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Police seek dad, baby after 3 women killed in South Florida
MIAMI (AP) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued an Amber Alert on Wednesday for a father and baby who've been missing since three women were found shot to death. Miami-Dade officers have been searching for 49-year-old Ernesto Caballeiro since three women were found killed in a home on 187th...
'He was special': The NBA tributes continue for Kobe Bryant
MIAMI (AP) — In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid paid tribute to Kobe Bryant by wearing one of his jersey numbers. Brooklyn’s Spencer Dinwiddie and Orlando’s Terrence Ross are showing their respect by no longer doing so. Boston’s Kemba Walker is considering such a change. And coaches around...
Vasiljevic scores 18, Miami hangs on against Virginia Tech
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Short-handed again, Miami finally ended a losing skid but not before some late drama. Dejan Vasiljevic scored 18 points as the Hurricanes defeated Virginia Tech 71-61 and snapped a four-game slide on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes (11-9, 3-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) built a...
Hayward scores 29, Celtics hold off Heat 109-101
MIAMI (AP) — The Eastern Conference standings are not difficult to decipher. There’s Milwaukee on top, and then a five-team race for second place. And the Boston Celtics made the mess even messier. Gordon Hayward scored 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 25 points and the...
Mag 7.7 quake hits between Cuba and Jamaica, but no injuries
HAVANA (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking a vast area from Mexico to Florida and beyond, but there were no reports of casualties or heavy damage. The quake was centered 139 kilometers (86 miles) northwest of Montego...
3 women found dead in South Florida; baby missing
MIAMI (AP) — Police are searching for a missing baby after three women were found dead Tuesday in a South Florida home, authorities said. Investigators believe the newborn infant is with its father, though they weren't immediately calling the man a suspect in the slayings, Miami-Dade police spokesman Chris...
Man gets 20 years for selling guns to terrorist group
MIAMI (AP) — A Colombian man who had been living in South Florida was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for selling firearms to a South American terrorist organization. U.S. District Judge Jose Martinez sentenced Francisco Joseph Arcila Ramirez in Miami federal court, according to court records....
Column: Super Bowl streak ends at age 89 for Izenberg
MIAMI (AP) — Jerry Izenberg can still write, as anyone who reads his columns in the Star-Ledger in New Jersey knows. Just the other day he wrote a good one about an aging sports writer who has been to every Super Bowl since the first one in 1967. That sports writer won’t be in Miami this week. But...
The most VIP Super Bowl weekend costs $1.5M, includes butler
MIAMI (AP) — Private jet service, a personal butler, or how about a meal with former Patriots star Rob Gronkowski to top off Super Bowl weekend? From legendary nightclubs to exclusive parties, no place caters to the rich and famous quite like glitzy Miami. The city’s most luxurious hotels, clubs and...
Tribute for Kobe Bryant kicks off Super Bowl media night
MIAMI (AP) — Chants of “Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!” broke a moment of a silence that kicked off a more subdued Super Bowl media night. The NFL opened the most hyped week in professional sports with mixed emotions Monday night, one day after retired superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others...
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