Fort Lauderdale, the city that anchors Broward County, may not have been flying so far beneath the radar after all. Roughly a week after Visit Lauderdale, the county’s tourism marketing agency, spent big money to participate in CNN’s live New Year’s Eve countdown to gain more visibility for the region, U-Haul, the worldwide self-moving firm, ranked the City of Fort Lauderdale No. 7 among growth cities nationally based on one-way residential moves. Ocala led a list of eight Florida... Read More
What went wrong on Miami’s final interception to seal title game for Indiana
MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Hurricanes nearly came back from three separate 10-point deficits in the College Football Playoff title game Monday, but their hopes of completing the comeback fell short when quarterback Carson Beck’s downfield pass was intercepted by Indiana cornerback Jamari Sharpe. Sharpe blanketed Miami wide receiver Keelan Marion, Beck underthrew it, Marion never turned around and Sharpe came down with the interception to seal the 27-21 win for the Hoosiers over UM Monday... Read More
Indiana beats Hurricanes to deny Miami its sixth national championship
MIAMI GARDENS — The Hurricanes came close to summitting the college football mountain for the first time since the 2001 season. But ultimately, Miami did not have enough. Indiana, the top seed in the College Football Playoff, kept Miami at arm’s length for long enough and held onto a 27-21 victory in the national title game at Hard Rock Stadium. It is the Hoosiers’ first-ever national title. Indiana’s Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, scored a 12-yard touchdown... Read More
Parts of the U.S. could see northern lights Monday
By BECKY BOHRER JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The aurora could be visible across Canada and much of the northern tier of U.S. states — and possibly further south — Monday night following a major disturbance in the Earth’s magnetic field, a forecast shows. The forecast, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center, comes amid intense geomagnetic and solar radiation storms, said Shawn Dahl, service coordinator at the center. Geomagnetic storms... Read More
Analysts warn that Iran crisis carries potential nuclear risks
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN, Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — In the wake of spiraling tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests, analysts warn that the internal upheaval affecting the Iranian theocracy could carry nuclear proliferation risks. While in recent days President Donald Trump seemed to have backed away from a military strike on Iran, he called Saturday for an end to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s nearly 40-year reign in... Read More
Heat’s Adebayo on 3 spree: ‘I don’t care about what anybody says about me offensively’
From the start of this process, as he experimented with his game farther from the basket, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo made two things clear: He wasn’t going to listen to anyone tell him he couldn’t or shouldn’t shoot 3-pointers. Without such resolve, there would not have been moments like the just-completed three-game homestand, when he shot 13 of 23 from beyond the arc. “I don’t care about what anybody says about me offensively,” Adebayo said, with the Heat moving on to Monday... Read More
‘It haunts us’: Family of woman abducted, murdered in 1982 hopeful as detectives revisit cold case
The unsolved abduction and murder of a woman in Broward County more than four decades ago is being revisited with new DNA testing of evidence. Delores Bailey, 24, was alone working an overnight shift at the 7-Eleven in the 1600 block of North 18th Avenue in Hollywood on Jan. 21, 1982, when she disappeared in the early morning hours. There was no indication that she fought against whoever entered the store that morning. Some of her belongings were left behind, Davie Police Cold Case Detective... Read More
High-speed trains collide after derailment in Spain, killing at least 21
A high-speed train derailed and smashed into another high-speed train in southern Spain on Sunday, killing at least 21 people and injuring at least 73 others in the country’s deadliest train accident since at least 2013, authorities said. The regional emergency services agency said 24 of the injured people were in serious condition. Juanma Moreno, president of the Andalusia government, said the death toll was expected to rise. The trains collided at around 7:45 p.m. in Adamuz, near the... Read More
Daily Horoscope for January 19, 2026
General Daily Insight for January 19, 2026 Fresh air moves through our connections tonight. Early on, Mercury trines Uranus, which helps us test smaller changes or unique solutions. The headlining act for the day is the Sun swanning into Aquarius at 8:44 PM EST, turning our attention toward building teamwork and preparing for the future. We’re a social species, and we know it! Plus, once caring Venus conjoins transformative Pluto, we’ll be better equipped to discuss those ideal futures.... Read More
Heat apparently now driven by a Spoelstra super-secret stat; Herro does not travel
MIAMI — As the Miami Heat took flight Sunday for Monday night’s start of their five-game western swing against the Golden State Warriors, the most intriguing aspect might have been what was under lock and key. Because no sooner did the Heat shock the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 122-120 Saturday night at Kaseya Center, than guard Norman Powell noted a super-secret stat that he said provided the motivation to bounce back from Thursday night’s discouraging home loss to the... Read More