Appeals court rejects class-action lawsuit over data breach at Broward Health

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 15, 2026. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Social.

An appeals court Wednesday rejected a class-action lawsuit filed against the North Broward Hospital District after a 2021 data breach. A three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal upheld a circuit judge’s ruling that the district, also known as Broward Health, was shielded by sovereign immunity, which helps protect government agencies from liability. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of patients whose private information was exposed in the data breach, alleged negligence and breach of contract by the hospital system. But the appeals court, in a ruling written by Judge Robert Gross and...

Multiple Americans detained in Venezuela have been released, Trump administration says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 14, 2026. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News, Politics, Social, World News.

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple Americans who were detained in Venezuela have been released, the Trump administration said Tuesday. “We welcome the release of detained Americans in Venezuela,” the State Department said. “This is an important step in the right direction by the interim authorities.” The State Department did not provide the exact numbers of those released. But a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe non-public details, said four Americans were released as a group Tuesday and one was quietly released Monday. The releases...

Pedestrian killed in Fort Lauderdale hit-and-run crash, police say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 6, 2026. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Social.

A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Fort Lauderdale on Monday night, police said. A man was walking in the 400 block of West Sunrise Boulevard about 8 p.m. when a car hit him and drove away, Fort Lauderdale Police spokesperson Sgt. Patrick O’Brien said in a statement. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers did not immediately have any information about the car. Westbound traffic on West Sunrise Boulevard was being diverted northbound on North Andrews Avenue late Monday. This is a developing story, so check back for updates. Click here to have breaking news alerts...

US Coast Guard searches for survivors of boat strikes as odds diminish days later

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 3, 2026. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics, Social, World News.

By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday it’s still searching for people in the eastern Pacific Ocean who had jumped off alleged drug-smuggling boats when the U.S. military attacked the vessels days earlier, diminishing the likelihood that anyone survived. Search efforts began Tuesday afternoon after the military notified the Coast Guard that survivors were in the water about 400 miles southwest of the border between Mexico and Guatemala, the maritime service said in a statement. The Coast Guard dispatched a plane from...

Chief Justice says Constitution remains ‘firm and unshaken’ with major Supreme Court rulings ahead

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 1, 2026. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics, Social.

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon. Related Articles Trump vilifies Kennedy family hours after Tatiana Schlossberg’s death US imposes sanctions on 4 Venezuelan oil firms and 4 more tankers in Maduro crackdown Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump...

Isiah Whitlock Jr., star of ‘The Wire’ and Spike Lee films, dies at 71

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 31, 2025. Posted in Entertainment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News, News Obituaries, Social, Things To Do.

Isiah Whitlock Jr., the veteran character actor best known for his roles in “The Wire,” “Veep” and several Spike Lee films, has died. He was 71. Whitlock died Tuesday in New York after battling a short illness, his manager, Brian Liebman, told Deadline. “If you knew him — you loved him,” Liebman wrote in an Instagram post. “A brilliant actor and even better person. May his memory forever be a blessing. Our hearts are so broken. He will be very, very missed.” With more than 125 credits to his name — including two upcoming films — Whitlock was a versatile actor capable of adapting to many...

Foul play suspected in death of woman found on Hollywood beach, police say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 27, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Social.

Foul play is suspected in the death of woman whose body was discovered Friday morning on Hollywood beach, police said. A passerby found the body about 7 a.m. Friday on the beach near Cleveland Street, Hollywood Police said in a news release. The body has been identified, and authorities were working to notify next of kin. The investigation is ongoing. No additional information was available late Friday. Authorities ask anyone with information to call Hollywood Police at 954-967-4636 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477. This is a developing story, so check back for updates. Click here...

Pictures: Thousands of ‘Surfing Santas’ congregate on Cocoa Beach

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 25, 2025. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Social.

Goff Stepien of Daytona Beach catches a wave during Surfing Santas at Cocoa Beach on Dec. 24, 2025. The annual event gathers people for Sunshine State holiday cheer and catching waves, Santa style. This year was estimated to have record-breaking attendance with over 12,000 visitors. (Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel) Thousands of festive Floridians and visitors congregate on the beach during Surfing Santas at Cocoa Beach on Dec. 24, 2025. The annual event gathers people for Sunshine State holiday cheer and catching waves, Santa style. (Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel) A trio of festive...

Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier asks judge to throw out betting charges

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 24, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, National News, NBA, News, Social, Sports.

NEW YORK — Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier ’s lawyers are asking a judge to throw out sports gambling charges that have kept him off the court this season, arguing that the government overreached by turning a private dispute over bettors’ use of nonpublic information into a federal case. In a motion to dismiss made public on Tuesday, Rozier’s lawyers argued that the government’s theory of the case — that he prevented sportsbooks from making informed decisions about accepting certain bets — runs afoul of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the federal wire fraud statute. Federal...

Takeaways: Susie Wiles pulls back the curtain on the Trump administration in revealing interviews

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 17, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics, Social.

By BILL BARROW White House chief of staff Susie Wiles offered an unusually candid look inside President Donald Trump’s administration in a series of interviews published Tuesday by Vanity Fair magazine, delivering details and reservations that presidential aides usually save for memoirs. Related Articles Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump’s crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro Fellow Wisconsin judge...

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