Today is Thursday, Sept. 12, the 256th day of 2024. There are 110 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 12, 2013, Voyager 1, launched 36 years earlier, became the first man-made spacecraft ever to leave the solar system. Also on this date: In 1857, the S.S. Central America (also known as the “Ship of Gold”) sank off the coast of South Carolina after sailing into a hurricane in one of the worst maritime disasters in American history; 425 people were killed and thousands of... Read More
Daily Horoscope for September 12, 2024
General Daily Insight for September 12, 2024 The energy of the cosmos is positively through the roof today! The Sun in efficient Virgo is making a potent square to lucky Jupiter in Gemini at 6:53 am EDT, encouraging us to take a gamble on ourselves, albeit a well-considered gamble. The Moon in competent Capricorn will then oppose Mars in Cancer, inspiring us to follow our feelings to the finish line. A final lunar trine to Mercury in Virgo should make it easy to wrap things up on an... Read More
Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, dies at 86
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO LIMA, Peru (AP) — Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. He was 86. His death Wednesday in the capital, Lima, was announced by his daughter Keiko Fujimori in a post on X. He had been pardoned in December from his convictions for corruption and responsibility for the murder of 25 people. His... Read More
BurgerFi files for bankruptcy protection, plans to keep all locations open
Fort Lauderdale-based BurgerFi vowed that no stores will close as it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors on Wednesday. The filing only affects corporate-owned locations and not franchises, the company said. Originally Published: September 11, 2024 at 7:19 p.m. ... Read More
Nine Broward students arrested for online threats since August, deputies say
Nine South Florida children have been arrested since August, accused of posting threats against Broward County schools online. The threats prompt large, sometimes expensive, responses from law enforcement, breed fear in parents and students and potentially leave lasting effects on the children who allegedly made the posts — often as a joke with no way to actually carry out a violent act. Online threats against schools have been an ongoing issue in South Florida, and across the country, for... Read More
Florida Supreme Court rejects discipline proposal for Broward judge
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a proposed agreement in a disciplinary case involving a Broward County judge and ordered a hearing before the state Judicial Qualifications Commission. The Supreme Court did not explain its reasons for rejecting the agreement, known as a stipulation, which would have led to a public reprimand for Judge Mardi Levey Cohen. An investigative panel of the commission and Levey Cohen reached the agreement, which was sent to the Supreme Court in... Read More
Recipe: Gluten-free gnocchi with lemon, peas and spinach goes down easy
Gretchen McKay | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) Come dinnertime, pasta made with corn, rice, lentils or chickpeas can be a godsend to those with gluten sensitivities. But it also can break their hearts, just a little. Not only is gluten-free pasta super expensive when compared to “regular” spaghetti, rigatoni and other noodles made with milled durum wheat, but it’s tough to find a gluten-free product that’s not gummy or doesn’t generally taste like mush. That’s my son Jack’s... Read More
Reviews: Bodies pile up in 1916 Hollywood; ‘Back In Black’ inspires short stories
‘The Devil Raises His Own’ by Scott Phillips. Soho Crime, 384 pages, $27.95 The movie industry’s early days of comedies, dramas and westerns meant to appeal to general audiences also saw the rise of movies appealing to more prurient interests. Scott Phillips explores what was colloquially called “stag films” or “blue movies” in 1916 in his intriguing “The Devil Raises His Own.” “The Devil Raises His Own,” by Scott Phillips. (Soho Crime/Courtesy) Using tightly... Read More
Will Your Presidential Vote Send You to Hell?
This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Since by nature of my work I’ve had to weigh in on a lot of controversial issues over the years, I’ve been cussed out a time or two. Sometimes, I’ve been yelled at with, “God damn you!” When an unbeliever says that, it’s one thing. Christians, though, mean it literally. A family I know and love was rattled recently to get a note from someone they considered a longtime friend suggesting that the... Read More
Flies ‘resting on pizza’; 10 live roaches at front-counter prep area: 4 South Florida restaurants shut
Flies buzzing over sandwiches and out of bags of onions, about 40 rodent droppings in a kitchen, and an employee handling utensils without washing their hands were among issues that forced the state to temporarily close four South Florida restaurants last week. Originally Published: September 11, 2024 at 11:11 a.m. ... Read More