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COVID positivity rates, an indicator of the spread of the disease, increased in South Florida, according to the state’s Department of Health’s report of July 8-14 data published on Friday. Broward County had the highest increase. The new case positivity rate went from 17.6% to 19.6% in two...

A woman was using the OfferUp app to sell an Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max. A thief pretending to be a buyer stole the phone and dragged the woman with his car outside of her home. Her foot was injured. The thief messaged her: “Are you available to meet? Send me an address.” They agreed to $750 and...

Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother to his eldest children, died accidentally from blunt impact injuries to her torso, the New York City medical examiner's office said Friday. Police had been looking into whether she fell down the stairs, two people familiar...

A man was injured during a shooting on Friday in Dania Beach. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an area near the intersection of Griffin Road and Southwest 43 Avenue. Fire Rescue personnel decided the man wounded needed to be hospitalized. He suffered non-life threatening...

The White House dropped plans Friday to nominate an anti-abortion lawyer backed by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for a federal judgeship in Kentucky. The decision to back off the nomination of Chad Meredith came amid a split between McConnell and Republican Sen. Rand Paul, his fellow...

A big change that just might save someone’s life is coming on Saturday. On that date, the federal government will establish a new three-digit code for suicide prevention and mental health crisis. Every eleven minutes in this country someone dies by suicide. “In 1995, I lost my fiancée at the...

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava proposed a property tax reduction of 1% for the first time in a decade Levine Cava included the proposal in the $10.3 billion budget. The property tax rate of $467 per $100,000 of taxable value would go down to $462. “We owe it to our residents struggling...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk fired back Friday at Twitter’s lawsuit seeking to force him to complete his $44 billion acquisition of the platform, according to multiple news reports. In a filing with the Delaware Court of Chancery, Musk’s lawyers accused Twitter of withholding information about fake...

A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union. A jury in federal district court in Dallas handed down the verdict Thursday. If it stands...

Federal prosecutors are seeking a 15-year prison sentence for a Texas man who was convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, calling him a militia group member who took a central role in the pro-Trump mob's attack, according to a court filing Friday. If a judge accepts the...

Ricky Martin is facing accusations of incest from a 21-year-old nephew and a judge issued a domestic-violence restraining order against him, according to El Vocero, a newspaper in Puerto Rico. A representative for Martin, 50, who is a father of four, told the New York Post that the allegations...

There are few corners of the globe where the echoes of mariachi music have yet to reach, filling street corners with the sounds of the blasting trumpets and strumming guitars that form the backbone of Mexico's traditional genre. Now, all that festive fever is being packed into a tiny U.S...

Authorities said Friday that two suspects have been arrested in a series of deadly robberies at Southern California 7-Eleven convenience stores where two people were killed and three wounded. The Orange County District Attorney's Office announced the arrests on social media. A press conference...

U.S. Border Patrol Agents from the Miami sector patrolling the waters off Key Biscayne noticed something unusual floating in the water Thursday afternoon. Agents soon discovered that it was a sea turtle in distress, and were able to hoist it onto their vessel. That’s when they realized it had a...

Rock singer Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins will perform a charity livestream show on July 27 to benefit the victims of the Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago that killed seven people and wounded more than 30. Corgan, a 20-year resident of Highland Park, where the shooting...

In the Cuban town of Los Palacios, outside of Pinar del Rio, residents used the sound of pots and pans to protest a power outage on Thursday night. There were also internet outages, according to NetBlocks, a watchdog organization that monitors internet freedom. In Cuba, it is illegal to use...

The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into the Maryland State Police to determine if the agency engaged in racially discriminatory hiring and promotion practices, federal prosecutors announced Friday. Word of the investigation follows a series of complaints from Black troopers...

A girl who was dubbed Princess Doe after her remains were found 40 years ago in a New Jersey cemetery has been identified as a Long Island teenager, authorities announced Friday. Charges have been filed against the man they believe killed Dawn Olanick, 17, of West Babylon, New York, the Warren...

A troubled Lauderhill police lieutenant has agreed to retire after yet another internal affairs investigation into his conduct, a department insider says. (Warning: This story features descriptions of sexually explicit content.) As Local 10 News reported back in November 2021, Lt. Michael...

Officers arrested two men after an entrepreneur was shot in the face during a robbery on Wednesday at a Coral Springs strip mall, police announced on Friday afternoon. Trae Michael Butler and Richard Fowler are accused of robbing the victim at about 11:35 a.m., at the High Def Barbershop, at...