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The University of Florida Board of Trustees voted unanimously to select Dr. Stuart R. Bell as the university’s next president, according to an article posted Wednesday by UF.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials will be on high alert for germs.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Gates said Wednesday that he made a “grave error in judgment” by meeting with Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing as the Microsoft co-founder faced hours of questioning from lawmakers about his relationship with the disgraced financier.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a formal ban on women pastors in the nation's largest Protestant denomination, sending a clear message that men alone should preach to these conservative evangelical congregations.
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FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Wednesday that law enforcement will prioritize counterterrorism operations during the FIFA World Cup.
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A storm drain turned into an unlikely rescue scene this past Saturday night when firefighters stepped in to save a dozen trapped ducklings and reunite them with their mother.
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Federal authorities warned against drone flights over and around the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens during FIFA World Cup game days.
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Lesley Groff, who worked as an administrative assistant for Jeffrey Epstein, testified on Tuesday before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Southern Baptists on Tuesday elected a new leader who has decried a “decline and drift” within the denomination and whose supporters include an outspoken faction seeking to move the solidly conservative body even further to the right.
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More than 170 foods can cause immediate allergic reactions. The “Big 9″ are milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, and sesame. The symptoms can be anything from hives to swelling.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Just a mile from Atlanta's stadium, which will welcome tens of thousands of fans to World Cup games this month, dozens of people were camped out on a downtown sidewalk waiting for a homeless shelter to open.
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NASA announced on Tuesday that a Miami Sunset Senior High School graduate who went on to become a NASA astronaut and U.S. Army Colonel had been selected for the Artemis III mission.
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Broward Sheriff’s Office Detective Danny Perez asked the public for help on Tuesday with identifying two burglars who stole from All American Marine Service in Oakland Park.
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Reginald Merisma had threatened Anthony Johnson before Johnson, 35, called 911 on Sunday, and police officers found Merisma, 35, dead, according to the Lauderhill Police Department.
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A rare magnitude 6.1 earthquake near western Cuba that was felt across parts of Florida on Monday could be followed by aftershocks in the days and weeks ahead, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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A 24-year-old man confessed to firing a “warning shot” at a driver during an argument on Monday afternoon in southwestern Miami-Dade County, according to a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy’s report.
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Somali referee Omar Artan won't officiate in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.
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MIAMI (AP) — Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died of natural causes last year, according a report by Florida police that formally closes the investigation into his death.
Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero Stutz and State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said on Friday that human trafficking and crowd control will be their priority during the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Wildlife officers are investigating after a woman was reportedly attacked by three raccoons in North Miami.
Kellie Williams, an experienced swimmer and American Airlines flight attendant who was born in California and lived in South Florida, died while snorkeling off Broward County. She was 30.
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Oliver Gilbert, a former two-term Miami Gardens mayor, is running for U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson’s seat.
Soccer fans will soon crisscross continents to see their beloved national teams compete on the sport's grandest stage, the World Cup. They'll pack bars and fan zones, singing chants and debating who is going to win it all.
Tim Payne couldn't wait to give Valen Scarsini a big hug and tell him thanks a million.
A black bear that was first spotted roaming around Port St. Lucie has been seen again, this time by a local trapper in the Tradition community.
A woman was snorkeling or diving in the ocean off Dania Beach when she vanished and later washed ashore dead at Hollywood Beach, according to the Hollywood Police Department.
Two students were stabbed this week at a Tampa apartment complex near the campus of the University of South Florida, authorities confirmed.
The search for a 55-year-old Michigan woman who vanished in the Bahamas while traveling with her 58-year-old husband continued on Thursday, as U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service special agents were investigating the case.
Florida Sen. Shevrin Jones asked his supporters on Thursday to meet him on Tuesday at the Koinonia Worship Center in Hollywood.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott shared an aerial video and photos on Thursday that he described as a team’s rescue at sea.
Matthew Castillo will be leaving his post as Miami Springs police chief to take over the Doral Police Department in about 13 days, city officials announced on Thursday.
Homicide detectives were investigating a woman’s death on Thursday morning, hours after her body washed ashore in Hollywood Beach, according to the Hollywood Police Department.
Residents in Port St. Lucie’s Tradition community woke up to an unusual sight Tuesday morning: a Florida black bear roaming through their neighborhood.
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who confessed to killing his girlfriend’s infant daughter and throwing her body in a pond three decades ago was executed Tuesday evening.
Witnesses recorded videos of Deanna Harrell driving a black Ford F-150 pickup truck with frontal crash damage seaside in Daytona Beach Shores.
