Miami police union challenges officer’s firing for fatal shooting

The Fraternal Order of Police filed a lawsuit against the city of Miami on Friday, asserting that an officer who fatally shot an unarmed motorist in 2011 was improperly fired from the police department.Officer Reynaldo Goyos shot and killed Travis McNeil as he sat in a car at a Little Haiti intersection. It was one of a string of seven deadly shootings of black men in the...

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Buzzmakers: Prince Michael Reports for ET and Mindy McCready Dies

What had ETOnline readers buzzing this week?1. Prince Michael Jackson is New ET Correspondent Having grown up in show business, Prince Michael proved to be a gifted interviewer as he conducted his first sit-down as an ET correspondent.Michael Jackson's 16-year-old son impressed Oz the Great and Powerful stars James Franco and Zach Braff as well as director Sam Raimi with his confidence and competence...

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Off-duty transit worker busted for drunk driving

An off-duty transit worker was busted for drunk driving in Brooklyn early today, authorities saidCops spotted MTA employee Rosario Luis, 49, sleeping in a black 2010 Acura in Bedford Stuyvesant shortly before 1:30 a.m. today.Half of his car was on the sidewalk at the corner of Nostrand Avenue and Vernon Avenue, police sources said.The vehicle was still...

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South Florida hospitals could lose $368 million from sequestration

A detailed survey shows that South Florida hospitals could lose $368 million over 10 years in federal budget cuts starting next Friday, if the sequestration program kicks in as scheduled.The Florida Hospital Association, using data from the American Hospital Association, estimates that over the next decade, sequestration would cause Miami-Dade hospitals to lose $223.9 million...

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‘Pain & Gain,’ a movie based on South Florida murders, is a painful reminder to victims’ families

Their dark schemes, hatched amid steroids and dumbbells, strip clubs and exotic women, ended in spasms of shocking violence.A millionaire businessman stripped of his fortune, tortured for weeks and left for dead in a burning car wreck. And a wealthy Hungarian couple murdered, their bodies hacked up and scattered in drums and buckets across South Florida.The bizarre and bloody...

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Spring Breakers Threesome Scene

Vanessa Hudgens' new role in Spring Breakers is a far (very far) cry from her squeaky clean breakout role in High School Musical. In the latest, NSFW red-band trailer for the film, we get a sneak peek into the threesome that occurs between Hudgens, Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson and James Franco's characters -- and it rivals that infamous pool scene in the 1998 flick Wild Things. A little...

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'Latin American Idol' winner busted smuggling 2.9 lbs of heroin stuffed into high heels

REUTERSA combination photo shows (clockwise top L) Martha Heredia , 22, the drugs which were found on her possession, the shoes in which the drugs were hidden in, Heredia's luggage and other personal items.SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A winner of the TV talent show "Latin American Idol" who was once loved by thousands in her native Dominican Republic...

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National Hotel nears end of long renovation

A panel of frosted glass puts everything in perspective for Delphine Dray as she oversees a years-long, multi-million dollar renovation project at the National Hotel on Miami Beach.“Chez Claude and Simone,” says the piece of glass stationed between the lobby and restaurant, a reference to Dray’s parents, who bought the hotel in 2007. “Every time I am exhausted and I pass...

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Miami-Dade drug felon makes quick buck in $12 million tax-refund ID-theft scam

A convicted Miami-Dade drug trafficker unemployed for the past decade discovered how to make a quick buck, cashing $12 million in fraudulent tax-refund checks over five months last year, authorities say. Frankie Jermaine Anderson skimmed 20 percent of the take for himself, gave 30 percent to a Perrine check-cashing store owner and delivered the other half of the proceeds...

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Diane Lane and Josh Brolin to Divorce

Diane Lane, 48, and Josh Brolin, 45, are divorcing after eight years of marriage."Diane Lane and Josh Brolin have decided to end their marriage," reps for the couple confirm to ET.Pics: Top 10 Biggest Divorce Payouts According to Us Weekly, the divorce "was a mutual decision. It is very amicable. It's not ugly, it's just over."The two reportedly already split a couple of months ago, and have no children...

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Brooklyn Heights woman steals $33K from child

A Brooklyn Heights woman stole $33,000 meant for a child whose grandmother had died, authorities said. Katrina Perry, 56, took benefits meant to support her own niece who had been adopted by Perry’s mother and the child’s grandmother, investigators said. The grandmother received checks to support her granddaughter, who is also Perry’s niece, but she died...

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Broward’s existing home sales, prices rose again in January

The median price of an existing single-family home in Broward County jumped 24.5 percent to $224,088 in January from a year earlier, according to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Realtors. The median price of a condominium or townhouse in Broward increased 26.5 percent to $94,900 in January from a year earlier. Sales of single-family-home in Broward increased 15.3 percent in January...

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Author Dan Pallotta hopes to wake up charity leaders at Philanthropy Miami

The way author and entrepreneur Dan Pallotta sees it, charities need to start taking big risks – the kind of risks a business would make.Pallotta will be speaking about his philosophy during the first day of the Leadership Forum at the Philanthropy Miami conference in Jungle Island on Feb. 21 which focuses on the trends and practices in non-profit management. Currently in...

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Vanity Fair Party: Freida Pinto, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jessica Lowndes on Oscars

With the Academy Awards just a few days away, this Sunday's anticipated ceremony is all the buzz this week. At an event benefiting the global education campaign 10x10, the night's host, Freida Pinto, revealed her Oscar favorite."One of the films that I was truly surprised with...[and] truly entertained was 'Argo,'" the actress said of her favorite film of the year. "It was an all-around entertaining...

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'I did these things' : Jesse Jackson Jr. in tearful guilty plea

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., holding back tears, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items. He faces 46 to 57 months in prison under a plea deal with prosecutorsBefore entering the plea to the conspiracy charge, Jackson told...

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Author Dan Pallotta hopes to wake up charity leaders at Philanthropy Miami

The way author and entrepreneur Dan Pallotta sees it, charities need to start taking big risks – the kind of risks a business would make.Pallotta will be speaking about his philosophy during the first day of the Leadership Forum at the Philanthropy Miami conference in Jungle Island on Feb. 21 which focuses on the trends and practices in non-profit management. Currently in...

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Parents and kids have plenty of choices for spring break camps

Camp can be the highlight of the year for kids. But they don’t have to wait until the summer to get the fun to begin.This year many places are running themed camps to make spring break more exciting for kids. From the Miami Children’s Museum’s exploration of the 50 states, to North Miami’s tennis camps, there is a camp to match every kid’s interests.Here are a few examples....

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Mindy McCready Recorded Song for Suicide Prevention Video

Country singer Mindy McCready recorded a song for a suicide prevention video she was preparing to release before her own apparent suicide.McCready sings I'll See You Yesterday during the video, which according to her friend Dan "Danno" Hanks -- a Los Angeles-based private investigator -- was intended to be used in a PSA for the anti-suicide organization suicideispreventable.org. RELATED: Stars We...

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Hackers hit Apple in latest cyber attack from China

Apple Inc computers were attacked by the same hackers who targeted Facebook Inc, but no data appeared to have been stolen, the company said on Tuesday in an unprecedented admission of a widespread cyber-security breach.Facebook revealed on Friday that unidentified hackers traced to China had staged a sophisticated attack by infiltrating its employees' laptops,...

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Windstar cruises doubles capacity

Seattle-based Windstar Cruises has doubled its capacity, purchasing three 200-passenger ships from Yachts of Seabourn, also based in Seattle. In turn, Seabourn plans to replace that capacity with an order for a new ship.WIndstar now has a fleet of three ships powered by a combination of sales and engines. Thought the three Seabourn ships don’t have sails, their size fits...

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Hawkins withdraws his name from Jackson Health System board post

In a kerfuffle with echoes from political battles almost two decades ago, former Miami-Dade commissioner and state legislator Larry Hawkins announced Monday he was withdrawing his name from nomination to the Jackson Health System board.Hawkins, 68, who had been nominated to be the unions’ representative on the seven-member board, sent a letter to the clerk of courts saying...

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Worn Out? Stars Step Out in Same Style

Dakota Fanning vs. Miley Cyrus Dakota Fanning raised eyebrows with her dramatic dolled-up look on the cover of Glamour Magazine's March 2013 issue, sporting a memorable cropped Marc Jacobs Mickey Mouse sweater. Miley Cyrus also showed off her toned stomach in the exact same figure-flaunting top backstage at the...

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Burger King's Twitter account hacked, becomes mouthpiece for McDonald's

@BurgerKing via TwitterBurger King's official Twitter page shortly after being hacked.At noon today, Burger King's official Twitter account announced that the Whopper-slinging burger chain had been sold to McDonald's.Unfortunately for McDonald's fans, the announcement was the result of Burger King's account being hacked.The unknown hackers changed the background...

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Hawkins withdraws his name from Jackson Health System board post

In a kerfuffle with echoes from political battles almost two decades ago, former Miami-Dade commissioner and state legislator Larry Hawkins announced Monday he was withdrawing his name from nomination to the Jackson Health System board.Hawkins, 68, who had been nominated to be the unions’ representative on the seven-member board, sent a letter to the clerk of courts saying...

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President’s Day is observed Monday. Here is what will be open and closed

Holiday schedule Federal offices: Closed Miami-Dade County offices: Closed Broward County offices: Open Miami-Dade and Broward courts: Closed Public schools: Closed Garbage collection: Varies; check with your municipality Banks: Most are closed Stock markets: Closed Post offices: Closed Miami-Dade and Broward Transit: Regular schedule Tri-Rail: Regular...

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Hugh Grant is a Dad Again

Hugh Grant confirmed Saturday that he is a dad again.PICS: Celebs and Their Cute KidsThe 52-year-old British actor tweeted, "In answer to some journos. Am thrilled my daughter now has a brother. Adore them both to an uncool degree. They have a fab mum."Hugh and actress Tinglan Hong welcomed a daughter named Tabitha in 2011. No word yet on what Tabitha's little brother is named.Related: Hugh Grant...

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Car bombs in Baghdad leave at least 37 dead, more than 100 wounded

BAGHDAD — Car bombs tore through shopping areas within minutes of each other in mainly Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital on Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 100.The attacks come amid rising sectarian discord in Iraq and appear aimed at shaking Iraqis' confidence in the Shiite-led government. The explosions struck at the...

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NBA’s best player (LeBron James) isn’t best-paid

HOUSTON -- When LeBron James walks onto the court for Houston’s NBA All-Star Game Sunday, he’ll do so as the undisputed king of his sport.Named the league’s most valuable player three times in the past four years, James is once again dominating the NBA and most likely headed for his fourth MVP award — two fewer than Michael Jordan — with presumably a long career still ahead.But...

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