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Police officers arrived at the scene in the vicinity of Northwest 71st Street and Sixth Court in Miami in the early hours of Monday to find a man who was unresponsive with a gunshot wound, WSVN reported. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami Fire Rescue, the station reported. Donovan Stewart told CBS Miami that he had shot and killed the unidentified man after he broke into his van in a bid to rob him....

Witnesses said that the unidentified man, who was described as being in his 20s, had taunted the big cats before jumping over a barrier at the Range of the Jaguar exhibit and inserting his hand into an enclosure, according to WJXT. A jaguar then clawed the man’s arm, leaving zoo employees a trail of blood to clean up after emergency workers bandaged the man and transported him to the hospital....

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said that when the delivery men arrived, the front door was open and Helton told them that he was upset he had to wait so long. When they asked him if he still wanted the furniture, he said, “do whatever you want” and went to his bedroom, according to the police report. When they started to unload the furniture from their vehicle, Helton allegedly pointed a gun at the men and said, “You know, I’ve shot people for less,” the Bradenton Herald reported....

Investigators say the incident took place at approximately 3:30 a.m. at the Montclair apartment complex, in the 2900 block of Southwest 120th Terrace. The woman, who has not been named by police, is believed to have arrived with company. Authorities said two men turned up at the address after the woman arrived. During a physical altercation, the man who invited her to the apartment was assaulted, and his roommate sustained a gunshot wound....

Freshman Will Grier is battling a flu-like illness, and will be a game-time decision in the Gators’ matchup against No. 3 Ole Miss Saturday, a source told the Orlando Sentinel. Sophomore Treon Harris will likely take most of the snaps if Grier isn’t able to play. MORE: Top 10 Florida Gators of all time | Florida has gamer in Will Grier Florida coach Jim McElwain last week said he planned on starting Grier, but considered using Harris as a “change-of-pace option” if the Gators don’t play well with Grier under center....

The moment was captured on camera by diver Jim Cocci from Viera, Florida, in a minute-long clip posted to both social media and his personal wildlife photography website. “Only need two words to describe diving West Palm with Walker’s Dive Charters today: “Great White” !” Cocci said on Facebook. The sighting took place at Breakers Reef in the Palm Beach area, a popular diving site 70 miles north of Miami Beach....

Barring a stay, he will be the 99th person executed in the state since the Supreme Court reaffirmed the use of death penalty in 1976. Between March and November 1994, Bowles murdered six men he met up and down the East Coast. He encountered most of his victims in gay bars, offering them sex for money before strangling them and taking their credit cards and identification. His first victim, John Hardy Roberts, had given Bowles a place to stay in Daytona Beach....

Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis last spring issued an executive order which has come to be know as the “alcohol to go” rule, which has allowed restaurants to sell boozy beverages alongside take-home orders during the pandemic. This week, Republican and Democratic state lawmakers alike are expected to give overwhelming final approval that will make the measure permanent into the post-pandemic era. DeSantis endorsed making the rule permanent during remarks last week....

“Stay tuned for litigation,” FLDEP Secretary Noah Valenstein said, according to the Associated Press. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also announced Tuesday that he directed the FLDEP to develop a permanent closure plan for the site, adding that “we want this to be the last chapter of the Piney Point story.” The reservoir, which is just south of Tampa in Manatee County, near waterways that flow into Tampa Bay, developed a leak earlier this month and triggered the evacuations of more than 300 residencies and businesses near the area....

The unidentified woman also directed racist abuse at family members of 14-year-old Barry Henry during incident in St. Petersburg, Florida, first reported WFLA show 8 On Your Side. She launched her racist rant at the teenager shortly after he left church with his family on Sunday. Henry’s mother told WFLA that he took out a piece of gum during the walk back to their car and threw its wrapper on the ground....

MORE: Press conference for Mayweather vs. McGregor set for July 11th The undefeated boxer, who recently came out of retirement for his highly-anticipated bout with Conor McGregor, took a break from his training camp to show off his skills at the Crystal Palace Skating Center in Las Vegas. Mayweather is hoping to skate past McGregor on August 26.

The former pound-for-pound boxing great said in an interview with TMZ on Wednesday that he will take a tuneup fight in Japan before he faces Pacquiao. “I know everybody heard about the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, but before the Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch, I will be back in Tokyo for a huge boxing event,” Mayweather said. “Stay tuned.” MORE: Join DAZN and watch the Joshua-Povetkin fight for free Mayweather didn’t reveal a date, an opponent or a venue for his return bout....

“That fight’s gonna happen trust me,” Mayweather Sr. said to Fight Hype. “You mark my words… Pacquiao is tailor-made for Floyd. He’s tailor-made to eat the right hand all day long.” Mayweather Jr. only has two fights left on his Showtime contract and Mayweather Sr. seems certain that Pacquiao will be one of them. “I’m pretty sure that if don’t nothing else happen, I’m pretty sure he’s gonna get Pacquiao,” Mayweather Sr....

With huge potential profits at stake, corporate America is worrying about the fallout from the diplomatic crisis. Blue-chip U.S. companies like General Motors and Motorola have made a big bet on China, investing more than $25 billion there over the last 20 years. With a market of more than 1.2 billion people, China has long been viewed as capitalism’s next frontier by American companies. Now, just as China is poised to lower trade barriers to enter the World Trade Organization, American business sees its carefully laid plans threatened by congressional hard-liners’ talk of sanctions....

The Washburn Fire currently covers 166 acres and includes a portion of the park’s southern edge where the renowned Mariposa Grove sits, according to an update posted to incident information website InciWeb on Friday afternoon. The inferno in the well-known national park is among California’s most recent as the state grapples with the increasingly destructive wildfire season. The National Forest Service posted to InciWeb that shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday, multiple 911 calls reported smoke visible from the Mariposa Grove area....

For 30 years, Ono’s music has been an acquired taste that’s famously difficult to acquire. The album she’s recorded with IMA, “Rising,” is replete with screeches, growls and heavy breathing. You hate it already, right? Not so fast. Thanks to the guys in the band–on tourTimo Ellis plays bass and Russell Simins plays drums–it’s also a surprisingly dextrous rock album, alternately fierce and moving. For Ono, “Rising” is something of a comeback....

While his family tries to deal with the terrible tragedy, they have chosen to say goodbye in a unique, but loving way. Dressed in a Kyrie Irving Celtics jersey and socks, Matthews sits in a chair with a video game controller in his hand surrounded by his favorite snacks. On the TV screen in front of him, an “NBA 2K” game is being simulated between the Warriors and his beloved Celtics....

Jose Albert Lizarraga Garcia, from the city of Indio, died two weeks ago after being arrested by law enforcement. Police said he was acting suspiciously when entering stores near Cardenas Market in Indio on January 22. Officers said Garcia required medical assistance after becoming aggressive and being physically restrained. A new video has led Garcia’s family to question his death. It shows Garcia wearing a spit hood, being pinned to the ground by police and shouting “I can’t breathe” several times....

Two-month-old Matilde was diagnosed six weeks after birth with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic condition that affects one in every 11,000 births, making muscles weaker and causing severe problems with movement. Babies with type 1 SMA have very weak and floppy arms and legs and have problems moving, eating and swallowing. Children born with the neurodegenerative disease most often die within the first few years of life, usually as a result of serious breathing difficulties....