It was almost time for happy hour, but the crowd was told there wasn’t much time. And the 75 or so people — including a member of Congress and three east Broward mayors — packed into the side room of a restaurant and bar Friday afternoon weren’t there for end-of-the-week libations. They were all about the work, specifically political outreach to voters between now and Election Day. With a little more than six weeks until Nov. 5, and with voting-by-mail about to begin, they were pushed... Read More
Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation
By JAMEY KEATEN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB GENEVA (AP) — Human rights advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon and Syria, suggesting the blasts may have violated international law if the devices were fashioned as booby traps. The explosions that have been widely blamed on Israel killed at least 37 people and wounded more than 3,000, including many members of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Israel has not... Read More
South Florida gang members indicted on federal drug trafficking charges
A dozen gang members have been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges accusing them of distributing meth and fentanyl throughout South Florida, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The 12 indicted people have been identified as members of MS-13, Sur-13 and the “Mexican Mafia,” and are all accused of operating in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. Originally Published: September 20, 2024 at 5:09 p.m. ... Read More
What Brightline learned in its first year from South Florida to Orlando
More to eat and drink, more baggage-handling ability and bigger trains are coming soon to Brightline’s higher-speed rail, which has established its riders’ favorite station as: Orlando. Those conclusions are top of mind for Brightline as it marks completion of its first year of service from five stations in South Florida to Orlando International Airport’s Terminal C. The Orlando Sentinel asked the privately owned passenger rail company to do a self-evaluation for its first yearly... Read More
What Brightline learned from its first year from South Florida to Orlando
More to eat and drink, more baggage-handling ability and bigger trains are coming soon to Brightline’s higher-speed rail, which has established its riders’ favorite station as: Orlando. Those conclusions are top of mind for Brightline as it marks completion of its first year of service from five stations in South Florida to Orlando International Airport’s Terminal C. The Orlando Sentinel asked the privately owned passenger rail company to do a self-evaluation for its first yearly... Read More
17 years ago, an aspiring lawyer vanished. A Broward jury will decide if she was murdered
In 2007, Stepha Henry had her life planned out. The 22-year-old had just graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and was taking a gap year to prepare for law school. Hoping to surprise her 16-year-old sister for her birthday, Henry gifted her a trip to Miami for Memorial Day weekend. Since it was the first time they traveled alone, the sisters shopped, pampered themselves and attended a reggae concert. But the girls’ dream trip to South Florida would soon become a... Read More
Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
By REBECCA SANTANA, ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, according to a new report that lays out a litany of missed opportunities to stop a gunman who opened fire from an unsecured roof. A five-page document summarizing the Secret Service report’s key conclusions finds fault with both local and federal... Read More
Brazilian Evangelicals Are Split on Lausanne’s Legacy
For years, integral mission—a theological vision that saw evangelism and social justice as inseparable components of Christian life, or as “two wings of an airplane,” as Ecuadorian theologian René Padilla once wrote—has been a legacy of the Lausanne Movement in Brazil. The concept was developed in the 1970s by members of the Latin American Theological Fellowship and motivated Brazilian evangelicals to fight street violence in Rio, battle alcohol abuse in indigenous reserves, and... Read More
Embracing your diverse heritage | Commentary
As a Jewish teen with a cultural background that includes Liberian, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Ethiopian, Cuban and Venezuelan roots, I have always embraced my diverse heritage. Though my parents came from different backgrounds, they instilled in my sister and me the importance of preserving our traditions, sharing them with the world and helping people do the same. However, I found this difficult to do. Growing up Jewish and mixed-race, I often felt apart from others because not many... Read More
After years of attacks on election integrity by Trump, poll finds Republicans much less likely to vote by mail
More than half of American voters plan to vote before Election Day, Florida Atlantic University found this week in a nationwide poll. Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to wait until the last day. And after years of former President Donald Trump slamming mail voting by mail — claiming without evidence that it’s rife with fraud — Republicans are far less likely than Democrats and independents to use mail voting. The findings come from a Florida Atlantic University poll this... Read More