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A federal prosecutor in North Carolina says a jury has convicted a South Florida man in connection with a business email compromise scheme that defrauded law firms and other companies of more than $1 million. U.S. Attorney Dena J. King says Pierre Yvelt Almonor, 49, of Miami Gardens, was...

The 64-year-old pilot of a small plane who passed out in flight, leaving his passenger with no flying experience to land the Cessna in Florida, suffered a tear in his aorta, according to his cardiothoracic surgeon. Kenneth Allen was flying two passengers from the Bahamas on May 10 when he lost...

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Friday morning with DEO Secretary Dane Eagle in West Palm Beach. Continue reading...

British singer-songerwriter Ed Sheeran has announced the birth of his second daughter, saying he and his wife, Cherry Seaborn were “over the moon’’ at the baby's arrival. The Grammy award-winner posted a picture of baby socks on his Instagram site. “We are both so in love with her,” Sheeran...

In Rio de Janeiro, bold swimmers have been discouraged from diving into the cold ocean, while Sao Paulo authorities had to open up subway stations to accommodate homeless people as Brazil's south experienced unusually low temperatures on Friday. Temperatures on Friday morning dropped below 23...

No one ever thinks it will happen to them. But a record 53 children died of heatstroke between 2018 and 2019, after being left in a vehicle, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In 2020, during the public health emergency, 25 children lost their lives in hot cars...

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday that he will run for Congress in a redrawn district that includes his Brooklyn home. De Blasio, whose second mayoral term ended last year, announced on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” that he will seek the Democratic nomination for the 10th...

Officials say a Florida deputy who accidentally set a gasoline-covered motorcycle rider on fire with a stun gun is facing a misdemeanor charge. Osceola County Sheriff Marcos López said during a news conference Thursday that the deputy is being charged with culpable negligence, and the burned...

Russia will cut off natural gas to Finland after the Nordic country that applied for NATO membership this week refused President Vladimir Putin's demand to pay in rubles, the Finnish state-owned energy company said Friday, the latest escalation over European energy amid the war in Ukraine...

Florida Fish and Wildlife biologists are celebrating, after they were able to reunite a lost 4-month-old panther kitten with its mother. In March, FWC was notified that the kitten was separated from its mother in Collier County. Biologists used towels with the kitten’s scent along trails near...

Afropunk is hosting its first live event in Miami this weekend in historic Overtown. “Overtown is the Harlem of the South,” said Kechi Okpala, event coordinator for The Urban on Northwest 2nd Avenue. Planet Afropunk Live Miami is a two-day event from May 20 to 22. ”The history of Overtown is...

With one notable exception, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan seemed to enjoy guiding American journalist Peter Greenberg around her country for the television show “The Royal Tour.” The time spent recording voiceovers she could have done without. “You tortured me!” the African leader...

A surge of moisture released from the Caribbean early Friday morning sparked an intense line of downpours across South Florida. Heavy rain totaled 1-3″ across northern Miami-Dade and Broward County. This saturated the ground, making it easier for storms Friday afternoon to produce additional...

President Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped to the lowest point of his presidency in May, a new poll shows, with deepening pessimism emerging among members of his own Democratic Party. Only 39% of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s performance as president, according to the poll from The...

A U.S. attorney says a Florida man has pleaded guilty to defrauding more than 30 women out of more than $1.3 million by pretending to be a doctor on online dating services. U.S. attorney Jason Cody announced the plea Thursday. Cody said 46-year-old Brian Brainard Wedgeworth used 10 different...

New legislation introduced in the Senate would require the Justice Department to establish guidelines for the federal Bureau of Prisons and state correctional systems to notify the families of incarcerated people if their loved one has a serious illness, a life-threatening injury or if they die...

As more cases of monkeypox are detected in Europe and North America, some scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks in Africa say they are baffled by the unusual disease's spread in the West. Cases of the smallpox-related disease haven’t previously been seen among people with no links to...

The U.N. is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months, citing the impacts of Russia's war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs. The hunger crisis may press increased numbers of people to migrate...

City of Miami Fire-Rescue officials responded to a strip mall early Friday morning due to a partial roof collapse. Lt. Pete Sanchez, who is also a spokesman for the department, said rain was possibly to blame for the partial roof collapse on the northeast corner of 4731 W. Flagler St. Crews...

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing criticism from the leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party after saying Congress won’t approve a trade deal with the U.K. if Britain scraps the agreement governing post-Brexit trade on the Irish island. The trans-Atlantic sparring follows...