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Water splashes against the seawall along Pass A Grille Way, St. Pete Beach, as squalls from Hurricane Eta move through Pinellas County, Florida, on Nov. 11, 2020. (Scott Keeler/Tampa Bay Times/Zuma Press/TNS)

Hurricane season is here. Here’s a forecast, what you should do and where to get answers

June 1, 2021 at 8:14 p.m.

Welcome to the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. June 1 is the first official day of the season — even though we already saw Tropical Storm Ana form near Bermuda last...

A picture shows a view of a pedestrian crossing area in Via Aurina, in Lutago, South Tyrol, on January 5, 2020, near where a drunk driver ploughed into pedestrians killing six German tourists and injuring 11 other people. - The accident happened at around 1:15 am (0015 GMT) in the village of Lutago near the Austrian border in an area popular with skiers. A group of German tourists had just got off a bus as they returned to their hotel from an evening at a nightclub when the car slammed into them at high speed -- throwing some of them dozens of metres. (Photo by PIERRE TEYSSOT / AFP) (Photo by PIERRE TEYSSOT/AFP via Getty Images)

Caminar es peligroso para la salud en Florida, el estado más letal para los peatones

March 10, 2021 at 4:35 p.m.

MIAMI — Usted toma su vida en sus manos cuando camina en Florida, el estado más letal de la nación para los peatones. Caminar puede ser peligroso para la salud...

El gobernador interino de Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, responde preguntas durante una conferencia de prensa en su primer día en la mansión del gobierno el 2 de agosto de 2019 en San Juan, Puerto Rico.

¿Será Puerto Rico un estado de EEUU? Nuevo proyecto de ley enfrenta dura batalla en el Congreso

March 4, 2021 at 5:38 p.m.

El representante de Florida Darren Soto y la Comisionada Residente de Puerto Rico Jenniffer González están presentando en la Cámara de Representantes un proyecto de ley que permitiría a Puerto...

Leilani Bruce, quien es afrocubana, fundó el Club del Libro Candela para ayudar a arrojar luz sobre temas de raza y racismo en Cuba, y para elevar las voces negras. Fotografiada el jueves 25 de febrero de 2021.

Reveses y oportunidades para afrolatinos en medio de una reacción violenta contra el BLM

March 3, 2021 at 4:43 p.m.

Para Yvonne Rodríguez, nativa del sur de Florida, ser afrolatina en el oeste de Miami significa entrar en contacto frecuente con el racismo casual de sus vecinos hispanos blancos, ya...

Un hombre muestra un periódico que destaca un escándalo de vacunación anticipada que involucró a políticos y altos funcionarios, en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19, en Lima, Perú, el 15 de febrero de 2021.

La élite política de América Latina se saltó la fila de las vacunas

March 2, 2021 at 5:36 p.m.

Los latinoamericanos ya estaban enfadados por la mala gestión de sus dirigentes en la lucha contra la pandemia. Ahora, una serie de escándalos apodados "vacunagate" en los que los políticos...

ARCADIA NATIONAL PARK (MAINE) | Fall colors in Acadia National Park, Maine, with colorful trees reflected in the water.

New exotic invasive snake is captured in Everglades National Park. It’s likely a released pet

March 1, 2021 at 3:48 p.m.

MIAMI — Visitors hiking the Mahogany Hammock Trail in Everglades National Park earlier this month spotted an unfamiliar snake. It turned out to be a brand new invasive species. The...

His sandals looked a little too heavy to customs agents in Miami. Their hunch was right

February 22, 2021 at 3:31 p.m.

MIAMI — A drug bust at Miami International Airport had a decidedly Florida flavor. One clue: the brown and beige sandals were rather heavy for such a simple looking pair....

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: U.S. President Joe Biden signs several executive orders directing immigration actions for his administration as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on in the Oval Office at the White House on February 02, 2021 in Washington, DC. The orders will aim to reunite migrant families that were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border and authorize a wholesale review of former President Donald Trump's immigration policies. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

El entusiasmo por la propuesta migratoria de Biden aumentaría las estafas: Expertos

February 19, 2021 at 8:02 p.m.

Los primeros actos de Joe Biden como presidente incluyeron tomar medidas para deshacer muchas de las políticas restrictivas de inmigración de su predecesor. Pero una gran cantidad de órdenes ejecutivas...

A sign for suicide prevention, photographed on the train platform at Suburban Station in Center City Philadelphia on Oct. 31, 2019.

Algo positivo en la pandemia: Los suicidios en Florida disminuyeron. Pero, ¿cuánto durará?

February 12, 2021 at 5:02 p.m.

La pandemia del coronavirus ha estresado claramente a innumerables estadounidenses. Pero al menos en Florida, un barómetro de la salud mental ha mejorado: en 2020 se suicidaron menos personas que...

Hot dogs, empanadas, calzones: Everything is a sandwich. Here, let me prove it to you

February 8, 2021 at 4:50 p.m.

It has come to my attention that our society has placed far too many rules on what it means to be a sandwich. Two pieces of bread are necessary, you...

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