S. Fla. Venezuelans Disappointed In Maduro's Presidential Victory
Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor has won Venezuela's presidential election and his challenger Henrique Capriles, along with South Florida Venezuelans, are not happy about it.
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Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor has won Venezuela's presidential election and his challenger Henrique Capriles, along with South Florida Venezuelans, are not happy about it.
Thousands of Venezuelans who live in South Florida hopped buses or caught flights bound for New Orleans to vote Sunday in the homeland's historic presidential election.
On Saturday afternoon, South Florida's Venezuelans began a 16-hour trek from Doral to New Orleans, to vote in their country's presidential election.
Venezuelans across South Florida are headed to New Orleans to vote in the first presidential election since the death of Hugo Chavez.
Venezuelans in South Florida are excited about the April 14th election when they will cast their ballot for a new president of their homeland following the death of Hugo Chavez last week.
Vice President Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in as acting president of Venezuela on Friday after a state funeral is held for Hugo Chavez, the speaker of the National Assembly said Thursday.
Members of the largest Venezuelan expatriate community in the United States are sending a petition to President Barack Obama seeking his help in the reopening of their country's consulate in Miami.
With the death of President Hugo Chavez, organizers in South Florida's ex-pat Venezuelan community plan to petition President Barack Obama to reopen their country's consulate in Miami.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died of a massive heart attack.
At 36 years-old, Alex Briceno is an up and coming real estate wheeler dealer in Miami. He was once a star student and track star, in Venezuela. That was before, he says, the Hugo Chavez regime forced him to run for his life.
Many Venezuelans living in South Florida are cautiously optimistic that with the death of President Hugo Chavez new elections could bring change to their homeland.
Inspired to honor his president, Miguel Cabrera looked to be in midseason form Tuesday night. Meanwhile, Team Venezuela fans reacted to the death of their president.
South Florida's Venezuelan population took to their local restaurants and bars to discuss the death of their controversial leader Tuesday night.
Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolas Maduro announced Tuesday that President Hugo Chavez passed away at the age of 58. He leaves behind a country he built through charisma and populist rhetoric along with an anti-American message.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday afternoon after more than a decade in office and a lengthy fight with cancer. The death of Chavez, who has been virulently anti-American, was greeted with hope for the future from local politicians.
Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said Tuesday the U.S. must expel the Venezuelan diplomats after the Latin American country allegedly threw out an Air Force attaché earlier in the day.
The Venezuelan government has said a new severe respiratory infection has made President Hugo Chavez's breathing problems even worse.
Venezuela's vice president said Thursday that President Hugo Chavez is fighting for his life while he continues to undergo treatment more than two months after his latest cancer surgery.
For the first time in more than two months, the Venezuelan government showed pictures of President Hugo Chavez, who is undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba.
After stealing a $3M painting from a Venezuelan museum then trying to sell it to undercover detectives, two people were sentenced in Miami federal court Tuesday.
There's a possibility Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will not be well enough to attend his inauguration next month, Venezuela's Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said Wednesday.
As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez prepares to undergo a third cancer surgery in Cuba, many are speculating on what his ailing health means for the future of his country, the rest of Latin America and the United States.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced that if his health continues to deteriorate, his successor will be Vice President Nicolas Maduro.
Yesterday was a sad day for freedom-loving people worldwide.
Many Venezuelans who traveled to New Orleans to vote in their country's presidential election, and those who stayed in South Florida and watched the results on television, said they were disappointed by the outcome.
Valery Zidor, 23, pleaded guilty to falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on two voter registration forms and illegally casting a ballot in the 2024 general election.
Crews installed a massive "Welcome to Vice City" sign on the Kaseya Center as GTA 6 marketing ramps up across Miami.
Hialeah officials approved an $8 million renovation of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library that would add museum space despite concerns from residents.
Recent heavy rain has replenished parts of the Everglades, benefiting wildlife, the Biscayne Aquifer and airboat businesses after a prolonged drought.
A flood advisory was issued for parts of Broward County as training storms threatened additional street flooding Tuesday evening.
Valery Zidor, 23, pleaded guilty to falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on two voter registration forms and illegally casting a ballot in the 2024 general election.
Crews installed a massive "Welcome to Vice City" sign on the Kaseya Center as GTA 6 marketing ramps up across Miami.
Hialeah officials approved an $8 million renovation of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library that would add museum space despite concerns from residents.
Recent heavy rain has replenished parts of the Everglades, benefiting wildlife, the Biscayne Aquifer and airboat businesses after a prolonged drought.
A flood advisory was issued for parts of Broward County as training storms threatened additional street flooding Tuesday evening.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.