Ernesto makes landfall in Florida Keys (AP)

MIAMI - Tropical Storm Ernesto sloshed rather than slammed ashore — surprising forecasters by failing to strengthen Tuesday as it approached Florida and providing relief to hurricane-weary residents. Briefly a hurricane Sunday, Ernesto lost much of its punch crossing mountainous eastern Cuba. The storm crossed the Florida Straits with top sustained winds of 45 mph before making landfall as a weak tropical storm at 11:30 p.m. on Plantation Key, about 60 miles southwest of Miami, forecasters ...