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
State orders Citizens Insurance to provide deeper rate cuts than requested
For a second straight year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has been ordered to roll back its rate requests. A month after the state-owned company’s Board of Governors voted to ask regulators to approve a 2.6% statewide average rate cut, DeSantis called a news conference to announce that the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation had reduced the cut to -8.7%. More than 150,000 of about 400,000 customers of the state’s insurer of last resort would see... Read More
DeSantis declares Broward School District ‘disaster,’ and says placing it in receivership might be needed
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday excoriated the Broward School District for a “laundry list of failures” and suggested it’s been so impervious to reform that placing it in receivership might be an option to fix it. “Honestly, it’s been a disaster. Let’s just be honest, it’s been a disaster in many different ways. It is really run more to benefit the entrenched interests, particularly the school unions, rather than the parents and the students,” DeSantis said at a news... Read More
BBC draws fire after airing Holocaust cello repair story that does not specially mention Jews
In a Christmas special this year, a BBC One program devoted a quarter of its episode to telling the story of a Jewish child refugee whose cello was damaged while fleeing the Nazis on the Kindertransport. But while the story itself is steeped in Jewish history, the segment of the program failed to make any mention of Jews, igniting criticism from British Jews who are on high alert for signs of antisemitism from the network. Now, the BBC has issued a clarification, adding a note to the program... Read More
Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes. Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, with picket lines forming. The other affected hospitals are NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore... Read More
Fort Lauderdale shootings spark plans for safety changes in nightlife districts
Sweeping changes could be in place within weeks for at least two Fort Lauderdale entertainment districts after a New Year’s Eve shooting at the beach and another three days earlier at a downtown hot spot. Alarmed by the almost back-to-back shootings, commissioners are now talking about no longer letting bars in the Beach Place and Himmarshee entertainment districts sell alcohol until 4 a.m. every night. They also want to do away with the relaxed rules in both districts that allow patrons to... Read More
Complete list of 2026 Golden Globe Award winners
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” won best picture, musical or comedy at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards. “Hamnet” won best picture, drama at the ceremony Sunday night. Entering the night, “One Battle After Another” topped the list of nominations with nine, followed by “Sentimental Value” with eight. Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the ceremony from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The night... Read More
Nikki Glaser takes swings at CBS and Leo, goes gentle on Julia in Golden Globes monologue
By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nikki Glaser went hard then eased up in her monologue to open Sunday’s Golden Globes. In her earliest jokes she suggested stars in the room might be in the Epstein Files and took a shot at CBS, the network airing the show. “There are so many A-listers, and by A-listers, I do mean people who are on a list that has been heavily redacted,” she said. “And the Golden Globe for best editing goes to the Justice... Read More