‘It crashed right in front of my eyes.’ 911 calls, radio depict moments of crash that killed 28-year old pilot

It was a peaceful Wednesday afternoon in Hollywood, as people went about their errands at the Target and the Publix, stopped by the bank, and sat down to lunch across the street. Then the plane came crashing out of the sky. “Hurry up, please,” one 911 caller cried from inside of a nearby building as sirens began to wail in the background. “It’s on fire. Oh my god. Oh, f***. I saw when it crashed, oh my God.” The banner-tow pilot had died after crashing outside of a busy shopping... Read More

Coming soon: Vote for Pedro cantina in Boca Raton; Sushi by Boū in West Palm Beach

When it comes to food, South Florida is a great place to be. So many new places open up every day. Here’s what’s coming soon to a city near you. Vote for Pedro, Boca Raton This Mexican-American cantina from restaurateur Anthony Monticello is the answer to the never-asked question: What happens if I mash up “Napoleon Dynamite” and tacos? Expected to open this fall in The Shoppes at Village Pointe, it will replace the former The D in Delicious chocolate shop. If the name sounds... Read More

They Persecuted Indian Christians. Most Confessed. Did Divine Retribution Follow?

A new documentary follows the lives of 10 of the men responsible for horrific attacks on the Kandhamal church. “Christ is indeed alive at the ground zero of the worst persecution in Indian history.” That’s journalist and documentarian Anto Akkara’s takeaway after 15 years of telling the stories of a Christian community in the eastern state of Odisha (formerly Orissa), India, systemically ravaged by Hindu mobs in 2007 and 2008. Over these two years, extremists took... Read More

8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas, as agency struggles with overcrowding

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and REBECCA SANTANA (Associated Press) MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A little girl from Panama born with heart problems died in Border Patrol custody Wednesday, the second death of a child from Latin America in U.S. government custody in two weeks. The 8-year-old girl and her family were being held in Harlingen, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, one of the busiest corridors for migrant crossings, the Border Patrol’s parent agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said. The... Read More

He waited two years for heart transplant at Jackson. With program suspended, time running out

Lyle Ryman had just arrived home from a procedure at Jackson Memorial Hospital for his weakening heart. He parked his truck and switched off the engine. “And that’s the last … Click to Continue » ... Read More

BCPS Students Showcase their Computer Science Skills in Honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Thursday, May 18, 2023 Students from 10 schools across BCPS and their teachers will showcase projects that the students have created as part of the District’s Computer Science (CS) Inclusion initiative. ... Read More

How Comfort Women Begat Today’s Sex Trafficking Reality

Why we’re still dealing with a deadly and tragic problem that never went away. There are an estimated 29 million women in modern slavery, including some form of sex trafficking and forced marriage, today. To understand why so many girls and women have suffered as victims of sex trafficking in Asia, Sylvia Yu Friedman wants more people to look back at history. “Experts estimate that the Japanese Imperial military took up to 400,000 girls and women from nations they had occupied to... Read More

How Comfort Women Beget Today’s Sex Trafficking Reality

Why we’re still dealing with a deadly and tragic problem that never went away. There are an estimated 29 million women in modern slavery, including some form of sex trafficking and forced marriage, today. To understand why so many girls and women have suffered as victims of sex trafficking in Asia, Sylvia Yu Friedman wants more people to look back at history. “Experts estimate that the Japanese Imperial military took up to 400,000 girls and women from nations they had occupied to... Read More