One of multiple suspects arrested in shooting at Boynton ‘Peace in the Hood’ event

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 15, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A 19-year-old was arrested Saturday in connection with the July 5 shooting in Boynton Beach after he voluntarily went to police and said that while he was at the “Peace in the Hood” event and did pull out a gun, he wasn’t one of the people to shoot, according to court records. At least 500 people gathered at Sara Sims Park for the unpermitted event, where “rival gang members” started shooting at each other about 8 p.m., Boynton Beach Police previously said. Three women were struck when bullets flew in the large crowd, which included children, along with multiple occupied and unoccupied...

Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 12, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By JAIMIE DING, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles. Immigrant advocacy groups filed the lawsuit last week accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during its ongoing immigration crackdown. The plaintiffs include three detained immigrants and two U.S. citizens, one who was held despite showing agents his identification. The filing in U.S. District...

Environmental groups add to legal complaints about Alligator Alcatraz

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 12, 2025. Posted in Environment, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

TALLAHASSEE — Environmental groups Friday gave formal notice that they could sue federal and state agencies over alleged violations of the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act at an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades dubbed Alligator Alcatraz. The notice was in addition to a lawsuit filed June 27 that alleges violations of the National Environmental Policy Act, a federal law that requires evaluating potential environmental impacts before such a project can move forward. The notice warned that if the alleged violations are not resolved within 60 days, Friends of the...

AI device startup that sued OpenAI and Jony Ive is now suing its own ex-employee over trade secrets

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 11, 2025. Posted in Business, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By MATT O’BRIEN A secretive competition to pioneer a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence chatbots is getting a messy public airing as OpenAI fights a trademark dispute over its stealth hardware collaboration with legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive. Related Articles TikTok faces fresh European privacy investigation over China data transfers Ford recalls over 850,000 cars in the US due to potential fuel pump failure What I learned from my first meeting with a financial advisor ...

Trump ruminates on past presidents and their portraits: ‘I’m a frame person’

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 9, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — Turns out Donald Trump gauges his esteem for presidential predecessors by how well their portraits fit into his White House redecorating scheme. Or sometimes how well the frames around those portraits do. Related Articles Trump’s previous tariff push terrified the world economy. He’s betting this time is different FACT FOCUS: No, weather modification did not cause the deadly flash floods in Texas Judge orders mental evaluation for Venezuelan man convicted of killing Laken...

Environmental groups say feds ‘cannot shirk’ law by distancing from Alligator Alcatraz

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 8, 2025. Posted in Environment, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

TALLAHASSEE — As they urge a U.S. district judge to halt an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, environmental groups are pushing back against Trump administration arguments seeking to distance the federal government from responsibility for the project. The state last week began operating what has been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” at a remote site surrounded by the Everglades and the Big Cypress National Preserve, as Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials try to help President Donald Trump’s mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. Friends of the Everglades and the Center for...

Biden’s former doctor asks to delay testimony to House panel, citing patient privilege concerns

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 8, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By MATT BROWN and MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden’s physician has asked to delay his testimony before the House oversight committee this week, citing the need for an agreement that will respect doctor-patient confidentiality rules as part of the investigation into Biden’s health in office. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who served as Biden’s physician at the White House, requested a delay until the end of July or early August “to reach an accommodation that will protect the very substantial privilege and confidentiality interests of Dr. O’Connor and...

Confederacy group sues Georgia park for planning an exhibit on slavery and segregation

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 4, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By CHARLOTTE KRAMON STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia chapter of a Confederacy group filed lawsuits this week against a state park with the largest Confederate monument in the country, arguing officials broke state law by planning an exhibit on ties to slavery, segregation and white supremacy. Related Articles Dealers’ advice on cheap used cars: Buy them while you still can How people are celebrating, protesting and traveling for July Fourth Search continues for 7 missing after huge explosion at California fireworks...

Honduran family freed from detention after lawsuit against ICE courthouse arrests

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 4, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A mother and her two young children from Honduras who had filed what was believed to be the first lawsuit involving children challenging the Trump administration’s policy on immigrant arrests at courthouses have been released from detention, civil rights groups and attorneys for the family said Thursday. Related Articles Supreme Court clears way for deportation to South Sudan of several immigrants with no ties there Here’s what to know about clean energy in Republican megabill headed to...

Judge denies bid by the suspect in Tupac Shakur’s killing for a new trial in a jailhouse fight

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 3, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By RIO YAMAT, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is awaiting trial in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, has lost a bid for a new trial in a separate battery case tied to a jailhouse fight. The ruling came Wednesday after a tense hearing in a Las Vegas courtroom that underscored the high-profile status of the defendant and his upcoming trial in one of hip-hop’s most infamous crimes. The jurors who convicted Davis of battery in the jailhouse fight were put on the witness stand Wednesday. One by one, each of them denied claims by Davis’ son and a man who...

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