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US accuses a powerful Haitian businessman detained by ICE of ties to violent gangs

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Immigration agents in the United States arrested Haitian businessman Dimitri Vorbe because of his alleged ties to violent gangs in his troubled Caribbean country, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday. Vorbe…

John McCarthy September 25, 2025

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More than half of Miamians can barely make ends meet, new report finds

Shirley Phinzee blinked wearily under the fluorescent lights of a Miami Wendy’s. She had slept in her car the night before, as she has nearly every night since January. Phinzee…

John McCarthy September 24, 2025

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Man aimed to massacre deputies — then gun jammed, Texas sheriff says

HUMBLE, Texas — A man with a rifle and plenty of ammunition waited in the woods to shoot deputies, but his planned ambush fell apart when his gun jammed, Texas…

John McCarthy September 24, 2025

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Man dies after being shot on Fort Lauderdale Beach

FORT LAUDERDALE — A car crash into a Fort Lauderdale seawall early Tuesday morning led police to discover a man with a gunshot wound to the chest Officers responded around…

John McCarthy September 23, 2025

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3-year-old finds gun in bedroom, fatally shoots himself. Mom charged

COLUMBUS — A 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself with an unsecured gun he found in his mother’s bedroom, according to Ohio police and news reports. The Columbus Police…

John McCarthy September 23, 2025

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Disney says Jimmy Kimmel will return to the air tomorrow

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney (DIS.N), opens new tab said "Jimmy Kimmel Live" will return to its ABC network lineup on Tuesday, six days after it suspended the talk-show host following threats…

John McCarthy September 22, 2025

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Previously convicted Haiti drug trafficker sentenced to prison in U.S., fined $1M

He’s a previously convicted Haiti drug trafficker with contacts in Colombia and Venezuela who operated in the shadows to move drug loads from South America to the island of Hispaniola,…

John McCarthy September 21, 2025

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Soldier raped children who were sleeping at Georgia military base, feds say

SAVANNAH, Georgia — A former Army soldier at Fort Stewart has been convicted of sexually abusing two children. These assaults happened while on duty at a United States military base…

John McCarthy September 21, 2025

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No rush to scene after 911 calls. Lax BSO response detailed in Florida triple murders

As Mary Catherine Gingles was hunted down by her estranged husband brandishing a semiautomatic handgun equipped with a silencer, authorities say, several Broward Sheriff’s deputies were milling about just outside…

John McCarthy September 20, 2025

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Trump says US struck alleged drug vessel in latest operation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States had attacked a vessel he said was carrying drugs in the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility, the latest…

John McCarthy September 20, 2025