A Florida nonprofit with a mission to combat the state’s overdose epidemic is introducing an artificial intelligence tool that can alert communities about what potentially deadly drugs people are using in real time. Project Overdose’s new machine-learning technology, called Drug TRAC, an acronym for tracking, reporting, advocacy and coordination, is being beta-tested in Palm Beach County and Central Florida with plans to roll out statewide in early 2026, Andrae Bailey, founder of the... Read More
Kunin, Lundell score during Panthers’ five-goal third period in win over Hurricanes
By BOB SUTTON RALEIGH, N.C. — Luke Kunin and Anton Lundell scored 43 seconds apart during a five-goal third period for the Florida Panthers, who rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Tuesday night. Niko Mikkola began the Panthers’ burst with his first goal of the season and Florida ended up with four goals in slightly more six minutes. Anton Lundell also scored, and Seth Jones capped the scoring on the power play. Sam Reinhart had three assists, and Eetu Luostarinen and Aaron... Read More
Mexican Navy medical flight lost communication for several minutes before Texas crash
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MEGAN JANETSKY Air traffic controllers lost communication for about 10 minutes with a small Mexican Navy plane carrying a young medical patient and seven others before it crashed off the Texas coast in thick fog, killing at least five people, Mexico’s president said Tuesday. Authorities initially believed the plane had landed safely at its destination in Galveston, near Houston, before learning it had gone down Monday afternoon, Mexican President Claudia... Read More
Escaped Georgia inmates captured in Broward
Three men who kidnapped a ride-share driver after escaping from a Georgia jail were arrested Tuesday morning in Broward County, according to the FBI. Naod Yohannes, 25; Stevenson Charles, 24; and Yusuf Minor, 31, broke out of a DeKalb County, Georgia, jail on Monday, according to officials. DeKalb County Chief Deputy Temetris Atkins said the inmates were able to “compromise” a portion of a cell inside the DeKalb County Jail to make their escape, but he didn’t provide more specifics... Read More
Lighting the way: South Florida honors Holocaust survivors during holiday season
Each and every Holocaust survivor alive today is a miracle of our time. And since Hanukkah is a time for celebration and remembering the miracles of the past, organizations throughout South Florida honored these survivors during the holiday season — hosting events for them to gather, enjoy and revel in community support. Child Survivors/Hidden Children of the Holocaust, a Palm Beach County-based nonprofit group, hosted a luncheon for survivors on Dec. 7 that highlighted Jewish culture with... Read More
Former Nebraska US Sen. Ben Sasse reveals advanced pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Former Nebraska U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse on Tuesday said he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. Sasse, 53, made the announcement on social media, saying he learned of the disease last week and is “now marching to the beat of a faster drummer.” “This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase,” Sasse wrote. “Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die.” Sasse... Read More
Fort Lauderdale gets a spot on CNN’s ‘New Year’s Eve Live.’ What to expect.
Fort Lauderdale will be in the national spotlight come Dec. 31, snaring a spot on CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen.” Visit Lauderdale, the county’s tourism arm, is partnering with CNN for a three-minute broadcast from Pier Sixty-Six, a landmark resort newly renovated to the tune of $1 billion. The segment will air live aboard a Sanlorenzo yacht, said Stacy Ritter, president and CEO of Visit Lauderdale. “There’s no better way to ring in the new year... Read More
Greta Thunberg arrested in London while supporting hunger-striking pro-Palestinian activists
By DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Greta Thunberg was arrested in central London on Tuesday while supporting pro-Palestinian activists who are staging a hunger strike to protest their imprisonment while awaiting trial on charges related to a series of earlier demonstrations. The protest group Prisoners for Palestine shared a video showing the 22-year-old Swede holding a sign supporting the hunger strikers and their organization, known as Palestine Action. The British... Read More
Citizens Insurance plans to cut premiums next year. Will that lead to fewer takeouts?
Now that state-owned Citizens Property and Casualty Insurance Corp. is seeking to reduce premiums in South Florida and other parts of the state, customers of private market insurers are likely wondering if their policies will get cheaper as well next year. The answer is a resounding maybe. Several private market insurers have already announced significant rate decreases that could drive down renewal premiums for their customers. Others are likely to follow, driven by the same market factors... Read More
Rep. Chip LaMarca’s move to Fort Lauderdale — he says it’s temporary — raises political chatter
State Rep. Chip LaMarca is living — temporarily, he said — in Fort Lauderdale’s Coral Ridge neighborhood. The move by LaMarca and his wife, Eileen, has generated some political chatter that his possible future political plans might involve Fort Lauderdale, not Lighthouse Point, where they’ve lived for more than 25 years. From there, he was elected to previous stints on the City Commission and the Broward County Commission, and to the Florida House of Representatives, where he... Read More