Regions Bank to pay $1 million to settle SEC charges stemming from investment fraudMIAMI — Regions Bank has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission complaint that it played a role in a long-term investment fraud that charged huge hidden fees and sales commissions to thousands of unwitting Latin American investors. Fla. police: Spanish-language actor, frequent ‘Sabado Gigante’ guest had child porn on PCMIAMI — A Spanish-language actor and frequent guest on the popular Univision show “Sabado Gigante” has been charged with possessing child pornography, police said Monday. Haitian police detain man wanted for questioning in Florida slaying of his wife and 5 childrenPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A Haitian man detained in the Florida slaying of his wife and their five children said Monday that he returned to his native Caribbean nation “to say goodbye to my family.” Miami offering discount attraction coupons for OctoberMIAMI — Miami is offering discount coupons to eight attractions during October at www.EveryonesaKid.com. Haitian police detain man wanted for questioning in Fla. slaying of his wife and 5 childrenPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Police in Haiti have detained a man wanted for questioning in the slaying of his wife and their five children in Florida. Brother: Family urged slain woman to leave husband months before she and 5 kids were killedTAMPA, Fla. — Family members say they urged a Haitian immigrant killed in her Florida home with her five children to leave her husband because of his violent behavior. Space shuttle Discovery back home in Florida after cross-country journey and trip to orbitCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery is finally back home in Florida following a cross-country journey and a trip to orbit. 1960s-era pianist Art Ferrante, one half of ‘The Movie Theme Team,’ dies in Fla. at age 88PENSACOLA, Fla. — Pianist Art Ferrante, who teamed with Lou Teicher to record a series of 1960s easy-listening hits based on movie theme songs, has died at his South Florida home. He was 88. Naked Gun: 91-year-old nude S. Fla. man holds burglar at gunpoint until deputies arriveLAKE WORTH, Fla. — Authorities say a 91-year-old South Florida man jumped out of bed naked and held an intruder at gunpoint until deputies arrived. Shuttle Discovery leaves La. Air Force base on last leg of cross-country trip to Fla.SHREVEPORT, La. — Space shuttle Discovery has left Barksdale Air Force base in Louisiana on the last leg of its cross-country flight home to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Rescuers comb wreckage of small plane that crashed in Fla. Everglades with 4 believed on boardFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rescue crews are returning to the Florida Everglades to comb the site of a small plane crash that killed as many as four people on board. Lennar loses $172 million in fiscal 3rd-qtr, but homebuilder sees housing market improvingHomebuilder Lennar Corp. reported a wider loss in its fiscal third quarter as it continued to write down the value of land and unsold homes, but executives say the company will be profitable next year assuming the economy remains stable. Lennar loses $172 million in fiscal third quarter, but sees housing market improvingMIAMI — Lennar Corp. reported a wider loss in its fiscal third quarter as the homebuilder continued to write down the value of its land and unsold homes. Small plane with 4 aboard crashes in Florida Everglades; rescue teams report no survivorsMIAMI — Authorities say a plane with four people aboard has crashed in the Florida Everglades, with rescue teams finding no survivors. Space shuttle at La. base for overnight stop on cross-country flight from Calif. to Fla.SHREVEPORT, La. — The space shuttle Discovery is stopped for the night at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, La., as part of its cross-country flight to Florida. Space shuttle Discovery refuels in Texas on daylong cross-country flight from Calif. to Fla.
Founder of Sazon Goya Food Company dies at age 79 in his South Fla. homeMIAMI — Family members say the founder of a major Hispanic food company has died in his South Florida home. He was 79. Investigators: 5 children, woman found dead in Fla. apartment; husband a person of interestNAPLES, Fla. — The husband of a woman found dead in a Florida apartment along with her five young children boarded a flight for Haiti, and police said Sunday the couple had a history of domestic violence calls to their homes over the past decade. Cubans in the tens of thousands flock to Revolution Plaza for controversial ‘peace concert’HAVANA — Hundreds of thousands of Cubans flocked to sprawling Revolution Plaza on Sunday for an open-air “peace concert” headlined by Colombian rocker Juanes, an event criticized by some Cuban-Americans who say the performers were lending support to the island’s communist government simply by showing up. Fla. authorities say naked man, 91, held a drunken intruder at gunpoint until help arrivedLAKE WORTH, Fla. — Authorities said a naked 91-year-old man was able to hold a drunken intruder at gunpoint until deputies arrived. Robert E. Thompson jumped out of bed early Saturday when his dog starting growling and attacking the intruder. He said he got his revolver and went out back to let the guy know how he felt about home invaders. Space shuttle Discovery begins daylong cross-country flight from Southern Calif. to FloridaEDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — The space shuttle Discovery is on a cross-country flight to Florida after landing from space earlier this month in Southern California. The Discovery departed from Edwards Air Force Base north of Los Angeles at about 6:20 a.m. Sunday. It is being ferried atop a modified 747 aircraft, known as a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Marty weakens to a remnant over the Pacific Ocean with winds near 30 mphMIAMI — The weather system that was once Tropical Storm Marty has weakened to a remnant in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico. Colombia extradites captured guerrilla to face terrorism charges in USBOGOTA — A captured leftist rebel who unwittingly helped officials rescue 15 hostages — including three American military contractors — was bundled aboard a plane to Florida on Saturday to face charges of terrorism in a U.S. federal court. Vexing issue of long-term health care for seniors, disabled absent from raging US debateMIAMI — Gillian Lloyd’s parents did everything right: They saved compulsively for their retirement and brought aides into their home when they needed help. Yet they still face impossible questions of how to continue paying for care in their final years. Marty weakens to a tropical depression over the Pacific Ocean with winds near 35 mphMIAMI — Marty is weakening in the Pacific off the coast of Mexico and is now a tropical depression. Cuban punk rocker Gorki Aguila visits US, hopes to return to Cuba despite criticism of CastrosMIAMI — Cuban dissident punk rocker Gorki Aguila is in the U.S. for 15 days to promote his new CD, but he’s not sure if he’ll be able to return home because of his sharp criticism of the Cuban government. Analyst says Fontainebleau could cost $2B to finish as developer talks to possible buyerLAS VEGAS — Anyone thinking about taking over the stalled Fontainebleau casino-hotel project on the Las Vegas Strip would likely have to invest $2 billion to buy out its debt and finish construction, an industry analyst said Friday. Fla. treasure hunters will cooperate with British government on famous shipwreck salvageTAMPA, Fla. — Florida deep-sea explorers said Friday that they will work with the British government to salvage artifacts from centuries-old shipwreck of a heavily armed vessel, and the company may continue to make money under the agreement. Cuba gears up for mega-concert by Colombian hearthrob Juanes and othersHAVANA — An international rock star is bringing a mega-concert to Cuba — a spectacle that could be the biggest visit by an outsider since Pope John Paul II’s 1998 tour — while shrugging off death threats over an event he has dedicated to peace. Fla. treasure hunters agrees to hand over claim on shipwreck artifacts to British governmentTAMPA, Fla. — Florida deep-sea explorers say they have agreed to give the British government ownership of artifacts removed from a famous shipwreck. |
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