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Was your New Year’s resolution to be more present? Well, here comes the Florida Renaissance Festival to — in the most entertaining way — mess up all those plans by taking you to the past. Thou wilt have a turnt time. Ren-Fest, as it’s known by its loyal followers, will run Saturdays and Sundays, from Feb. 7 to March 29, sprawled throughout Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach. For those of you stubbornly holding on to the here and now, Ren-Fest features jousting knights,... Read More

When her grandmother complained of fatigue during chemotherapy, Rebecca Elitzur did more than listen. The Davie teenager, 17, sought a solution. She suggested a no-sugar challenge for two weeks, and it not only helped her grandmother, but also led her to a new passion: nutrition. That’s how Elevate Health was born. The nonprofit Elevate Health offers free learning programs and challenges that aim to make nutrition easy and help others with their health journey. Elitzur, who is the... Read More

An independent election analysis gives Democrats a slightly better — but still not good — chance of winning the 2026 U.S. Senate race in Florida following the entrance of the newest candidate, Alexander Vindman. The ratings change was one of two updates Thursday from Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia. Sabato’s Crystal Ball is named for its founder, political scientist Larry Sabato. It shifted the Florida U.S. Senate to “likely Republican,” from its previous... Read More

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Thursday that immigration officials have ceased their “enhanced operations” in the state, the site of an enforcement surge and more than 100 arrests since last week. Collins, a Republican, made the announcement after saying she had several direct communications with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. “There are currently no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE operations here,” Collins said in a statement. “I... Read More

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a new employee at a large company. How do I respond to nosy co-workers asking about where I previously worked? I want to be polite, but I feel my privacy is being invaded. GENTLE READER: Expecting your co-workers to stick to business is entirely reasonable, and Miss Manners would understand if you found questions about your personal life to be intrusive. But questions about previous employment seem a reasonable way of getting to know the people with whom you will be... Read More

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Malik Reneau scored 20 points, Tre Donaldson added 18, and Miami pulled away inside the final seven minutes to beat Stanford 79-70 on Wednesday night. Miami used an 11-2 run to tie it at 51-all with 9:35 to play. About two minutes later, Dante Allen’s 3-pointer sparked another 11-2 surge that gave the Hurricanes a 67-58 advantage with 2:46 remaining before they sealed it from the free-throw line. Shelton Henderson and Tru Washington added 12 points apiece for... Read More

By REBECCA BOONE Shirley Raines, a social media creator and nonprofit founder who dedicated her life to caring for people experiencing homelessness, has died, her organization Beauty 2 The Streetz said Wednesday. She was 58. Raines was known as “Ms. Shirley,” to her more than 5 million TikTok followers and to the people who regularly lined up for the food, beauty treatments and hygiene supplies she brought to Los Angeles’ Skid Row and other homeless communities in California and... Read More

David Dech, the top Tri-Rail executive who led a variety of initiatives to upgrade South Florida’s aging publicly funded commuter railroad, has resigned to head a Midwest rail line. Dech, who is executive director of Tri-Rail’s governing body, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, stunned his staff with a phone call from Tallahassee announcing his resignation Monday, spokesman Victor Garcia said Wednesday. His new position: president and general manager of the Northern... Read More

Amid a wintry chill and the roar of jet engines, unionized workers staged an emotional but orderly march Wednesday past the airline terminals that are their workplaces at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, as they became advocates for halting a Trump Administration move that would strip Haitian immigrants of protections that allow them to live the United States. “Extend! TPS!” nearly 100 workers chanted as they walked past travelers who were customers of Spirit Airlines,... Read More

By JEFF AMY ATLANTA (AP) — It is a goal spreading among anti-tax crusaders — eliminate all property taxes on homeowners. Rising property values have inflated tax bills in many states, but ending all homeowner taxes would cost billions or even tens of billions in most states. It is unclear if lawmakers can pull it off without harming schools and local governments that rely on the taxes to provide services. Officials in North Dakota say they are on their way, using state oil money.... Read More