Girl fights off, flees attacker who tried to snatch her
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The young girl, kneeling on a grassy traffic island as she awaits her school bus, looks up as a white...
Medicare for 60-year-olds not guaranteed to be a better deal
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and progressive Democrats have proposed to lower Medicare’s eligibility age to 60, to help older adults get affordable coverage....
Former deputy guilty of planting drugs in stopped cars
MARIANNA, Fla. — A former Florida sheriff’s deputy whose patrol car was found to contain a stash of narcotics was convicted Tuesday of planting...
Pilot failed to control plane in Texas crash that killed 10
ADDISON, Texas — A pilot's failure to control a small airplane when it lost thrust in one of two engines seconds after takeoff in...
Dominican official charged with drug trafficking in Florida
MIAMI — A Dominican congressman has been arrested in South Florida on drug trafficking charges, authorities said.
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Andrea Meza of Mexico crowned 69th Miss Universe
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Andrea Meza of Mexico has been crowned Miss Universe.
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As prisons close, communities look to repurpose buildings
One shuttered prison in Connecticut has been repurposed for document storage. Another is used to process and train newly hired correction officers. A third...
Derek Jeter sells Tampa mansion Tom Brady has been renting
TAMPA, Fla. — Former New York Yankee superstar Derek Jeter has sold his waterfront mansion in Tampa for $22.5 million — meaning Tom Brady...
Miami judge who used staff for personal errands resigns
MIAMI — A Florida judge who publicly accepted responsibility for skipping work and making his staff run personal errands for him has resigned as...
Trapped cat rescued from undercarriage of Isaac Yiadom’s car
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Firefighters in Florida were called to rescue a cat — not out of a tree, but from the undercarriage of...
