APNewsBreak: US soldier ambushed in Niger wasn’t captured

Dispelling a swirl of rumors about how Sgt. La David T. Johnson, 25, of Miami Gardens, Florida, died, the report has determined that he was killed by enemy rifle and machine gun fire as he fled the attack by an offshoot of the Islamic State group about 120 miles north of Niamey, the capital of the African country.

Lawmakers tour Miami-Dade juvenile lockup

Florida's Rep. David Richardson and Rep. Kionne McGhee talk to the media after they leave the Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center after a surprise visit to inspect the facility, October 18, 2017. 14 employees fall ill in hazmat situation at Miami Springs Middle School.

Father of fallen soldier says no call from Trump

Sgt. La David T. Johnson, 25, of Miami Gardens, Fla., was one of four U.S. soldiers killed in Niger. Relatives of at least a half dozen people who died in military service since Donald Trump became president say they never got a call from him about their loss.

Obama: Trump ‘dangerous’ for suggesting he won’t concede

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Florida Memorial University, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Miami Gardens, Fla. President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Florida Memorial University, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Miami Gardens, Fla.

A statement against gun violence: wearing orange

This marks the second year of National Gun Violence Awareness Day, which started at a high school on the south side of Chicago in memory of Hadiya Pendelton, who was shot and killed at age 15 in January 2013, one week after marching in President Barack Obama's second inauguration parade. Pendelton's friends chose to hold the day on June 2 last year, which would have been Pendelton's 18th birthday.