Author: Kelli Kennedy
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IDs, phones, bags among 20K items lost in airport rampage
Passengers wait in the departure line at terminal 2 Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, after the airport re-opened. Investigators continued their work downstairs in the baggage area of terminal 2 at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport the day after a shooting. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) Mike Stocker Passengers sleep in Terminal 4 after the…
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Six great gift ideas for gym rats
From spinners to CrossFitters, here’s gift ideas to keep every sweaty body in your life moving and motivated. Stocking stuffers – Exo protein bars: The latest “it” bars will hit every picky dieter on your list. Exo bars are gluten-, soy- and dairy-free, offering 10 grams of protein per bar from cricket flour. Yes, the…
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Nearly 2M urged to evacuate as Matthew edges toward U.S.
MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. — Hurricane Matthew marched toward Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas and nearly 2 million people along the coast were urged to evacuate their homes Wednesday, a mass exodus ahead of a major storm packing power the U.S. hasn’t seen in more than a decade. Matthew was a dangerous and life-threatening Category 3…
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CDC warns pregnant women against Zika-stricken part of Miami
MIAMI — Government health officials warned pregnant women Monday to avoid a Zika-stricken part of Miami and told couples who have been there recently to put off having children for at least two months, after the number of people feared infected through mosquito bites in the U.S. climbed to 14. In its highly unusual and…
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Forget the gym, workout buffs hit up national landmarks
At the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Joe Hendricks’ free workout on Saturday mornings had been drawing a few hundred people. But two years ago, he said, the city ordered groups with more than 20 people to limit sessions to Sunday only. Now, roughly 200 join him for a Sunday workout that includes everything…
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Father who fled to Cuba with family attended AFA
TAMPA, Fla. — Joshua and Sharyn Hakken seemed to have a charmed life, doting on their two young boys, buying a comfortable home and building successful careers as engineers. It all derailed last year when police in Louisiana found the family inside a hotel room with drugs, weapons and promises from the parents to take…