Bankruptcy Judge Gives Final Approval To American/US Air Merger
A U.S Bankruptcy Judge has given the final approval to a merger between U.S. Airways Group and AMR, the parent company of American Airlines.
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A U.S Bankruptcy Judge has given the final approval to a merger between U.S. Airways Group and AMR, the parent company of American Airlines.
Casey Anthony's attorney will be back in bankruptcy court Tuesday attempting to prevent a trustee in the case from trying to sell her life story to pay off outstanding debts.
One of South Florida's largest employers will likely get larger this week when American Airlines and US Airways are expected to announce a long-awaited merger. The merger would create the country's biggest airline if it was approved by regulators.
After being acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2011, Casey Anthony is fighting legal issues again.
American Airlines has been fighting to stay alive in bankruptcy court, but its latest move will put a serious dent in the Miami economy and likely not curry any good will for the company in South Florida.
Dressed simply and not wearing any jewelry, Kimberly Rothstein, wife of convicted Ponzi scam artist Scott Rothstein, pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of money laundering, witness tampering and obstruction of justice.
The wife of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein has been arrested and charged for their role in an alleged plot to conceal and dispose of assets in connection to the case.
AMR Corp, the parent company of American Airlines, won a key ruling Tuesday that will allow it to impose terms on its pilots union.
American Airlines will ask a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday for permission to throw out its labor agreement with its pilots.
As the saying goes, "There's no such thing as bad publicity." Nadya Suleman, better known as "Octomom", is scheduled to perform a strip show at a Hallandale gentleman's club Friday night.
US Airways have filed the first paperwork to begin the process of taking over American Airlines, which is currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
He won championship rings and owns 200 pairs of of Air Jordan sneakers, but what former Miami Hurricane Warren Sapp doesn't have is the millions needed to pay his bills, so he has filed bankruptcy in Broward County.
If you want to get to get the most out of the South Florida Sun- Sentinel's website, you'd better be prepared to subscribe to the print edition or find some extra cash, because starting in a week, the newspaper plans to charge for full online access.
Another former employee of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein pled guilty Friday to federal fraud conspiracy charges.
Court records show Gary Busey has filed for bankruptcy and is listing more than $500,000 in estimated personal debts.
The media will now have access to transcripts of depositions with convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, according to a Florida judge's ruling.
American Airlines, who has one of its biggest hubs in Miami, struggled again in the third fiscal quarter, sinking to a $162 million loss.
onvicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein swindled hundreds of millions of dollars from investors. Some of the high-ticket items he and his wife Kim spent those millions on are going up for auction later this month.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing comes just three days before paychecks were due, and Dodgers owner Frank McCourt couldn't meet the payroll at the current time.
High-tech entrepreneur Claudio Osorio and high-society philanthropist Amarilis Osorio filed for personal bankruptcy Friday. Their Chapter 11 filing in Miami's capped a series of lawsuits that accuse the couple of duping investors to pay for their lifestyle.
Borders Group, which operates several stores in the South Florida area, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday morning.
The Doral Golf Resort & Spa, home of the famed Blue Monster course, joined a long list of properties in Florida that are now in bankruptcy.
Inquiring minds may want to know this: the parent company for The National Enquirer is expected to come out of its bankruptcy filing stronger.
Iran says it will attack vessels that take up President Trump's offer for the U.S. military to guide them through the Strait of Hormuz.
A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic off Africa killed three people and sickened at least three others, health officials say.
The airline's sudden collapse cancels all flights, impacts 17,000 workers, and forces travelers to scramble for refunds and rebooked trips.
After reporting distortions and a failed inspection, a South Florida woman turns to CBS News Miami, prompting action from the installer and manufacturer.
The incident occurred one week after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., and Mr. Trump was rushed off the dais.
The airline's sudden collapse cancels all flights, impacts 17,000 workers, and forces travelers to scramble for refunds and rebooked trips.
After reporting distortions and a failed inspection, a South Florida woman turns to CBS News Miami, prompting action from the installer and manufacturer.
The incident occurred one week after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., and Mr. Trump was rushed off the dais.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
The only person who gave Cameron Young any trouble on Sunday was Cameron Young.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The incident occurred one week after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., and Mr. Trump was rushed off the dais.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
Before this map was created, there were 20 districts that favored Republicans and eight that favored Democrats.
State lawmakers approved the new map, which deeply affects both Wasserman Schultz and fellow Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz.
The Republican governors of Tennessee and Alabama called state lawmakers into special sessions on Friday, initial steps in what could be a scramble to redraw congressional maps after the Supreme Court narrowed the Voting Rights Act.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.