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A traffic nightmare is getting worse as gas prices rise and drivers line up for discounted gas. In the town of Davie, the line for Costco gas is so long, that it often backs up onto busy State Road 84, which causes traffic tie-ups, major confusion, and dangerous road conditions on one of the...

A rare plant that depends on wetlands for survival is now on the federal endangered species list, a designation that environmentalists say will boost efforts to protect the last free-flowing river in the desert Southwest. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published the decision Friday in the...

A lawyer for Roy Moore tried to persuade some skeptical federal appeals judges Friday to revive a $95 million defamation lawsuit that the former Alabama candidate for U.S. Senate brought against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Attorney Larry Klayman complained during arguments before a panel of the...

In launching its case to the American public, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection made a central argument: Look at the tape. The centerpiece of Thursday night’s hearing was a video reconstruction of the attack on the Capitol. Over 10 minutes, it went point by point...

An estimated 20 million people watched Thursday night's hearing of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The figures released Friday by the Nielsen Company include viewers from 12 television networks that aired the rare primetime hearing, including ABC, CBS...

The U.S. Labor Department announced a grim report on Friday that the Consumer Price Index rose 8.6 percent over the last 12 months. “Today’s inflation report confirms what we already know; Putin’s price hike is hitting America hard,” President Joe Biden said. The president also blamed supply...

Family members of the sole person to be arrested in the disappearance of a British journalist and Indigenous official in the Amazon said Friday that he was innocent and alleged that authorities were trying to force a confession. Freelance journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous official Bruno...

As South Florida got pounded with rain Thursday afternoon, Cutler Bay got soaked again. At the entrance to the Lakes by the Bay Community, just off of Old Cutler Road and Southwest 216th Street, cars had water most of the way up to their tires as they tried to leave the neighborhood. On...

An infectious disease specialist at Florida International University is explaining the potential ramifications of the Biden administration lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before flying to the United States. The restrictions will...

A Hollywood woman is pleading for help getting her beloved 10-year-old pit bull mix back. She said a woman took her dog named Diesel while he was tied up outside a beauty supply store. Eve Harlowe said she took the dog for a walk with her to the store near her home at Washington Street and...

It’s part of living in South Florida, especially for those who live close to the Everglades. Javier Ortiz was bitten by a cottonmouth snake while working in the front garden at his Miramar home. “I came across a dead palm tree branch and removed it to get to the weeds underneath there and when...

French prosecutors on Friday laid out their sentencing demands in the historic Paris trial of 20 men suspected of critical roles in France’s worst peacetime attack, the Islamic State massacres that killed 130 people in 2015. For Salah Abdeslam, the only surviving member of that night's attacking...

Former handlers or other people who adopt retired police K-9s will get financial help from Florida. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Friday that will reimburse people who care for retired K-9s up to $1,500 for veterinary care for the dogs. The bill was sponsored by Democratic Sen...

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has laid out a roadmap for the hearings this month as it examines President Donald Trump's responsibility for the melee and the damage that resulted for law enforcement officers, members of Congress and others in...

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday rolled out guidelines for a new youth service program meant to create job opportunities for Native Americans while boosting their cultural connections to nature through conservation projects on tribal and public land. The Indian Youth Service Corps...

When he was in elementary school, Dan Pigott just happened to be visiting Washington with his parents in 1973 as the Watergate hearings were underway. He managed to get a seat to watch history unfold. That memory was particularly resonant Thursday night when Pigott watched the opening hearing...

A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender-confirming medical care, a new obstacle to the state labeling such treatments as child abuse. The temporary restraining order issued by Judge Jan Soifer halts...

When Republican Glenn Youngkin was running to be Virginia's governor, he defended a teacher suspended over an objection to using students' preferred pronouns. He opposed transgender children playing on sports teams aligned with their gender identity, and he indicated a personal objection to...

The Washington Post has fired Felicia Sonmez, who triggered a vigorous online debate this week over social media policy and public treatment of colleagues after she criticized a fellow reporter for retweeting an offensive joke. The Post said Friday it would not comment on personnel issues. But...

A 40-year-old Homestead man won the top prize of $5 million from the Florida Lottery’s $5,000,000 LUCK Scratch-Off game. Ray Fundora claimed the prize at the lottery’s Miami district office and chose to receive his winnings as a one-time lump-sum payment of $3,815,000. Fundora purchased the...