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South Florida is preparing to honor Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, with events that highlight culture and reflect on the Black community’s struggle for equality throughout American history. June 19 marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, to bring word that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were free. The message arrived two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had become official on Jan. 1, 1863. The... Read More

Anti-Trump protests will unfold across all three South Florida counties this weekend amid heightened nationwide unrest over the president’s deportation program. The “No Kings” protests, planned to coincide with President Donald Trump’s birthday on Saturday, are expected to draw thousands of people in several locations from Miami to West Palm Beach. They come as the nation’s attention turns to Los Angeles, where ICE raids set off widespread pro-immigrant protests that blocked roads... Read More

By MELISSA GOLDIN, Associated Press As demonstrations in Los Angeles over immigration raids unfolded in recent days, social media users falsely cited a Craigslist ad as evidence that protesters had been paid to participate. “We are forming a select team of THE TOUGHEST dudes in the area,” the ad, which is no longer live, read. “This unit will be activated only when the situation demands it — BUT YOU GET PAID EVERY WEEK NO MATTER WHAT. high-pressure, high-risk, no room for hesitation.... Read More

A man riding a skateboard stole a unique rainbow manatee statue from a Wilton Manors park, and police are still searching for him and the piece of art a week later. Wilton Manors Police released surveillance video on Tuesday, showing a shirtless man walk up to the 3-foot-tall fiberglass manatee statue at Justin Flippen Park just before 1 a.m. June 3 and push it down from its pedestal. The man took the statue, which is valued at $5,500 and was created to honor the late Mayor Justin Flippen,... Read More

TALLAHASSEE — Arguing that a district judge’s ruling “puts millions of kids at risk,” Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday asked a federal appeals court to allow the state to enforce a law targeting social-media platforms while a legal battle plays out. Uthmeier requested that the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put on hold a preliminary injunction that Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued last week blocking the law. Walker ruled that the 2024 law, which is... Read More

Stay up to date with South Florida dining news: Sign up for our twice-weekly Eat Beat newsletter, filled with restaurant news, guides and more. Go to SunSentinel.com/newsletters to sign up. Join our “Let’s Eat, South Florida” Facebook group. NOW OPEN OR OPENING  Cafe Landwer9858 Clint Moore Road, Boca Raton; landwercafe.com  This Mediterranean chain with more than 80 locations around the world — including one in Hallandale Beach — has a history stretching all the way back... Read More

By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.S. and China held a second day of talks Tuesday in London aimed at easing their trade dispute, after President Donald Trump said China is “not easy” but the U.S. was “doing well” at the negotiations. A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng met U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for several hours on Monday at Lancaster House, an ornate... Read More

A Jacksonville woman posted on Facebook a $3,000 hospital bill for an MRI of her foot. “Paying $3,000 for something that costs $400 … pretty absurd,” she wrote. For Floridians, knowing how much a procedure costs before getting hit with a humongous hospital bill can be the difference in whether someone struggles for years with medical debt. Now, Florida’s attorney general announced he is launching an investigation to ensure hospitals provide patients with transparent pricing for... Read More