MIAMI — Frequently accused by Cuban government officials of supporting dissidents and plotting to overthrow the regime, the U.S. Agency for International Development recently took what seems an unprecedented step and sent personal protective equipment …
Cuban migrant found clinging to the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a Cuban migrant found clinging to a support column of the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning, the agency confirmed. Coast Guard crews lowered the man from the bridge and turned him over to the U…
What will Tropical Storm Karl bring Mexico? What the forecast says
Tropical Storm Karl is expected to make a U-turn in the Gulf and make landfall along Mexico’s coast this week. A slow moving and slightly stronger Karl was about 170 miles east-northeast of Tuxpan, Mexico, and about 185 miles north-northeast of Veracru…
As Parkland trial ends, defense urges jury to spare Nikolas Cruz the death penalty
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A defense lawyer on Tuesday urged jurors to spare the life of Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school, saying he was “doomed from the womb” because his birth mother dra…
As Parkland shooting trial ends, state makes case for death penalty for Nikolas Cruz
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After a nearly three-month trial, a prosecutor on Tuesday urged jurors to vote to execute Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members in Florida’s deadliest school shooting. The state argued that Cr…
‘Hunting his victims.’ As trial ends, state makes case for death penalty for Parkland shooter
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After a nearly three-month trial, a prosecutor on Tuesday made the case for executing Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members in Florida’s deadliest school shooting. In closing arguments, prosec…
Key shareholder vote on Truth Social delayed, while Trump Media exec gets suspended
The merger between a Miami-based investment company and former President Donald Trump’s media firm remained uncertain Monday, when a critical shareholder vote on a deadline extension was put on hold. Patrick Orlando, CEO and chairman of Digital World A…
Julia makes landfall as a hurricane in Nicaragua, bringing warnings of life-threatening floods
Julia made landfall as a hurricane in Nicaragua on Sunday, bringing a forecast of devastating winds and life-threatening flash floods. Julia landed as a Category 1 storm before dawn on Sunday in the Central American country, according to the National H…
More Latinos than ever are at four-year US colleges, but study shows other declines
MIAMI — More Latinos than ever are choosing to attend four-year universities in the U.S., according to an analysis released Friday by the Pew Research Center. However, two-year colleges registered a recent decline in enrollment. A whopping 2.4 million …
Tropical Storm Julia set to become a hurricane, make landfall in Nicaragua Sunday
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Julia formed off the Guajira Peninsula of Colombia early Friday and is forecast to become a hurricane this weekend, while it moves across the Caribbean Sea toward Nicaragua where it’s expected to make landfall. The National Hurri…