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By TAMMY WEBBER It’s not just Texas and North Carolina. Intense rain is falling more frequently in many areas of the U.S. — though where it occurs and whether it causes catastrophic flooding is largely a matter of chance, according to experts. More than 100 people died in Texas Hill Country over the weekend after 12 inches of rain fell in just hours. The deluge was driven by warm, moist air left over from Tropical Storm Barry and Hurricane Flossie that created conditions for repeated... Read More

By TERESA CEROJANO, Associated Press World shares mostly rose Tuesday, with financial markets shrugging off U.S. tariff pressures on its trading partners. In early European trading, Germany’s DAX rose 0.2% to 24,112.38. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged 0.2% higher to 8,822.09. France’s CAC 40 shed 0.1% to 7,716.19. The futures for the S&P 500 added 0.1% . The futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 0.1%. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 0.3% to 39,688.81 while South Korea’s... Read More

CINCINNATI — Janson Junk allowed one hit in six innings and Agustín Ramírez homered to lead the Miami Marlins over the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 in the opener of a four-game series Monday night. Spencer Steer had a leadoff single in the fifth for the lone hit off Junk, who made his fourth straight start after five appearances in long relief. Lake Bachar retired eight batters in relief before exiting with two on in the ninth. Anthony Bender struck out Austin Hays on three pitches to earn his... Read More

General Daily Insight for July 08, 2025 We can be our own worst enemies. With the vulnerable Moon struggling to understand the confident Sun, it may be difficult to be confident in what we have to offer. The parts of ourselves that we’re normally secure about may also be on shakier ground. We can breathe a sigh of relief once Luna soothes aching Chiron with a harmonious trine at 11:04 pm EDT, making it easier to find our footing and to take charge of our emotions. Seek self-love over... Read More

TALLAHASSEE — As they urge a U.S. district judge to halt an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, environmental groups are pushing back against Trump administration arguments seeking to distance the federal government from responsibility for the project. The state last week began operating what has been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” at a remote site surrounded by the Everglades and the Big Cypress National Preserve, as Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials try to help President... Read More

When it comes to food, South Florida is a great place to be. So many new restaurants open nearly every day. Here’s what’s coming soon to a city near you. Please note: Opening dates are subject to change. The Break House Kitchen & Beach Bar202 NE 21st Ave., Deerfield Beach; TheBreakHouse.com A new restaurant billing itself as a “modern beachside eatery” is expected to rise this fall in the spot that once housed the long-running Deerfield Beach Cafe, which was evicted by the city.... Read More

The island-hopping affiliate of grounded regional airline Silver Airways has been auctioned off to an investment firm, a move that appears to ensure continued local air service for residents and visitors in the Caribbean islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix. Seaborne Virgin islands, currently a single seaplane operation, was sold in a Fort Lauderdale bankruptcy auction last week to Leonite Funds I LP of Wilmington, Del. The firm’s bid of $1.425 million narrowly topped an offer by Corporate... Read More

A Broward County man was arrested in Georgia last week in connection with a murder inside of a Pompano Beach smoke shop earlier this year, deputies said. An unidentified person entered the Fire Up Smoke Shop in the 1200 block of East Sample Road shortly after midnight on March 30 and shot Sayf Abdelaziz, 27, as he was at the front counter of the store and immediately ran away, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Abdelaziz was pronounced dead there. Claurry Paul, 25, of Pompano Beach, was... Read More

Ray Bourque rose to fame as one of the most dominant defensemen in NHL history, setting league records throughout a 21-season career that garnered a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Bourque, the NHL’s highest-scoring defenseman of all time, has trading the ice for a spot behind the bench as he and a lineup of former NHL stars take on the role of coach when the 3ICE hockey league comes to South Florida later this month. Founded in 2022, 3ICE is a three-on-three professional ice hockey... Read More

A 19-year-old man was arrested Sunday in connection with a shooting near an Airbnb in May that killed a woman from St. Lucie County, Fort Lauderdale Police said. About 4:30 a.m. May 19, a group of people “were involved in a disturbance” that escalated into a physical fight in the 900 block of Southwest 16th Street, said Sgt. David Soika, a spokesperson for Fort Lauderdale Police. A man, later identified as Larry Smith, pulled out a gun and shot 19-year-old Myrah Zeigler, of Fort Pierce,... Read More