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LAST RAIN OF THE YEAR

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:16 GMT

Happy Thursday, South Florida!After a wonderful Wednesday, cloud cover began to increase overnight into this morning. For the early morning hours, South Florida even started off dry until a large swath of rain in the Gulf of Mexico began to move into the Lower Florida Keys. Temperatures also started off on the cooler side this morning as they dropped to the mid to lower 60s across all of South Florida. By sunrise, light rainfall occasionally pushed through our Mainland areas while the rain became more steady and heavier across the Florida Keys. Gusts associated with these showers and offshore thunderstorms even produced wind gusts of at least 29-36mph in Marathon & Key West.Today South Florida will see mixed bag of weather. The widespread rain will keep the morning soggy for most. A few showers could linger into the early afternoon until the rain begins to taper off. Cloud cover will still be extensive across the area through the middle of the afternoon before skies begin t...

Miami Police seeking public assistance in homicide investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:16 GMT

City of Miami Police are actively investigating a homicide that occurred on Dec. 20 at 6847 NW 2nd Court after responding to a ShotSpotter alert. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered an unresponsive 18-year-old man in the front lawn with gunshot wounds.Miami Fire Rescue provided immediate medical assistance and transported the victim, identified as Antwan Delvinere Hampton, to Jackson Memorial Hospital Trauma Center. Unfortunately, Hampton was declared deceased two hours later.Homicide detectives are seeking the community’s help in determining the motive behind the incident and identifying persons of interest in this case. The persons of interest are described as follows:Black Male wearing a black RLG hooded sweater, dark-colored pants, and black and white sneakers.Black Male wearing a black long-sleeve shirt, light-colored jeans, black socks, and black sandals.Black Male wearing a red hooded sweater, black and white sweatpants, white socks, and black sandals.Au...

New details emerge following shooting at Ocala mall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:16 GMT

OCALA, Fla. (WSVN) — Authorities have released new details following a tragic shooting at Paddock Mall in Ocala, Florida, leaving one person dead. Newly released surveillance images depict the suspected shooter, Albert Shell Jr., wearing a distinctive red baseball cap. Shell is now the subject of a manhunt, and Ocala Police have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to his capture.The shooting occurred on Saturday afternoon, sparking panic among shoppers who initially believed the armed man was randomly targeting them. However, investigators later revealed that Shell had a specific target and a mission to kill David Barron, a popular tattoo artist.Barron’s partner shared that she had sent him to the mall that day to buy Christmas presents. “Two days before Christmas. We had literally just wrapped all of the gifts the night before, like all under the tree wrapped everything,” said Marcia Harrison in an interview. “We were so excited for Christmas be...

DeSantis enlists help to make closing case to Iowans – and to undercut Haley in the Hawkeye State

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:16 GMT

(CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is enlisting new help in Iowa as he scrambles to ward off mounting interest in the rival presidential candidacy of former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley: One of her former constituents.South Carolina state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, a deeply conservative lawmaker who has pushed a legislative agenda in his state similar to contentious laws championed by DeSantis in Florida, will join the Republican governor for stops in Iowa on Thursday and Friday, where he intends to share a perspective from the Palmetto State on its former leader, he told CNN.“I know Governor Haley, and I have no personal ill will against her, but I can’t point to any significant conservative accomplishment in her tenure as governor and I have found it difficult to nail down where she stands on positions,” Kimbrell said in a phone interview Wednesday. “I know what she actually did versus what she said she did.”Kimbrell’s arrival in a state about 1,000 miles from his own further...

Denver Broncos to bench quarterback Russell Wilson for the remainder of the 2023 NFL season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:16 GMT

(CNN) — The Denver Broncos are benching quarterback Russell Wilson for the remainder of the 2023 NFL season, team head coach Sean Payton told reporters on Wednesday.“Rather than get into the specifics — because I think that would be unfair today — it’s more about what we weren’t doing effectively enough offensively,” Payton said.“When we were getting two or three turnovers, that’s one thing. Ultimately, our job is to get the ball in the end zone, and we have to be more efficient doing that — all of us.”Payton said Jarrett Stidham will start the final two games of the season. Stidham, a former fourth-round draft pick of the New England Patriots in 2019 out of Auburn University, was signed as a free agent this past offseason.Payton added that the decision was not an indictment on only Wilson but the offense as a whole.“I can’t replace the entire offensive line,” Payton said. “I can’t bring in five new receivers. If it continues over a period of time, there wil...

Teenage star Luke Littler, 16, makes history as ‘unbelievable’ run at World Darts Championship continues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:16 GMT

(CNN) — Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler continued his unlikely run at the PDC World Darts Championship as he secured a 4-1 win against Matt Campbell in the third round on Wednesday.The 16-year-old, fresh out of school, has been the breakthrough star at this year’s tournament and is now the youngest player to ever reach the last 16. He will face either Jim Williams or darts great Raymond van Barneveld in the next round.“Unbelievable, I only wanted to win one game and I’ve won three. I’ve battled through it but I’m so happy,” Littler told Sky Sports in his post-match interview on stage.“Everyone on social media [saying] … he’s this age, he’s this. I’m 16, I’ll let my darts do the talking.”Since making his debut at the tournament this year, Littler has become a firm favourite with fans at Alexandra Palace in north London, who chanted his name throughout an emotional night for the teenager.Talking to CNN Sport before his match, Littler said he had been enjoying his n...

US applications for jobless benefits rise but labor market remains solid

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:16 GMT

By MATT OTT (AP Business Writer)More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but not enough to raise concern about the labor market or broader economy.Jobless claims rose to 218,000 for the week ending Dec. 23, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week ups and downs, fell by 250 to 212,000.Overall, 1.88 million Americans were collecting jobless benefits during the week that ended Dec. 16, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week.Weekly unemployment claims are a proxy for layoffs. They have remained at extraordinarily low levels in the face of high interest rates.The Federal Reserve started raising interest rates early last year to try to beat down the inflation that surged after an unusually strong economic rebound from the COVID-19 recession of 2020. The Fed has raised its benchmark rate 11 times since March of 2022.Inflation has eased, but remains slightly...

Resident anthem singer for the Chicago Cubs returns to Blue Island to perform

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:16 GMT

Less than six months after debuting at The Lyric Theater singer John Vincent is back at the Blue Island venue, which he calls one of his favorite places to perform.An Evening with John Vincent on Jan. 5, 2024, includes stories about the native of Chicago’s South Side as well as covers of Louis Armstrong, Johnny Cash and Frank Sinatra songs.“I talk a lot about the experiences I had in my life — the good and the bad. I talk about what I think is important and that’s spreading kindness especially now,” said Vincent who lives in Chicago’s North Park community.“It’s always a good time to do that especially when it seems like everybody is feeling crazy, feeling scared, feeling alone. This is the time to make a difference.“I was bullied when I was a kid and suffer from mental illness. My father has Lewy body Parkinson’s. It’s been hard on my family. I just try to keep (it) real with some laughter, with some tears, with some ...

After 17 years, deported Veteran who helped others like him, finally returns home to U.S.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:16 GMT

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Hector Lopez raised his arms and smiled triumphantly as he walked out of the San Ysidro Port of Entry Wednesday morning, finally setting foot in California -- something he had not been able to do in 17 years.Lopez, who grew up in California's Central Valley, served six years in the U.S. Army.After leaving the military, Lopez admitted he had a hard time coping and turned to alcohol and controlled substances. He was deported to Tijuana after being convicted of drug possession."To finally have the stigma of being deported behind me, it feels so awesome,” said Lopez. "Stepping on United States soil, it’s such an awesome feeling. It’s a bit overwhelming right now." After lobbying trip to D.C., advocates hopeful deported veterans may soon be allowed back to US The Army vet admitted making a big mistake but believes he should have never been sent to Mexico, a country he barely knew.Hector Lopez spent 17 years in Mexico after beind deported for a drug offense....

An ‘almost naked’ party of Russian elites brings on jail time, a lawsuit and apologies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:16 GMT

The nightlife of Russia’s elite has long been famously rakish but a recent party crossed an invisible line and provoked a public scandal. One pop star ended up in jail and several others issued public apologies while an ensuing lawsuit demanded a fortune in reparations. The scandal erupted after TV presenter and actress Anastasia Ivleeva hosted a bash at a Moscow nightclub with the stated dress code of “almost naked.” Soon after, photos from the party began circulating on social media — including those of rapper Vacio seen wearing only a sock on his genitalia. Conservative legislators, bloggers and others unleashed a storm of criticism, contending the images were unseemly, even unpatriotic, for a country embroiled in war. Some of the criticism reflected the fiercely conservative sentiment in Russia amid President Vladimir Putin’s repeated denunciation of the West for trying to undermine “traditional values” and the nationalism intensified by Russia’s war in Ukraine.̶...