A diplomat assigned to the Dominican Republic’s Port-au-Prince embassy is Haiti’s latest kidnapping victim, a senior Haitian government official has confirmed. Carlos Guillén Tatis was traveling through a gang stronghold and site of ongoing violence by…
Panthers’ Brunette opens up about an ‘awful’ 2021 and how he stays so calm under pressure
Andrew Brunette did not know what was going to come next. It was a feeling he had before: When he retired from the NHL after 1,110 games and 268 goals in 2013, he thought about coaching, going to work in a front office or maybe even getting on televisi…
Seventh-inning rally not enough as Miami Marlins drop opener to Arizona Diamondbacks
The Miami Marlins rallied in the seventh but fell a run short. Even with a four-run frame — with Jazz Chisholm Jr. heavily involved in both run-scoring at-bats — the Marlins dropped the first of a three-game series to the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Mo…
More than 40 Cuban migrants land in South Florida over the weekend
The Border Patrol and other federal and state agencies took into custody a total of 41 Cuban migrants in several incidents across South Florida — from the Florida Keys to Miami Beach — over the weekend. On Monday afternoon, 11 people from Cuba were fou…
Marlins strike in fifth inning to beat Mariners, win seventh consecutive game
MIAMI — It took until the fifth inning, but the Miami Marlins’ offense was finally able to break through against the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner on Saturday to keep their win streak alive. Miami sent nine batters to the plate and sco…
Panthers finish regular season with Presidents’ Trophy. Next up: The Capitals in Round 1
After clinching the Presidents’ Trophy, the Florida Panthers have already guaranteed they’ll finish the year with one of the NHL’s marquee pieces of hardware. Now the quest officially begins for the one they really care about. The chase for the Stanley…
The Week Ahead: Picking up speed in hopes of slowing down
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to take a big step in the week ahead on its “expeditious march” to get its interest rate back to a more normal level. Two weeks ago, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Mary Daly used that word – expeditious – i…
3 Cuban migrants found on the shore in the Florida Keys. Where is their boat?
MIAMI — U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended three Cuban men who arrived in the Florida Keys Friday morning. The men were found on the shores of Plantation Key in the Upper Keys around 8:45 a.m., said Adam Hoffner, division chief for U.S. Customs and …
The Week Ahead: Signs of confidence and concern among consumers
As consumers, we are a fickle bunch. Job prospects, high gasoline prices, rising interest rates, war in Ukraine, COVID-19 and politics are just some the headwinds faced by the largest share of the American economy — consumption. In March, consumer conf…
PortMiami, cruise lines pledge to expand technology to cut emissions from ships
MIAMI — Miami-Dade County is upping its commitment to shore power at PortMiami, a technological upgrade that allows ships to plug into the local grid at port instead of continuing to burn fuel — and spew water and air pollution — in downtown Miami. Las…