HBCU football’s change agent making waves in Atlanta
Clark Atlanta has been an afterthought in HBCU. But a win over Tuskegee was a “culture win” by its first-year head coach.
Jurors find Broward exec guilty in $53 million ‘Ponzi scheme’ targeting Haitians
Royal Bengal executive Sanjay Singh was convicted of stealing millions from investors in the Haitian-American community.
Man accused of kidnapping and killing a Doral mother, daughter in 2016 is denied bond
A federal judge ordered Gustavo Castano to remain in custody after prosecutors detailed the disappearance of his former lover and their daughter.
After scrapping homeless tax vote, Miami Beach is getting a $10M bill from Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade County is demanding that Miami Beach pay millions of dollars for countywide homeless services after the city recently rescinded a referendum asking voters if they approved of a restaurant ...
High-ranking North Miami Beach official locked up on child porn charges, police say
A high-ranking North Miami Beach official was arrested and fired from his deputy city manager role Wednesday after ...
Black worker laid off due to role elimination, then white worker gets his job, feds say
A Black project development manager was told he didn’t fit “company culture” and was fired because his role was being eliminated, federal officials said. Then, a white worker with less experience got ...
Four months into school year, Broward school board discusses walking back cellphone ban
Broward County Public School students and parents have mixed reactions to the first few months of the district’s policy banning most cellphone use. The School Board is split too, but declined to make ...
Longtime lottery player takes friend’s advice. Then came ‘biggest prize of her life’
A woman’s decision to take her friend’s advice landed her the “biggest prize of her life,” Maryland officials said. A few ...
Lost mushroom hunter spends two nights in cold forest — until he finds a trail, cops say
A mushroom hunter spent two nights lost in a dense Oregon forest — until he found a trail, deputies said. The 40-year-old man was mushroom picking with a friend Sunday, Nov. 3, in the Mount Hood ...
Centuries-old treasure — from political war — found by dad and son in Poland. See it
Polish Husaria Searchers’ Association, as the group is named, ventured into the forest armed with metal detectors and ...
As Hurricane Rafael approaches Cuba, the island’s power grid is knocked out once more
Wednesday’s total blackout also follows a similar episode last month when the entire country lost power for several days.
Inmate was beaten for ‘going away party’ as officer watched, feds say. He’s sentenced
The assault was one of several inmate beatings and a “common form of abuse” at the New Jersey prison, according to federal ...