Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in deadly crowd surge at Texas festival

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 30, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By JUAN LOZANO (Associated Press) HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas grand jury declined to indict rap superstar Travis Scott in a criminal investigation of a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival, where some spectators were packed so tightly they could not move their arms or even breathe, his attorney and prosecutors said Thursday. Lawyer Kent Schaffer confirmed that the Harris County grand jury had met and decided not to indict his client on any criminal charges stemming from the concert. “He never encouraged people to do anything that resulted in other people being hurt,” Schaffer...

UN urges Israel and Palestinians to halt West Bank violence in statement backed by US and Russia

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 28, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, World News.

By EDITH M. LEDERER (Associated Press) UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council urged Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday to avoid actions that can further inflame tensions in the volatile West Bank. The statement was backed by both the United States and Russia in a moment of unity on a divisive issue, reflecting the widespread international concern at the escalating violence especially by Israeli forces and settlers. The statement followed what U.N. Mideast envoy Tor Wennesland called “an alarming spike in violence” in the West Bank that led to numerous Palestinian and Israeli...

If you’re traveling over July 4 weekend, be ready for flight delays, as airlines face a major test

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 28, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Things To Do, Transportation, Travel.

By DAVID KOENIG (AP Airlines Writer) Travelers waited out widespread delays at U.S. airports on Tuesday, an ominous sign heading into the long July 4 holiday weekend, which is shaping up as the biggest test yet for airlines that are struggling to keep up with surging numbers of passengers. In some cases, delays ran several hours at airports in the Northeast, as thunderstorms pounded the region. At various times, the Federal Aviation Administration held up flights bound for LaGuardia Airport in New York and Reagan Washington National and Baltimore-Washington airports near the nation’s...

Trump returns to Michigan with hopes of repeating the battleground success he found in 2016

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 26, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Politics.

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI (Associated Press) LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump appeared in Michigan on Sunday as he looks to reclaim territory that helped propel him to the White House but slipped from his grasp four years later. Campaigning for a return to the presidency while facing a federal indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents, Trump spoke in suburban Detroit, where he lost ground between 2016 and 2020 and would need to win it back if he becomes the 2024 Republican nominee. He would have to reverse the recent trend in Michigan that has seen Democrats make some of their...

Russia says Wagner Group’s leader will move to Belarus after his rebellious march challenged Putin

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 25, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News, World News.

By The Associated Press The greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power fizzled out relatively peacefully Saturday after the rebellious mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow abruptly reached a deal with the Kremlin to go into exile and sounded the retreat. The dramatic if brief revolt shifted the landscape for the Kremlin and the 16-month-old war in Ukraine and prompted Russia to pull soldiers back from the battlefield to defend the capital, a stunning recognition of the threat posed by Wagner Group soldiers under the...

How much did Titan search cost? US Coast Guard’s bill alone will be in the millions, experts say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 24, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, World News.

By DAVID SHARP (Associated Press) PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The cost of the unprecedented search for the missing Titan submersible will easily stretch into the millions of dollars, experts said Friday. The massive international effort by aircraft, surface ships and deep-sea robots began Sunday when the Titan was reported missing. Searchers raced against a 96-hour clock in the desperate hope to find and rescue the vessel’s occupants before their oxygen supply ran out. But all hope was extinguished Thursday when officials announced the submersible had suffered a catastrophic implosion, killing...

Prosecutors in Trump document case ask judge to move trial date to December

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 24, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Politics.

Prosecutors in a court filing Friday asked the federal judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s classified document case to push the trial date back from mid-August to December in Fort Pierce. Just earlier this week, the start date for the two-week trial was scheduled for Aug. 14. The government is now asking U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to begin with jury selection on Dec. 11, according to the motion. Legal experts this week told the South Florida Sun Sentinel the August date was too soon and would likely be moved. Because the case involves classified documents, Trump’s...

The Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board, the US Coast Guard says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 23, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, World News.

By PATRICK WHITTLE, HOLLY RAMER and LOLITA C. BALDOR (Associated Press) A submersible carrying five people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, bringing a tragic end to a saga that included an urgent around-the-clock search and a worldwide vigil for the missing vessel. The sliver of hope that remained for finding the five men alive was wiped away early Thursday, when the submersible’s 96-hour supply of oxygen was expected to run out following its Sunday launch and the Coast Guard announced that debris had been found...

Aventura Police officer facing kidnapping, aggravated assault charges in Broward

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 22, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

An Aventura Police officer is facing seven charges stemming from an incident in May in Pompano Beach. Two people filed a complaint with Aventura Police on May 23 against an officer who they alleged misused his authority and made a false arrest three days earlier, Chief Michael M. Bentolila said in a news release Wednesday evening. The release did not name the officer. WSVN-Ch. 7 and WTVJ- Ch. 6 identified him as David Esteban Delgado. Aventura Police and the Broward Sheriff’s Office have not released any information about the incident last month in Broward County or their investigations....

In rowdy scene, House censures Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia investigations

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on June 22, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News, Politics.

By MARY CLARE JALONICK (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to censure California Rep. Adam Schiff for comments he made several years ago about investigations into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia, rebuking the Democrat and frequent critic of the former president along party lines. Schiff becomes the 25th House lawmaker to be censured. He was defiant ahead of the vote, saying he will wear the formal disapproval as a “badge of honor” and charging his GOP colleagues of doing the former president’s bidding. “I will not yield,” Schiff, who is running for the Senate in...

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