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By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is considering a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump’s administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president. A day after the justices indicated they would overturn a 90-year-old decision limiting the president’s power to fire independent agency heads, the court on Tuesday is... Read More

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Why is tipping expected? I was under the impression that it was up to the customer. In my state, servers are paid minimum wage, so it’s not a question of being underpaid. And why am I expected to supplement a stranger’s income? If you’re not making enough money, get a different job! I’m so disgusted by this begging that I don’t tip anyone, anywhere. Is tipping really a requirement? GENTLE READER: You are mighty cavalier about the livability of the minimum wage,... Read More

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday designated one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization,” following a similar step by Texas last month. The directive against the Council on American-Islamic Relations comes in an executive order DeSantis posted on the social media site X. It also gives the same label to the Muslim Brotherhood. Neither CAIR nor the Muslim Brotherhood is designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the... Read More

By MATTHEW DALY and JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law. Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order blocking wind energy... Read More

A 25-year-old man was arrested Monday after a crash with a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy’s car in Pompano Beach early Monday morning and fleeing the scene, BSO said. Oscar Enrique Soliz Rodriguez and the deputy crashed shortly before 6 a.m. near Northwest 27th Avenue and West Atlantic Boulevard. Rodriguez then fled the scene, the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday afternoon. Paramedics took the deputy, who is expected to recover, to a hospital for treatment. The Sheriff’s... Read More

A child is hospitalized after being shot during a fight near Plantation High School on Monday afternoon, police said. Two minors were fighting near the intersection of Northwest 70th Avenue and Northwest 16th Street, “during which one of the juveniles was shot,” Plantation Police spokesperson Officer Ari Dorfman said. The child was taken to a hospital and expected to recover, he said. Officers were at the scene “working to identify a suspect.” “This did not occur on school grounds... Read More

The lights, the colorful candles, the joyous prayers, the triumphant songs: There’s something about a menorah that uniquely inspires awe and gratitude, more than 2,000 years after the Hanukkah story took place. When the South Florida Sun Sentinel asked readers to share pictures of their menorahs, we suspected that the local Jewish community was home to an abundance of these precious objects, some classical and passed down through the generations; others, contemporary works of art... Read More

Confessed Hollyood cop-killer Jason Banegas deserves to be punished for what he did, his lawyer told a Broward jury Monday. Yandy Chirino was an innocent man, working his shift as a loyal member of the Hollywood Police Department, when he got into a struggle with Banegas on Oct. 18, 2021. A gun went off. Banegas was left standing; Chirino lost his life. And while prosecutors say Banegas should lose his as well, Banegas’ lawyers want a 12-member jury to consider the alternative. “Life in... Read More

MIAMI GARDENS — The Dolphins are coming together at the right time of year, combining one of the league’s most effective run games with one of the league’s most advantageous defenses. The most recent result was Sunday’s 34-10 victory over the New York Jets, but the weeks-long result has been a four-game winning streak and five wins in their last six games. Running back De’Von Achane and linebacker Jordyn Brooks, under the guidance of coach Mike McDaniel, have led the charge... Read More