By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating how much money is saved in health care costs and preventable deaths avoided from air pollution rules that curb two deadly pollutants. The change means the EPA will focus rules for fine particulate matter and ozone only on the cost to industry, part of a broader realignment under President Donald Trump toward a business-friendly approach that has included the rollback of multiple policies... Read More
A snarky ‘gift’ is on the way for these officials who voted to let fireworks show go on
A high-profile animal rights group said it sent a snarky gift of earplugs to the Fort Lauderdale mayor and city commissioners after they snubbed a proposed drones-only show to replace the city’s Fourth of July fireworks. While many cities across the U.S. have replaced fireworks with drone light shows, Fort Lauderdale’s city commission agreed last week the fireworks show will go on to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals... Read More
Think you know Sistrunk? See the historic Fort Lauderdale neighborhood as you never have before
Fort Lauderdale’s Sistrunk neighborhood has changed over the years, no doubt. A Broward County photographer says it’s time to take a fresh look. David Paulo spent 2025 taking pictures of the people and architecture of Sistrunk, the city’s historic Black community not far from downtown. His images form the core of a new exhibit opening on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Jan. 15, at the Old Dillard Museum in Fort Lauderdale. “Sistrunk, Then & Now” shows the work of Paulo, 28,... Read More
Florida pushes back against lawsuit over recreational pot amendment petition signatures
TALLAHASSEE — Secretary of State Cord Byrd on Friday argued a judge should reject a lawsuit challenging directives by state elections officials that invalidated about 71,000 petition signatures for a proposed recreational-marijuana constitutional amendment. Attorneys for Byrd pointed to issues such as trying to prevent petition fraud as they defended the directives, which invalidated about 42,000 petitions signed by what are known as “inactive” voters and nearly 29,000 petitions... Read More
Greer’s 2 goals power Panthers to victory over Sabres
By JOE YERDON BUFFALO, N.Y. — Anton Lundell scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and A.J. Greer scored twice as the Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Monday night. Greer’s second two-goal game of the season helped the Panthers to their second straight victory. His scored in the first period to give Florida a 2-1 lead and his empty-net goal in the third was the winner. Sam Reinhart also scored for the Panthers, who posted consecutive wins after opening a six-game... Read More
US accuses Russia of ‘dangerous and inexplicable escalation’ of war in Ukraine as Trump seeks peace
By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States accused Russia on Monday of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of its nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations toward peace. U.S. deputy ambassador to the United Nations Tammy Bruce singled out Russia’s launch of a nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile last week close to Ukraine’s border with Poland, a NATO ally. She told an emergency meeting of... Read More
Vanderbilt seeks $250M in second-round fundraiser for West Palm Beach business school campus
Vanderbilt University reaffirmed its intention Monday to build a version of its Owen School of Management in downtown West Palm Beach. Along with the commitment, top university officials said they’re launching a second fundraising appeal, this time for $250 million after assembling sufficient funds to start a project that had a reported initial goal of $300 million. The South Florida business school campus has been more than two years in the making for the Nashville,Tennessee-based... Read More
Teen sentenced to 25 years for 2022 murder of Deerfield Beach High football player
Keantae Vaughn was 14 when he was charged in the murder of a Deerfield Beach High student and football player in 2022. Now just shy of turning 18, Vaughn was sentenced to 25 years in state prison on Monday morning after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Two rows in Broward Circuit Judge George Odom’s courtroom were filled with observers. In one, family members of slain victim Rickey Ferguson Jr. sat, sobbed and muttered under their breath, barely containing their anger that the law... Read More
Plantation teacher arrested at school gave student gifts, affectionate note, police say
A Broward County high school teacher who was arrested last week after police learned that he had a romantic relationship with an adult student had given the student gifts, written her an affectionate note about watching her sleep and kissed her twice, according to police. Christopher George Santanelli, 42, a chorus teacher at South Plantation High School, is facing one count of an authority figure engaged in a romantic relationship with a student. Plantation Police learned of the relationship... Read More
Here’s how to register for a chance to buy tickets to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With the 2028 Olympics Games in Los Angeles on the horizon, fans will get their first opportunity to get in line for tickets on Wednesday. Registration will open Jan. 14 to be entered into the ticket draw for a randomly assigned time slot to purchase tickets. Here’s what to know: When do the games start? The schedule for the games, which will take place July 14 to July 30, 2028, has already been released. Some events, like baseball, basketball, hockey and water polo,... Read More