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Flight attendant who police say secretly recorded girls in airplane bathroom sentenced to 18.5 years
Former American Airlines flight attendant Estes Carter Thompson III received a sentence of 18.5 years, followed by five years ...
Mexican tourist, brother held in Alligator Alcatraz after Orlando arrest, father says
Mexico’s president demanded that the siblings be returned to Mexico immediately, and the Mexican consul in Orlando warned ...
‘I didn’t even feel it.’ Shark bite survivors describe their ordeals
Three shark bites in South Florida in the past 10 days are a reminder that swimmers, divers, fishermen and surfers need to be ...
Tesla profit plunges in latest quarter as Musk’s turn to politics continues to keep buyers away
NEW YORK (AP) — The fallout from Elon Musk’s plunge into politics a year ago is still hammering his Tesla business as both ...
Gabbard uses surprise White House appearance to attack Trump’s enemies on the Russia investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard is responsible for guarding America’s secrets and ...
Canadian tourist bitten by shark at South Florida beach recovering in hospital
A man who was bitten by a shark at Hollywood beach on Tuesday afternoon is recovering after surgery Wednesday, a fire rescue ...
Diver dies after surfacing ‘in distress’ off Pompano Beach, fire rescue says
While diving off Pompano Beach, the 77-year-old man, an experienced diver, surfaced “in distress” and went into cardiac ...
Supreme Court allows Trump to remove 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to remove three Democratic members of the ...
Parkland shooting survivors to AG Pam Bondi: ‘We will make you reckon with your hypocrisy’
Gun-control advocates from the Parkland shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas say U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi exploited ...
Annuals are the forgotten native plants. Here are 7 worth adding to the garden
Native insects have evolved along with native plants, so they recognize them as food. Filling a garden with exotic plants ...
Hurricane center says system could move across Florida and develop in Gulf
The National Hurricane Center continued Wednesday to track a low pressure system near Florida that could move west into the ...
Robert Salonga
Robert Salonga is a Bay Area News Group reporter who covers criminal justice and public safety for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. A San Jose native, he graduated from UCLA with a BA degree in ...