Lionel Messi’s every move was on display in his winning MLS playoff debut.

Major League Soccer is hitting record attendance marks and mounting sponsorship revenue.

Florida has a tough new law aimed at getting the homeless off the streets.

Lionel Messi has been cleared to play again after taking two months to recover from an ankle injury, and Inter Miami indicated that the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner will return to the lineup on Saturday when the team plays host to Philadelphia.

Gay male couples tend to gravitate toward big cities, while lesbian couples prefer more pastoral smaller cities or towns.

Lionel Messi will not play in Argentina’s next two World Cup qualifiers because of injury.

All over Florida, arts groups are scrambling to plug large budget gaps after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unexpectedly vetoed $32 million in arts funding.

Florida's largest power company is preparing for this year's hurricane season by pretending a major storm already hit.

Hurricane Preparedness Week starts Sunday, May 5

Florida homeowners pay the most for home insurance, with an average annual rate of $10,996 in 2023, considerably less than America’s average rate of $2,377.

Jorge Rodríguez scored the go-ahead goal in the 89th minute as Mexico’s Monterrey rallied past Inter Miami — playing without Lionel Messi — for a 2-1 win in the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal.

United Airlines is asking its pilots to take time off in May because the airline isn't getting as many new planes from Boeing as it expected.

A Fort Lauderdale-based real estate group has purchased two Jacksonville properties and renamed them.

Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi is dealing with a leg injury that will likely cause him to miss the team’s next match.

United Airlines is gearing up to resume flights to Israel early next month.

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines have to wait until June for a chance to save their $3.8 billion merger.

A proposed high-speed passenger train between Las Vegas and Southern California has gotten another boost.

United Airlines is warning that it will lose money in the first three months of the year partly because of the grounding of its Boeing Max 9 airplanes.

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines are appealing a judge's ruling that is blocking their planned merger.

The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Florida’s Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad crossing on the high-speed train’s route between Miami and Orlando.

Following the Alaska Airlines aircraft’s blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage, a local aviation expert is weighing in on this scary incident.

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The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.2 billion after no one beat the immense odds and won the giant prize.

Inter Miami failed to score for the first time since Lionel Messi joined the team, playing a scoreless draw with Nashville on Wednesday night.

JetBlue says in court filings that it could raise fares on some routes by up to 40% if it succeeds in buying Spirit Airlines.

Lionel Messi scored a dramatic, game-winning goal in his debut with Inter Miami.

The concert is scheduled for Friday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m.

A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre.

The Titan submersible suffered a catastrophic implosion that experts say likely killed its pilot and four passengers instantly amid intense pressure in the North Atlantic’s deep waters.

JetBlue is trying to improve its chances of buying Spirit Airlines over government objections.

The St. Johns Country Day baseball team was delayed, not denied. One season after a regional final heartbreak, the Spartans are back on the state stage and ready to make up for lost time.

The Bartram Trail girls lacrosse team is headed back to defend its state championship after knocking off Tampa Plant 13-6 in the Class 2A state semifinals on Friday afternoon in Naples.

Several conservation groups have announced that they’re planning to sue federal wildlife officials, citing a failure to protect the West Indian manatee following record death rates in recent years.

In March, the blob made landfall at numerous Florida beaches, covering them in seaweed. Now, the blob is reportedly headed to Galveston, Texas.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will ask the Biden administration to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall.

Business owners and residents have begun the slow process of drying out and recovering possessions following an unprecedented deluge that dumped more than 2 feet of rain in some areas of South Florida in one day.

Fort Lauderdale's 25 inches of rain is a case of a strong thunderstorm not knowing when to say when.

The judge who oversaw the sentencing of the Parkland massacre gunman won't be able to oversee proceedings in another murder case involving the death penalty.

South Florida has begun draining streets and otherwise cleaning up after an unprecedented storm that dumped upward of 2 feet of rain in a matter of hours.

Three men convicted in the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion were sentenced Thursday to life in prison.

The effort to feed thousands of pounds of lettuce to starving manatees in Florida has officially ended for the winter season, as deaths of the marine mammals appear to be slowing despite the long-term threat of pollution to their main food source, seagrass.

Jurors deliberating the fate of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion reviewed videos, photos and text messages seized from two of their cellphones.

Jury deliberations in the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion will be entering a third day.

First, lawmakers will consider making adults convicted of sexual battery on children under 12 a crime punishable by death.

The trial of three men accused of fatally shooting the rapper XXXTentacion is underway with a family friend describing the ambush robbery that led to the shooting.

Manatee deaths dropped in 2022 from a record high the year before, but Florida wildlife officials say chronic starvation caused by water pollution remains a major concern.

More than six dozen threatened manatees are currently in rehabilitation centers in Florida and elsewhere amid a chronic starvation problem caused by water pollution.

As 2023 inches closer, records and data show the Sunshine State changed a lot in the past year. From overall population to housing and politics, 2022′s impact on Florida was significant.

Floridians are bracing for unusually chilly weather as rare freeze warnings have been issued for large parts of the state ahead of the holiday weekend.

Along Florida’s East Coast, threatened manatees that are facing starvation are fed through an unprecedented program started last year.

Manatees that are dying by the hundreds mainly from pollution-caused starvation in Florida should once again be listed as an endangered species.

Lettuce will be on the menu again this year for Florida manatees in an effort to slow the starvation deaths of the beloved marine mammals.

The United States women lost again, falling 2-1 to Germany on Thursday night for their first three-game skid since 1993 and first home defeat in more than five years.

Spirit Airlines shareholders are approving a $3.8 billion sale of the company to JetBlue Airways.

Four school board members appointed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in one of Florida's most Democratic counties have been sworn in.

American Airlines is reporting a $476 million profit for the second quarter as summer travelers pack planes.

Fewer manatee deaths have been recorded so far this year in Florida compared to 2021 but wildlife officials caution that chronic starvation remains a dire and ongoing threat to the marine mammals.

A Florida judge has refused to delay the sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz in the 2018 shooting at a high school in which 17 people were killed.

Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar says it's packing up its headquarters from its longtime home state of Illinois and heading to Texas.

It’s a popular weekend for boaters and a possibly deadly one for manatees.

Wildlife officials working to prevent Florida manatees from starving to death say they’re encouraged that some of the marine mammals’ favorite food is growing naturally in a key area.

A co-owner of the Boston Celtics is donating $2 million toward protecting the Florida manatees and their habitat following two seasons of record-breaking manatee mortalities in the state.

More than 520 Florida manatees have died so this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Southwest Airlines is reporting a loss of $278 million in the first quarter but says it will be profitable the rest of 2022.

The unprecedented, experimental program to feed starving manatees in Florida is ending but the greater issue is the polluted water that causes the marine mammals to run out of their natural seagrass forage.

Southwest Airlines is adding a new, fourth fare category to try to boost revenue.

One thing wildlife officials have learned during the winter experimental feeding program to help manatees avoid starvation is that if you feed them, they will come.

FedEx and UPS suspended all package services in Ukraine after Russian forces invaded the country.

The Nease girls basketball team is in the state semifinals in Lakeland this week. The Panthers face Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas on Thursday at 6 p.m. A glance at the game.

A U.S. Coast Guard vessel offloaded Thursday more than 30 metric tons of cocaine and marijuana worth over $1 billion that was seized at sea during a months-long deployment off the coast of South America.

Environmental groups say Florida’s manatees are dying at a record rate and need federal protection for their seaside habitat.

Fire officials say a group of diners fell in the water after the deck of a Florida waterfront restaurant collapsed.

An unprecedented, experimental attempt to feed manatees facing starvation in Florida has started slowly but wildlife officials expressed optimism it will work as cold weather drives the marine mammals toward warmer waters.

Florida reported 1,101 manatee deaths in 2021, marking the highest number of deaths on record in a single year.

Three conservation groups have filed formal notice of their intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency if it doesn't take steps to protect manatees from water pollution in Florida.

Normally giving food to wild animals is considered off limits.

More than 1,000 manatees have died in Florida so far this year, eclipsing a previous record as the threatened marine mammals struggle with starvation due to polluted waters.

Officials say a Brightline commuter train hit a car carrying a woman and her grandchild on the higher-speed line’s first day back in operation since the coronavirus pandemic began.

The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

Construction demand drove third quarter sales higher at Caterpillar as did rising demand from miners and other heavy industry as the global economy emerges from the pandemic.

Manatees are starving to death because algae blooms and contaminants are killing the seagrass the beloved sea mammals eat.

Florida’s new surgeon general has signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead says he never would have sat idle if he had known people were being killed.

Parents and policy makers across the nation have been plunged anew into a debate over whether face coverings should be optional or a mandate when schools reopen.

Officials say a 36-year-old South Florida woman has been arrested weeks after the bodies of her two young daughters were found floating in a canal.

The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill has sailed away.

Officials say a driver unintentionally slammed into spectators at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one person and seriously injuring another.

Officials say a driver unintentionally slammed into spectators at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one person and seriously injuring another.

Celebrity Cruises announced last week it had received to OK from the CDC to begin seven-night Caribbean sailings from Port Everglades late this month.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is urging travelers to respect flight attendants and other crew members who enforce federal mask mandates amid an increase in unruly passenger behavior.

A 4-year-old boy and his father were found dead in a South Florida condo, just hours after the boy’s mother had petitioned for an emergency order for authorities to pick up the child.

A little sun. A little sea. And a whole lot of savings in Fort Lauderdale.

A special primary election to fill the seat of the late U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings is set for Nov. 2, with a deciding general election set for Jan. 11.

History dictates that it’s likely at least a couple of the five first-round quarterbacks won’t fulfill the hopes of the teams that drafted them.

The long pandemic nightmare for airlines seems to be easing.

With help from Washington, Southwest Airlines is the first major U.S. airline to report a profit since the pandemic started.

WPLG-TV's helicopter shows the traffic backup outside Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Thursday morning. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale's airport was evacuated for hours Thursday after officials feared a vehicle parked near two terminals might contain a bomb. The Broward Sheriff's Office said someone spotted “suspicious wires” in a vehicle parked outside Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport shortly after 1 a.m. The airport was evacuated and entry roads closed. The airport reopened at 7 a.m. and officials said operations were returning to normal, but numerous flights were delayed.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 15-year-old boy is accused of forcing a South Florida real estate agent to drive to an ATM and withdraw cash before fatally shooting him last month. The teen was arrested Friday while in custody on an unrelated case and charged with second-degree murder and robbery. The Broward State Attorney's Office announced Tuesday they are charging him as an adult in the Feb. 1 killing of Stefano Barbosa, 37. Prosecutors said the teen forced Barbosa to drive to a Bank of America machine and make two withdrawals of $500. Ad“This young person’s issues are so significant that they require treatment, help, and services beyond what the juvenile justice system can provide at this time,” Broward State Attorney Harold F. Pryor said in a statement.

Two of the wounded agents were taken to hospitals to be treated and were in stable condition, said Miami FBI Agent Michael D. Leverock. Hours later, Sunrise Police urged residents of Water Terrace to remain inside their homes while law enforcement blocked the entrances to their community. AdThe shootings marked one of the bloodiest days in FBI history in South Florida and among the deadliest nationally as well, according to the FBI website. Law enforcement officials from numerous agencies lined up to pay their respects as a flag-covered body was removed from the vehicle and taken inside. Five other FBI agents were wounded in that shooting, which led the bureau to upgrade the weapons that agents carry.

Two of the wounded agents were taken to hospitals to be treated and were in stable condition, said Miami FBI Agent Michael D. Leverock. Based on a preliminary investigation, federal officials believe the suspect fatally shot himself, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter. AdThe FBI agents had come to the apartment complex to serve a federal search warrant in connection with a case involving child pornography and violent crimes against children, according to Leverock and FBI Agents Association President Brian O’Hare. Law enforcement officials from numerous agencies lined up to pay their respects as a flag-covered body was removed from the vehicle and taken inside. Five other FBI agents were wounded in that shooting, which led the bureau to upgrade the weapons that agents carry.