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By JOSHUA GOODMAN MIAMI (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday urged Latin American countries to take a more aggressive approach against drug cartels, warning that the Trump administration would be forced to act by itself if governments fail to effectively combat criminal organizations that directly threaten the United States and border security. “America is prepared to take on these threats and go on the offense alone if necessary,” Hegseth said in a speech at U.S. Southern... Read More

A man was killed after attacking deputies with a machete in Oakland Park Thursday morning, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. A little after 7 a.m., a suspicious person was reported in the 300 block of Northeast 38th Street, the Sheriff’s Office said. When deputies arrived, they encountered a man armed with a machete. At some point, the man “attacked the deputies with the machete and a deputy involved shooting occurred,” said Miranda Grossman, a spokesperson for BSO. Multiple... Read More

For Passover last year, Lindsay Perez decided to brainstorm a new matzo dessert combo. She placed dates, chocolate and peanut butter on the unleavened bread and did a taste test before bringing her creation to a Passover dinner. Her husband, Chris, took a bite, too, and they had a eureka moment. Thus NOSHY was born. Now products by their new company are being sold online and in several South Florida stores. The matzo creation became Lot’s A Matzah, their biggest seller. They are slowly... Read More

The Broward County Commission has shot down a proposal that would have cleared the way for a property owner to put up warehouses on and near environmentally sensitive land, some of which has been home to a colony of African vervet monkeys since the late 1940s. Dozens of residents and advocates showed up at Tuesday’s County Commission meeting to voice opposition to the proposal that would have stripped local environmental protections from the mangroves east of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood... Read More

Third in a three-part series. The promises are alluring: Walk into a Miami med spa and leave with “brighter, more even skin tone” delivered via exosome microneedle injections in your face. Or visit a Winter Haven med spa and get “glowing, youthful skin with as little as one exosome treatment.” Those promises, though, ignore some dangerous risks. Federal regulators have issued warnings that unapproved exosomes could leave customers with severe skin infections. As procedures like... Read More

By TIM REYNOLDS MEDLEY — She was a two-time state champion in high school coming out of the Syracuse area. She then was a four-time NCAA champion at UConn. She’s won three WNBA titles, three World Cup gold medals, three Olympic gold medals, even two EuroLeague titles. And now, add an Unrivaled title to the mix — a league that she co-founded. Breanna Stewart has won it all. Stewart and Mist are the queens of Unrivaled for 2026, topping Phantom 80-74 in the championship game Wednesday... Read More

TALLAHASSEE — Small autonomous or remotely operated personal delivery devices, used to carry food and small packages, would be allowed to operate on bike lanes and road shoulders under a transportation package approved by the Florida Senate on Wednesday. However, those robotic devices would be prohibited under the measure (SB 1220) from making such deliveries in state parks, state forests and wildlife management areas. Additionally, the devices, along with unmanned drones, would be barred... Read More

By OLIVIA DIAZ RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — For the second time, Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that voters can cast ballots on a Democrat-led congressional redistricting plan that could help the party win four more U.S. House seats, as the justices review legal challenges to the effort. The court ruled that a statewide referendum can be held on April 21 on whether to authorize mid-decade redistricting, upending a temporary restraining order put in place by a Tazewell County judge... Read More

Cafe Del Mar, a busy restaurant that fronts State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale, gets to keep its artificial turf carpet after all. Fort Lauderdale commissioners said yes to the faux grass Tuesday night, reversing an earlier ruling by the city’s Historic Preservation Board. Leone Padula, who owns the restaurant along with his sons, was thrilled. “Everybody loves it,” he said. “It looks better than the pavers (underneath). It’s more cozy. We serve 1,000 people a day on average, and... Read More

By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the IRS largely declined to answer questions about recent unlawful disclosures of taxpayer data when he was questioned by lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Wednesday, saying they happened before his tenure began. IRS CEO Frank Bisignano faced the House Ways and Means Committee to speak about the agency’s progress in serving taxpayers as the 2026 tax season is in full swing. It was his first time facing lawmakers in his role as leader... Read More