Star fighter Conor McGregor arrested on Miami Beach, accused of smashing fan’s phone

Mixed Martial Arts star fighter Conor McGregor was arrested Monday evening after police said he smashed a fan’s phone outside the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel. McGregor, 30, was charged with … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Lawsuit aims to block interactive aquarium from opening at Galleria mall

A huge interactive aquarium with 1,200 animals will open at the Galleria mall this summer, unless a lawsuit gets in the way. A suit filed last week by PETA, the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida and local activist Ana Campos accuses Fort Lauderdale of breaking its own rules by giving SeaQuest Aquarium a permit. SeaQuest got its permit in February after telling Fort Lauderdale the interactive attraction with its 1,200 sea creatures, birds and reptiles would be more like a museum. The... Read More

Fracking ban moves forward in Florida Senate, but environmentalists think it doesn’t go far enough

Some forms of fracking to explore for oil and natural gas would be banned in Florida under a bill that cleared a state Senate committee Monday, with environmental groups and other opponents contending a major loophole could still threaten water supplies and the state’s fragile ecosystem. The legislation was approved, 3-2, by the Senate Agriculture Committee, with both Democrats voting against. Only New York, Vermont and Maryland have enacted bans on fracking, which uses high-pressure... Read More

Tired of ‘bogus’ emotional support animals? So are some lawmakers.

South Florida lawmakers want to crack down on people who lie about needing an emotional support animal to get their dogs into pet-free communities. The issue has provoked disputes between South Florida condominium communities that don’t want pets and owners who cite federal fair housing laws to get special accommodations for their animals. While some people truly need emotional support animals, others are abusing the system by going online to get their pet declared an emotional support... Read More

Records in Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case one step closer to being made public

A federal court of appeals in New York on Monday moved a step closer to unsealing documents that could reveal new evidence in the case of Jeffrey Epstein, who’s been accused of being part of an international sex trafficking operation. A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals gave the parties until March 29 to argue their case that the documents detailing the alleged international sex trafficking operation should remain sealed. The evidence will be made public unless the lawyers... Read More

Donald Trump is the ‘worst perpetrator of purveying anti-Semitism,’ Wasserman Schultz says

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz condemned President Donald Trump on Monday for his weekend claim at a Mar-a-Lago political gathering that Democrats “hate Jewish people.” Wasserman Schultz said it is Trump who has “repeatedly and intentionally” trafficked in anti-Semitic tropes, both as a candidate and since becoming president. “He is the worst perpetrator of purveying anti-Semitism,” she said in an interview. “The president continues to use dog whistles and train whistles to... Read More