Lew Unveils Less Loopy Signature for Dollar Debut
Treasury Secretary Jack "Lewpty" Lew has a new and improved signature – and it will soon be appearing on your dollar bills. Some people, including President Barack Obama, thought Lew needed to improve...
View ArticleCousteau's Grandson Plans 31-Day Florida Underwater Exploration
Filmmaker and oceanographic explorer Fabien Cousteau will spend 31 days underwater in Florida exploring the ocean. Starting Sept. 30, Cousteau will lead Mission 31, where he and his team will live...
View ArticleRubio Says People Should Learn English Before Permanent Resident Status
The Florida Senator pushing for an immigration reform now says people should learn English before receiving a permanent resident status. Speaking in Washington, Senator Marco Rubio said: “When you...
View ArticleMan, Wife and Mother Busted in $25M Prescription Drug Ring: FDLE
A Miami Lakes man, his wife and his mother have all been arrested in a $25 million prescription drug trafficking scheme, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Tuesday. Jorge L. Castillo, 43,...
View ArticleMan Left Beaten, Robbed and Nude During First Date: Deputies
A North Florida man is recovering after being beaten, robbed, forced to strip naked and abandoned during his first date with “Tree,” a woman he had recently met at a convenience store, according to the...
View ArticleCouple Files Legal Action Against Shuckers
Customers have filed legal action against Shuckers Bar & Grill after the deck collapse last week. NBC 6 exclusively obtained a copy of the lawsuit that was filed late Tuesday. A husband and wife...
View ArticleFacebook Outage Sparks Online Frenzy
Facebook crashed on Tuesday and people took to Twitter to lob complaints, laugh and joke about the outage. Website monitoring site DownRightNow noted that the social network went down at around 9:10...
View ArticleOfficials Vote for 70-Cent Tolls on Dolphin, Airport Expressways
After three hours of public commentary and board discussions, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority voted 7-5 in favor of a 70-cent toll fare on the Dolphin and Airport expressways Tuesday. "It's a...
View ArticleHeat-Spurs Game 6 Photos
The Spurs expanded their lead to 94-89 after two Heat turnovers turned into three Spurs free throw makes. James cut the lead to 2 with a three-pointer, then after Kawhi Leonard missed one of two free...
View ArticleYahoo: 13,000 Data Requests From Law Enforcement in Six Months
Do you Yahoo? The government does. Yahoo says that U.S. law enforcement agencies filed "between 12,000 and 13,000" requests for data from Jan. 1, 2013 to May 31 of this year, according to Reuters....
View ArticlePembroke Pines & BTU Deal Cuts Charter School Teacher Salaries
As children gathered around iPads, their parents were glued to the bargaining table at Pembroke Pines City Hall. City officials including the city's manager, attorney and human resources director met...
View ArticleStarbucks to Post Calorie Counts Nationwide
Coffee drinkers might soon reconsider splurging on 460-calorie Java Chip Frappuccino at Starbucks. Beginning next week, the coffee giant will post calorie counts on their menu boards, getting ahead of...
View ArticleMan Smuggles 7 Snakes in His Jacket
A Tyler snake expert pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to smuggling seven Peruvian snakes into the United States by concealing them underneath his jacket. William Lamar, 63, was caught with the...
View ArticleWeather Forecast: Partly Sunny and Hot Wednesday
After a slight chance for showers through mid-morning, expect another hot afternoon under partly sunny skies Wednesday in South Florida. After some dry air settles in to bring us hazy sunshine for...
View ArticleLIVE VIDEO: FBI to Discuss Arrest of Ex-USC Prof.
A former USC professor on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted fugitives list for alleged child-sex crimes has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen in Mexico, authorities said Tuesday — just a day...
View ArticleChicago Hospital Allows Visiting Hours for Pets
Sometimes the most effective comfort comes from man's best friend. Rush University Medical Center took that to heart, adopting a formal policy that allows pets to visit certain patients in their rooms....
View ArticleMiami Heat Game 7 Tickets Go On Sale Wednesday
The Miami Heat will begin selling individual tickets to Game 7 of the NBA Finals at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The Heat forced a Game 7 with Tuesday night's amazing 103-100 win over the San Antonio Spurs in...
View ArticleTwo Jet Skiers Rescued After Crash in Key West
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two jet skiers who crashed into a channel marker in Key West. The two jet skiers, one male and one female, fell into the water Monday after colliding with channel marker...
View Article2nd Round of Potential Juror Questions in Zimmerman Trial
The second round of questioning of potential jurors in the George Zimmerman trial began Wednesday morning. A pool of 40 potential jurors were in the Seminole County courtroom, which was reconfigured to...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Connection With UTA Threat
The campus at the University of Texas at Arlington was closed and classes were canceled Wednesday morning due to reports of an armed man headed toward the school. Dallas police said the incident began...
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