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By ALLAN KREDA NEWARK, N. J. — Anton Lundell scored the shootout winner and Spencer Knight made 26 saves as the Florida Panthers downed the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Tuesday night. After Florida’s Aleksander Barkov and New Jersey’s Paul Cotter traded goals to start the shootout, Lundell beat Devils netminder Jacob Markstrom in the third round to end New Jersey’s six-game home winning streak. Following two scoreless periods, Jesper Boqvist gave Florida a 1-0 lead 41 seconds into the third with his 10th goal of the season.

A fire erupted at a condominium in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday night, burning through the building’s roof and forcing residents to evacuate. Firefighters were called to the building in the 600 block of Tennis Club Drive shortly before 7:30 p.m. after people reported a fire on the fourth floor and windows shattering, said Frank Guzman, a Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue spokesperson. Crews found heavy fire and smoke, requiring aerial ladders to extinguish, Guzman said.

By WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — In an announcement postponed by the Los Angeles wildfires, President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California as national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding picturesque mountains and deserts from mining and energy development. Related Articles National News | SEC sues Elon Musk, saying he didn’t disclose Twitter ownership on time before buying it National News | Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts National News | Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs say sex acts are distorted by ‘sexist and puritanical’ prosecution National News | Daily News, NY Times ask NY judge to reject OpenAI, Microsoft challenges to copyright suit National News | New Jersey to stockpile abortion pills ahead of Trump’s return to office Biden made the designations at an event at the White House, a week after — and on the other side of the country from — how he’d originally planned to do so, with a speech in California’s Eastern Coachella Valley. The president landed in California on Jan.

By BARBARA ORTUTAY The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued billionaire Elon Musk, saying he failed to disclose his ownership of Twitter stock in a timely manner in early 2022, before buying the social media site. Related Articles National News | Biden announces 2 new national monuments in California after wildfires scuttled previous event National News | Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global experts National News | Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs say sex acts are distorted by ‘sexist and puritanical’ prosecution National News | Daily News, NY Times ask NY judge to reject OpenAI, Microsoft challenges to copyright suit National News | New Jersey to stockpile abortion pills ahead of Trump’s return to office As a result, the SEC alleges, Musk was able to underpay “by at least $150 million” for shares he bought after he should have disclosed his ownership of more than 5% of Twitter’s shares.

Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered that flags be flown at full-staff Monday to mark the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, a pause in a 30-day order for flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of the late President Jimmy Carter. “Inauguration day is an important tradition of our Republic where Americans come together to celebrate the peaceful transition of power between presidents,” DeSantis wrote in a memo Tuesday to Brian Fienemann, state director of real estate management and development. “It represents a season of new hope and limitless potential for America’s future,” DeSantis continued.

By JONEL ALECCIA A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for the disease caused by excess body fat. Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of height and weight, but combined with other measurements, such as waist circumference, plus evidence of health problems tied to extra pounds. Related Articles Health | Health care company says it didn’t refuse to return $5.8 million demanded by state Health | Up to 4 in 10 people could develop dementia after 55.