System, or EMAS, to stop the jet, it traveled for 1,300 feet “past the paved surface” before coming to a standstill on a field near parked Tesla Robotaxis, according to Homendy.

“Thirty seconds before the end of the recording, the nose landing gear and the right main landing gear touched down, and ground speed was 158 knots,” Shin said. “Twenty-three seconds before the end of the recording, breaks were applied, ground speed was 146 knots.”

Shin said 19 seconds before the recording ended, the left main landing gear touched down at a ground speed of 134 knots.

Shin said 15 seconds before the recording ended, breaks were released at a ground speed of 120 knots.

“Throttles increased to values consistent with go-around thrust,” Shin said.

Shin said 11 seconds before the recording ended, throttles, devices that help control speed, were reduced to idle power, breaks were reapplied, and the ground speed was 117 knots.

“The throttles remained at idle, and brakes continued to be applied until the end of the recording,” Shin said.

Shin said seven seconds before the recording ended, accelerations changed at a ground speed of 96 knots, and the final ground speed was 65 knots.

Related story: NTSB team visits fatal cargo plane crash site in Miami-Dade; 5 victims killed in crash identified

TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC

One of MIA’s four runways remained closed on Wednesday, according to the NTSB. Two runways were closed from Sunday afternoon to Tuesday night.

Cordero-Stutz asked travelers to check with airlines for the status of their flights. She also warned drivers that 67th Avenue was closed to the public from 25th to 32nd streets.

Homendy said air controllers were “going through a difficult time, not just from the tragedy, but also trying to get through a capacity-constrained airport.”

Homendy asked witnesses to share photos and videos with the NTSB team via e-mail at witness@ntsb.gov.

Cordero-Stutz asked the victims’ relatives to contact MDSO victims’ advocates at 305-471-1900.

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Yaraisi Santiso Morejón presentó la demanda tras la muerte de su esposo, Yoel Rodríguez Naranjo, de 53 años, quien murió en el accidente.

Según la demanda, el vuelo 7598 de Amazon Air aterrizó en MIA el domingo antes de salirse de la pista 30 e impactar vehículos dentro y cerca de la propiedad del aeropuerto, entre ellos la van que conducía Rodríguez Naranjo.

La demanda nombra como demandados a Amazon Inc. y Amazon Air Cargo, junto con 21 Air LLC y otras empresas relacionadas con la operación de la aeronave, los arrendadores del avión y los pilotos Joseph Carroll y Jaime Felipe Silva Molina.

La demanda alega que una serie de fallas contribuyeron al accidente, entre ellas error del piloto, entrenamiento inadecuado y el uso de una aeronave de 32 años de antigüedad.

El fundador de Morgan & Morgan, John Morgan, expresó en un comunicado el miércoles que sus condolencias están con Yaraisi y su familia, así como con todos los afectados por lo que consideran una tragedia que se pudo haber evitado. Agregó que nadie debería perder a un ser querido de esta manera y que la presentación de la demanda es apenas el comienzo de su lucha por conseguir justicia y responsabilidad por la muerte del señor Naranjo.

El abogado Mike Morgan indicó que la firma sostiene que el accidente no fue un “accidente extraño”, sino un “desastre previsible y evitable”.

Morgan dijo que lo que ya han descubierto apunta a una serie de fallas por parte de quienes piloteaban el avión, las empresas que lo pusieron a volar y los sistemas que se suponía debían evitar precisamente este tipo de tragedia, y añadió que Yaraisi merece respuestas y justicia, y que su intención es conseguirle ambas.

La demanda fue presentada en el Tribunal de Circuito del Onceavo Circuito Judicial del condado de Miami-Dade.

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U.S. Magistrate Lauren Louis denied a defense motion for release, meaning the Tates will remain jailed during what could be a monthslong extradition process.

The Tates “have failed to meet their burden to demonstrate that they do not present a risk of flight or danger to the community, or that special circumstances warrant their release. Respondents have failed to demonstrate that special circumstances here warrant relief, whether their proposed special circumstances are considered singly or together," Louis said in her ruling. "Having failed to meet these three factors, Respondents’ Motion for Release Pending Extradition Proceedings is DENIED”

The Tates have become among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities with their promotion of wealth, male dominance and misogyny through their social media empire. Prosecutors say the brothers are a flight risk because they appear to have money and have bragged about multiple passports.

During a hearing last month in Miami, the brothers denied under oath criminal accusations across multiple countries, blasted their critics and described their brash online personas as characters and not their true personalities. The Tates said they exaggerate their claims of wealth to boost their clout on social media.

The new allegations are the latest in the Tates’ long-running international legal saga spanning the U.S., Britain and Romania. They have been held at the Federal Detention Center in Miami since making a brief court appearance two days after their July 18 arrest.

Lawyers for the Tates asked the judge to allow them to be freed from custody at least until an extradition hearing can be held on their U.K. rape and trafficking charges.

They have repeatedly argued that Britain’s request is out of line because their criminal case in Romania is going first. Romanian officials have let the brothers remain free until the proceedings conclude, and they have not tried to flee and are complying with all court restrictions.

Uthmeier alega que Netflix recopila información sobre los clics, intereses y hábitos de visualización de los menores, y que usa esos datos para hacer su servicio más atractivo y, potencialmente, adictivo para los usuarios jóvenes.

La demanda también acusa a Netflix de exponer a los menores a contenido explícito y gráfico que, según Uthmeier, es inapropiado para su edad.

Uthmeier dijo que si no actúan ahora, van a quedar en desventaja. Aseguró que se mantendrán firmes, que van a defenderse y que quieren enviarle un mensaje a las grandes empresas tecnológicas: si quieren hacerle daño a los niños de Florida, tendrán que pagar por ello.

Uthmeier indicó que la demanda forma parte de un esfuerzo más amplio para exigirles cuentas a las grandes empresas tecnológicas por lo que describe como posibles daños a los menores.

Mencionó acciones legales previas contra Meta, empresas de inteligencia artificial y otras plataformas tecnológicas, y dijo que Florida ya ha tomado medidas similares para atender las preocupaciones sobre cómo interactúan los niños con los servicios digitales.

Uthmeier dijo que está preparado para una batalla legal contra Netflix.

They'll be trying to rewrite their early season script.

Over the past five seasons, Notre Dame (1-0) has lost home games to Cincinnati, Marshall, Stanford, Ohio State, Northern Illinois and Texas A&M — four of those coming in September. Last year's 0-2 start, which included the 41-40 loss to the 16th-ranked Aggies, eventually sealed Notre Dame's playoff fate.

And if the Irish are going to produce their first perfect home season since 2020 or win their first national championship since 1988, they must take care of business at Notre Dame Stadium first, starting this weekend against Rice (1-0). Coach Marcus Freeman has made it a point of emphasis.

“I know this has been a sense of urgency for me, especially last year and the previous years before that,” Freeman said of reasserting their home-field dominance long before last week's season opener. “I do feel very confident in the enhancements we’ve made. But everything we do, we have to challenge everything. When you continue to just rinse and recycle and repeat, I think you’ll get passed by.”

Notre Dame (1-0) certainly understands the stakes.

Two years ago, it managed to rebound from an embarrassing 16-14 home loss to Northern Illinois to become the first school to host a College Football Playoff game. But finishing last season with 10 straight wins and being one of the hottest teams in the nation still wasn't good enough to make the 12-team playoff field.

This year could be different because the Irish are guaranteed a playoff spot — if they finish in the CFP selection committee's final top 12 ranking. But Freeman has consistently stressed the need to leave no doubt.

Getting there, though, could still be tricky. The Irish overcame a sloppy first half Sunday night to roll past Wisconsin 41-13 in Green Bay. Most teams improve dramatically from Week 1 to Week 2, but Freeman also recognizes that's not a given.

“When you said that, it made me think that in 2024 we didn't improve from Week 1 to Week 2," Freeman said Tuesday in response to a question about improvement while making a subtle reference to the Northern Illinois loss. ”It's a great reminder we have work to do, and there's a lot of areas for improvement we have to focus on."

And that began immediately after Sunday's victory.

While CJ Carr went 19 of 29 for 239 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, and Aneyas Williams rushed 15 times for 90 yards and two scores in his starting debut, most of Notre Dame's productivity came during a second half in which the Irish outscored the Badgers 28-3.

So the Irish are looking for a faster start and more consistent play through four quarters.

Defensively, the Irish will be without two starters — safety Brauntae Johnson, an Associated Press second team preseason All-American, and defensive tackle Jason Onye. Each injured his left foot against Wisconsin and have been ruled out for the Rice game.

And even though they're back on their home turf, where they've gone 29-6 over the past five seasons and have an all-time winning percentage of .795, Freeman has spent the offseason looking for ways to help his team strengthen its home-field advantage.

“It’s a January through August issue, right?” Freeman said. “And it’s, how do you evaluate everything you’re doing from the minute the last game ends to the minute the first game begins. We’re not changing everything we’ve done, but we’re evaluating everything we’ve done, and we’re enhancing little things we’ve done.”

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Ben Shelton's five-set thriller to beat reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday, leaving few people awake to see the 4 1/2-hour marathon reach its finale on one of the sport's biggest stages. That only added to the list of early-morning finishes that had already stirred frustration and concerns about how organizers were managing the schedule at the Grand Slam event with numerous matches straying well past night-owl hours.

Players have long loved the electricity of playing night matches under the lights in the nation’s biggest city. But the tournament had already set a record with three post-2 a.m. finishes over the first six days, as well as having two other matches go past 1 a.m.

That had included Venus Williams being subjected to the latest start in U.S. Open history at 12:13 a.m., after it took 4 hours, 36 minutes for Novak Djokovic to get knocked out in the first round.

"It’s not ideal,” Williams said at the time.

Shelton himself had a four-set second-round win against Denis Shapovalov that ended at 2:07 a.m.

Then came Tuesday night — well, Wednesday morning.

Shelton, a 23-year-old from Atlanta seeded No. 8, earned a massive win in his young career to reach his third major semifinal by taking down the second-seeded Alcaraz 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7). He closed the fifth-set tiebreak with a 146-mph ace and ended the reigning champion's 18-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments.

It ended with Arthur Ashe Stadium perhaps one-third full at the finish.

This one set up an all-American semifinal matchup with 11th-seeded Frances Tiafoe, with the U.S. guaranteed to have a representative in Sunday's final as it seeks its first major men's title since Andy Roddick won at Flushing Meadows in 2003.

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Uthmeier alleges Netflix collects information about children’s clicks, interests and viewing behavior and uses that data to make its service more attractive and potentially addictive to young users.

The lawsuit also accuses Netflix of exposing children to graphic and explicit content that Uthmeier says is inappropriate for their age.

“I believe if we don’t fight back now, we are going to be behind the eight ball,” Uthmeier said. “We’re gonna stand strong. We’re gonna fight back. We’re going to send a message to big tech companies: If you want to hurt our kids, then you will have to pay for it.”

Uthmeier said the lawsuit is part of a broader effort to hold major technology companies accountable for what he describes as potential harms to children.

He pointed to previous legal action involving Meta, artificial intelligence companies and other technology platforms, saying Florida has taken similar steps to address concerns about how children interact with digital services.

Uthmeier said he is prepared for a legal battle with Netflix.

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Yaraisi Santiso Morejon filed the lawsuit following the death of her husband, 53-year-old Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, who was killed in the crash.

According to the lawsuit, Amazon Air Flight 7598 landed at MIA on Sunday before overrunning Runway 30 and striking vehicles on and near airport property, including a van driven by Rodriguez Naranjo.

The lawsuit names Amazon Inc. and Amazon Air Cargo as defendants, along with 21 Air LLC and other related companies involved in operating the aircraft, the plane’s lessors and pilots Joseph Carroll and Jaime Felipe Silva Molina.

The complaint alleges a series of failures contributed to the crash, including pilot error, inadequate training and the use of a 32-year-old aircraft.

“Our hearts go out to Yaraisi and her family, as well as all those who were impacted by what we believe was a preventable tragedy,” Morgan & Morgan founder John Morgan said in a statement Wednesday. “No one should lose their loved one this way, and the filing of this lawsuit is just the beginning of our fight to secure justice and accountability for Mr. Naranjo’s death.”

Attorney Mike Morgan said the firm alleges the crash was not a “freak accident,” but instead a “foreseeable and preventable disaster.”

“What we’ve already uncovered points to a series of failures by the people flying the plane, the companies that put it in the air and the systems that were supposed to prevent this exact kind of tragedy,” Morgan said. “Yaraisi deserves answers and justice. We intend to get her both.”

The lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County.

The five workers killed were identified on Tuesday by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office as Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47; and Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53.

They were employed by Professional Ocean Service Corp., a company that services aircraft at the airport. It’s based just outside of MIA.

Two workers survived when the Boeing 767, operated by cargo carrier 21 Air on behalf of Amazon, overshot the runway on Sunday afternoon and slammed into their Ford Econoline van.

Two workers inside survived the crash; so too did an SUV driver also hit as the plane went past the airport perimeter fence and onto Northwest 67th Avenue.

The company released a statement about the incident on Tuesday.

“Our Professional Ocean Service Corp. family is heartbroken by this unimaginable tragedy,” it read in part. “Our employees are far more than the people who work beside us each day, they are family, and they are deeply loved.”

The company asked the public to keep the employees’ families “in their thoughts and prayers and to respect their privacy during this incredibly difficult time.”

Local 10 News also spoke to neighbors of two of the men on Tuesday.

Onel Gomez Manzo says he last saw Pineda, his friend and neighbor, on Saturday. He’s lived two doors down from him for the last two years.

“Sometimes he would bring fruit for my son and things like that,” Gomez Manzo said in Spanish.

He added that the crash “seemed like a lie” – he couldn’t believe it.

Blanca Llaro, Aleman Leon’s former landlord told Local 10 News that he moved out about two weeks ago.

He was “very respectful, very serious,” Llaro told Local 10 News in Spanish.

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Relatives confirmed that 80-year-old Mario Lamar Sr., was piloting the plane. His wife, Lili, 79, and their grandchildren; Sofia Sosa, 28, a neonatal physician assistant in Miami; and Christian Sosa, 22, a recent graduate of Loyola Marymount University, were also on board.

Sofia Sosa graduated from Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in 2016 and her brother, Christian Sosa, 22, graduated from Ransom Everglades High School in 2022.

Both private schools released statements on their social media accounts.

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One of the victims’ relatives, Silvia Larrieu, said other family members on boats recovered the victims’ bodies on Tuesday.

“It is with profound sadness that we confirm all four of our family members have been found deceased,” the family said in a statement. “The search and recovery mission was conducted alongside family members and civilians who answered our call for help.

“Our relatives ultimately located our loved ones and had to bring them aboard their own vessels.”

The four victims had traveled to the Bahamas for the holiday weekend, a trip Larrieu said her uncle had made countless times during his more than 40 years as a pilot, and were heading home to Miami.

“He always does this. The weather seemed fine,” Larrieu said. “My uncle maintained the plane in pristine condition. He was always on top of it. Anytime he was here in Miami, he would always be at the hangar working on his plane and ensuring it was up-to-date.”

According to Larrieu, the four took off from Great Harbour Cay at approximately 10:12 a.m. Monday.

About an hour later, the plane lost contact near Andros Island, she said.

Bahamas police identified the plane as a PA-34 Piper five-seater aircraft, with tail number N212ML. Police confirmed it departed Great Harbour Cay, a city in the Berry Islands of the Bahamas, and was headed to Opa-locka.

Air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft when it was about 13 miles west of Andros Island, Bahamas police said.

“So our initial investigation that came into our search-and-rescue operations team is that they left that area of the Barrier Islands and they wanted to divert from our inclement weather, and due to that factor, they ended up on that side of Andros as opposed to going a different direction, heading to Florida,” Lt. Darius Adams, of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, said.

Relatives said they are now in contact with the U.S. Coast Guard to bring the victims’ bodies back to South Florida.

Dino, exministro de Justicia designado por el presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva para el máximo tribunal, revirtió una decisión tomada el martes por el también juez del Supremo Tribunal Federal André Mendonça para apartar al director general de la Policía Federal, Andrei Rodrigues, y al director de inteligencia de la fuerza, Leandro Almada, por presuntamente encabezar investigaciones ilegales en su contra.

Dino sostuvo que Mendonça, elegido por el expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, no puede usar sus desacuerdos con la fuerza para destituir a los dos policías “por causa propia, con el objetivo de frenar investigaciones y el trabajo policial”.

Aliados de Lula han acusado a Mendonça de dilatar investigaciones de la Policía Federal que alcanzan al candidato presidencial opositor, el senador Flávio Bolsonaro, mientras acelera otras que afectan al círculo íntimo del presidente. Mendonça ha rechazado esas acusaciones de parcialidad.

Dino añadió que su decisión solo debería ser revisada por el pleno del tribunal, actualmente integrado por 10 jueces.

Mendonça preside dos investigaciones delicadas mientras Lula se prepara para enfrentar al senador Bolsonaro en su intento de reelección en las elecciones nacionales de octubre. Una investigación se centra en el colapso de Banco Master, que ha implicado a varios políticos, y la otra examina presuntos fraudes en el sistema de pensiones de Brasil.

La primera ha afectado principalmente a figuras de la oposición del país, mientras que la segunda ha suscitado dudas sobre posibles irregularidades por parte de uno de los hijos de Lula.

Mendonça también se ha visto envuelto en una disputa pública con el juez Alexandre de Moraes, quien el año pasado condenó a Jair Bolsonaro a 27 años de prisión.

Recientemente, Mendonça desclasificó documentos de la Policía Federal que mostraban que el propietario de Banco Master, Daniel Vorcaro, buscaba con frecuencia el asesoramiento legal de de Moraes antes de su detención.

De Moraes negó previamente haber cometido irregularidades en el caso, pero ha enfrentado presiones para renunciar desde que las investigaciones mostraron que su esposa prestó servicios legales a Banco Master como parte de un contrato de 130 millones de reales (25 millones de dólares). De Moraes aún no ha hecho comentarios públicos sobre el caso.

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Over in the Buckeyes' huddle, Julian Sayin's first career start launched a standout season that found him, not Manning, among the Heisman finalists last December.

Those two face off again Saturday when No. 1 Ohio State (1-0) meets the No. 4 Longhorns (1-0) in Austin. The blockbuster rematch could very well set the narrative for both players and teams for the rest of the season.

After struggling against Ohio State, Manning evolved from a shaky passer to a starring one some now project as the possible No. 1 pick in the 2027 NFL draft. Sayin grew from game manager to team leader in taking the Buckeyes to the College Football Playoff. He also projects as a likely first round pick if he enters the draft after this season.

The runup to the rematch has spent a lot of time looking back at where the two quarterbacks started and how far they've come come in the year since the Buckeyes roughed up the Longhorns.

Manning would rather look ahead.

“Not a lot of good memories from a year ago,” Manning said this week. “I’m hoping to have a good game this week ... I feel like I'm a year better.”

Manning grew through painful start

Manning's first season as the full-time starter was far from the bust some were calling it by midseason. He was getting punished behind an offensive line that couldn't protect him. Manning took a beating from the Buckeyes and it shaped the national opinion about the latest prodigy from the Manning football family.

Eventually the spotlight moved on. Instead of torching Manning, it shifted somewhere else as Texas started grinding out wins. Manning was maturing. The Longhorns went 7-1 to finish the season and pummeled Michigan in the Citrus Bowl.

“He went through the battles and struggles," of last season, Texas' preseason All-America tackle Trevor Goosby said.

Manning starred in the bowl game, passing for 221 yards and running for 155 more. His 60-yard touchdown run was the highlight of the game. In a season where Texas started No. 1 then fell out of the rankings after a 3-2 start, the Longhorns finished 12th.

The Longhorns quickly turned their eyes to the Ohio State rematch on home turf. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian built a powerhouse offensive lineup through the transfer portal, adding playmakers Cam Coleman at receiver and Hollywood Smothers and Raleek Brown in the backfield.

Manning passed for 305 yards and four touchdowns in a season-opening 59-7 win over Texas State. His only blips were a first-half interception and a trip, fall and faceplant in the pregame sprint out of the smoky stadium tunnel. The blooper video quickly made the rounds on social media.

“It's hard to see in that smoke,” Manning joked. “It was good to get my first hit before the game started, get ready to roll.”

Ohio State coach Ryan Day can see the difference in Manning from a year ago.

“You watched last year as Arch played, he got better and better and better,” Day said. “He’s really improved and give him a lot of credit for putting the work in.”

Sayin seized his moment in 2025 and is among Heisman contenders again

Sayin was a five-star recruit out of high school. But his name isn't Manning, so he wasn't the star going into the Texas matchup last season. Manning's name is still likely the first one mentioned this week and his endorsement deals are likely to pop up regularly on game-day TV commercials.

But Sayin carries his own heavy load of playoff and Heisman expectations into Saturday.

Sayin passed for 3,610 yards and 32 touchdowns with eight interceptions last season and his 77% completion rate ranked third in NCAA history. He won the Shaun Alexander National Freshman of the Year award and finished fourth on the Heisman ballot. He is the only player among last season's top four finalists to return this year.

In the Buckeyes' season opener, Sayin passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a score in a 56-3 win over Ball State.

He'll get tested Saturday by Texas All-American edge rusher Colin Simmons, a crowd in excess of 100,000 and late summer Texas heat that could have temperatures still in the 90s by the 6:30 p.m. local kickoff time. An Alabama native, Sayin should be able to hack the Southern heat.

“As a quarterback you have to stay even-keeled and be the calm in the storm.” Sayin said this week.

Sarkisian said he expects both quarterbacks to be at the top of their game Saturday night.

“You see the level of confidence both guys are playing with. What you notice is the presence in the pocket and the confidence in using their legs,” Sarkisian said. “Should be pretty high-level quarterback play.”

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El conjunto de más de 230 islas —de las cuales sólo cuatro están habitadas— se ubica en medio del océano Pacífico a 1.000 kilómetros de las costas de Ecuador.

El fenómeno climático se manifiesta periódicamente y en el Pacífico ecuatorial se caracteriza por un aumento en la temperatura del mar y lluvias intensas. Su fuerza se determina midiendo la temperatura del agua en esa zona y comparándola con el promedio normal. Si está 2 grados Celsius por encima de lo normal, se lo considera “muy fuerte”.

Franklin Ormaza, profesor e investigador de la facultad de Ingeniería Marítima y Ciencias del Mar de la Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), indicó a The Associated Press que según la última proyección de la Oficina Nacional de Administración Oceánica y Atmosférica de Estados Unidos (NOOA, por sus siglas en inglés) la temperatura del mar estará unos 2,2 grados centígrados por encima de lo habitual, lo que significa que “el impacto será importante”.

Fauna en riesgo

“Es absolutamente seguro que especies emblemáticas estarán en riesgo” porque al elevarse la temperatura del agua “prácticamente desaparecen el plancton, las algas, las especies menores de peces” que son el alimento de animales marinos mayores, explicó a AP Washington Tapia, director de Biodiversa Ecuador, una organización conservacionista del archipiélago.

Precisó que las especies que estarían en mayor riesgo son los icónicos pingüinos de Galápagos, los piqueros de patas azules, los petreles, el cormorán no volador, el albatros e incluso los lobos marinos. También las colonias de corales podrían verse seriamente afectadas, al igual que la pesca de atún.

El científico Gustavo Jiménez, de la Fundación Charles Darwin, explicó que ante la falta de alimento “las colonias de animales dejan de reproducirse”, se dispersan para buscar comida y en ese intento mueren de inanición.

Si el fenómeno se presenta en la magnitud esperada, este año la población de vertebrados del archipiélago se reduciría al menos un 20%, añadió Jiménez.

Una de las especies más monitoreadas de las islas, los pingüinos de Galápagos, son un marcador del impacto del fenómeno climático en la fauna del archipiélago. Según datos de la Fundación Charles Darwin, tras El Niño en 1998 —uno de los ciclos más potentes y destructivos— quedaron 400 individuos de los 1.300 que existían anteriormente.

¿Cuáles serían los efectos en la flora?

Si El Niño golpea con la fuerza esperada podrían quedar en riesgo de desaparición “los tres últimos remanentes de bosques de scalesia”, dijo a AP la científica Heinke Jager, de la Fundación Charles Darwin. También resultarían amenazadas las opuntias, unos cactus que crecen junto al mar.

Estas plantas, que sólo se encuentran en Galápagos, permiten la existencia de varios ecosistemas de insectos, pájaros y otras plantas menores que son parte de la biodiversidad única del archipiélago.

Jager explicó que “esas especies necesitan el apoyo del ser humano” porque las abundantes lluvias provocadas por El Niño provocarán que el territorio que ocupan sea copado por plantas invasoras, como las moras, cuyos ciclos de reproducción son más cortos.

Por ello han organizado un plan que contempla la erradicación de las plantas invasoras y la recolección de semillas y hasta la creación de viveros para conservar las especies amenazadas. Del programa participan el Estado ecuatoriano y fundaciones y organizaciones no gubernamentales que trabajan en el archipiélago.

Las islas Galápagos fueron declaradas Patrimonio Natural de la Humanidad en 1978 por sus especies animales y vegetales únicas en el mundo que sirvieron de base para que el científico inglés Charles Darwin desarrollara su teoría de la evolución de las especies.

Kansas athletic director Travis Goff soon doubled down on his personal account, posting an old picture of Jayhawkers, viewed by those in his state as heroic Civil War-era freedom fighters but considered guerilla raiders by folks across the state line in Missouri.

“These are the original Jayhawkers, after executing a daring jailbreak in the slave state of Missouri,” Goff wrote. “They rescued an Underground Railroad leader who was imprisoned by pro-slavery forces for helping slaves escape to freedom.”

Missouri fans were quick to point out that Confederate raiders were a problem in their state, too, so much so that a militia known as the “Fighting Tigers of Columbia” — Sound familiar? — was formed to defend the city home to the University of Missouri.

Talk about setting the tone for a college football game.

In an era of conference realignment, of players dashing from one program to the next and coaches doing the same, few rivalries still exist that are as bitter as Missouri-Kansas. Its origins can be traced to actual warfare, the first game having been played in 1891, just 26 years after the issue of slavery was settled on the bloody battlefields of Antietam, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg.

The series went on hiatus when Missouri jilted the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference in 2012, and that only seemed to sow more dissension among Kansas fans. The game finally returned last year, when the Tigers won 42-31 in Columbia, and the return game is Friday night.

“It’s different in a sense that this is rooted in American history, right?" Kansas assistant Andy Kotelnicki said. “It's a little deeper than just, ‘Oh, hey, we really don’t like Michigan,' you know what I'm saying? It's generations of wrongs that we had to correct as a country that are represented in this game, so this is unlike any rivalry.”

Battlefield origins of a gridiron fight

The origins of the bitterness lie in the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed settlers to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty. And on the frontier, that naturally led to bloodshed. There was the Sack of Lawrence in 1856, when a pro-slavery mob burned the town now home to the University of Kansas, and the Pottawatomie Massacre, when Brown led a raid that killed five pro-slavery settlers.

The reality is there were pro- and anti-slavery factions of both sides of the state line. Over the years, the escalating guerilla warfare in the years leading up to the Civil War became known as “Bleeding Kansas.”

Each state university ultimately adopted its nickname from those days. When their first football game was played on Oct. 31, 1891, old Civil War veterans stood on the sidelines and stared across the field at each other, almost as if it was another battlefield.

“We've talked about why this rivalry is beyond football,” Jayhawks coach Lance Leipold said. “We've talked about the history. I think they have seen the intensity of when it's being played, in this and most other sports across the board. We've all learned a little more there, myself included. ... Yeah, it's important for a lot of reasons, especially for our fans."

That's evident even when the teams are not playing each other.

Whenever the Tigers play a home game, for example, and “Mr. Brightside” is played in the second half, the crowd led by the student section punctuate the hit by The Killers with a profane three-syllable smear that begins with a four-letter “F” word and ends with “KU" — no matter the sport, no matter the opponent, even if they hadn't played Kansas in more than a decade.

“We’ve highlighted the significance of the rivalry,” Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said, “where it started and how it came to be.”

In the end, it's still a game

Most of the players taking the field Friday night weren't even alive on Oct. 29, 2005, the last time the Tigers played in Lawrence. Their last few years as conference rivals, the two teams played in Kansas City, Missouri, which lies right on the state border.

When the series was returned as a two-game, home-and-home affair, the first matchup took place in Columbia. The Jayhawks jumped out to a 21-6 lead by the end of the first quarter last season, but the Tigers battled back to tie the game by the break, and Missouri put the game away when Jamal Roberts ran 63 yards for a touchdown with 1:49 to go.

Kansas wound up missing out on a bowl game by a single win.

“Last year's game, we had some chances and didn't convert,” Leipold said. “We didn't make the stops when we needed to.”

There is much at stake once again in the nationally televised rematch Friday night.

The Tigers moved up two spots to No. 23 in the AP Top 25 after running roughshod over Arkansas-Pine Bluff last week. But with five games still to come against top-10 opponents in the rugged SEC, they can't afford to drop a game against the Jayhawks, who are trying to get some program-wide momentum going again after consecutive five-win seasons.

“It's a rivalry game,” Roberts said, “so everyone is going to put their hearts on the line for this game. The rivalry means a lot; it's also a trophy game. But it's been a rivalry for many years now. It's something that's been part of the Mizzou culture.”

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Tras pasar el martes en Colombia reuniéndose con el nuevo y combativo presidente conservador Abelardo de la Espriella, Rubio viajaba a Quito para sostener conversaciones con el mandatario ecuatoriano Daniel Noboa, quien adoptó rápidamente la postura de mano dura del gobierno de Trump sobre las operaciones antidrogas y la inmigración ilegal.

Ecuador ha enfrentado dificultades para contener la violencia vinculada a las drogas desde 2021, a medida que cárteles rivales se asocian con pandillas locales y se enfrentan por el control de rutas y puertos costeros utilizados para traficar cocaína. El país está encajonado entre Colombia y Perú, los principales países productores de cocaína del mundo.

Bajo el mando de Noboa, Ecuador se ha convertido en un sólido socio de Estados Unidos en los esfuerzos antidrogas en la región.

Coincidiendo con el viaje de Rubio, fuerzas de Estados Unidos interceptaron y hundieron el martes una embarcación que, según Washington, tenía vínculos con el grupo criminal ecuatoriano Los Choneros. Fue la sexta operación de ese tipo en menos de dos semanas y la segunda en el mismo número de días.

A diferencia de los ataques estadounidenses contra embarcaciones presuntamente usadas para el narcotráfico en aguas latinoamericanas, iniciados en septiembre de 2025, las personas a bordo de las estaciones flotantes de reabastecimiento —que, según se afirma, apoyan el narcotráfico— fueron retiradas y transferidas a las autoridades ecuatorianas.

Parece tratarse de un cambio, después de que una serie de ataques contra embarcaciones a lo largo del año provocaron la muerte de al menos a 227 personas, a quienes el gobierno de Trump acusó de ser “narcoterroristas” sin aportar pruebas. El ejército de Estados Unidos llevó a cabo al menos dos de esos ataques mortales el mes pasado.

En declaraciones públicas realizadas el martes en Barranquilla, en la costa caribeña de Colombia, de la Espriella y Rubio elogiaron el resurgimiento de los vínculos entre Estados Unidos y Colombia, comenzando en el sector de la seguridad, donde la cooperación se había rezagado bajo el anterior liderazgo colombiano.

“Tenemos muchos intereses en común con ellos, tanto para enfrentar el terrorismo criminal transnacional regional como también en los compromisos económicos”, dijo Rubio sobre los tres países que visita. “Es parte de una tendencia que se está viendo en el hemisferio occidental de alineamiento con Estados Unidos y con los intereses de Estados Unidos”.

Tras su estancia en Quito, Rubio viajará a Lima, Perú, donde se reunirá con la nueva presidenta peruana Keiko Fujimori.

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North Miami police identified the second suspect in an arrest report obtained by Local 10 as 32-year-old Brandon Marquez Flint, who investigators said goes by the nickname “Twin Twin.” They said Flint, of Miami-Dade’s Gladeview neighborhood, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the July 9 robbery.

According to the report, the robbery happened around 3:30 a.m. at an apartment in the 800 block of Northeast 121st Street.

The victim, who is paralyzed from the waist down and requires a motorized scooter for mobility, was inside the home with another person when the robbery occurred, the report states.

As the second victim was leaving the apartment, an armed man, who police identified as Jamarcus Malcolm Brooks, 27, of West Park, rushed through the open front door, pointed a black handgun at the victim and stated, “Give me the money and the weed or I shoot you and that white b----,” according to the report.

The second victim then fled the apartment and called police from a nearby location, the report states

Police said Brooks then “forcibly removed” the victim from his motorized scooter, tied his hands behind his back with a white USB charging cable and dragged him into a bedroom, where he ransacked the room, the report states.

They said Brooks stole a black bank bag containing approximately $2,000 before fleeing through the rear door as officers arrived in the area.

Police said their investigation eventually led them to Brooks who was arrested in July and accused of helping plan the robbery.

According to Brooks’ arrest report, he admitted to being involved in a plan to set up the victim to be robbed.

Brooks told investigators the victim was “known to have large amounts of money and marijuana and that those involved in the plan knew he was paralyzed from the waist down,” the report states.

Brooks also told investigators the victim would have been an “easy lick,” a term he described as meaning an easy robbery, according to the report.

During the investigation, Brooks consented to a search of his cellphone, according to the report. Investigators said they found communications with a contact saved as Twin Twin that was associated with a telephone number previously provided by the second victim as belonging to an individual she knew as “Brandon.”

Cellphone data showed that at about 3:17 a.m., just minutes before the robbery, Brooks sent “Flint a text message stating, “Let me know when she coming out?” the report states.

According to the report, Flint responded with a thumbs-up emoji at about 3:27 a.m. Police said the armed home invasion occurred moments later as the second victim was leaving the residence.

Shortly afterward, Brooks also sent Flint the address of the victim’s apartment, the report states.

Later that same day, Brooks sent another message to Flint stating, “Make sure she don’t forget 6ft long dreads mouth full of golds,” according to the report.

During an interview with police, Brooks also made additional statements about Flint’s alleged involvement, the report states.

Police said Brooks eventually identified Flint as Twin Twin and Flint later told investigators, “I didn’t come to Miami without instructions.”

The report states Brooks also told investigators that after fleeing the residence because of the police response, he remained in the surrounding neighborhood and was later picked up by Flint and Flint’s girlfriend.

Investigators said they reviewed law enforcement databases and recent reports and determined the telephone number associated with Twin Twin belonged to Flint. Cellphone records obtained during the investigation also corroborated communications between the two men, police said.

Based on the investigation, police said there was probable cause to believe Flint knowingly participated in the planning, coordination and facilitation of the armed home invasion robbery.

Flint was located at about 1:40 p.m. Tuesday at 1839 Northwest 74th Street by North Miami police crime suppression detectives, according to the report.

As of Wednesday, Flint was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, while Brooks was being held at the Metrowest Detention Center. Their bond amounts weren’t immediately set.

Qualifying will start at The American Express, the season opener in California, and end with the second postseason event at the BMW Championship at Liberty National in New Jersey.

The top six players in points automatically qualify for the team, and Jim Furyk will make six captain's picks after the season-ending Tour Championship.

“I have worked diligently with our team and am pleased to implement a new qualifying process for the 2027 U.S. Ryder Cup team,” Furyk said in a release. “We possess an exceptional mix of veterans and rising stars, and this system will help us identify the strongest players in September 2027."

Different about this system is that it no longer bases points on PGA Tour official money.

That was on Furyk's mind at the PGA Championship in May when he talked about not only the sharp increases in money but the contrast between signature events and everything else.

"Everything is working off money. The purses are so out of whack,” Furyk said in May. “The role of (money) in golf and the tour has changed so much the landscape in the last five years, and so we really need to take a look at kind of a fair assessment of how to identify some simulations.”

Now there is a points distribution list that awards 3,000 points to the winners of majors, 2,850 points to the winner of The Players Championship, 2,250 points to the winners of signature events and the two postseason tournaments, and 1,500 for regular PGA Tour events.

Signature events with their strong fields still offer an advantage. For example, 10th place at a signature event is worth 342 points, compared with 228 points for 10th place at a regular event.

The other significant change is the start. Americans previously could earn points from the majors and The Players Championship the season prior to a Ryder Cup year. Those points were equal to a regular PGA Tour event in a Ryder Cup year.

Players cannot earn points from opposite-field events.

The Ryder Cup is Sept. 17-19, 2027, at Adare Manor in Ireland. Europe has won the last two times, and Luke Donald will try to become the first captain to win three in a row.

Europe's qualifying is largely unchanged and players began earning points two weeks ago at the British Masters. Donald also has six captain's picks.

Money first was introduced to U.S. qualifying by Paul Azinger for the 2008 matches, a key change because previously points only were awarded to the top 10 on a PGA Tour that was attracting international players. But that was long before the arrival of LIV Golf, which led to a sudden spike in prize money and elite events for the top players that had $20 million purses.

In the new system, players who make the cut will get points. For the team event at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, points will be awarded only to teams that have two eligible Americans.

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Nubia Arelly Sánchez López, de 38 años, viajó desde Ohio a Miami en junio para someterse a una cirugía estética. El 16 de junio se sometió a un levantamiento brasileño de glúteos, liposucción y aumento de senos en 305 Plastic Surgery, en Doral, según un reporte de investigación de la Oficina del Alguacil de Miami-Dade.

Después de los procedimientos, fue trasladada a Stevens Grandparents Inc., un centro de vida asistida de seis camas en Miami-Dade, con licencia para ofrecer “servicios de enfermería limitados”.

Tres días después de su cirugía, Sánchez López sintió mareos, debilidad y se desmayó, según una orden de suspensión de emergencia emitida por la Agencia de Atención Médica de Florida (AHCA, por sus siglas en inglés).

Unos 40 minutos después, comenzó a tener dificultad severa para respirar.

Según la AHCA, el personal del centro se comunicó con una enfermera de guardia. Siguiendo sus instrucciones, el personal revisó los signos vitales de Sánchez López y registró un nivel de saturación de oxígeno del 58%. La enfermera les indicó que llamaran al 911.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue respondió después de que Sánchez López sufriera un paro cardíaco. Al llegar, el personal de rescate encontró a personas haciéndole RCP y la trasladaron al HCA Florida Kendall Hospital en estado crítico, según el reporte de la Oficina del Alguacil.

Una enfermera jefa del hospital les dijo a los investigadores que Sánchez López sufrió múltiples paros cardíacos y que su estómago estaba “inundado de sangre” antes de que se le declarara muerta.

La Oficina del Médico Forense de Miami-Dade determinó que Sánchez López murió por complicaciones de la cirugía estética y clasificó su muerte como accidental.

La AHCA suspende la licencia del centro

Tras el incidente, la AHCA emitió una suspensión de emergencia de la licencia de Stevens Grandparents y retiró a otros cuatro pacientes que se recuperaban de procedimientos estéticos en el lugar.

La agencia señaló varias preocupaciones sobre la atención y la respuesta del centro.

La AHCA indicó que algunos signos vitales tomados después de que Sánchez López llegó al centro no quedaron documentados en su expediente médico. La agencia también dijo que su archivo de residente no contenía instrucciones de cuidado posoperatorio.

La orden de emergencia señala además que los empleados que trabajaban durante el incidente no tenían certificaciones vigentes de primeros auxilios y RCP.

Según la AHCA, el centro tenía una política que exigía que fueran los propios residentes, y no el personal, quienes llamaran al 911. La agencia dijo que esa política buscaba evitar una posible responsabilidad financiera.

El esposo de Sánchez López, Kevin Díaz, les dijo a los investigadores que “alguien” usó el celular de su esposa para hacer la llamada al 911.

Dudas sobre los centros de recuperación posoperatoria

Stevens Grandparents tenía licencia como centro de vida asistida con “servicios de enfermería limitados”.

Antes de la muerte de Sánchez López, la representante estatal Felicia Simone Robinson, demócrata por Miami Gardens, había presentado un proyecto de ley para crear un marco regulatorio independiente para los hogares de recuperación posoperatoria.

“Esta persona no debió haber muerto. Todas las señales estaban ahí”, le dijo Robinson a Local 10 News.

El proyecto de ley de Simone Robinson, el HB 81, habría creado una categoría de licencia específica para hogares de recuperación posoperatoria, con requisitos de personal, supervisión médica y sanciones por incumplimiento.

El proyecto se presentó en octubre de 2025 y tuvo su primera lectura en enero de 2026. Simone Robinson dijo que la iniciativa nunca llegó a discutirse.

Robinson indicó que una licencia de vida asistida no es adecuada para centros que atienden a pacientes inmediatamente después de una cirugía mayor.

“Aunque el lugar tenía licencia, no era la licencia adecuada”, dijo Robinson. “Como mínimo necesitan tener una enfermera: en el nivel más básico, una LPN [enfermera práctica con licencia], y de preferencia una RN [enfermera registrada]”.

Robinson dijo que planea seguir impulsando legislación sobre los centros de recuperación posoperatoria.

El centro ya tenía citaciones previas

Los registros estatales de inspección muestran que Stevens Grandparents ya había sido citado por deficiencias anteriormente, incluida una inspección en marzo de 2023 y otras en junio, septiembre y noviembre de 2025.

Los registros corporativos de Florida identifican a Zenen A. Bernal como directivo de Stevens Grandparents Inc. Los registros estatales de salud también lo identifican como administrador, director financiero y propietario con control del 100% de otro centro de vida asistida de seis camas, Angelina ALF LLC.

Cuando Local 10 News visitó la propiedad de Stevens Grandparents, Yani Gil dijo que era la agente inmobiliaria encargada de la venta y que había trabajado como consultora de vida asistida.

El nombre de Gil también aparece en registros estatales vinculados a Bernal y sus negocios desde 2024.

Gil cuestionó los hallazgos de la AHCA y defendió a Stevens Grandparents.

“Ellos tienen su versión de lo que vieron”, le dijo Gil a Local 10 News. “Eso no es motivo para cerrar el lugar. No se puede cerrar sin una investigación”.

La AHCA y la Oficina del Alguacil de Miami-Dade investigaron las circunstancias de la muerte de Sánchez López y las condiciones del centro.

Dudas sobre el cirujano

Local 10 News se puso en contacto con 305 Plastic Surgery para obtener información sobre el cuidado posoperatorio de Sánchez López y si la clínica recomendó a Stevens Grandparents como lugar de recuperación. Ningún representante accedió a hablar de manera oficial.

El cirujano identificado en el reporte de la Oficina del Alguacil, el Dr. Fermín Morales, también es objeto de una queja administrativa independiente presentada por el Departamento de Salud de Florida en 2025, relacionada con otra paciente y un procedimiento distinto.

Según esa queja, la paciente murió tras un procedimiento estético realizado por Morales en 2023. El documento alega que Morales violó las normas de Florida sobre injertos de grasa glútea.

La queja es una acusación por parte del estado y es independiente de la investigación sobre la muerte de Sánchez López. Los registros estatales muestran que la licencia médica de Morales en Florida sigue activa y no reflejan una resolución disciplinaria final relacionada con esa queja.

La familia de Sánchez López declinó hacer comentarios.

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Nubia Arelly Sanchez Lopez, 38, traveled from Ohio to Miami in June for cosmetic surgery. She underwent a Brazilian butt lift, liposuction and breast augmentation on June 16 at 305 Plastic Surgery in Doral, according to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office investigative report.

After the procedures, she was taken to Stevens Grandparents Inc., a six-bed assisted living facility in Miami-Dade County licensed to provide “limited nursing services.”

Three days after her surgery, Sanchez Lopez became dizzy, weak and fainted, according to an emergency suspension order issued by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

About 40 minutes later, she developed severe difficulty breathing.

AHCA said facility staff contacted an “on-call” nurse. At the nurse’s direction, staff checked Sanchez Lopez’s vital signs and recorded an oxygen saturation level of 58%. The nurse instructed staff to call 911.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded after Sanchez Lopez went into cardiac arrest. First responders found people performing CPR on her and took her to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in critical condition, according to the Sheriff’s Office report.

A hospital charge nurse told investigators that Sanchez Lopez suffered multiple cardiac arrests and that her stomach was “flooded with blood” before she was pronounced dead.

The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office determined Sanchez Lopez died from complications of cosmetic surgery and classified her death as accidental.

AHCA suspends facility’s license

Following the incident, AHCA issued an emergency suspension of Stevens Grandparents’ license and removed four other patients who were recovering from cosmetic procedures at the facility.

The agency cited several concerns about the facility’s care and response.

AHCA said some vital signs taken after Sanchez Lopez arrived at the facility were not documented in her medical record. The agency also said her resident file did not contain postsurgical care instructions.

The emergency order further stated that staff members working during the incident did not have valid first aid and CPR certifications.

According to AHCA, the facility had a policy requiring residents, rather than staff, to call 911. The agency said the policy was intended to avoid potential financial liability.

Sanchez Lopez’s husband, Kevin Diaz, told investigators that “someone” used his wife’s cellphone to make the 911 call.

Questions over postsurgical recovery facilities

Stevens Grandparents was licensed as an assisted living facility with a “limited nursing services” license.

Before Sanchez Lopez’s death, State Rep. Felicia Simone Robinson, D-Miami Gardens, introduced legislation seeking to create a separate regulatory framework for postsurgical recovery homes.

“This person should not have died. All of the signs were there,” Robinson told Local 10 News.

Simone Robinson’s bill, House Bill 81, would have created a specific licensing category for postsurgical recovery homes, including requirements involving staffing, medical oversight and penalties for violations.

The bill was filed in October 2025 and received its first reading in January 2026. Simone Robinson said the bill was never heard.

Robinson said an assisted living license is not appropriate for facilities caring for patients immediately after major surgery.

“Although the place was licensed, it wasn’t the appropriate license,” Robinson said. “They need to have at minimum a nurse, LPN on the low scale, preferably an RN.”

Robinson said she intends to continue pursuing legislation addressing postsurgical recovery facilities.

Facility had prior citations

State inspection records show Stevens Grandparents had previously been cited for deficiencies, including during an inspection in March 2023 and additional inspections in June, September and November 2025.

Florida corporate records identify Zenen A. Bernal as an officer of Stevens Grandparents Inc. State health care records also identify Bernal as the administrator, financial officer and 100% controlling owner of another six-bed assisted living facility, Angelina ALF LLC.

When Local 10 News visited the Stevens Grandparents property, Yani Gil said she was a realtor involved in selling the property and had worked as an assisted living consultant.

Gil’s name also appears in state records connected to Bernal and his businesses dating back to 2024.

Gil disputed AHCA’s findings and defended Stevens Grandparents.

“They have their version of what they saw,” Gil told Local 10 News. “That’s not grounds to shut down. You can’t shut down without an investigation.”

AHCA and the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office investigated the circumstances surrounding Sanchez Lopez’s death and the conditions at the facility.

Questions about the surgeon

Local 10 News contacted 305 Plastic Surgery seeking information about Sanchez Lopez’s postsurgical care and whether the practice recommended Stevens Grandparents as a recovery location. No representative agreed to speak on the record.

The surgeon identified in the Sheriff’s Office report, Dr. Fermin Morales, is also the subject of a separate administrative complaint filed by the Florida Department of Health in 2025 involving another patient and an unrelated procedure.

According to the Department of Health complaint, that patient died following a 2023 cosmetic procedure performed by Morales. The complaint alleges Morales violated Florida’s rules governing gluteal fat grafting.

The complaint is an allegation by the state and is separate from the investigation into Sanchez Lopez’s death. State records show Morales’ Florida medical license remains active and do not show a final disciplinary finding related to that complaint.

Sanchez Lopez’s family declined to comment.

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School officials confirmed that Armstrong and St. Thomas jointly agreed to his departure.

In a statement to Local 10 News, the university thanked Armstrong for his contributions and said it wished him well in his future endeavors.

The resignation follows an investigation into allegations that Armstrong violated university policy. According to the Miami Herald, Armstrong had been placed on leave while the university investigated the claims.

Rev. Rafael Capó, who serves as the university’s vice president for Mission and Ministry, will oversee the duties of the president during the transition, according to university officials.

Armstrong became president in 2018 and led the university for eight years.

The university has not provided additional details about the circumstances surrounding Armstrong’s resignation or the policy investigation.

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Only 2025 and 1992 went the entire week from September 7^th through September 14^th without any active tropical systems. We wrote extensively about the historic peak-season dry spell last season, an unexpected stroke of good luck in the middle of a tumultuous season peppered with more Category 5 hurricanes than any other season on record besides 2005. Meanwhile, 1992 was one of the slower hurricane seasons on record, but featured one of the worst hurricane strikes in U.S. history with Hurricane Andrew, the only Category 3 or stronger hurricane that season.

But in 2026, the chill across the Atlantic basin at the typical hurricane season peak feels almost normal, in line with pre-season expectations and on brand with the season’s struggles so far.

Super sheared

While the Super El Niño has supercharged hurricane activity across the Pacific, it’s brought the hammer down on the Atlantic, punishing wannabe hurricanes with the type of wind shear you’d expect during the winter months that makes Christmas hurricanes unheard of (we’ve recorded 7 December hurricanes since 1851, but never on December 25^th).

The Great El Niño of 2026-2027 is the real deal and the region we monitor for abnormal warmth over the eastern equatorial Pacific – called the Niño 3.4 region – has never been warmer for the time of year.

Even after normalizing the warmth by stripping out global warming’s influence, 2026 is eclipsing the pace of 1997’s touchstone El Niño.

Most seasonal forecast models predict another degree or more of anomalous warming across the El Niño monitoring region, peaking in December, which would make this El Niño the strongest on record. So in terms of the Atlantic hurricane season, things aren’t getting any easier for would-be storms across the deep tropics.

Hurricane season isn’t canceled (yet)

But don’t be surprised to see a hurricane or two on the back side of the season, especially as fall fronts nestle across the very warm subtropics, a zone less affected by El Niño’s calming influence. Especially here in South Florida where October can throw us late-season curveballs, we want to be careful not to underestimate the lone hurricane that bucks the trends.

But fewer hurricanes is something to celebrate and no hurricanes at all through September 9^th is as good as it gets. We’ve earned all the low activity records this season. Let’s just hope this El Niño is as good of a closer as it is a starting pitcher and gets us the final outs we need for our 2^nd consecutive season without a mainland U.S. hurricane hit.

Según el reporte, Flenoury, de 42 años, le preguntó si podía sostener su Bell & Ross BR Minuteur Tourbillon, un reloj mecánico de titanio de alta gama valorado en unos $170,000.

Según el documento, la pareja salió de Blackbird Ordinary, en el 729 de la avenida 1 suroeste, se detuvo en una licorería, y él la invitó a su habitación en el Fortune House Hotel, en el 185 de la terraza 14 sureste.

Según el reporte de arresto, un oficial escribió que el hombre recordaba haber bebido alcohol dentro de la habitación del hotel, pero que después perdió el conocimiento y no podía recordar mucho de lo que ocurrió posteriormente.

La mañana de este miércoles, Flenoury permanecía tras las rejas enfrentando 11 cargos nuevos en tres casos de delito grave en el condado de Miami-Dade, según registros judiciales y carcelarios.

Según los reportes de arresto, agentes policiales detuvieron a Flenoury a las 2:30 p.m. de este martes en la sede del Departamento de Policía de Miami, en el 400 de la avenida 2 noroeste.

Según los reportes policiales, cámaras de seguridad grabaron a Flenoury, y detectives de Miami y de Miami-Dade usaron reconocimiento facial para identificarla.

El caso del hombre de Nueva Jersey ocurrió el 16 de abril: él denunció que ella le había robado su reloj y sus tarjetas de crédito. Los otros dos robos ocurrieron el 17 de julio y el 23 de agosto. Los registros muestran que los fiscales presentaron los tres casos este miércoles.

En el caso de abril, Flenoury enfrenta ocho cargos: allanamiento de morada ocupada, hurto mayor de primer grado, cuatro cargos por uso fraudulento de tarjeta de crédito por más de $100,000, y dos cargos por uso fraudulento de tarjeta de crédito por menos de $100. Su fianza fue de $21,501.

En el caso de julio, un hombre denunció haber conocido a Flenoury y a otra mujer el 17 de julio en Casa Neos, en el 40 de North River Drive suroeste, e invitarlas a su apartamento, donde le robaron un reloj Rolex valorado en $15,000, según un reporte policial.

Flenoury enfrenta dos cargos: allanamiento de morada ocupada y hurto mayor de tercer grado. Su fianza fue de $2,500.

En el caso de agosto, un hombre denunció haber conocido a Flenoury y a otra mujer afuera del club Space, en el 34 de la calle 11 noreste. Según la policía, él aceptó que lo llevaran en su BMW y una bebida, antes de que le robaran un reloj Rolex Submariner Date valorado en $15,000.

Según el reporte, Flenoury y la otra mujer lo dejaron en el Motel Carl’s El Padre, en el 5950 del bulevar Biscayne, y personal de Miami Fire Rescue lo trasladó a la sala de emergencias del North Shore Medical Center, donde la policía lo encontró.

Flenoury enfrenta un cargo de hurto mayor de tercer grado. Su fianza fue de $2,500.

La fianza total de Flenoury en los tres casos fue de $26,501, y un juez le pidió demostrar que el dinero usado para pagarla no provenía de las ganancias de los delitos que se le imputan.

La jueza del Tribunal de Circuito de Miami-Dade, Ellen Sue Venzer, presidirá los tres casos.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Clark talked about her relationship with Angel Reese, how she has drawn inspiration from coach Mike Krzyzewski in pursuit of a team-first championship mindset and the growth of the international women’s game.

“I certainly do feel the pressure that there’s still so many people screaming my name. I look at it as we get to help advance the game globally,” Clark said. “This is my first time playing in Europe and getting to see how excited and passionate people are about the game here and where it can continue to go is is really, really cool.

“It’s maybe nice to get a little break of the craziness of the WNBA season,” Clark added, "but at the same time, I would never change anything, and I’m pretty used to it.”

Clark has been the epicenter of the women's game since leading Iowa to back-to-back NCAA championship games, one of which included a showdown with Reese. She also reiterated her feelings about her college rival, saying she appreciates Reese’s desire to win and her relentlessness on the court.

“We’re both fiery, fiery competitors and we want to win and it’s one of the things I really admire about her game,” Clark said. “She’s competitive and she has a tremendous motor, like she has one of the best motors in the league. She works just as hard as anybody on the court. So, it’s been fun to to be able to play with her.”

The glare on Clark in the WNBA has intensified with the Indiana Fever in contention to make a deep run in the playoffs now that she is healthy. At the World Cup fans are getting a preview of what they have clamored to see: Clark playing alongside some of the best players in the world.

The outcry was palpable when Clark was left off the US team that won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“I think she’s going to leave an incredible legacy. She certainly already has at this World Cup in particular," said Risa Isard, director of research and insights at women's sports marketing platform Parity. "The legacy of this entire new and next generation of women’s basketball players is really exciting. I mean the ceiling kind of does not exist.”

While Clark is looking forward to 2028, her immediate challenge is helping the U.S. win a fifth straight World Cup title — which adds a tinge more pressure.

“You don’t want to be the team that everybody talks about because you didn’t win,” Clark said. “You want to do what’s expected and that’s to win a gold medal. I think it would certainly help and hopefully it’s just a step in the direction of where I want to keep building and hopefully the goals that I want to achieve of hopefully playing in the Olympics in '28.”

Clark's first international experience a ‘pinch-me moment’

Women's basketball's popularity is growing internationally and Clark takes great pride in being part of the growth. Being in Berlin with the cadre of U.S. stars, Clark's first experience has been somewhat eye-opening.

“When you get to see it up close and really understand the impact that you’re having and the way that the game’s been able to grow, that's special,” Clark said.

The Fever All-Star said that a fan came up to her before the USA's game against the Czech Republic and said that they traveled from Australia to watch her play.

"People are spending so much time and money, and people in surrounding European countries are coming here to be able to watch us, or get our signature or wear our jersey or try to get a photo. Sometimes you feel like that’s just the United States, but you’re coming to understand the game is really continuing to grow,” Clark said. “It is kind of a pinch-me moment to see.”

Clark turns to Coach K for advice

Like every player that dons the USA jersey, Clark understood she would have to assimilate into a star-studded cast. To help adjust to her role, Clark said she has watched videos online that featured Krzyzewski, the former USA Basketball men's coach, talking to the national team that featured Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and other stars.

The former Duke coach was saying how the only thing that matters is winning the gold. People wouldn't remember how many points a player would score, they would just ask if they won.

That resonated with Clark and the legacy she is building.

“You have to set everything that you want to achieve personally aside," Clark said. "At the end of the day, people don’t care about that if you have a gold medal hanging around your neck. So, that’s my goal and I think we have the group to do it.”

She averaged 7.6 points and 6.3 assists in the pool play games while coming off the bench. Her debut against China was a 14-point, 11-assist, zero turnovers effort.

Clark has struggled with her shot, going just 4-for-16 from behind the 3-point line.

“That’s normal for any shooter," U.S. coach Kara Lawson said of Clark's struggles. "They have stretches where you’re hot, stretches where you’re a little bit cold, but she provides a great playmaking aspect to our game.”

Clark entered the World Cup playing her best basketball of the season. Since the All-Star break, she's had 20 or more points in 10 of the 12 games. She also has had double-digit assists in seven of those games.

She doesn't have to do that on this team.

“Obviously there’s probably still a lot of pressure on me to perform at this is level, but I think that’s a great thing about USA basketball, it isn’t like the WNBA," Clark said. "You’re probably not going to come out here and score 30 and have 10 assists. That’s just not reality because of the talent we have.”

Clark is correct: fans remember gold medal winners and a title in Berlin would be a bookmark in the unfinished championship chapter of her résumé.

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Funcionarios de la institución confirmaron que Armstrong y St. Thomas acordaron de manera conjunta su salida.

En un comunicado enviado a Local 10 News, la universidad agradeció a Armstrong por sus contribuciones y le deseó éxito en sus futuros proyectos.

La renuncia se da luego de una investigación sobre acusaciones de que Armstrong violó las políticas de la universidad. Según el Miami Herald, Armstrong había sido puesto en licencia mientras la universidad investigaba las denuncias.

El reverendo Rafael Capó, quien se desempeña como vicepresidente de Misión y Ministerio de la universidad, quedará a cargo de las funciones de la presidencia durante la transición, según informaron funcionarios de la institución.

Armstrong asumió la presidencia en 2018 y dirigió la universidad durante ocho años.

La universidad no ha ofrecido detalles adicionales sobre las circunstancias que rodean la renuncia de Armstrong ni sobre la investigación de políticas internas.

Por su parte, 1992 fue una de las temporadas más lentas registradas, pero incluyó uno de los peores impactos de huracán en la historia de Estados Unidos: el huracán Andrew, el único de categoría 3 o superior de esa temporada.

Pero en 2026, la calma en la cuenca atlántica justo en el pico habitual de la temporada se siente casi normal, en línea con lo que se esperaba antes de que arrancara la temporada y coherente con las dificultades que esta ha tenido desde el inicio.

Cizalladura al máximo

Mientras el Súper El Niño ha impulsado con fuerza la actividad de huracanes en el Pacífico, en el Atlántico ha hecho lo contrario: ha castigado a las potenciales tormentas con el tipo de cizalladura de viento que normalmente se ve en los meses de invierno, la misma razón por la que los huracanes en Navidad son prácticamente inauditos (se han registrado 7 huracanes en diciembre desde 1851, pero ninguno un 25 de diciembre).

El gran El Niño de 2026-2027 es real, y la región que monitoreamos por su calentamiento anómalo en el Pacífico ecuatorial oriental —conocida como la región Niño 3.4— nunca había estado tan cálida para esta época del año.

Incluso al ajustar ese calentamiento para descontar la influencia del cambio climático global, 2026 está superando el ritmo del histórico El Niño de 1997.

La mayoría de los modelos de pronóstico estacional predicen que la anomalía de calentamiento en la región de monitoreo de El Niño aumentará al menos un grado más, con su pico en diciembre, lo que convertiría a este El Niño en el más fuerte jamás registrado. Así que, en términos de la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico, las cosas no se están poniendo más fáciles para las tormentas que intenten formarse en la zona tropical profunda.

La temporada de huracanes no está cancelada (todavía)

Pero no seria sorpresa ver uno o dos huracanes en la recta final de la temporada, sobre todo cuando los frentes de otoño se acerquen a la muy cálida zona subtropical, una región menos afectada por el efecto calmante de El Niño. Especialmente aquí en el sur de Florida, donde octubre puede traernos sorpresas de última hora, hay que tener cuidado de no subestimar al huracán solitario que rompa la tendencia.

Pero tener menos huracanes es motivo de celebración, y no tener ninguno hasta el 9 de septiembre es lo mejor que se puede pedir. Esta temporada nos hemos ganado todos los récords de baja actividad. Solo esperemos que este El Niño sea tan buen cerrador como lo ha sido como abridor, y que nos consiga los últimos outs que necesitamos para lograr nuestra segunda temporada consecutiva sin que un huracán toque tierra en el territorio continental de Estados Unidos.

Flenoury, 42, asked him if she could hold his Bell & Ross BR Minuteur Tourbillon, a high-end titanium mechanical wristwatch valued at about $170,000, according to the police report.

They left Blackbird Ordinary, at 729 SW First Ave., stopped at a liquor store, and he welcomed her to his room at the Fortune House Hotel, at 185 SE 14th Terrace, according to the report.

“He remembered drinking alcohol inside the hotel room ... but later blacked out and could not remember much of what occurred afterward,” a police officer wrote, according to the arrest report.

On Wednesday morning, Flenoury. who has an arrest record going back to prostitution cases in 2005, was behind bars facing 11 new charges in three felony cases in Miami-Dade County, according to court and inmate records.

Police officers arrested Flenoury at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Miami Police Department headquarters at 400 NW Second Ave., according to arrest reports.

Surveillance cameras recorded video of Flenoury, and Miami and Miami-Dade detectives used facial recognition to identify her, according to the police reports.

The New Jersey man’s case was on April 16. He reported she had stolen his watch and credit cards. The other two thefts were on July 17 and Aug. 23. Records show prosecutors filed the three cases on Wednesday

In the April case, Flenoury faced eight charges: Burglary of an occupied dwelling, first-degree grand theft, four counts of fraudulent use of a credit card for more than $100,000, and two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card of less than $100. Her bond was $21,501.

In the July case, a man reported meeting Flenoury and another woman on July 17 at Casa Neos, at 40 SW North River Drive, and inviting them to his apartment, where they stole his Rolex watch valued at $15,000, according to a police report.

Flenoury faced two charges: Burglary of an occupied dwelling and third-degree grand theft. Her bond was $2,500.

In the August case, a man reported meeting Flenoury and another woman outside Club Space, at 34 NE 11th St. He allegedly accepted a ride in their BMW and a drink before they stole his Rolex Submarine Date valued at $15,000, according to police.

Flenoury and the other woman allegedly dropped him off at Carl’s El Padre Motel at 5950 Biscayne Boulevard, and Miami Fire Rescue personnel took him to North Shore Medical Center’s emergency room, where police officers found him, according to the report.

Flenoury faced a charge of third-degree grand theft. Her bond was $2,500.

Flenoury’s total bond in the three cases was $26,501, and a judge asked her to show that the money used for bail was not from the proceeds of her alleged crimes.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Ellen Sue Venzer was set to preside over the three cases.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Carson Merlo contributed to this report.

Opening statements will begin Wednesday in state court in Santa Fe, just weeks after 48 U.S. states reached a landmark settlement with Meta, which addressed child safety concerns and privacy issues on the company's platforms. Florida was the only other state that didn't sign the settlement, claiming it wasn't tough enough on the social media conglomerate.

“Facebook’s data breach didn’t just expose private information, it revealed a pattern of misrepresentation about how user data was collected, shared, and exploited,” New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said in a statement Tuesday.

So far, New Mexico is the only state that has pushed the case toward trial as part of its go-it-alone approach to prosecuting Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram.

In court documents, the state argues Facebook failed to alert or protect users from a personality quiz on the social platform that harvested data from roughly 87 million Facebook profiles and sold it to a political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica.

The data was used to generate targeted ads during the 2016 presidential election. The now-defunct firm’s clients included the 2016 campaign for Donald Trump. Facebook makes nearly all of its revenue from advertising sales.

The trial is expected to last around four weeks and will include a video deposition of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The state is seeking the maximum civil penalties under New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act, up to $5,000 per violation, and an injunction to halt future breaches of user data.

The state estimates around 350,000 New Mexicans were exposed to the data breach.

In August, Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle the multistate suit surrounding child safety issues. Buried in the 130-page settlement was an agreement to release Meta from future liability related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy breach, making New Mexico the only state to pursue a case.

Earlier this year, New Mexico secured a total of $942 million from Meta in a two-phase trial about the company’s safety protections for minors. The court also ordered Meta to implement new safeguards, including age verification technology and time limits on its platforms.

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NASA announced Wednesday that Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover will no longer serve as active astronauts but will continue to support the moon exploration program as emeritus astronauts.

Glover has taken a leadership job at his alma mater, California Polytechnic State University, while Wiseman’s future plans weren't disclosed. They flew around the moon in April with two other astronauts, setting a new distance record for humanity.

Artemis II’s Jeremy Hansen retired from the Canadian Space Agency in July. That leaves Christina Koch as the only crew member still on the active astronaut rolls.

As emeritus astronauts, Wiseman and Glover will donate their time to train and mentor NASA workers and share their knowledge for future moon missions. It's a new approach to taking advantage of expertise, according to the space agency.

"Together, they took on one of the most challenging missions in human spaceflight and helped return America to the lunar environment," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said in a statement. "I’m grateful they will continue sharing what they learned."

Cal Poly said Glover will help shape long-term strategies and inspire students to study science and engineering. His new job in San Luis Obispo took effect Sept. 1, the same day he retired from the Navy.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Glover stressed “this is not a leaving ... for me, this is opening the aperture, not closing it down.”

"I want to keep talking about how faith and science work together in my life," Glover said. “That’s not NASA’s mission, but I can still help NASA from the sidelines.”

Instead of waiting to command a moon-landing mission, Glover said he decided to put spaceflight behind in order to focus his efforts on young people and spend more time with his wife and four daughters. Three of his daughters are currently enrolled at Cal Poly. The oldest has already graduated from there.

Wiseman's status change will take effect this month. Chosen by NASA as an astronaut in 2009, the retired Navy captain spent more than five months aboard the International Space Station in 2014, later becoming the space agency's chief astronaut.

After graduating from Cal Poly in 1999, Glover became a Navy test pilot before NASA picked him to be an astronaut in 2013. He served as pilot on SpaceX's second crew flight for NASA, a nearly six-month mission to the space station in 2020 and 2021.

Glover's eloquence stood out while flying to and from the moon.

Earth is an oasis in “a whole bunch of nothing, this thing we call the universe” where humanity exists as one, he observed from space. “This is an opportunity for us to remember where we are, who we are, and that we are the same thing and that we’ve got to get through this together.”

Wiseman also tugged at heartstrings as he and his crew asked for permission to name one of the moon's craters after his late wife Carroll, who died of cancer in 2020.

Last month, the Artemis II crew received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump during a ceremony at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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The program, which event organizers say was made possible by Lilly Endowment Inc., features interactive Character Corners at seven regional Broward County libraries and Book Nooks at all 36 library branches.

The program is designed for young learners up to the age of 6 and their caregivers to learn, explore and problem solve together.

MODS and Broward County Library will launch the initiative with a ribbon-cutting celebration from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sept. 24 at the Broward County Main Library in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

The Character Corners focus on four skills: critical thinking, which builds curiosity; caring, which builds kindness; confidence, which builds motivation; and cooperation, which builds teamwork.

The seven Character Corners are:

• Broward County Main Library
• African-American Research Library and Cultural Center
• West Regional Library
• South Regional Library
• Southwest Regional Library
• North Regional Library
• Northwest Regional Library.

Book Nooks at all 36 library branches feature stories focused on the same four skills, with selections refreshed every three months. Themes rotate between critical thinking, caring, confidence and cooperation throughout the year.

Families can also participate in story times and library activities. Upcoming programs are listed here.

“Character Corners take the spirit of discovery beyond the walls of MODS and places meaningful learning experiences directly into neighborhoods throughout Broward County,” said Joseph P. Cox, president and CEO of MODS.

The initiative extends the impact of Build a Better World: The Future Begins with You, which explores how individual choices, character strengths and collective action can help create stronger, more resilient communities.

The Temporary Protected Status designation expires Wednesday but the statute does not give a specific time for when that happens. If the Department of Homeland Security takes no action, protections are automatically extended for six months. This rare reprieve happened in May, when the protections were automatically extended to about 11,000 Lebanese, allowing them to stay and work in the U.S. for another 180 days.

About 200,000 people from El Salvador have lived in the U.S. since 2001 under TPS, which allows people already in the country to remain with work permits for renewable periods of up to 18 months, if the secretary of homeland security determines conditions are unsafe for return. They are eligible for work permits.

The administration has ended protections for more than a dozen countries

During President Donald Trump’s second term, Homeland Security has ended TPS for more than 1 million people from 14 countries, including El Salvador, Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Afghanistan and Syria. Only about 103,000 from three countries remain protected with termination dates in October for Ukraine and Sudan, and November for Lebanon.

The Trump administration obtained a major victory when the Supreme Court ruled in June that Homeland Security acted within its authority by ending TPS for about 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians. The impact of the decision extends far beyond Haitians and Syrians, potentially affecting nearly 1.3 million people from 17 countries on TPS.

DHS did not immediately respond to a request for information from The Associated Press.

Tom Homan, Trump’s “border czar" who has advocated for ending TPS, said Tuesday that the decision rests with the Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

“If it expires, it’s up to the secretary,” Homan said when asked about TPS. “Temporary protected status means temporary. Let’s face it, El Salvador is a much safer country than it’s ever been now with a new president up there."

Congress created temporary protections in 1990

TPS was created by Congress in 1990 to prevent deportations to countries suffering from natural disasters or civil strife.

It was granted to El Salvador following two devastating 2001 earthquakes that left hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Just before leaving office, President Joe Biden extended TPS for El Salvador for 18 months to Sept. 9, 2026.

The vast majority of Salvadoran TPS holders have children born in the U.S. Many have lost their jobs and fear being detained, separated from their American family members, and deported to a country they barely know.

El Salvador has been a Trump ally

El Salvador, once one of the most violent places in the world, has become one of the safest countries in the Americas since Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele ordered mass arrests in 2022. In April 2025, the State Department upgraded El Salvador’s travel advisory to its highest level, citing a drop in violent crimes and murders.

Bukele has been an ally of Trump’s policy of mass deportations and was one of the first countries to receive deportees and held them at a mega prison in El Salvador also known as CECOT.

Human rights groups and advocates have denounced mass and arbitrary arrests, torture, and disappearances in the Central American nation’s prison system.

Trump received Bukele at the White House in April of 2025 and invited him to participate in a military coalition to fight against drug trafficking and organized crime. Less than a year later, in July of 2026, Trump and Bukele met again in Washington, the Salvadoran president has not publicly stated whether he requested an extension of TPS from the Trump administration.

In 2019, during the first Trump administration, Bukele asked Trump to extend TPS. It remained because there were lawsuits.

Salvadorans in the U.S. sent $9.9 billion in remittances to El Salvador last year, representing 24% of country’s gross domestic product, according to El Salvador’s central bank.

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Silvia Larrieu said relatives on boats recovered the bodies.

“It is with profound sadness that we confirm all four of our family members have been found deceased,” the family said in a statement. “The search and recovery mission was conducted alongside family members and civilians who answered our call for help.

“Our relatives ultimately located our loved ones and had to bring them aboard their own vessels. We are now in communication and working with the U.S. Coast Guard to bring our loved ones home safely and with dignity.”

Larrieu told Local 10 News that her uncle, 80-year-old Mario Lamar Sr., was piloting the plane. His wife, Lili, 79, and their grandchildren; Sofia Sosa, 28, a neonatal physician assistant in Miami; and Christian Sosa, 22, a recent graduate of Loyola Marymount University, were also on board.

The four had traveled to the Bahamas for the holiday weekend, a trip Larrieu said her uncle had made countless times during his more than 40 years as a pilot, and were heading home to Miami.

“He always does this. The weather seemed fine,” Larrieu said. “My uncle maintained the plane in pristine condition. He was always on top of it. Anytime he was here in Miami, he would always be at the hangar working on his plane and ensuring it was up-to-date.”

According to Larrieu, the four took off from Great Harbour Cay at approximately 10:12 a.m. Monday.

About an hour later, the plane lost contact near Andros Island, she said.

Bahamas police identified the plane as a PA-34 Piper five-seater aircraft, with tail number N212ML. Police confirmed it departed Great Harbour Cay, a city in the Berry Islands of the Bahamas, and was headed to Opa-locka.

Air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft when it was about 13 miles west of Andros Island, Bahamas police said.

“So our initial investigation that came into our search-and-rescue operations team is that they left that area of the Barrier Islands and they wanted to divert from our inclement weather, and due to that factor, they ended up on that side of Andros as opposed to going a different direction, heading to Florida,” Lt. Darius Adams, of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, said.

Bahamian officials said they contacted the U.S. Coast Guard at about 2 p.m. Monday and requested assistance finding the downed plane, but the search had to be suspended due to bad weather, prompting relatives to conduct their own search.

“We are deeply grateful to everyone who supported us, searched alongside us, and kept our family in their prayers,” the victims’ family members said in their statement. “We respectfully ask for privacy as we mourn this unimaginable loss.”

After spending Tuesday in Colombia meeting with new conservative firebrand President Abelardo de la Espriella, Rubio was traveling to Quito for talks with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, who has rapidly embraced the Trump administration’s get-tough stance on counternarcotics operations and illegal immigration.

Ecuador has struggled to contain drug violence since 2021 as rival cartels partner with local gangs and battle for control of routes and coastal ports used to smuggle cocaine. The country is wedged between Colombia and Peru, the world’s top cocaine-producing countries.

Under Noboa, Ecuador has become a strong U.S. partner in counterdrug efforts in the region.

Coinciding with Rubio’s trip, U.S. forces intercepted and sank a vessel on Tuesday that Washington said had links to the Ecuadorian criminal group Los Choneros. It was the sixth such operation in less than two weeks and the second in as many days.

Unlike in U.S. strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in Latin American waters that began in September 2025, people aboard the floating refueling stations said to be supporting drug trafficking have been removed and transferred to Ecuadorian authorities.

It appears to be a shift after a series of strikes on boats over the year has killed at least 227 people, whom the Trump administration accused of being “narcoterrorists” without providing evidence. The U.S. military carried out at least two of those deadly strikes last month.

In public remarks Tuesday in Barranquilla on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, de la Espriella and Rubio both extolled a resurgence in U.S.-Colombia ties, starting in the security sector where cooperation had lagged under the previous Colombian leadership.

“We have a lot of common interests with them, both taking on regional transnational criminal terrorism and also economic engagements,” Rubio said of the three countries he is visiting. “It’s part of a trend that you’re seeing in the Western Hemisphere of alignment with U.S. and U.S. interests.”

From Quito, Rubio will travel to Lima, Peru, where he will see new Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori.

Eldense, based near the port city of Alicante in south-east Spain, confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday that the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner had reached a preliminary agreement with the club's owners.

The deal will see him buy the shares held by Grupo TH Soluciones, subject to the completion of the remaining legal and contractual procedures.

The club did not provide financial details and did not say when the deal would be completed.

Eldense will become the second Spanish club the Argentina star has invested in. Earlier this year, he became the owner of a fifth-division side, Barcelona-based UE Cornella.

Eldense fired coach Claudio Barragan on Sunday after claiming just two points from four league matches this season.

Messi has built a strong bond with Spain. He arrived at Barcelona at age 13, when he and his family came to the country to try his luck at the club's youth academy.

He was the best player of his generation during two decades at Barcelona, where he won multiple titles before leaving in 2021.

Eldense has historical ties with Barcelona. It was founded by a group of supporters of the Catalan club in September 1921, hence its blue and red colors.

The 39-year-old Messi was named this week on the shortlist for another Ballon d'Or award after guiding Argentina to a runner-up finish at the World Cup and winning the MLS Cup with Inter Miami

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“Everyone is always saying if you could make a play and give the audience the feeling they have in a horror movie, it would be an amazing thing,” he says.

Blum, whose Blumhouse has produced everything from “Get Out” to “Five Nights at Freddy's,” estimates he's gone to see 25 such plays, and 24 times “they come off goofy or you’re not scared at all.” That changed with his 25th — an adaptation of his “Paranormal Activity” franchise.

“I’ve never seen a play that’s made me scared ever and these guys pulled it off,” says Blum. “That they were able to make an audience feel like you felt when you watch the movie, I just couldn’t believe it.”

What's the play about?

The play, which has made its way through London, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto and Boston, is now on Broadway and is creeping out critics and audiences alike.

It's the story of a newly married couple who have relocated from Chicago to London and find strange things going on in their quirky new home, straining their loyalties and sanity and defying science.

The stage play — without film's benefit of cutaways, close-ups or jump scares — still makes audiences scream with quite simple effects: a TV flickering, candles getting snuffed out, shadows appearing and blankets mysteriously getting pulled.

“I think the lack of big effects actually makes it feel much more grounded and scarier and more real,” says Blum, who knows a thing or two about horror effects: He was off-camera on the floor pulling a sheet off a bed with strings during the filming of the first “Paranormal Activity” movie.

Variety said the play “delivers more thrills, chills and screams than Broadway has seen in years” and Entertainment Weekly called it “two hours and 20 minutes of hair-raising, heart-pounding, and blood-curdling horror mixed with a dash of unexpected heart and humor.”

Blum credits playwright Levi Holloway, director Felix Barrett and illusion designer Chris Fisher with bringing horror to the stage, a traditionally tricky place for it. He opened his wallet and invested.

How the team approached this stage horror

Broadway has pulled off eerie recently — Fisher delivered thrillingly with “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” and “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” while Tracy Letts' “Bug” was creepy and Stephen Karam had unsettling noises for “The Humans." But true horror, that sickening, throat-clenching dread, has largely eluded stage artists.

That's why Barrett, who created the immersive hit “Sleep No More” with his company Punchdrunk, jumped at the chance. He recalls as a fledgling director going to see London's long-running ghostly play “The Woman in Black” and feeling it was “desperately underwhelming.”

“The opportunities to try and do something which really does get under the skin and really just treats it as an art form rather than something that’s comedic and full of gags was such an amazing opportunity,” he says.

Central to his team's approach was rooting the play in a truthful domestic drama. “This was only going to work if you saw a couple that you knew. You might walk past them in the street. You might even see yourself in that couple,” Barrett says.

Once that was established, the illusions and effects were baked into the set, not added afterward. Designer Fly Davis’ two-story, multiroom house is kept very dark, with some rooms empty, allowing the audience's imagination to fill in the gaps.

“You really want to almost forget it’s horror for a bit, just actually deal with the drama and then, suddenly, like the best sort of horror, the tendrils of dread come and tap you on the shoulder and, as you turn around, all hell breaks loose,” Barrett says.

‘Less is more’

Aided by lighting, sound effects and the set, Barrett manages various sleights-of-hands, like a magician making you look at one hand while their other is doing something else.

“We’ve learned that less is more,” he says. “The more you do, the less the impact because the audience becomes desensitized. So actually, in earlier drafts of the script, there were far more crazy things happening which we’ve cut.”

Humor is also important, and Holloway has seeded the play with jokes, moments of lightness between the couple and a mother-in-law from hell.

“If you get the audience to relax and start laughing, you become much more scared," says Blum. “You can’t keep an audience on the edge of their seat like this for 90 minutes. Eventually you get tired.”

Barrett says he hopes more theater-makers try horror, but find their own way. “I don’t want to say, ‘This is the right way to do it and don’t try a different way,’ because I want other amazing creators to come in and do their version.”

Last week, Channel 4 broadcast an undercover investigation in which two senior Reform UK officials appeared to discuss ways money from an American financier could be channeled through his U.K.-based son to get around the rules.

U.K. electoral law says parties can only accept donations from British voters or U.K.-registered businesses.

The Metropolitan Police said that after the broadcast, the force “received a number of reports relating to donations and polling involving a political party.

“Detectives have assessed the information provided and determined that there are potential offenses requiring investigation,” it said.

Reform UK said it “denies any wrongdoing and will fully cooperate with the investigation.”

The party suspended Dan Jukes, a longtime adviser to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, and party policy chief James Orr, after the documentary was aired. But Farage denied that there was any breach of electoral law.

The program showed two men purporting to be a U.S. financier and his U.K.-based son discussing with Jukes, in the presence of Farage, how 500,000 pounds ($675,000) could be donated to the party through the son. The “son” was actually a reporter from investigative group Verbatim, and the “father” an actor.

In separate footage, Orr, a Cambridge University theologian, appeared to discuss getting the U.S. donor to pay for opinion polls commissioned by Reform UK.

In a speech to the party’s conference on Friday, Farage insisted Reform UK hadn't broken any rules or accepted “dodgy money.” He accused “foreign-funded hard-left activists” of being behind what he called “entrapment.” Verbatim is an offshoot of the Center for Climate Reporting, a nonprofit investigative group that says it's funded by grants and donations.

Reform UK was facing questions about its funding even before the broadcast. Farage is being investigated by Parliament’s standards watchdog over an undeclared 5 million-pound ($6.7 million) gift he received from a Thailand-based cryptocurrency billionaire in 2024.

Police are also investigating donations to the party before the 2024 general election from the mother of George Cottrell, an aide to Farage who served a prison sentence for fraud in the United States.

Police said Wednesday that the potential offenses raised by the TV program “are similar in nature to matters already under investigation by the Met’s Special Enquiry Team relating to donations made to the same political party. As a result, these matters will form part of that ongoing investigation.”

Founded in 2018 as the Brexit Party to push for a hard break from the European Union, Reform UK has grown rapidly in membership and support since changing its name in 2021 and honing its anti-establishment, anti-immigration message.

Though it holds just eight of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, it has often led opinion polls and was the big winner in local elections in May, a result that helped spur a panicky Labour Party to replace then-leader Keir Starmer with new Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

In July, Farage quit his House of Commons seat in protest of the parliamentary standards investigation, saying he would run for reelection and let voters be his judge. He easily won the August election, which was dismissed as a stunt by his critics and boycotted by all the other main parties.

Israel has faced growing cultural isolation in recent years over the war in Gaza, settler violence and its military occupation of the West Bank. A number of international artists have refused to perform in Israel, and the Israel Festival, an annual cultural event, went ahead without a single international act this year.

Malkovich was slated to perform “The Music Critic,” a touring comedy featuring classical music and criticism of world-famous composers, in Tel Aviv in April.

A recent press release quoted Malkovich as saying: “I am thrilled to return to Israel and am looking forward to meeting the warm Israeli audience once again, to whom I feel a strong closeness and solidarity.” The quote appeared in some Israeli and U.S. media outlets.

Malkovich told The Hollywood Reporter that he “never made the statements that were quoted, nor was I consulted before they were printed.”

“I did not utter these phrases, and they most certainly are not approved by me, nor do they reflect my feelings,” he said. “For this reason, I have decided I cannot participate in the Tel Aviv performance.”

Representatives for Malkovich did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Alon Yurik, the Israeli producer of the show, said in a statement that the quote was wrongly attributed to Malkovich because of “human error.” He said the production contacted media outlets to remove the quote and correct the reports, and that it had issued an apology.

“I regret that the incident developed to the point of the performance being canceled,” Yurik said.

Malkovich has performed in Israel before. He has said that performing in a country does not mean he agrees with its political leaders or their policies.

Malkovich is a two-time Academy Award nominee whose film credits include “Dangerous Liaisons,” “In the Line of Fire” and “Con Air.”

He played a fictionalized version of himself in “Being John Malkovich” in 1999, in which a struggling puppeteer, played by John Cusack, discovered a portal into the actor's head.

Malkovich stars alongside Sam Rockwell in this year's “Wild Horse Nine,” a film centered on the CIA's role in the 1973 military coup in Chile.

La comisión votó 3-2 a favor de terminar el empleo de Poag, con efecto inmediato.

La alcaldesa Charlotte Thompson, la vicealcaldesa Ronda Cobb y la comisionada Trina Wilborn votaron a favor de la destitución.

Los comisionados James Gold y Richard Brown votaron en contra.

La información proporcionada por la ciudad el miércoles no incluyó ningún motivo para la destitución de Poag.

Según el sitio web de la ciudad, Poag fue nombrado administrador de Florida City en diciembre de 2025. En el cargo, supervisaba las operaciones diarias de la ciudad y era responsable de hacer cumplir las leyes de la Carta Municipal y las directrices del Concejo Municipal.

Poag cuenta con más de 20 años de experiencia en gobiernos locales, del condado y regionales.

Tiene un doctorado en liderazgo organizacional de Nova Southeastern University, una maestría en Administración Pública de St. Thomas University y una licenciatura en justicia penal de Florida A&M University.

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According to officials, five people were killed and five others were injured when a Boeing 767-300 overtook a runway at Miami International Airport shortly before 2 p.m. on Sunday and struck a white 2012 Ford E-150 Econoline van and a Toyota Corolla Cross LE.

Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz held a press conference Tuesday morning, where the identities of the five deceased victims were made public.

The injured victims, as well as the plane’s two pilots, were also identified.

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board remain at the scene conducting their investigation into the circumstances that led up to the crash.

NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy held a press conference shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday to provide the latest updates.

Homandy said that the pilots and crew would be interviewed on Wednesday.

She also said that while flight recorders were recovered with several hours of footage, the audio would not be released until after the pilots were interviewed.

Investigators say that data could help reconstruct the plane’s final moments, including its speed, engine performance and what was happening inside the cockpit.

“Thirty seconds before the end of the recording, the nose landing gear and the right man main landing gear touched down, and the ground speed was 158 knots,” said NTSB lead investigator Chihoon Shin. “Twenty-three seconds before the end of the recording, brakes were applied. Fifteen seconds before the end of recording, brakes were released at a ground speed of 120 knots. Throttles increased to values consistent with a go-around thrust.”

Additionally, officials said a third runway had been allowed to reopen at MIA.

Tuesday’s press conference can be seen in its entirety below:

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Five people died, and five people were injured after a Boeing 767-300 overtook Miami International Airport’s runway 30 shortly after 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, according to the NTSB.

The Boeing 767-300 operating as Prime Air Flight 798 struck a white 2012 Ford E-150 Econoline van, owned by Professional Ocean Service Corp., a cleaning company.

“There were a total of seven in that van,” Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said on Tuesday morning.

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Cordero-Stutz said five of the van’s occupants died. They were Rolando Aleman Leon, 55; Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Javierkys Reyes Quevedo, 47.

“The Econoline van is torn apart,” NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said on Monday.

After striking the van at MIA, the Boeing 767-300 struck a Toyota Corolla Cross LE SUV that was traveling on Northwest 67th Avenue, according to Homendy.

“The SUV, you can see airbags, the surrounding airbags,” Homendy said.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel reported taking the five injured to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center and the Jackson South Medical Center.

Cordero-Stutz said three remained hospitalized on Tuesday. MDSO identified them as Eugenio Corredor, 79, whose condition is critical; Ridoel Averhoff Diaz, 32, whose condition is critical; and Roosevelt Sebastian Perdomo Torres, 36, whose condition is stable.

Corredor, who was born in Colombia and lives in Hialeah, was the driver of the green Toyota.

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The pilot and the co-pilot were released from the hospital, according to Cordero-Stutz. MDSO identified them as Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37, and Joseph Carol, 55, who both suffered minor injuries.

Cargo airline 21 Air was operating Prime Air Flight 798 for Amazon on the Boeing 767-300, manufactured in 1994, according to the NTSB.

On Sunday, before the crash, the jet flew from Cincinnati to MIA, from MIA to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and back to MIA, according to the NTSB.

A witness’s video shows there were towering stormy clouds when the jet landed on the MIA runway.

Since there wasn’t an Engineered Materials Arresting System, or EMAS, to stop the jet, it traveled for 1,300 feet “past the paved surface” before coming to a standstill on a field near parked Tesla Robotaxis, according to Homendy.

“You can see on the paved surface tire marks that continue through the grass,” Homendy said. “There is debris everywhere.”

Witnesses recorded videos showing dark smoke billowing from the crash site. Miami-Dade Fire Chief Raied “Ray” Jadallah said there was a “complex fire.”

MDFR deployed more than 60 units. Firefighters reported using foam to help extinguish the flames in the engine compartment.

Rohan Ellis, a witness, shared a video showing a man climbing out of the cockpit through a window and using the firefighters’ ladder. The jet’s nose was on the ground.

“There is fuel everywhere. That will have to be remediated,” said Homendy, who described the site as “utter devastation.”

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Two of Miami International Airport’s four runways remained closed on Monday and Tuesday, according to Greg Chin, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. Cordero-Stutz asked travelers to check with airlines for the status of their flights.

Cordero-Stutz also said Northwest 67th Avenue was closed to traffic from 25th to 32nd streets.

Homendy said the NTSB recovered the jet’s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder. She also asked witnesses to share photos and videos with the NTSB team via e-mail at witness@ntsb.gov.

Cordero-Stutz asked the victims’ relatives to contact MDSO victims’ advocates at 305-471-1900.

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The commission voted 3-2 to terminate Poag’s employment, effective immediately.

Mayor Charlotte Thompson, Vice Mayor Ronda Cobb and Commissioner Trina Wilborn voted in favor of the termination.

Commissioners James Gold and Richard Brown voted against it.

No reason for Poag’s termination was included in the information provided by the city Wednesday.

According to the city’s website, Poag was appointed Florida City manager in December 2025. In the position, he oversaw the city’s day-to-day operations and was responsible for carrying out the laws of the City Charter and directives of the City Council.

Poag has more than 20 years of experience in local, county and regional government.

He holds a doctorate in organizational leadership from Nova Southeastern University, a Master of Public Management from St. Thomas University and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Florida A&M University.

Silvia Larrieu dijo que fueron parientes en embarcaciones quienes recuperaron los cuerpos.

“Es con profunda tristeza que confirmamos que nuestros cuatro familiares han sido hallados sin vida”, indicó la familia en un comunicado. “La misión de búsqueda y recuperación se llevó a cabo junto a familiares y civiles que respondieron a nuestro llamado de ayuda.

“Fueron nuestros parientes quienes finalmente localizaron a nuestros seres queridos y tuvieron que subirlos a bordo de sus propias embarcaciones. Ahora estamos en comunicación y trabajando con la Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos para traer a nuestros seres queridos de vuelta a casa de forma segura y con dignidad”.

Larrieu le dijo a Local 10 News que su tío, Mario Lamar Sr., de 80 años, piloteaba la avioneta. También iban a bordo su esposa, Lili, de 79, y sus nietos, Sofía Sosa, de 28, y Christian Sosa, de 22.

Los cuatro habían viajado a Bahamas para pasar el fin de semana feriado —un trayecto que, según Larrieu, su tío había hecho incontables veces a lo largo de sus más de 40 años como piloto— y regresaban a Miami.

“Él siempre hace esto. El clima parecía estar bien”, dijo Larrieu. “Mi tío mantenía el avión en condiciones impecables. Siempre estaba pendiente de eso. Cada vez que estaba aquí en Miami, se la pasaba en el hangar trabajando en su avión y asegurándose de que estuviera al día”.

Según Larrieu, los cuatro despegaron de Great Harbour Cay a eso de las 9:12 a.m. del lunes.

Cerca de una hora después, la aeronave perdió contacto cerca de Andros Island, agregó.

La policía de Bahamas identificó la aeronave como un avión Piper PA-34 de cinco plazas, con matrícula N212ML. Las autoridades confirmaron que había despegado de Great Harbour Cay, una localidad en las islas Berry de Bahamas, con destino a Opa-locka.

El control de tráfico aéreo perdió contacto con la aeronave cuando se encontraba aproximadamente a 13 millas al oeste de Andros Island, según la policía de Bahamas.

“Nuestra investigación inicial, la que llegó a nuestro equipo de operaciones de búsqueda y rescate, es que salieron de esa zona de las islas Barrier y quisieron desviarse por el mal clima, y debido a ese factor terminaron en ese lado de Andros, en lugar de tomar una dirección distinta rumbo a Florida”, explicó el teniente Darius Adams, de la Real Fuerza de Defensa de Bahamas.

Funcionarios bahameños indicaron que se contactaron con la Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos alrededor de la 1:00 p.m. del lunes para solicitar ayuda en la localización de la aeronave, pero la búsqueda tuvo que suspenderse debido al mal clima, lo que llevó a los familiares a organizar su propia búsqueda.

“Estamos profundamente agradecidos con todos los que nos apoyaron, buscaron junto a nosotros y mantuvieron a nuestra familia en sus oraciones”, dijeron los familiares de las víctimas en su comunicado. “Pedimos respetuosamente privacidad mientras enfrentamos este duelo inimaginable”.