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9+ hour, 44+ min ago (348+ words) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. " Forget sitting in traffic for hours to get to Miami International Airport. Starting next year, you could fly there in minutes using electric helicopter-like taxis. The aviation company Archer is working to make air travel between Miami and Palm Beach International Airport possible in just 10 to 20 minutes. The electric air taxis are designed to bypass traffic congestion and get passengers to airports and other hubs within minutes with no harmful emissions. "Being there in person this week, in the congestion, was painful," said Melissa McCaffrey, head of government affairs at Archer. The plan would put air taxis in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach and Stuart. The four electric air taxis created by Archer are designed with safety as a priority. "We have multiple rotors, and with a helicopter, you just have one point…...

12+ hour, 12+ min ago (443+ words) Watching rich locals tangling over a really rich local is what the rest of us locals in West Palm Beach's cheap seats call popcorn night. This evening's entertainment? Air, sir! Big air! Mar-a-Lago air! Grown men have been known to approach that club's immigrant groundskeepers, maids, servers and that one guy who got stuck dismantling the oversized martini glass with the nice lady who clearly has a promising future in presidential pole dancing after her turn at Trump's Gatsby-themed Halloween party. They approach with tears in their eyes because they lack the $1 million club fee and they are also not a rando Chinese spy wannabe, so cannot just walk up to Trump, only to his staff, and it is to this staff they say, "How lucky you are to breathe this be-best air, and also how lucky that a mascara…...

14+ hour, 15+ min ago (92+ words) The 31st Annual Palm Beach Holiday Boat Parade will set sail this Saturday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m., lighting up the Intracoastal Waterway from North Palm Beach to the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. Here's where to watch the 31st annual Palm Beach Holiday Boat Parade Sewer main break closes in West Palm Beach Sergeant shot in face expected to make "very strong recovery' Mother mourns 17-year-old son killed in Thanksgiving crash FOX29 First Alert Weather Forecast: Dec. 5, 2025 WFLX FOX 29 Student Athlete of the Week: Lyla Buser...

1+ day, 42+ min ago (307+ words) Friday features a mild morning in South Florida." Look for sunny skies on the mainland and good sun with a few clouds at times in the Keys." Friday's highs will be in the low-80s right at the Atlantic coast and in the Keys, while the rest of the mainland will reach the mid-80s. Saturday will bring a seasonably mild morning and mostly sunny skies to the mainland. The Keys will see lots of sun and some clouds." Saturday's highs will be mainly in the mid-80s in the East Coast metro area and near 80 degrees along the Gulf Coast and in the Keys. Sunday will feature good sun, some clouds, and a few afternoon showers and storms in the East Coast metro area." The Gulf Coast will see some sun, more clouds, and periods of showers." The Keys will see mostly sunny skies…...

1+ day, 44+ min ago (785+ words) Bathtub Party Day encourages us all to skip the ordinary shower and linger in the tub instead. On December 5th, add some suds to the tub and pamper yourself. 1700 BC " 3000 years ago is about the time that the first "ancestral" pedestal tub was unearthed on the island of Crete. It measured at five feet long, was made of hard pottery, and its shape resembled our modern 19th-century claw-foot tub. "1825 " It wasn"t until the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, took office that the first bathtub appeared in the White House. Unfortunately, the actual bathing was a bit tricky as there was no running water. 1853 " Franklin Pierce, the 14th man to serve as President, was the first to have a tub installed in the stunning Washington D.C. residence. 1873 " Jacob Vollrath and John Michael Kohler founded the Kohler Company. 1883 " American John…...

1+ day, 46+ min ago (323+ words) On Thursday, a tense classified briefing before Congress set off a fierce debate over a U.S. military strike on an alleged narcotics vessel that killed two survivors " a follow'up attack that lawmakers say may amount to a war crime. Frank M. Bradley, the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) head who ordered the strike, testified there was no explicit directive to "kill them all" from Pete Hegseth " " even as lawmakers viewed footage from the September 2 Caribbean operation they described as "one of the most troubling" they've ever seen. According to U.S. officials, the original airstrike targeted a suspected drug'trafficking boat. The vessel capsized, and some survivors " reportedly two crew members " were seen clinging to the wreckage, seemingly incapacitated and surrounded by water. "Two of those survivors were then struck in a second missile attack. Officials claim the survivors were attempting to reboard the boat and…...

1+ day, 46+ min ago (716+ words) WASHINGTON " The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday that they have arrested Brian J. Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Virginia, for his alleged role in planting two pipe-bomb devices outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Republican National Committee (RNC) in Washington, D.C., on the evening of January 5, 2021, one day before the January 6 United States Capitol attack. According to charging papers released by the United States Department of Justice, Cole is charged with transporting explosive devices and the attempted malicious destruction of property by means of explosives. Authorities say he purchased bomb-component materials such as galvanized piping, end caps, and kitchen timers in 2019-2020, and his cell-phone and vehicle location data place him in the vicinity of the DNC and RNC the night the devices were planted. The bomb devices did not detonate, but the FBI has described them as…...

1+ day, 48+ min ago (433+ words) Washington, D.C. " According to new polling data from Gallup, consumer sentiment in the U.S. has taken a notable hit, dragging holiday-spending expectations downward in tandem. The survey found that the Economic Confidence Index (ECI) slid seven points in November to -30, marking the lowest reading since a -35 in July 2024. Consumers" view of current economic conditions has worsened: only 21 % of U.S. adults now describe conditions as "excellent" or "good," down from 24 % in October and the poorest such rating since March. Meanwhile, 40% say conditions are "poor," up from 37% last month. Optimism about future economic improvement has also flagged. Just 27% of respondents believe the economy is getting better, which is "the lowest since July 2024." On the flip side, 68% say it is getting worse. Job-market confidence mirrored the broader economic gloom. Only 33% of Americans say this is a good time to find a "quality job," while 63% call it…...

1+ day, 50+ min ago (271+ words) A cheap and cheerful treasure hunt? American consumers are saying: yes, please. As evidence, Dollar Tree just delivered one of its strongest quarters in years " an emphatic reminder that, in a stressed consumer economy, discount retailers can win big. Holidays bring out treasure-hunting tendencies in consumers, and Halloween 2025 stood out for Dollar Tree in a big way. Management called it a "record," powered by the company's expanding multi-price mix " a strategy that sees Dollar Tree sell higher-margin items at $3, $4, and $5 while preserving the overall value proposition and bring-'em-in appeal of its $1.25 base price. Clearly, the shift is paying off. Discretionary'comps'rose almost 5%, and as a portion of Dollar Tree's overall sales mix it ticked up to just over 50%, signaling that the company's 9,269 stores benefit from more a thrill-of-the-hunt identity that separate it from Dollar General and other deep discounters. Margins…...

1+ day, 52+ min ago (568+ words) Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday proposed an artificial intelligence "bill of rights" to stymie unfettered AI growth, crack down on sexual AI chatbots, and restrict AI data centers in Florida. Hinted at'for months, these legislative proposals come in sharp contrast to pro-tech push marking President Donald Trump's second term in office. Trump " allied with technology titans like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg " toyed with an executive order to thwart state-level AI regulations earlier this month. But DeSantis insists he won't allow Florida to fall victim to dangers he believes unrestricted AI development will yield. "We cannot turn it all over to machines and think it's going to work out great in the end," he said in a press conference from The Villages, joined by an Orlando mom who'lost her son'to suicide after an AI chatbot encouraged him to "come home....