EL AL Israel Airlines suspended all of its flights on Friday after the nation’s armed forces launched a series of air attacks against Iran to destroy that country’s nuclear sites and decapitate its military leadership.. In South Florida, the suspension immediately affected Israel-bound travelers who have booked flights out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Miami International Airport this weekend. On Friday at 6:29 p.m. Israel time, the airline posted a notice on its... Read More
Attorneys close Karen Read’s murder trial by arguing if it was love gone wrong or a police cover-up
By MICHAEL CASEY and PATRICK WHITTLE DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Lawyers in the murder trial of Karen Read gave their closing arguments Friday after weeks of testimony in a highly divisive case in which the prosecution’s theory of jaded love turned deadly is countered by a defense claim that a cast of tight-knit Boston area law enforcement killed a fellow police officer. Read, 45, is accused of fatally striking her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, 46, with her SUV and leaving... Read More
Former NFL player Antonio Brown faces attempted murder charge after fight in Miami
Former NFL star Antonio Brown is accused of trying to kill a man with a gun he took from a security staffer outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami, according to a newly released warrant. Brown, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, is facing one charge of attempted second-degree murder. The warrant was signed Wednesday, nearly a month after the incident took place. He was released the night of the shooting because the victim could not be found, according to police. A little before midnight on May... Read More
US shifts military resources in Middle East in response to Israel strikes and possible Iran retaliation, officials say
By TARA COPP, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack by Tehran, two U.S. officials said Friday. The Navy has directed the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner to begin sailing toward the Eastern Mediterranean and has directed a second destroyer to begin moving forward, so it can be available if requested by the White... Read More
Tri-Rail, citing a lack of riders, will halt late-night trains to and from Miami
The idea sounded plausible enough: Run late-night Tri-Rail trains to and from downtown Miami and Miami International Airport to serve swing-shift workers, late-night revelers and air travelers who arrive after sundown. But a pilot program started last year by South Florida’s publicly subsidized commuter line failed to draw enough riders to justify the service, a spokesman confirmed this week. The trains will stop running effective June 30. The railroad quietly posted the changes on its... Read More
We’re a nation of immigrants. Don’t forget it | Letters to the editor
My father was an immigrant from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. My wife’s father immigrated from Russia. I’m blessed with three wonderful daughters-in-law. Two have immigrant parents; for one, both parents came from Japan, and for the other, her father came from Poland. All four grandparents of the third daughter-in-law were immigrants from Eastern Europe. Our family has lived, contributed to and been blessed by the American dream. My primary care physician is a first-generation... Read More
Dave Hyde: Everything’s up for grabs again after Panthers lose Game 4 in overtime
SUNRISE — All of a sudden, Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl found the puck on his stick in front of the net. He had only one hand on the stick, and was moving too fast to actually control the puck, but such details didn’t matter on a night anything could happen and practically everything did. He shoved the puck a few feet toward the net.. It caromed off the skate of Florida Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola. And when it slid into the net Draisaitl had the goal everyone wanted and the Florida... Read More
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup Final Game 4 | PHOTOS
Taylor Swift at Panthers’ game | PHOTOS Skip to content Travis Kelce, left, and Taylor Swift react as the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers play during the first period in Game Four of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 12, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Travis Kelce, left, and Taylor Swift react as the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers... Read More
Why 2 Chinese aircraft carriers are operating in the Pacific together for the first time
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and DAVID RISING TOKYO (AP) — Japan this week confirmed that two Chinese aircraft carriers have operated together for the first time in the Pacific, fueling Tokyo’s concern about Beijing’s rapidly expanding military activity far beyond its borders. Aircraft carriers are critical to projecting power at a distance. China routinely sends coast guard vessels, warships and warplanes to areas around the disputed East China Sea islands, but now it is going as far as what’s... Read More
Investors’ condo buying hits one of the lowest levels in 10 years
Investors’ condo purchasing has dropped to one of its lowest levels in the past 10 years — in a shift driven largely by their retreat from Florida, a new study shows. The analysis, conducted by real estate brokerage firm Redfin, examined county-level home purchase records across 39 of the most populous U.S. metropolitan areas dating to 2000. Investors bought about 8,500 condos in the first quarter this year, down 3% year over year to the lowest level in 10 years. That is, with the... Read More