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A political consultant who is accused of helping put a “ghost candidate” on a ballot to siphon off votes from the Democratic candidate in a state Senate race in central Florida has pleaded not guilty to election finance-related charges during his first court appearance. James “Eric” Foglesong...

Several voters in Broward County are still waiting to receive their ballots, and the election is just weeks away. One resident who lives in Downtown Fort Lauderdale off Las Olas Boulevard did not receive her ballot due to an incorrect address. She told Local 10 News’ Sanela Sabovic her...

Two Miami-Dade tax professionals stole thousands worth of tax return dollars and investigators are asking additional victims to come forward, police said Tuesday. According to Miami-Dade police, 50-year-old Juan Carlos Mendieta of Miami Gardens and 26-year-old Leandro Machado Gonzalez ran a...

Airbnb said Tuesday that it earned $379 million in the second quarter on record bookings and rising rates, and the short-term rental giant announced a plan to spend up to $2 billion to buy its own stock. The results showed a reversal from losses in the second quarter of both last year and 2019...

The number of people living in America without health insurance coverage hit an all-time low of 8 percent this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. “Every American has the right to the peace of mind that comes with access to affordable, quality health care,”...

The Biden administration on Tuesday approved two massive arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to help them defend against Iran. The more than $5 billion in missile defense and related sales follow President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East last month, during which he met...

A federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a public records lawsuit on the 2020 census based on a Webster's dictionary definition of one obscure word: “whereby.” The lawsuit was over an even more obscure concept: how a statistical method was used to fill in details when information was lacking about...

A bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits is expected to win final approval in the Senate on Tuesday, ending a brief stalemate over the measure that had infuriated advocates and inspired some to camp outside the Capitol. President...

Starbucks on Tuesday reported record revenue in the April-June period, benefitting from higher prices and hundreds of new store openings over the last year. The Seattle-based coffee giant exceeded sales expectations despite continuing store closures and reduced hours in China due to coronavirus...

A former police officer in Virginia should not be criminally charged but should be investigated for potential civil rights violations after he pepper-sprayed, struck and handcuffed a Black U.S. Army lieutenant during a 2020 traffic stop, a special prosecutor has determined. The prosecutor's...

Donald Glover warned his fellow writers from the first day on “Atlanta” that the show would get canceled for what it was going to attempt. He was wrong. The buzzy FX series won Emmys and drew praise for its social commentary and experimentation that pushed boundaries when it debuted in 2016...

Members of the far-right Oath Keepers' extremist group charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will face jurors this fall after a judge on Tuesday denied defense attorneys' bid to delay the high-profile trial until next year. Lawyers for Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath...

Two of the assistant public defenders working to save the Parkland school shooter’s life dabbed their eyes with white tissues on Tuesday as grieving parents read their victim statements in Broward County court. Assistant Public Defenders Tamara Curtis and Attorney Nawal Najet Bashiman, who was...

The Biden administration is holding out the CIA operation that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri as a monumental strike against the global terror network responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001. But there's a downside, too. The drone strike also is putting into stark relief the...

The Hearst Foundations has awarded the Miami Children’s Museum a $100,000 grant to support educational programs, such as a summer camp, afterschool and STEAM integration for Early Head Start and Head Start. Miami Children’s Museum is the only children’s museum in the nation with an onsite...

The United Nations said Yemen’s warring parties agreed Tuesday to renew an existing truce for another two months after concerted international efforts. The already 4-month-old cease-fire has been the longest nationwide ease in fighting since the country's war began six years ago. The U.N...

An 8-year-old boy whose spine was severed in the shooting at a parade on July 4 has moved to a rehabilitation-focused hospital after spending nearly a month in a Chicago pediatric intensive care unit. Cooper Roberts' family said the boy was moved Sunday to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab from the...

The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 58 migrants back to Cuba after intercepting a number of boats near the Florida Keys, according to the agency. According to Coast Guard officials, Coast Guard Cutter William Trump returned the migrants to Cuba Tuesday. Crews intercepted the migrants in six...

A grieving father erupted in anger Tuesday as he told jurors about the daughter Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz murdered along with 16 others four years ago, his voice rising as he recounted her "infectious laugh that I can only get to watch now on TikTok videos.” Dr. Ilan Alhadeff's...

The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit that challenges Idaho’s restrictive abortion law, arguing that it would criminalize doctors who provide medically-necessary treatment that is protected under federal law. The federal government brought the suit seeking to invalidate the state’s...