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In February, Phoebe Moon’s parents snapped a photo of the nine-month-old baby carrying a teddy bear on a plane to Miami.  “It was Phoebe’s first holiday,” said Phoebe’s mother, Aimee Moon, during a Zoom interview from the United Kingdom.  Once they arrived, they boarded the Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas—a ship that promotes activities for the little ones online. ...

A baby’s first vacation turned for the worse after she got sick on board. Her family is now suing the cruise line, saying its doctors didn’t do enough.

The United States will play Ghana, Portugal and Germany in a tough first-round group at next year’s World Cup. Making their seventh straight appearance at soccer’s showcase, the Americans were drawn into Group G and will open on June 16 in Natal against Ghana, which eliminated the Americans from the last two World Cups.

A swimming advisory was issued for beaches at Crandon South and North Shore Wednesday after water samples showed high levels of fecal bacteria, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade said.

A swimming advisory was issued for Collins Park in Miami Beach Friday after water samples showed high levels of fecal bacteria, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade said.

The number of babies born with syphilis has doubled since 2013 and is at a 20-year high, federal health officials said Tuesday....
More than 900 U.S. babies were born infected with syphilis in 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported....
It’s easy to cure a syphilis infection with antibiotics, but the sexually transmitted infection often does not cause immediate symptoms...

State health officials have issued a swimming advisory for a Miami-Dade beach after high levels of fecal bacteria were discovered.

The Florida Department of Health has issued a swimming advisory for three Miami-Dade County beaches after an excess of a bacteria called enterococci was discovered in water samples, the agency said.

State officials have lifted the swimming advisory that was issued over bacterial levels in the water for two Miami-Dade County beaches.

A Miami daycare center attended by two children who died a week apart had no designated area to isolate sick children from healthy ones, according to a Florida Department of Children and Families inspection performed just days before the first child passed away.

A Florida man is facing a manslaughter charge after authorities say his 8-month-old son died in a mobile home where the temperature reached 109 degrees.

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez spoke out for the first time since being placed on house arrest in a new video posted on YouTube.

Johanna sat down with event co-founder Jean Michel Cerenord and Richard Cave, lead singer of Kai, ahead of a day of food, music and fun. For more info, visit haitiancompassmusicfestival.com

Karim Benzema scored twice and created a third that was confirmed by goal-line technology as France eased into its World Cup campaign with a 3-0 victory over Honduras on Sunday The convincing victory — albeit against a 10-man team for more than 45 minutes — was in stark contrast to the team’s performances in South Africa four years ago, when...