Zoltan Present(MIAMI) — Laguna Sole is a 7-acre man-made lagoon hidden in North Miami. The lagoon is part of a 184-acre, $4 billion development called Sole Mia. It was developed by two real estate families, the LeFranks and the Soffers. Laguna Sole has crystal-clear water that mimics that color of the water in the Caribbean. …
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Jun 11
DNA from missing Connecticut mom’s husband found mixed with her blood in her home: Prosecutors
New Canaan Police Department(NEW CANAAN, Conn.) — Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos, returned to court Tuesday, where prosecutors said his DNA was found mixed with Jennifer Dulos’ blood on a faucet in her kitchen. But defense attorneys said it’s not unusual that his DNA was there as Fotis Dulos …
Jun 11
California man bitten after kicking mama bear that attacked his dog, police say
KABC(SIERRA MADRE, Calif.) — A Southern California man proved his love for his dog when he defended it from a bear attack, according to police. Authorities received a 911 call Monday afternoon from a woman reporting that her neighbor had been bitten by a bear, Sierra Madre Police Chief Jim Hunt told ABC News. The …
Jun 11
Measles epidemic declared in Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo
Hailshadow/iStock(LONDON) — A measles epidemic has been declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country struggling to contain the world’s second-largest and second-deadliest Ebola outbreak. The Congolese health ministry said it has recorded 87,000 suspected cases of measles since the start of the year and laboratory tests so far have confirmed 677 of …
Jun 11
Protests continue in Hong Kong over extradition bill: What’s at stake?
Anthony Kwan/Getty Images(LONDON) — More protesters are expected to take to the streets Tuesday after hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Hong Kong on Sunday to protest the government’s proposal to change an extradition law. Protest organizers from the Civil Human Rights Front have also called for a general strike to start Wednesday, with …
Jun 11
Off-duty Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy shot in Jack in the Box, manhunt underway
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department(LOS ANGELES) — A manhunt is underway after an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was shot in the head in a fast food restaurant, authorities said. The deputy was in a Jack in the Box in Alhambra at about 5:45 p.m. Monday when he was “tragically and senselessly shot in …
Jun 11
Pilot killed in helicopter crash atop NYC building was a ‘true hero,’ family says
FDNY(NEW YORK) — The man at the controls of a helicopter that crashed onto the roof of a high-rise building in New York City on Monday afternoon died putting “other lives first,” his family said. The pilot, Tim McCormack, was the only person on board the privately-owned Agusta A109E chopper when he made a hard …
Jun 11
Boy rescued on inflatable unicorn warns ‘never’ go on a float in the ocean
Oak Island Water Rescue(NEW YORK) — What was supposed to be a fun family day at the beach turned into a scary circumstance when a young boy on an inflatable pool toy got swept out to sea in North Carolina. “I was really scared and thinking like I might die and all that stuff,” Declan …
Jun 11
Egypt demands halt to London auction of King Tut statue
Christies(CAIRO) — Egyptian authorities are demanding that the London arm of auction house Christie’s halt an auction of a stone sculpture of King Tutankhamun scheduled for next month, Egypt’s foreign ministry said. A 3,000-year-old bust of the famous boy king, who ruled Egypt from 1332 to 1323 B.C., is scheduled to be auctioned on July …
Jun 11
Family ‘demands answers’ in wake of transgender inmate’s death
DanHenson1/iStock(NEW YORK) — Family, friends and civil rights activists gathered for a justice rally in lower Manhattan, New York on Monday, demanding answers in the wake of a transgender woman’s death while in prison. Layleen Polanco, 27, was found dead in a solitary confinement cell on Rikers Island, the New York City correctional facility with …
