Chinese Businessman Offers Environmental Official $32,000 to Swim in Polluted...
A Chinese businessman agitated by a polluted river devised a plan to address the problem. He is offering an environmental official $32,000 to swim in the dirty water, according to the Hong Kong-based...
View ArticleJackson Jr. Pleads Guilty to Misusing Campaign Funds
Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. on Wednesday pleaded guilty in federal court to misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds, while his wife pleaded guilty to a tax offense. It...
View ArticleSuspect Arrested in Fort Lauderdale Bank Robbery: FBI
One person is in custody after a bank robbery in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday, the FBI said. The incident happened at the TD Bank at 665 W. Cypress Creek Road. FBI spokesman said one person was in custody...
View ArticleMom of Miami Man Killed By Being Set on Fire Sues Company
The mother of a Miami man who died from being set on fire by several attackers Christmas Night is demanding accountability from the gas station where her son was burned. Wednesday, five days after...
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Michelle Obama Gets a New Portrait – with Bangs
A new year, a new 'do — and a new official portrait. Michelle Obama's new official White House portrait was unveiled Wednesday, replete with the bangs she has called her own take on a "mid-life...
View ArticleCompetition Among SoFla Trauma Centers Continues
If you're seriously injured in Miami-Dade County, where will you be taken? For two decades Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson was the only trauma center in the county until 2011, when a surgeon defected to...
View ArticleMarlins' Stanton Beaned in Head by Teammate
Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton cannot avoid getting hurt by his own team. Over the winter, he expressed supreme displeasure when half the Marlins' starting lineup was traded away in a massive...
View ArticleSunrise Police ID Man Found Dead on Golf Course
Sunrise police on Wednesday released the name of the man found shot to death on the property of Springtree Golf Club earlier this week. Adika Heslope, 34, whose last known address was in North...
View ArticleOne Killed, One Critical in Opa-locka Robbery
One man was killed and another left in critical condition after they were shot during an attempted robbery outside an Opa-locka supermarket late Tuesday, police said. The shooting happened around 8...
View ArticleSuspect in West Kendall Manhunt Found Dead: Police
One of the two suspects who was the subject of an intense manhunt following a shootout with detectives at a West Kendall home has been found dead in an apparent suicide, police said Wednesday....
View ArticleEndangered Sumatra Tiger Born at San Francisco Zoo
It's anyone's guess what the sex of the 10-day old Sumatran tiger at the San Francisco zoo is. That's because no human has been inside the Lion House to see the cub, born Feb. 10 to parents Leanne and...
View ArticleMan Killed During Loud Music Confrontation Identified
A man who was fatally shot in a confrontation about loud music last week was a 22-year-old Lauderdale Lakes resident, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. The young man, Sebastian Welds, was...
View Article2 San Diego County Sheriff's Deputies Shot, Wounded
Two San Diego County sheriff's deputies were shot and wounded Wednesday afternoon after someone fired shots at them from a residence, officials said. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. in the...
View ArticleKnight Arts Challenge Reaches Out to Community to Get Submissions
When the economic crisis hit, Mario Ernesto Sanchez, actor and producing artistic director of Teatro Avante, thought his career in the arts was over. Sanchez had applied to various grants to support...
View ArticleTips on Getting Your Car to Last
These days, people are looking for any way to stretch a dollar. One way can be holding onto your car longer. Today the average vehicle has been on the road almost 11 years, according to Polk Research....
View ArticleMother, 2 Kids Among 4 Shot in Miami Home
Four people including a mother and her two children were shot at a house at 2610 SW 24th St., authorities said Wednesday night. The victims included the 43-year-old mother, her 14-year-old daughter and...
View ArticleHialeah Cameras Take Car Tag Photos in High-Traffic Areas
When South Florida drivers hit the roads, they never truly know how close they could come to a crime or a criminal. But now, the answer could lie in a license plate picture. "725,000 chances I'm going...
View ArticleSex Predators Could Be Playing Online Games with Kids, Authorities Warn
They’re everywhere: online video games. Chances are your kids spend a good part of their days playing the games. But do you really know who’s playing in the game with them and what they might do? "A...
View ArticleWoman Threatened Mass Shooting at College: FBI
The FBI has arrested an Connecticut woman accused of threatening to carry out a mass shooting at Gateway Community College in New Haven, Conn. Amanda Bowden, 19, of East Haven, Conn., was taken into...
View ArticleCar Bomb Hits near HQ of Syria's Ruling Party
A car bomb struck a security checkpoint near the headquarters of Syria's ruling Baath party and the Russian Embassy in the capital Damascus on Thursday, leaving smashed and burning cars on a main...
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