By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Wednesday demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza because it’s not linked to the release of hostages. The resolution also does not condemn Hamas’ deadly attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, or say the group must disarm and withdraw from Gaza — two other U.S. demands. The 14 other members of the 15-nation council voted in favor of the resolution, which also... Read More
Silver Airways draws no new bidders, paving way for ‘stalking horse’ to buy the South Florida airline
Silver Airways, the financially troubled regional carrier serving Florida, the Bahamas and the Caribbean, tried to sell itself in a bankruptcy auction last week. But no bidders showed up to contest a so-called “stalking horse” offer at a May 28 auction, and the airline is now working to close the sale of all of its assets and those of a Caribbean affiliate to a private equity group, its chief executive said in a court affidavit filed Wednesday. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Peter Russin of Fort... Read More
South Florida’s rainfall to taper off this week after days of downpours
South Florida’s rainy season started off to an unusually wet start, but the downpours are expected to back off for the rest of the week. Flood watches and advisories were in effect from Sunday to Wednesday morning, with rain totals reaching more than 4 inches in parts of Miami-Dade County on Monday, said National Weather Service meteorologist Will Redman. Yet, no reports of flash flooding have been reported, Redman said. Rather, while some roads saw some minor flooding, the heaviest bands... Read More
Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Guimaraes Vasquez fought for years to protect his homeland in the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade, even laboring under death threats from drug traffickers. A leader in an Indigenous rights group, Vasquez said such efforts were long supported by financial assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development, which spent billions of dollars starting in the 1980s to help farmers in Peru shift from growing coca... Read More
2 more attacks on Jews heighten concerns about security in and around US synagogues
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and MARIAM FAM, Associated Press For the leaders of U.S. Jewish institutions, the recent attacks in Boulder, Colorado, and Washington, D.C., are stark reminders of their responsibility to remain vigilant despite years of hardening their security measures and trying to keep their people safe. Now, they’re sounding the alarm for more help after a dozen people were injured in Boulder while demonstrating for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza on Sunday. And just over a... Read More
$50 million pay package for Slide Insurance’s leading executives draws criticism
Slide Insurance CEO and founder Bruce Lucas has come under criticism yet again. Lucas and his wife, the company’s chief operating officer and chief risk officer, earned $50.3 million during the second and third years after building Slide on policies transferred from failing insurers and takeouts from state-owned Citizens Property and Casualty Insurance. The disclosures, a decade after Lucas raised eyebrows for paying himself a hefty bonus after forming Heritage Property and Casualty using... Read More
Rockies snap streak of 22 straight series losses with win over Marlins
MIAMI — The Colorado Rockies ended a streak of 22 consecutive series losses dating to last year, beating the Miami Marlins 3-2 Tuesday night as Hunter Goodman homered for the third time in two games. Colorado, a major league-worst 11-50, won consecutive games for just the second time this year after beating Atlanta on April 30 and San Francisco the next day. The Rockies go for a series sweep against the Marlins on Wednesday. Goodman hit his 10th homer of the season in the eighth inning as... Read More
Daily Horoscope for June 04, 2025
General Daily Insight for June 04, 2025 We all have something to look forward to today. The Moon starts things off by entering Libra, encouraging us to work together and enjoy one another’s company, though a lunar opposition to Saturn and Neptune, one right after the other, may make us unsure of what we’re working toward. Fortunately, beautifying Venus will make a supportive sextile to lucky Jupiter at 7:33 pm EDT, bringing positivity and joy to every one of us. There are lovely silver... Read More
Dave Hyde: The Final truth — Panthers open talk of dynasty with win
EDMONTON -— Outside the space-age-silver Rogers Place, just so you know nothing was forgotten this past year, there’s a sign to see: “The pain only increases the passion.” Inside the arena Tuesday, the deliverers of that pain, the Florida Panthers felt it all coming back again. That noise. Those moments. “Like a wave through the body,” Evan Rodrigues called it, looking down at his hand. “You feel it in your fingertips. Yeah, you’re starting to realize where you... Read More
Broward Judge Mardi Levey Cohen receives public reprimand, 10-day suspension
The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday publicly reprimanded Broward County Judge Mardi Levey Cohen after an investigation into allegations that she acted improperly during a 2022 re-election campaign. Levey Cohen, who also received a 10-day suspension, appeared before justices for the reprimand. The Supreme Court last month approved an agreement, known as a stipulation, reached by Levey Cohen and the state Judicial Qualifications Commission, which investigates judicial conduct. A filing at the... Read More