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James Rado, co-creator of the groundbreaking hippie musical “Hair,” which celebrated protest, pot and free love and paved the way for the sound of rock on Broadway, has died. He was 90. Rado died Tuesday night in New York City of cardio respiratory arrest, according to friend and publicist...

After barely 12 months in office, the leaders of Israel's broad-based but severely weakened coalition government threw in the towel this week, saying they would dissolve parliament and hold new elections — the fifth in 3 1/2/ years. Why does this keep happening? The simplest answer is that...

A suburban Minneapolis city has agreed to pay $3.2 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer who said she confused her gun for her Taser. The tentative settlement also includes changes in police policies and training involving traffic stops...

A traffic report obtained Wednesday by Local 10 News reveals more details about a head-on collision in Fort Lauderdale that officials said resulted from a woman performing oral sex on the driver. The crash occurred just before 6:50 p.m. June 2 on A1A and 19th Street. According to Fort...

We continue to monitor the large disturbances – tropical waves – rolling off the coast of Africa every several days. Although it’s still early in the season to traditionally expect significant development with these rotating thunderstorm systems, there are a number of factors in place...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday underscored the Fed's determination to raise interest rates high enough to slow inflation, a commitment that has fanned concerns that the central bank's fight against surging prices could tip the economy into recession. Powell said the pace of...

The reflections of a 12-year-old refugee from the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be published this fall. Yeva Skalietska's book is called “You Don’t Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine.” Union Square & Co. will release her account Oct. 25. “Everyone knows what the word...

One person has died after being struck by a Tri-Rail train in Hialeah, authorities confirmed. The crash was reported Wednesday morning at the Hialeah Market station at 1200 SE 11th Ave. as a train was traveling northbound. Hialeah Fire Department officials confirmed that the victim was...

Anglers fishing for bass in the state of Florida can win much more than just a great catch this summer. Florida Fish and Wildlife has launched TrophyCatch Florida, a program that will reward anglers with up to a $6,000 prize when they catch a largemouth bass with a bright pink tag. Two...

The British government on Wednesday unveiled plans for a Bill of Rights it says will strengthen free speech and the power of Parliament — but that critics argue will rip up human rights protections for ordinary people. The government published the bill days after courts in the U.K. and Europe...

Thousands of people are returning to England's Glastonbury Festival as the five-day music and performing arts event reopened Wednesday for the first time in three years after being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival, which is marking its 50th anniversary, has 3,000 performers...

Republican legislators in Wisconsin were poised Wednesday to meet in a special session that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called to repeal the battleground state's dormant abortion ban and quickly adjourn without taking any action. Wisconsin adopted a ban on abortion except to save the mother's...

A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the deadliest temblors in decades, the state-run news agency reported. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise. Information...

Authorities in Greece say a woman from Eritrea has given birth on an uninhabited rocky islet after traveling with other migrants from nearby Turkey. A coast guard official said 29 adult Eritreans ‒ 24 men and five women ‒ were spotted Wednesday during a patrol near the eastern Greek island of...

French armed forces conducted a surprise military exercise in Estonia, deploying more than 100 paratroopers in the Baltic country that neighbors Russia, the French defense ministry said Wednesday. The airborne operation conducted on Tuesday night and dubbed Thunder Lynx “enabled, at very short...

Prince Charles has become the first British royal to visit Rwanda, representing Queen Elizabeth II as the ceremonial head of the Commonwealth at a summit where both the 54-nation bloc and the monarchy face uncertainty. Royal historian Ed Owens said the 73-year-old heir to the British throne may...

Thousands of farmers gathered in the central Netherlands Wednesday to protest against the Dutch government’s plans to rein in emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, driving their tractors across the Netherlands and snarling traffic on major highways. The protest was organized earlier this...

A Missing Child Alert was issued Wednesday morning for two children from southwest Florida. Genesis Barrios, who is 2 months old, and Yazmin Barrios, who is 2 years old, were last seen Monday in Fort Myers. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Genesis was last seen wearing a...

The head of the Texas state police pronounced the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure," telling lawmakers that there were enough officers and firepower on the scene to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building. Col. Steve McCraw...

Miami police are investigating a shooting that left a man injured early Wednesday morning. The shooting was reported in the area of Northwest 17th Avenue and 44th Street. According to Miami Police Officer Kenia Fallat, who is also a spokeswoman for the police department, detectives believe the...