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Rent increases are forcing many Florida seniors to move, and they’re among the hardest hit in the country, a new survey suggests. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: November 26, 2024 at 3:17 AM EST ... Read More

Wilton Manors will now be able to grow by up to 750 new homes in future redevelopment projects. Broward County is expected to sign off on the city’s request to prepare for new growth. It’s part of accommodating well-planned development, said Mayor Scott Newton. “We have to grow,” but “we have to grow smartly,” Newton said. “This provides we have the units to give to developments that want to come in that the residents and the community wants.” Newton said he doesn’t expect... Read More

General Daily Insight for November 26, 2024 Pleasure could come with complications today. As the optimistic Libra Moon fusses at gloomy Saturn, every good idea could rapidly turn out to have something wrong with it. Still, when desirous Venus then misreads exuberant Jupiter at 1:08 pm EST, trying to pursue too many appealing activities might result in enjoying none of them fully. While Luna goes on to trine Jupiter and square Venus, the most rewarding choice may not be the one we expected... Read More

By JILL COLVIN NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs. The tariffs, if implemented, could dramatically raise prices on everything from gas to automobiles. The U.S. is the largest importer of goods in the world, with Mexico, China and Canada its top three suppliers, according to the most recent Census... Read More

As near-record numbers of travelers took to the skies this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, those booking flights faced the prospect of delays at Florida airports, including Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International, which topped a recent survey’s ‘worst” list of airports for tardy holiday takeoffs and landings in 2023. Upwards of 80 million U.S. travelers, according to AAA, are expected to fly or drive this week for a Thanksgiving travel hiatus in the wake of a presidential election... Read More

By BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — If life imitates art, a vandal in the English countryside may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. Police in the town of Shrewsbury are investigating how a tombstone that marked the fictional grave of Ebenezer Scrooge was destroyed. The movie prop used in the 1984 adaption of “A Christmas Carol” was kept in place and became a tourist attraction. In this picture, provided by the West Mercia Police on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, a... Read More

Clear skies and low temperatures in the 60s, with highs in the 80s, are what South Floridians can expect this week. Another cold front is expected to pass Saturday. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: November 25, 2024 at 11:55 AM EST ... Read More

Hollywood is planning to show off its new downtown reboot with Boots on the Boulevard, a country-music block party, on Sunday, Dec. 8. The free event will take place on Hollywood Boulevard between 19th and 20th avenues, the centerpiece of a nearly 18-month reconstruction project on the city’s main business thoroughfare, which is lined with downtown’s most popular restaurants and bars. Boots on the Boulevard is a celebration of the completion of the project and a bid to welcome back... Read More

By STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a short phrase in the Constitution, mentioned in passing. But it’s already taking on an outsize significance as President-elect Donald Trump charts his return to office. The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz as Trump’s nominee for attorney general dramatically affirmed that the Senate still maintains its “advice and consent” powers when it comes to vetting and installing a president’s Cabinet. Yet it may be only a brief reprieve... Read More

Sherrie Smyth had a feeling something was wrong. For several months, she suffered shortness of breath. After her cardiologist found nothing unusual, she tried an allergist. “I was 57, and the allergist told me I had adult-onset asthma,”  said Smyth, a Miami mother of a teenager. Although she accepted an inhaler, she also requested an X-ray of her chest. When the results showed an abnormality in her right lung, the allergist prescribed antibiotics. Still short of breath, she went to a... Read More