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Miami police asked for the public’s help Saturday afternoon finding a 59-year-old man who suffers from multiple medical conditions. Police said Marcos Antonio Galindo was last seen in the Flagami area earlier in the day. He’s described as 5-foot-6, nearly 170 pounds and has black hair with...

Some drivers have been lining up for days — occasionally even more than a week — to fill up with diesel in Cuba. Officials there apparently have been sending scarce fuel to power generation plants rather than fuel stations for vehicles. Drivers have organized themselves into lines with lists...

The U.N. human rights office on Saturday expressed concern about rising violence around Haiti's capital, saying 99 people have been reported killed in recent fighting between rival gangs in the Cite Soleil district alone. The warning came hours after the U.N. Security Council unanimously...

A longtime member of Cuba’s communist leadership has died at age 90. José Ramón Balaguer was a part of Fidel Castro’s forces as they toppled dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959 and went on to hold a series of important posts in the Communist Party and government. He had served as the party’s...

A southwest Miami-Dade Winn-Dixie was forced to close after a routine maintenance assessment revealed multiple leaks in its roof structure, the company said Saturday afternoon. The store, at 8710 SW 72nd St. in the county’s Sunset area, will remain closed until a structural inspection can be...

A judge in Tennessee has temporarily barred two federal agencies from enforcing directives issued by President Joe Biden's administration that extended protections for LGBTQ people in schools and workplaces. U.S. District Judge Charles Atchley Jr. in an order on Friday ruled for the 20 state...

Nine Cuban migrants made landfall in Jupiter Island Saturday in what the head of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Miami sector calls a “maritime smuggling event.” According to a tweet from Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar, the landing happened during the morning hours. Slosar included photos that...

I think it's gonna be a long, long time until we see another songwriter and performer like Elton John. Wrapping up a 50-plus year career with a farewell tour, the British pianist and vocalist has created some of the most memorable and enduring music in the history of pop-rock, songs burned into...

The Humane Society of Broward County plans to offer a free, virtual class on rabbit care and behavior. The hour-long class, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on June 23, will teach lessons on litter box training, bunny bonding, rabbit health and behavior issues. Those who are interested in registering...

Two alligators attacked and killed an elderly woman after she fell into a pond at a southwest Florida golf course Friday. The attack happened in Englewood, in southern Sarasota County. Tampa ABC affiliate WFTS reports that witnesses saw the woman fall into a pond at the Boca Royal Golf and...

Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in South Florida on charges of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a controlled substance. The rapper, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was booked Friday into jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he awaits a bond hearing. The Florida Highway Patrol said...

Soprano Angel Blue says she won’t perform in an opera in Italy this month because blackface was used in the staging of a different work this summer on the same stage. The U.S. singer posted a note on her angeljoyblue Instagram page saying she will be bowing out of “La Traviata” at Verona’s...

North Macedonia has approved a French proposal that opens the way for negotiations to join the European Union and overcome Bulgarian objections. There were 68 votes in favor of the proposal in the 120-member chamber, with the leftist coalition, which has 61 seats, getting the backing of small...

A woman died after crashing her car on Interstate 195 in Miami, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened early Saturday morning in the eastbound lanes of the highway east of Biscayne Boulevard, approaching the Julia Tuttle Causeway. An FHP spokesperson said the woman lost...

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will celebrate her 75th birthday Sunday, marking the occasion with a small family dinner at Prince Charles’ Highgrove estate in southwest England. The big occasion follows British broadcaster ITV’s release of a documentary about the duchess’s stint as guest...

Miami Gardens police are investigating after a man was shot dead overnight Saturday. Police spokesperson Diana Delgado-Gourgue said units responded to the 4200 block of Northwest 189th Street just before 12:30 a.m. regarding a shots fired call. There, police found a man suffering multiple...

A sexual assault survivor chooses sterilization so that if she is ever attacked again, she won't be forced to give birth to a rapist’s baby. An obstetrician delays inducing a miscarriage until a woman with severe pregnancy complications seems “sick enough.” A lupus patient must stop taking...

President Joe Biden is promising “strong executive action” to combat climate change, despite dual setbacks in recent weeks that have restricted his ability to regulate carbon emissions and boost clean energy such as wind and solar power. The Supreme Court last month limited how the nation’s...

Four years, five months and four days after Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, his trial for the deadliest U.S. mass shooting to reach a jury begins Monday with opening statements. Delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and legal wrangling, the penalty-only...

It was no shock that state Rep. Ron Hanks and Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters handily lost their recent Republican primaries in Colorado for U.S. Senate and secretary of state. Hanks was outspent 14-to-1 by his rival. Peters, who was vying to become Colorado's top elections official, had been...