By MARK ANDERSON HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders released prized free-agent signee Christian Wilkins on Thursday, blaming the defensive tackle for not giving the organization an acceptable recovery plan for his broken foot. Wilkins was injured in Week 5 last season and had some sort of setback in his recovery that took him out of offseason practices and landed him on the physically unable to perform list shortly before training camp opened Wednesday. “With no clear path or... Read More
Daily Horoscope for July 25, 2025
General Daily Insight for July 25, 2025 We might have to crack a few eggs to make an omelet. This is exactly what’s taking place when the ego-driven Sun faces off with transformative Pluto at 2:33 am EDT, proving to us that we can change. These shifts may involve uncomfortable or unprecedented situations that have us a bit out of our depth. Later on, the emotional Moon conjoins thoughtful Mercury in bold Leo, aligning our hearts and minds to boldly go where we’ve never gone before. New... Read More
‘Endangered’ missing baby hasn’t been seen since December, police say
An infant girl hasn’t been seen since December, and Hollywood Police and state law enforcement are searching for her parents after the baby’s uncle went to the police station this week and said that the mother “made unsettling statements.” “Baby Angelina,” who was born on Dec. 6, 2024, has not been seen since she was 10 days old, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s endangered missing child alert says. Angelina was last seen near the 3000 block of Sheridan Street in... Read More
Poll finds Casey DeSantis, Byron Donalds tied. Likely Republican governor primary voters favoring Donalds
Byron Donalds and Casey DeSantis are effectively tied in a poll asking Republicans who they’d like to see as their party’s nominee for governor in 2026. The University of North Florida poll, released Thursday, found 32% of Republicans surveyed said they’d vote for DeSantis, wife of Gov. Ron DeSantis. U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, who has been endorsed for governor by President Donald Trump, would receive 29%. The poll results don’t predict what will happen. The primary is more than a year... Read More
Trump’s settlement with Columbia could become a model for his campaign to reshape higher education
By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s milestone settlement with Columbia promises to bring stability to a university in crisis. It also delivers a crucial win to President Donald Trump in his campaign to reshape higher education. And at colleges around the country, the deal clarifies the stakes for anyone weighing whether to fight the administration’s demands or concede. Columbia agreed Wednesday to pay more than $220 million to the federal... Read More
Florida Republicans love Alligator Alcatraz, many not bothered if legal residents are mistakenly deported
Florida Republicans are enthusiastic about Alligator Alcatraz. A public public opinion poll from the University of North Florida, released Thursday, found 65% of Republicans surveyed have a favorable opinion of the detention center the state has established in the Everglades to house migrants illegally in the country, compared to 21% who have an unfavorable view. Just 7% had never heard of what the state conceived and branded as “Alligator Alcatraz,” and another 7% said they didn’t... Read More
Body, submerged car found in canal near Mack’s Fish Camp, deputies say
A body was found in a canal near Mack’s Fish Camp in western Broward County on Thursday morning, hours after deputies were called about a car that had gone into the water, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called about a car in the water near the 18000 block of Krome Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. Broward Sheriff’s Office Weston deputies and divers, the Missing Persons Unit, Marine Patrol and the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit, which uses drones, went to the... Read More
Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Florida, authorities responded to a call Thursday morning about a cardiac arrest. Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said in a statement on Facebook. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, was perhaps the biggest star in WWE’s long history. He was the main draw for the first... Read More
Trump’s trip to Scotland highlights his complex relationship with his mother’s homeland
By JILL LAWLESS and KWIYEON HA, Associated Press TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump ’s trip to Scotland this week will be a homecoming of sorts, but he’s likely to get a mixed reception. Trump has had a long and at times rocky relationship with the country where his mother grew up in a humble house on a windswept isle. He will be met by both political leaders and protesters during the visit, which begins Friday and takes in his two Scottish golf resorts. It comes two... Read More
Today in History: July 24, Apollo 11 returns home from the moon
Today is Thursday, July 24, the 205th day of 2025. There are 160 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom had been the first humans to set foot on the moon — splashed down safely in the Pacific. Also on this date: In 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate her throne to her 1-year-old son James. In 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah. In 1866, Tennessee... Read More