GULFPORT, Miss. — A South Florida financial adviser has been indicted in an alleged scheme to promote and operate an illegal tax shelter through which he stole some of his clients’ funds, federal prosecutors said Friday. Stephen T. Mellinger III, of Delray Beach, conspired with several others to defraud the Internal Revenue Service in 2013 by promoting an illegal tax shelter, according to the indictment returned Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Gulfport, Mississippi, and unsealed... Read More
Wisconsin Supreme Court says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will remain on swing state’s ballot
By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will remain on the state’s presidential ballot, upholding a lower court’s ruling that candidates can only be removed from the ballot if they die. The decision from the liberal-controlled court marks the latest twist in Kennedy’s quest to get his name off ballots in key battleground states where the race between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic... Read More
Broward jury finds man guilty of murdering New York woman who vanished in 2007
It’s been 17 years since a New York woman was last seen at a reggae club in Sunrise. Her body was never found. But there was enough evidence presented in a Broward courtroom over the last two weeks to convince a jury that not only was she dead, but that she was murdered by an acquaintance from New York. Originally Published: September 27, 2024 at 4:34 p.m. ... Read More
Iconic H&H Bagels, famous on ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘The Office,’ expands outside NY for the first time — see when it opens in Boca Raton
H&H Bagels, the vaunted Big Apple bakery famous on TV’s “Seinfeld,” “Sex and the City” and other shows, is headed to South Florida to open the first of 50 new franchises planned outside of New York. Here when the new shop will open. Originally Published: September 27, 2024 at 12:43 p.m. ... Read More
Remembering Jeff Lee of Resurrection Drums in Hollywood, upbeat inspiration for the famous and first-timers
Charismatic musician, teacher and community advocate at Resurrection Drums, Jeff Lee died this week after a lengthy illness Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: September 27, 2024 at 12:24 p.m. ... Read More
Hurricane Helene makes landfall as Category 4 storm | PHOTOS
Curtis Drafton, who heads a volunteer search and rescue organization, surveys downed trees and power lines in Waukeenah, Fla., on Friday morning, Sept. 27, 2024. Helene thrashed florida as a powerful hurricane, producing dangerous storm surge along the coast and bringing heavy winds and rain acoss the southeastern United States as it moved inland as a tropical storm on Friday. (Paul Ratje/The New York Times) ... Read More
As Helene threatened, Rick Scott returned to hurricane mode. Is it substance or show?
As Hurricane Helene formed and barreled toward the Big Bend, it provided an opportunity for Rick Scott, Florida’s reelection-seeking U.S. senator. He demonstrated concern for the state’s residents, warned them to protect themselves — and got public attention with less than six weeks until Election Day. It’s a role and image Scott cultivated during his previous position, the eight years he spent as Florida’s governor, a job that has a far more direct role in ensuring the safety of... Read More
Can a Lebanese Seminary Move Beyond the Liberal-Conservative Impasse?
The oldest Protestant seminary in the Middle East has a new vision. Officially founded in 1932 but with origins dating back to the 19th-century missionary movement, the Near East School of Theology (NEST) is operated by the Presbyterian, Anglican, Lutheran, and Armenian Evangelical denominations. Installed this week, its 11th president is a nondenominational Lebanese evangelical. Martin Accad, formerly academic dean at Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS), was installed on Sunday at the... Read More
Faith Lived Close to the Land
My dad eased his pickup truck along the rolling sidehill, tracing the curves in the rows of hay stretching before us, the steering wheel wandering beneath his hand. The afternoon sun was high and warm. We could have fallen asleep beneath its affectionate glow, were it an afternoon lazy enough to let our family rest. But it was not such an afternoon—for our family of farmers, few afternoons were. My dad threw the truck in park, and at just four years old, I knew this stop was important... Read More
Fasting Is A Good Thing. But For Some of Us, It’s Complicated.
For a time when I was a child, I wanted nothing unless it was grilled cheese—without the bread. My loving parents accommodated me by placing a special order when we went to restaurants. Eventually, I became a vegetarian after making the connection between the animals I professed to love and what was on my plate. By the time I was a teenager, I ate a greater variety of dishes. But pickiness had given way to something more sinister. A friend and I ate burgers and fries, then guiltily pooled... Read More