Fall away left footer. AINs. “Kiss and cry.” Sometimes picking up sports terminology can feel like learning a foreign language. The jargon was developed out of necessity to communicate complex ideas quickly, according to David Caldwell, a linguist who teaches at the University of South Australia.  Below, we’ve defined some common words and ...

The Florida Department of Transportation in 2017 had a dream: for $802 million, South Florida would by now have a smoothly flowing interchange where three of its busiest roadways meet, accented by a glorious, 1,000-foot-long signature bridge over Biscayne Boulevard all of it completed in just four years, by 2021. Now it is a bridge of broken dreams, ...

A 62-year-old woman caught on camera being body slammed to the ground by a Sweetwater police officer is on trial after prosecutors claim she broke the law. Vivian Hernandez is facing three misdemeanor charges including disorderly conduct, trespass after warning and resisting arrest without violence. Hernandez was offered a plea deal, but rejected it, ...

Of course it would take those mischievous Minions to thrust what has become a yearslong musical nightmare for figure skaters into the global spotlight just days before they step onto the ice for the Milan Cortina Olympics. Spanish skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate revealed this week that the music he has used all season, a medley from the animated ...

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are getting ready to kick off and some Florida athletes are getting ready to compete. The Sunshine State may not come to mind when you think of the Winter Olympics but Florida will be represented this year. Here’s a look at some local Olympic athletes ready to represent Team USA in Italy. Figure Skating ...

New footage shows the arrest of a man who’s facing charges in the sexual battery of a student at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens last month. Steven Rivers, 30, was taken into custody on Jan. 27 and faces multiple charges in the campus rape that happened two days earlier, on Jan. 25, authorities said. Steven Rivers The dashcam and ...

Some athletes were just Bjrn to win Olympic medals. That certainly rings true for the three most decorated Winter Olympians, all of whom come from Norway.  Through 24 editions of the Winter Olympics, only 14 athletes have collected nine medals or more. A handful of those competitors have a chance to add to their total at the 2026 Milan Cortina ...

The Winter Olympics are upon us. Four years after convening in Beijing, top athletes from around the world will head to Italy for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Milan Cortina marks Italy’s third time hosting the Winter Olympics, and it is also NBC’s eighth time as the broadcasting home of the Winter Olympics. How and when will Milan Cortina ...

Video shows a driver fleeing what authorities say was a hit-and-run crash Monday in Miami-Dade. The Miami-Dade Sheriffs Office said they responded to reports of a hit-and-run at 18701 West Oakmont Drive. There, deputies saw a red Camaro with a rock in the gas pedal that had struck a Mercedes-Benz G-Class which was parked on the driveway. In ...

A man is facing multiple charges in connection with a disturbing teen sex trafficking case in Miami-Dade, authorities said. Marcus Johnson, 45, was arrested Monday on charges including human trafficking, deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution, unlawful sexual activity with a minor, attempted battery, battery, and kidnapping, Miami-Dade jail ...

Benvenuti! Ditch the cafecito and grab an espresso and get ready for our 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics newsletter. Sign up here! NBC6’s Sophia Hernandez will be delivering daily morning updates straight to your inbox through February 23, bringing you the top stories, videos, and moments that capture the energy, emotion, and excitement of the ...

A Miami man who admitted to stealing over $800,000 worth of memory cards from his employer said he sold them and spent the proceeds on TikTok livestreams, police said. Ricardo Jose Blanco-Nunez, 33, was arrested Monday on a charge of grand theft of cargo, Miami-Dade jail records showed. Ricardo Jose Blanco-Nunez According to an arrest report, the ...

Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is expected to announce Tuesday whether she will be able to compete at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games after injuring her left knee in a World Cup race last week. The 41-year-old American is scheduled to speak at a press conference at 10 a.m. ET. Vonn crashed in a World Cup race in Crans-Montana on Friday, losing control and ...

A Nebraska man accused of kidnapping two teenage sisters in Florida over the weekend after communicating with them on the popular online-gaming platform Roblox was arrested, deputies said. Hser Mu Lah Say, 19, was charged with two counts of kidnapping and two counts of interference of child custody. Hser Mu Lah Say According to the Martin County ...

A family of five was displaced on Tuesday after their home in Miami caught on fire, fire rescue said. According to Miami Fire Rescue, at around 5:03 a.m., crews received reports of a residential fire at 2260 SW 24 Terrace. Once at the scene, heavy smoke and flames were seen coming out of the home’s garage, prompting firefighters to advance house ...

A new exhibition, Selma Is Now: The Photography of Spider Martin, gives renewed life to some of the most iconic images of the Civil Rights Movement. Captured by renowned photojournalist Spider Martin, the images document the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, a movement that helped change the course of American history. Cultural entrepreneur Doug McCraw is ...

TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie is asking for prayers for her mothers safe return as Arizona authorities continue to investigate her possible abduction. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing around noon on Sunday from her home outside Tucson after she was last seen the night before. Initially a search-and-rescue operation, Pima County Sheriff Chris ...

Speed skater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca have been tapped to lead Team USA during theParade of Nationsat theOpening Ceremonyof the2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Team USA officially announced Jackson and Del Duca as Team USA’s Opening Ceremony flag bearers on Tuesday. Leading U.S. into the #WinterOlympics Erin Jackson and Frank Del Duca ...

Journalist Don Lemon said Monday that he offered to turn himself in days before his arrest last week, but he was instead detained by federal agents in order to embarrass him. Lemon appeared as the headlining guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday night and talked through the night of his arrest at a Beverly Hills hotel he used as a base during his coverage of ...

A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings with an hourslong swim after the family was swept out to sea off the Australian coast. Austin Appelbee swam 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) to shore to raise the alarm after he got into difficulties on Friday with his mother Joanne Appelbee, 47, brother Beau, 12, and ...

A South Florida man is behind bars after police said he caused a crash by groping his driver in Miami on Saturday. Oscar Ernesto Sanchez-Aguire, 26, is accused of covering the victim’s mouth and groping her as she was providing a driving service to the suspect. The victim then reportedly lost control of the car and crashed in the area of Southwest ...

Norah Massenat is breathing a sigh of relief Monday after a federal judge postponed the termination of protected immigration status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the United States. It’s like a breath of fresh air, but we also know this is temporary, Massenat said. “I would almost have to start all over in a place I don’t even know.” ...

On Monday, Feb. 3, Temporary Protected Status was supposed to expire for roughly 90,000 Haitians living in Florida, which would have stripped them of the ability to work legally and placed them at risk of deportation to a country human rights groups describe as increasingly dangerous. For many, returning is not just uncertain it feels impossible. I ...

After seven seasons, NBC’s The Kelly Clarkson Show will go off the air, the show announced Monday, saying host Clarkson “made the personal decision to step away.” There have been so many amazing moments and shows over these seven seasons,” Clarkson said in a statement. Production on the current season of the Daytime-Emmy winning talk show will ...

Broward County prosecutors Monday continued challenging the self-defense claims of police officers charged with manslaughter in the December 2019 killings of a hijacked UPS driver and bystander after, the judge has already found, one of the armed robbers and kidnappers they were chasing opened fire on them first. Judge Ernest Kollra in September ...