The city says it paid $700,000 for a “law enforcement search engine” from the maker of ShotSpotter. But are police using it? No one will say.

Gold price remains close to all-time peak as rising trade tensions underpin safe-haven demand.

Tucked away in a modest strip mall in Hialeah sits a sandwich paradise that’s become the stuff of Florida legend, drawing devoted fans from Miami to Tampa and beyond.

In a state sometimes defined by its major cities and their cosmopolitan offerings, Blue Bonnet stands for a different, equally valid version of Texas—one where taking time for pie and conversation isn ...