Hialeah motorcyclist dies after Sawgrass Expressway crash in Sunrise: Florida Highway Patrol
A 37-year-old man died on Monday after a crash on the Sawgrass Expressway in Sunrise, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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Ukraine-Russia war: Trump to meet with Putin next Friday in Alaska
President Donald Trump announced that his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be on Aug. 15.
Sunny Isles Beach real estate broker pleads guilty to federal charge
A veteran real estate broker in South Florida was awaiting sentencing in a federal criminal case associated with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Biden to consider additional sanctions on Russia following Alexey Navalny’s death
President Biden told reporters Monday he is weighing additional sanctions against Russia over the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
U.S. military, Iran-backed militias clash in Syria after drone kills U.S. contractor
President Joe Biden warned Iran on Friday that attacks on U.S. troops will be met with force. Iran, a Russian ally, has been on the opposing side of the U.S. efforts in Ukraine and Syria.
Ireland’s taoiseach on Ukraine: ‘I never thought we would see a war like this’
President Joe Biden met with Ireland’s taoiseach, Leo Varadkar on Friday at the White House where dye turned the north lawn fountain green for the occasion.
Refugees in Florida mark Russia-Ukraine war anniversary amid loss, uncertainty
Olga Pliushchenko is among the estimated 8.1 million Ukrainian war refugees. She has been living in Florida, the 5th state in the country with the most Ukrainians — with some 100,000.
Russia launches attack on several cities in Ukraine; President Biden condemns the violence
Several Ukrainian cities were rocked by deadly missile strikes on Monday.
Miami native among those heading to space station on Soyuz rocket
A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts launched Wednesday morning to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan.
Feds say he was a Russian spy in Miami, now scientist gets 4 years behind bars
The story of Hector Cabrera, 36, involves, among other things, espionage tactics, trips to Moscow, and two wives on two separate continents. And it all comes back to South Florida.