Broward spent $11 million to bring in international cricket. Then terrible weather got in the way.

Broward County’s return on investment didn’t pan out instantly as expected, given the resources poured into cricket-related stadium improvements at the county’s Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill. Originally Published: October 12, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. ... Read More

Today in History: October 12, Bali nightclub bombings kill more than 200

Today is Saturday, Oct. 12, the 286th day of 2024. There are 80 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 12, 2002, bombs blamed on al-Qaida-linked militants destroyed two nightclubs on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people, many of whom were foreign tourists. Also on this date: In 1492, Christopher Columbus’s first expedition made landfall on what is now San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. In 1870, General Robert E. Lee died in Lexington, Virginia, at age 63. In 1960,... Read More

Daily Horoscope for October 12, 2024

General Daily Insight for October 12, 2024 Positive growth is on the horizon — just not without some detours! Expansive Jupiter blends well with wounded healer Chiron at 3:31 am EDT, allowing space for personal growth, lovely revelations, and positive mindsets. Nervous Mercury then struggles to align with confusing Neptune, potentially creating a comedy of errors full of miscommunication, misinterpretation, and just plain forgetfulness! Luckily, the sensitive Moon soothes the confident... Read More

Federal judge rejects request to temporarily halt Florida law banning ‘fake’ meat

A federal judge Friday rejected a request by a California-based company for a preliminary injunction against a new law banning the sale and manufacturing of “cultivated” meat in Florida. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 11, 2024 at 8:58 p.m. ... Read More

Former Miami corrections officer accused of fraud, exploiting ‘severely’ disabled Broward neighbor

A former Miami-Dade corrections officer is accused of cheating her neighbor out of his $500,000 Miramar home by taking power of attorney over his financial affairs before his death two years ago. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. ... Read More

Hurricane Milton death toll rises to at least 13 as residents return to damaged homes

Florida residents hurried back to flooded neighborhoods on Friday and began to assess the damage to their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. At least 13 people had died and over 1,200 people had been rescued as of Friday morning. While the hurricane made landfall at Siesta Key on the west coast, many of the deaths reported as a direct result of the storm so far were along Florida’s east coast, where at least six people died from tornadoes, some of which ravaged South Florida... Read More

Feeling stressed about the election? Here’s what some are doing and what they say you can do too

By MARIAM FAM If the high stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread or rifts with loved ones, there’s no need to white knuckle through it. Take a deep breath. Literally. Meditation and mindfulness teacher Rosie Acosta says focusing on each inhale and exhale can help regain that grounding sense of control that may be drowned out by the spiraling uncertainty of election season. Experts like Acosta, who works in Southern California for Headspace, a mental... Read More

Died: Jack Iker, Anglican Who Drew the Line at Women’s Ordination

Jack Iker, a Texas bishop who took 48 congregations and 15,000 parishioners out of the Episcopal Church USA and helped start the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), died on October 5. He was 75. Iker was a conservative Anglo-Catholic who made common cause with evangelicals—whom he called “strange bedfellows”—in order to fight against liberal theological revisionism. He was especially opposed to the ordination of women. He would not accept women as priests in his diocese nor... Read More