Family seeks 2nd chance at charging officer in man's death
A Wisconsin judge will decide whether to file charges against a police officer who killed a man sitting in a parked car using a rarely invoked legal process.
What’s left of Claudette continues to pound the South
Claudette was officially downgraded to a tropical depression because the highest sustained winds dropped below 40 mph.
New leaders, new era: US-Israel relations reach crossroads
President Joe Biden and Israel's new prime minister, Naftali Bennett, are at a crossroads.
Sergeant opens fire on suspect outside Home Depot in west Miami-Dade
A female sergeant from the Miami-Dade Police Department was patrolling the area when a Home Depot employee told her someone had been stealing items.
Events commemorating Juneteenth take place across South Florida
From a bike ride in Miami Gardens to a parade in Deerfield Beach, events were held commemorating the day when enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas were finally freed.
Judge sides with Florida’s opposition to CDC rules on cruise lines
Gov. Ron DeSantis is celebrating a victory in his ongoing fight against federal COVID rules on cruise ships departing from Florida.
Scott meets with entrepreneurs in Doral, blames Biden for inflation
Sen. Rick Scott met privately with business owners on Friday in Miami-Dade County’s city of Doral.
Miami middle school students study STEM, robotics during summer vacation
Middle school students across Miami-Dade County are embarking on a summer learning program to learn about STEM. It’s called the Verizon Innovative Learning Program — and it’s finally all in-person.
What are our COVID-19 vaccination rates now in South Florida?
South Florida’s counties are inching closer to 70% of eligible residents being vaccinated, while the state remains below 60%, according to the latest numbers from the Florida Department of Health released Friday.
2 hit by truck, 1 killed at Pride parade in Wilton Manors
Two people were run over by a pickup truck as the LGBTQ Pride parade in Wilton Manors was just getting started around 7 p.m. Saturday night.
Events commemorating Juneteenth take place across South Florida
From a bike ride in Miami Gardens to a parade in Deerfield Beach, events were held commemorating the day when enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas were finally freed.
Family locates 73-year-old man who disappeared after doctor appointment in Hollywood
According to authorities and family members, 73-year-old Winston Williams has not been seen since Friday morning.
Immunocompromised patients may need additional COVID-19 vaccination
Do immunocompromised patients need more than the standard dosage of COVID-19 vaccines? Researchers are working to find that out.
South Florida organization helps at-risk children from birth through adulthood
The Broward-based Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center may soon be expanding.
What are our COVID-19 vaccination rates now in South Florida?
South Florida’s counties are inching closer to 70% of eligible residents being vaccinated, while the state remains below 60%, according to the latest numbers from the Florida Department of Health released Friday.
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Belgium: Body of fugitive far-right soldier apparently found
Belgian police say the body of a fugitive far-right soldier who was the target of a huge manhunt appears to have been found.
'It lessens my bills': $500 payments tested in upstate NY
Five-hundred-dollar payments were recently sent out to 100 residents in the small towns, rural corners and city blocks of Ulster County in upstate New York.
AP Interview: Former president says US failed in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s former president says the United States came to his country to fight extremism and bring stability to his war-tortured nation and is leaving nearly 20 years later having failed at both.
Take 2: Spacewalking astronauts tackle solar panel work
Spacewalking astronauts are back at it 260 miles up, working to install powerful new solar panels outside the International Space Station.
Jordan's unprecedented palace drama moves to the courtroom
Jordan's version of a trial of the century is getting under way.
Israeli PM: World powers must 'wake up' on Iran nuke deal
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has opened his first Cabinet meeting since swearing in his new coalition government last week with a condemnation of the new Iranian president.
What are our COVID-19 vaccination rates now in South Florida?
South Florida’s counties are inching closer to 70% of eligible residents being vaccinated, while the state remains below 60%, according to the latest numbers from the Florida Department of Health released Friday.
Boynton Beach Police need your help finding the parents of a boy found wandering naked
Boynton Beach police need help locating the parents of a young boy found wandering the street naked, early Friday morning.
Man surrenders after video shows vandal in truck with Trump flag damaging Pride mural
A vandal damaged a colorful floor mural in Delray Beach, police said. It had been painted to commemorate Pride month.
Publix shooter’s ex-wife says she warned authorities about his mental health
Timothy Wall's ex-wife expresses her condolences to the family that lost its loved ones, but she says her family has made numerous efforts to get the Publix shooter the help that he needed and that they did contact the sheriff’s office.
Couple wins $1 million lottery prize after just moving to Florida
“This is the ultimate housewarming gift,” says Kristen Frommer, 27. “We moved down as renters two months ago, but now there’s no question — we’re buying a house and becoming Floridians.”
Want to live in a beach town? 4 of the top 10 are in Florida
Florida is filled with the best beach towns to actually live in, the personal-finance website WalletHub found in a study. Naples ranked No. 1 overall.
What are our COVID-19 vaccination rates now in South Florida?
South Florida’s counties are inching closer to 70% of eligible residents being vaccinated, while the state remains below 60%, according to the latest numbers from the Florida Department of Health released Friday.
South Florida storms bring flooding, damage to area
A flood watch issued for South Florida Wednesday by the National Weather Service expired on Thursday morning.
Coyotes spread in Florida and ‘they’re going to eat just about anything’
Wildlife officials encourage residents to use foghorns and motion lights to keep coyotes away and keep pets from roaming free.
Food ‘contaminated by flying insects’ at Pollo Tropical, rodent issues at Ankari 51
A state inspector was at the Pollo Tropical in Margate last week based on a complaint and noted 14 violations before ordering the place shut.
Florida gas prices are the highest since 2014
Florida's average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is $2.97, the highest since November 2014, according to the American Automobile Association.
Bartender arrested for video voyeurism after woman finds camera
A woman tells Monroe County Sheriff's Office that she found nude photos of herself on a bartender's phone.
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5 killed in school construction site collapse in Belgium
A school undergoing construction work has collapsed in the Belgian city of Antwerp, killing five workers and injuring nine others, according to local authorities.
The Latest: Delta variant behind spike of cases in Portugal
Portuguese authorities have confirmed suspicions that the new delta variant of the coronavirus is driving a spike in new cases in the Lisbon region.
Diplomats: Progress made in Vienna at Iran nuclear talks
Top diplomats say further progress has been made at talks between Iran and global powers to try to negotiate and restore a landmark 2015 agreement to contain Iranian nuclear development that was later abandoned by the Trump administration.
Ex-UK Speaker Bercow, scourge of Brexiteers, joins Labour
Former U.K. House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, a longtime Conservative, says he has switched allegiances and joined the opposition Labour Party.
France elects regional leaders, preps for presidential vote
Marine Le Pen’s far-right party is riding high on her tough-on-security, stop-immigration message as French voters start choosing regional leaders.
Official: Crash, "likely" due to storm, kills 10 in Alabama
Tropical Depression Claudette has claimed 12 lives in Alabama as the storm swept across the southeastern U.S., causing flash flooding and spurring tornadoes that destroyed dozens of homes.
15 months later, Radio City reopens with Dave Chappelle
Fifteen months after shuttering for the pandemic, New York’s Radio City Music Hall reopened its doors Saturday for the Tribeca Festival premiere of a new Dave Chappelle documentary.
Armenia votes in election triggered by war defeat
Armenians are voting in a national election after months of tensions over last year’s defeat in fighting against Azerbaijan over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
At least 15 die in multiple attacks near US-Mexico border
Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.
US sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge
A plane with 2.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Taiwan from the U.S. in a donation with both public health and geopolitical meaning.
Sergeant opens fire on suspect outside Home Depot in west Miami-Dade
A female sergeant from the Miami-Dade Police Department was patrolling the area when a Home Depot employee told her someone had been stealing items.
Brothers set record crossing large gap in park on a highline
Two brothers from San Francisco say they have set a record for the longest highline ever walked in both Yosemite National Park and California, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
VA moves to offer gender confirmation surgery to vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to offer transgender veterans gender confirmation surgery.
Uganda Olympic team member tests positive for coronavirus
A member of Uganda’s Olympic team has tested positive for the coronavirus and was barred entry into Japan, in the first detected infection among arriving athletes for the Tokyo Games opening in five weeks.
Southwest US states bake, wildfire threatens Arizona towns
The Southwest U.S. continued to bake, and weather forecasters kept warnings in effect for excessive heat in Arizona and Nevada at least through the weekend.
2 hit by truck, 1 killed at Pride parade in Wilton Manors
Two people were run over by a pickup truck as the LGBTQ Pride parade in Wilton Manors was just getting started around 7 p.m. Saturday night.
Events commemorating Juneteenth take place across South Florida
From a bike ride in Miami Gardens to a parade in Deerfield Beach, events were held commemorating the day when enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas were finally freed.
As Brazil tops 500,000 deaths, protests against president
Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in more than a score of cities across Brazil as the nation’s confirmed death toll from COVID-19 soared past half a million.
Activists protest EU migration policies at Croatian border
Dozens of human rights activists have briefly blocked Croatia's border with Bosnia to protest European Union's migration policies.
Juneteenth, recalling end of slavery, is marked across US
Parades, picnics and lessons in history are all part of Juneteenth events in the U.S. The day is carrying even more significance after Congress and President Joe Biden created a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery.
Driver rams cyclists in Arizona race, critically injuring 6
Authorities say a driver in a pickup truck plowed into bicyclists competing in a community road race in Arizona, critically injuring several riders.
Blaze at Moscow fireworks warehouse injures 4
A warehouse holding a reported 15 metric tons (16.5 tons) of fireworks in central Moscow caught fire on Saturday, sending a huge cloud of smoke and a fusillade of explosions over the area.
Dolce&Gabbana's "light therapy'' collection celebrates life
Dolce & Gabbana are coaxing men off their sofas and back into the world, however it will be, with a resplendent collection inspired by the extravagant lighting installations that characterize southern Italian street festivals.
Family locates 73-year-old man who disappeared after doctor appointment in Hollywood
According to authorities and family members, 73-year-old Winston Williams has not been seen since Friday morning.
Bidens’ older dog, Champ, has died; German shepherd was 13
President Joe Biden says that Champ, the older of the family's two dogs, has died “peacefully at home.”.
Queen beams as she returns to Ascot after COVID-19 hiatus
Queen Elizabeth II has attended the final day of the Ascot races, where environmental protesters urged the monarch to press politicians to act against climate change.
Putin names Lavrov, Shoigu to United Russia elections list
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his foreign minister and his defense minister will head the candidates' list for the dominant United Russia party in September's parliamentary election.
'Protected them to death': Elder-care COVID rules under fire
Pandemic restrictions are falling away almost everywhere — except inside many of America’s nursing homes.
Woman stabbed to death in Fort Lauderdale, homicide detectives investigating
According to police, officers arrived to find the victim suffering from several stab wounds along Sistrunk Boulevard and Northwest 11th Avenue just after 6 a.m. Saturday morning.
Amid reform movement, some GOP states give police more power
After a year of protests over police brutality, some Republican-controlled states have ignored or blocked police-reform proposals and moved instead in the other direction.
Afghanistan running out of oxygen as COVID surge worsens
Health officials say Afghanistan is fast running out of oxygen as a deadly third surge of COVID worsen.
Tropical-storm-force winds spread across the Florida Panhandle from Tropical Storm Claudette
Claudette is a comma-shaped system with the worst weather in the tail of the comma well removed from the center.
Memphis erases Confederate general from its public spaces
Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s polarizing presence has hung over Memphis, Tennessee, since he moved there in 1852 with his family.
An architect of European unity moves ahead on sainthood path
A French statesman whose efforts helped pave the way for what eventually became the European Union has moved ahead on the Catholic church's path toward possible sainthood.
Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win
The Affordable Care Act is now secure in the framework of the nation’s health care programs, and Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond.
Metal fans mosh at 1st UK live music festival since pandemic
Thousands of heavy metal fans are camping, singing — and even moshing — at Britain’s first full music festival since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Latest: Protests decry Brazil policies as toll tops 500K
Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets in cities across Brazil as the nation’s confirmed death toll from COVID-19 soared past half a million.
Partygoers, police injured at curfew-busting rave in France
A 22-year-old man lost his hand and several others were also injured amid violence as police tried to break up an unauthorized rave party in western France.