By BEN FINLEY Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Maryland to impose fines against the Trump administration for contempt, arguing that it flagrantly ignored court ordersfor several weeks to return him to the U.S. from El Salvador. Abrego Garcia’s attorneys said the administration claimed to be powerless to retrieve him, even while it secretly built a human smuggling case against him. The U.S. brought Abrego Garcia to a federal court in Nashville, Tennessee last... Read More
In Pulse remembrance, DeSantis leaves out LGBTQ, Hispanic communities that were targets of massacre
After years of acknowledging the targets of the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre — the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities — Gov. Ron DeSantis has omitted them from his official state description of Pulse Remembrance Day. This year’s omission is notable largely because of what DeSantis did in 2019, his first year as governor, when he also didn’t include the LGBTQ and Hispanic communities. That year, DeSantis shifted course less than 24 hours later. His office issued a statement that it said... Read More
Arizona governor vetoes bill that would let parents sue teachers over antisemitism
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill on June 10 that would have enabled students and parents in Arizona to sue teachers for teaching or promoting antisemitism. “Unfortunately, this bill is not about antisemitism; it’s about attacking our teachers,” wrote Hobbs in a letter announcing the veto on June 10. “It puts an unacceptable level of personal liability in place for our public school, community college, and university educators and staff, opening them up to threats of personally... Read More
Weekend things to do: Pride in Wilton Manors & Delray, Nate Bargatze, Vegan Street Party, brunch for Dad
By my own definition, I was not an effective parent to my two now-grown kids, failing to encourage the love of movies instilled in me by my own father (my youth flickered with images of W.C. Fields and the Marx Brothers, Jimmy Stewart and Robert De Niro). I kept a to-watch list that I would pull out for the kids every Father’s Day, and thanks to Netflix and other sources we managed to check off some of the boxes (“The Grapes of Wrath,” “Field of Dreams,” “The Pursuit of... Read More
David Hogg won’t try to keep his DNC role amid dispute over Democratic primaries
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press David Hogg said Wednesday he will not fight to hold onto his leadership role in the Democratic National Committee after igniting a firestorm over his push to target long-serving Democrats in safe congressional seats. Hogg announced his retreat hours after the DNC removed him and another officer, Pennsylvania state lawmaker Malcolm Kenyatta, from their vice chair roles, saying the February elections they won did not follow the... Read More
Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role
By MORGAN LEE EL PASO, Texas (AP) — U.S. troops have begun directly detaining immigrants accused of trespassing on a recently designated national defense zone along the southern U.S. border, in an escalation of the military’s enforcement role, authorities said Wednesday U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Chad Campbell described in detail the first detentions by troops last week of three immigrants accused of trespassing in a national defense area near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Those migrants... Read More
‘They need our support’: Florida Panthers fans show up loud and proud, on and off the ice
As the Florida Panthers continue their fierce on-ice duel on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers to keep the Stanley Cup in South Florida, the team’s fans will be on the prowl — with claws out — at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise. And their rallying efforts will begin early. Before the game, there’s the ritual gathering, as tailgaters stake out their territory in the vastness of the arena’s asphalt lot, seeking hard-to-come-by shady spaces. This means pulling in as soon as... Read More
‘I almost lost my family in one day.’ Survivor recounts horror of boat explosion
Cassandra Rivera remembers every detail of the Memorial Day boat ride that led her and her two young sons to be hospitalized with severe burns after the boat burst into flames. “I was giving my little one, Kash, water, and he looked at me and said ‘Mommy, I think something bad is going to happen,’” she said. “All I could hear on the other side was my husband screaming ‘I smell fuel, I smell fuel. Please stop!” A few moments later, the 39-foot Sea Ray exploded in the... Read More
Review: Broadway’s ‘Shucked’ a corn-ucopia of comedy that’ll have you smiling from ear to ear
Imagine “Hee Haw” staged in the Catskills. Picture “Our Town” revamped by Mel Brooks. Consider what “The Music Man” would be like if the script were tweaked by some sort of Nashville version of The Algonquin Round Table. Now you have an idea of what the musical comedy “Shucked” is like. (OK, one more: If Jeff Foxworthy and Milton Berle had a Broadway baby … somehow). Superfans of the Great White Way might be familiar with the show’s plot and the production’s backstory,... Read More
‘We face a crisis’: Broward gets fresh look at trash disposal and recycling plan
Broward County is running out of time to overhaul the way it disposes of its trash and recycling, and a host of government officials gathered Wednesday to talk about not letting another moment go to waste. “We face a crisis,” said Mike Ryan, mayor of Sunrise and co-chairman of the Solid Waste Authority of Broward County, a consortium of elected officials who have been working on ways to increase recycling and reduce the 5 million tons of waste Broward residents and businesses send to... Read More