By LISA MASCARO, Associated Press Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years ago outside the White House, the outgoing President Donald Trump told a crowd of his supporters to head to the Capitol — “and I’ll be there with you” — in protest as Congress was affirming the 2020 election victory for Democrat Joe Biden. A short time later, the world watched as the seat of U.S. power descended into chaos, and democracy hung in the balance. On the fifth anniversary of Jan.... Read More
Today in History: January 6, former KKK leader indicted 41 years after killing civil rights workers
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2026. There are 359 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 6, 2005, former Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was indicted on murder charges 41 years after three civil rights workers were killed in Mississippi. (Killen was later convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 60 years in prison; he died in prison in 2018.) Also on this date: In 1919, former President Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, New York, at age 60. In 1941,... Read More
Pedestrian killed in Fort Lauderdale hit-and-run crash, police say
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Fort Lauderdale on Monday night, police said. A man was walking in the 400 block of West Sunrise Boulevard about 8 p.m. when a car hit him and drove away, Fort Lauderdale Police spokesperson Sgt. Patrick O’Brien said in a statement. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers did not immediately have any information about the car. Westbound traffic on West Sunrise Boulevard was being diverted northbound on North Andrews Avenue late... Read More
New UCF transfer Kahmel Johnson excited about playing closer to home
Nobody was likely happier about Kahmel Johnson’s recent commitment to UCF than his mother, Jesika. “My momma was going crazy. She was crying and ,” Johnson shared with the Sentinel on Sunday, just hours after he signed with the Knights from the transfer portal. It’s a homecoming, of sorts, for the 6-foot-2, 200-pound defensive back, who hails from Jacksonville, where he excelled at football and track and field at Riverside High School before leaving the state to play at Wayne State... Read More
Will Miami Hurricanes be down three defensive starters vs. Ole Miss?
PHOENIX — The Miami Hurricanes are going up against a top-10 offense in Ole Miss in the College Football Playoff semifinal, but luckily for UM, some key players may be able to bounce back from injury in time for the game. Miami listed cornerback OJ Frederique Jr. as probable and cornerback Damari Brown and defensive lineman Ahmad Moten Sr. as questionable on Monday evening’s initial availability report for the Fiesta Bowl. All three have been important parts of the defense this... Read More
Graziani, Nap Honored as Players of the Week
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – The fourth-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks men’s basketball program had two players earn weekly awards after their two conference victories last week. Standouts Dallas Graziani and Jaxon Nap were highlighted as SSC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week on Monday afternoon. Graziani’s performances were pivotal in the Sharks’ two key conference wins against Eckerd and Florida Southern (RV). He started the week off hot by... Read More
Fort Lauderdale’s ‘plant more trees’ plan would cost up to $103 million. Vote coming Tuesday.
Want to help Fort Lauderdale? Plant a tree. Fort Lauderdale needs to plant up to 276,000 more trees by 2040 if it wants a 33% tree canopy, meaning one-third of the city would be shaded by tree cover. That ambitious goal is part of a new urban forestry master plan expected to come before the Fort Lauderdale commission Tuesday night. To reach that number, trees would need to be planted on both public and private property over the next 15 years. Getting the job done would cost between $27.6... Read More
Man pistol-whipped, ‘ambushed’ during robbery at his Miramar home; woman detained
One of three suspects accused of attacking and robbing a man at his Miramar home and then stealing his French bulldog, has been detained, police said. Shortly before 4 a.m. Monday, Miramar officers near the 3000 block of Southwest 128th Terrace heard gunshots and responded to a home in the area, police department spokesperson Janice McIntosh said in a statement Monday afternoon. A man was found at the home with “injuries consistent with being pistol-whipped,” and officers saw bullet... Read More
Rep. Randy Fine’s incendiary comments on Muslims alarm many Jews — without denting his standing on the pro-Israel right
In his brief time in the House, freshman Jewish Congressman Randy Fine has built a reputation for combative outbursts — particularly about Muslims. But the Florida Republican ignited a new round of controversy recently with a series of disparaging remarks about Palestinians and what he called “mainstream Muslims” that his critics —on the left and right — say are not just provocative but amount to “genocidal.” “I don’t know how you make peace with those who seek your... Read More
Man charged in sexual assault of woman found dead on Hollywood beach
A man has been charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman whose body was found on the beach in Hollywood last week. But at least so far, Brandon Ward McCray, 28, has not been charged with homicide in the death of Heather Asendorf, 56, whose body was discovered by a passerby on the beach near Cleveland Street about 7 a.m. Dec. 26. McCray was arrested on Tuesday and is facing two counts of sexual assault on a victim over 12 years in age, one count of kidnapping, one count of... Read More