As the economic vise grip of America’s “maximum pressure” campaign on Cuba aimed at toppling its communist leadership continues, two Cuban American congressmen representing South Florida are urging patience when it comes to when the world might witness political change on the communist island.
Day: August 17, 2026
Florida’s primary election is on Tuesday, and the Florida Division of Elections plans for polls to be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Miami-Dade deputies investigated a shooting on Monday evening just outside of the Miami city limits.
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy’s mother and sister took the stand Monday to recount how they saw her become increasingly anxious, paranoid and suicidal in the months before she killed her three children.
Authorities were observed investigating the scene of a crash on Monday in Miami-Dade County.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department finalized a rule Monday that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated.
A 23-year-old man faced 21 new charges on Monday after an alleged two-day crime spree in Miami-Dade County that included trying to kill an ex-girlfriend and firing a rifle at a detective, records show.
A 39-year-old man stands accused of placing a wicker basket on top of a sign and lighting it on fire at a church’s entryway in North Miami Beach, records show.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor said Monday that while few have been willing to speak about the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, Duane “Keffe D” Davis is the “one person who has a hard time being silent.”
A trio from out-of-state is facing felony charges in South Florida after Miami police said they wielded BB guns and shot a scooter rider in a drive-by in the city’s Brickell neighborhood early Monday morning.