Month: February 2025

On paper, President Donald Trump’s new nominee to head the U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Florida seems to have solid credentials. He formerly served as an assistant federal prosecutor in the Miami office, was appointed as a Miami-Dade County judge a year ago by Gov. Ron DeSantis, and he’s a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve. But there are a couple of things in the background of Jason A. Reding Quiñones that were not highlighted in Trump’s glowing post about him on his... Read More

By Kate Wood, NerdWallet Hoping to buy a home in 2025? You’re not alone: According to a survey commissioned by NerdWallet and conducted online by The Harris Poll in November 2024, 15% of Americans plan to buy a home in the next 12 months. That is the highest share since we first asked that question in 2019 — it works out to about 39 million people. Not all of those plans will pan out. In 2024, 4.06 million existing homes sold, according to the National Association of Realtors... Read More

In the months leading up to Mary Gingles’ death, she called the Broward Sheriff’s Office three separate times to report that her husband had put a tracker on her car, broken into her home and left a backpack in her garage with duct tape, plastic restraints and a note about “air embolisms” inside, according to a Dec. 2024 petition for the domestic violence injunction in Broward County Court. Originally Published: February 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM EST ... Read More

The name was easy. That took less than two hours. Everything else took almost six years. Timbre is the quality of a note and how it resonates. To strike a distinctive tone, and possibly for branding purposes, the owners of the new Fort Lauderdale restaurant dropped the “e.” Yes, coming up with the name Timbr for Michael Tronn, Paul Brown and Max Van Fleet — the triumvirate behind SoFlo’s latest ultra-chic dining destination — was one of those ear epiphanies, they (under the moniker... Read More

By STEPHANY MATAT and AAMER MADHANI MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections,” lashing out after the Ukrainian president said Trump was being influenced by Russian disinformation as he moves to end the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine on terms that Kyiv says are too favorable to Moscow. “Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America... Read More

There is a unique moment in the finest musical theater when the lyrics, acting, direction, production values and, above all, the music meld into a power-driven force that almost physically lifts the audience out of their seats and inarguably illuminates their emotions.In one of the most memorable theater seasons that South Florida has seen in Originally Published: February 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM EST ... Read More

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Justice Department lawyers and New York City Mayor Eric Adams are set to face a federal judge who is signaling that he’s unlikely to rubber stamp their request to drop the mayor’s corruption charges weeks before an April trial. Judge Dale E. Ho in Manhattan scheduled the Wednesday afternoon hearing after three government lawyers from Washington made the dismissal request on Friday. Manhattan’s top federal... Read More

Avianca, the Colombian airline, says it will add direct daily service to Managua, Nicaragua, from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport starting in early May. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: February 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM EST ... Read More

Which shower faucet is best? Shower faucets might seem simple when it comes to the features and appearance, but you need to consider the materials, design, fixture elements, installation process and pricing. A quality shower faucet should meet your needs and fit your space. Moen Brantford Posi-Temp Pressure Balancing Tub and Shower Trim Kit maintains water pressure when using other household water sources. What to know before you buy a shower faucet Materials Some of the most... Read More

General Daily Insight for February 19, 2025 Our passion is likely to find productive outlets at present. When the intense Scorpio Moon forms a harmonious Grand Trine with energetic Mars and disciplined Saturn, we probably won’t get lost in our feelings — we’ll be able to rein in their excesses by taking action. Still, not everything will necessarily be under our control. Luna opposes disruptive Uranus at 6:47 pm EST, throwing unknown factors into the equation. We can do our best to... Read More