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Kelvin Chan, Associated Press London (AP) – Smartphones, laptops, headphones and other electronic devices are essential for playing in work and in your daily life. But all the while spent typing, scrolling, or listening means that our devices gradually build up dirt that needs to be cleaned. While you may not be thinking much about cleaning your devices, Logitech, who makes keyboards, webcams and other computer peripherals, says: “Regular cleaning and proper maintenance not only make your gadget look untouched, but it also helps you earn hygiene points, as well as improve performance and last longer,” the company says. “For…
A year after the Hollywood onslaught at Comic-Con International, several large studios decided to take a break. In the new era of Hollywood belt tightening, many experts say the cost of Comic-Con may not be worth it, especially as new projects are slowing down. Large-scale superhero film producers DC Studios and Marvel Studios both reduced their output. We emphasize quality over quantity after a few bad performances. Big projects taking over the biggest space of Comic-Con, 6,500-seat Hall H: a new “Predator” film, several “Star Trek” and “The Walking Dead” shows, DC Studios’ “Peacemaker” shows, and a new “Tron” film.…
Anne d’Hynenzio and Mae Anderson, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – As summer is in full swing in the US, retail executives are sweating another season. It is within 22 weeks of Christmas, when companies that manufacture and sell consumer goods usually limit holiday orders and prices. But President Donald Trump’s upsetting trade policy is part of his efforts to revive the decline in national manufacturing bases and reduce the US deficit in exports, complicating these year-end plans. Balsam Hill, which sells artificial wood and other decorations online, plans to publish a smaller thinner holiday catalogue as the featured products…
Above video: 15-year-old Alligator Alcatraz detained A senior Florida emergency official asked a federal judge on Monday to resist environmentalists’ demands to halt an immigration detention center known as “Crocodile Alcatraz” in the middle of the Florida Everglades. The property is owned by Miami-Dade County, but the Southern District of Florida is the wrong place in the lawsuit as the detention center is located in nearby Collier County, located in the central district of the state. Decisions regarding the facility were also made in Tallahassee and Washington, with Kevin Guthrie, executive director of Florida Emergency Management, said in a court…
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) – A man faces several charges after Miami Beach police say they put his mother in the trash bin over the weekend. Police say they discovered Elizabeth Caruso had died after asking NBC 6 South Florida to perform a welfare check at their Washington Avenue apartment on Saturday. Caught on camera: cop destroys windows and punches Florida man in the face now viral video Her relatives hadn’t heard from her for a few hours. Investigators said Elizabeth Caruso was visiting New Jersey and was in town to meet her 40-year-old son, Anthony Caruso. Anthony Caruso Police…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jimmy Buffett’s widow accused her late husband of financial advisors of not managing the singer’s multi-million dollar trust in good faith, ignoring what she believed was her greatest profit for the $275 million property. Jane Buffett asked a judge in West Palm Beach, Florida on Monday to stop Richard Mosenter from trying to take her away as a trustee, and instead asked for an order to avoid him overseeing the property, according to court documents. Jimmy Buffett, who popularized Beach Bum Soft Rock and created the “Margaritaville” Empire of restaurants and resorts, passed away on…
Immigrants detained at a federal Florida site face inhumane situations including substandard medical care, abuse, neglect and overcrowding, the Human Rights Clock was allegedly in a report released Monday. The advocacy group in the 93-page report details the conditions described at three Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in Sunshine State, including the conditions described at the Krome North Service Processing Center (Krome), Broward Transitional Center (BTC), and the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in Miami. The detainees and their allies alleged serious violations of health standards and other ICE’s own guidelines at three Florida facilities, according to the report. A…
Associated Press, by Josh Boak WASHINGTON (AP) – A new study finds more Americans are moving money from checks on financial vehicles that pay investment returns and savings accounts. An analysis by the JPMorganchase Institute found that people’s total cash reserves are increasing when they surveyed accounts of 4.7 million households and included new amounts in securities accounts, financial funds and certificates of deposits to assess the well-being of people. Inflation-adjusted cash balances in check and savings accounts remain “low on a grown trajectory,” but with 2024 total cash reserves rising and with additional accounts included, it is approaching historical…
Tampa, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida native aviator finally takes a break after disappearing from the mountains of Laos more than 50 years ago during the Vietnam War. Sgt. Willis R. Hall, 40, of Broward County, was one of 19 men assigned to Lima Site 85, a secret radar site in Laos’ remote mountains. According to the US National Air Force Museum, the site was used to guide a bomb strike against North Vietnam. The site, which is home to volunteer Air Force engineers, ran for just over four months before being attacked by Vietnamese forces. The Americans sought shelter…
Millions of Americans are now at risk of losing healthcare coverage or food aid under the recently passed mega budget by the GOP. GOP’s $3.3 trillion budget is called “Big, Beautiful Invoices,” and includes $4.5 trillion tax cuts and about $300 billion due to President Donald Trump’s defense and immigration enforcement priorities. To partially offset the sudden costs, the bill aims to cut across the board, but it will attack health and food aid programs the most violently. Medicaid and Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) grants face deep reductions and work requirements. Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies will also be…