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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WFLA) — The man was sentenced to death Monday after being convicted of murdering a 15-year-old boy who was protecting his sister in a 2019 home invasion in South Florida. According to a report by NBC affiliate WBBH, Ryan Clayton Cole, 33, was found to have committed the crime of stabbing 15-year-old Khyler Edman, 15. Daughter blames Leo Gobony for his father’s death after funds for chemotherapy go missing The teenager was home alone with his 5-year-old sister on the night of September 26, 2019, when Cole broke into his Port Charlotte residence. Edman tried to protect…
Michelle Chapman, AP Business Writer For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer have to remove their shoes during security screenings at US airports. Media reports say the Transportation Security Bureau is trying to abandon additional security steps that have been baffling anyone passing through US airports for years. If implemented, it would put an end to a security screening power of attorney introduced almost 20 years after the failure of Richard Reid, a “shoe bomber” attempting to seize a flight from Paris to Miami in late 2001. File – Wednesday, January 10, 2007, file photos,…
AP Business Writer Alex Veiga LOS ANGELES (AP) – Real estate investors are gaining most of the US homes in the market as prices rise and stubbornly high borrowing costs freeze many other home buyers. According to a report by real estate data provider BatchData, nearly 27% of all homes sold in the first three months of the year were purchased by investors. It’s the best share in at least five years. Between 2020 and 2023, the average percentage of homes purchased by investors was 18.5%. Investors purchased 265,000 homes between January and March, an increase of 1.2% from the…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) warned Monday that the formation of a third party for Elon Musk would weaken Republican predictions in the mid-term elections. A few weeks after President Trump spent credit rollbacks on taxes and mega-building electric vehicles and spending increased government bonds, Tech Giant announced on Saturday it had launched the “American Party.” “The problem is, when you do another party, especially if you’re running some of the issues he’s talking about, that’s what you know. If he funds Senate and housing candidates with a competitive race, that would probably mean Democrats will win all the competitive…
The distance on the busy road near President Trump’s Mar Arago Resort in Palm Beach, Florida, quickly managed to embrace his name. The Palm Beach County commissioner will vote for a resolution Tuesday evening to designate Mar Arago and four-mile South Boulevard, with the honorary sign as “President Donald J. Trump Boulevard.” The Florida Legislature approved the designation earlier this year, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last month, but local approval is required for the honorary designation to come into effect. White House spokesman Taylor Rogers said in a statement to the Hill that the president pays homage to…
Flagler County, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida lifeguards are used to saving lives, but they had to give a rare rescue Sunday. According to NBC affiliate WESH, beach fans spotted a deer struggling to float on Flagler Beach around 1:30pm. The deer was found approximately 300 yards from the coast near the pier. Video: Florida driver shoots fireworks from car while playing donuts in street takeover “There was a deer out there. I was thinking, ‘Maybe it’s a Pelican,'” said Chase Hunter, one of the lifeguards who helped with the rescue. Witnesses said the deer was in the water for about…
By Associated Press President Donald Trump wrote to 14 countries on Monday outlining the higher tariffs they face if they do not trade with the US by August 1. In a letter posted to Truth Social, Trump warned the country that he would face even higher tariffs if he retaliates by raising his import tax. Let’s take a look at the countries where we received the customs letter. Myanmar Customs tariff rate: 40% Major exports to the US: clothing, leather goods, seafood Answer: Major General Zaw Min Tun, a spokesman for the military government in Myanmar. The government said it…
Orange County, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida driver was arrested Friday after saying he saw the Troopers shoot fireworks from a car while playing donuts in a street takeover. The Florida Highway Patrol said one of the sergeants was patrolling the air near Paramore Avenue and Gore Street in Orlando. (Florida Highway Patrol) Infinity was later discovered near Holden Avenue and the Orange Blossom Trail. The Troopers said they had stopped traffic and identified 20-year-old Roderick Baez as the driver. Watch: Drone catches suspects hiding in the sewer system: HCSO A Roman candle fireworks were found in Baez’s passenger seat,…
Related Video: Marco Rubio has been sworn in as Secretary of State WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is warning US diplomats about attempts to use technology based on artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and perhaps other officials, according to two senior officials and Cable, according to two senior officials and Cable, who have been sent to all embassies and consulates. The warning comes after a scammer pretending to be Rubio discovered he tried to reach out to at least three foreign ministers, the US senator and the governor, according to Cable on July 3, originally…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) have introduced a bill that requires the U.S. Census Bureau to include citizenship questions about all future censuses and prevents non-citizen immigrants, including undocumented immigrants. The proposed law is supported by Republican Sens. Tim Sheehee (R-MT), John Haven (R-ND), Mike Lee (R-UT), and James Lankford (R-OK). Supporters of the bill argue that the current census will unfairly inflate political expression in states with large, undocumented immigrant groups, such as California, at the expense of other states like Florida. “Illegal aliens should not be allowed to break the law and…