APPRECIATION

FAMU Marching 100's William P. Foster changed bands and lives

With one income, planning more important

Three years after she was widowed, Marisol Perez, 56, watched her mortgage broker business slowly dry up. S...

THE BABY BOOMERS

In midlife, they're unexpectedly single

NEW YORK ISLAMIC CENTER

Tracing the roots of Islamophobia

Beyond the simplistic debate of patriotism and bigotry, experts say that the nation's collective instincts ...

THE PASTOR

Overtown pastor shares his thoughts of police over shootings

Few people have their ear tuned to the rhythms of a community like preachers. Except, perhaps, for barbers....

CORAL GABLES | CUBAN ART

U.S. cultural exchange opens door to mother-and-son Cuban painters

Two painters are the latest Cuban artists from the island to exhibit their work in South Florida under the ...

COCONUT CREEK

Longtime Grif's Western goes up in flames

More than 100 firefighters could not save the iconic store Grif's Western from being consumed by flames, bu...

Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers

The yellow-green streaks of fireflies that bring a magical air to summer nights, inspire camp songs and oft...

Endangered or not, wolf killings set to expand

Government agencies are seeking broad new authority to ramp up killings and removals of gray wolves in the ...

9 years gone, everyone's a ground zero stakeholder

Army studies concussions' effects on bomb techs

Motivated by the deaths of two friends in war-zone explosions, 1st Lt. Timothy Dwyer decided to become a bo...

Greenest state behind the waste-to-energy race

Government officials from around the world used to come to this port city to catch a glimpse of the future:...

Little-known bill heaven sent for laid-off textile workers

A few blocks from the restored antebellum homes that draw tourists to rural Warren County, wooden shacks si...

U.S. vehicles destroy Afghan bombs by rolling over them

Spc. Joshua Joe drives a "Husky," a giant vehicle built to find and withstand the blast of a roadside bomb,...

Police nab alleged smuggler of Ecuadorean migrant

Authorities have detained an alleged smuggler of an Ecuadorean man who told police he survived a massacre o...

Bahrain steps up pressure on Shiite 'plotters'

What began last month with the arrest of an opposition leader in Bahrain has mushroomed into a full-blown p...

Taliban threaten to attack Afghan polling stations

The Taliban vowed Sunday to attack polling places in Sept. 18 parliamentary elections, warning Afghans not ...

Pakistan's flooded farms unable to be sown

Japan fattens textbooks to reverse sliding rank

When Mio Honzawa starts fifth grade next April, her textbooks will be thicker.

Accident at German flight show kills 1, injures 33

A pilot of a small propeller-driven plane lost control of his aircraft while taking off at a flight show in...

Guatemala mudslides kill at least 38; 2 buses hit

Torrential rains from a tropical depression caused mudslides that have killed at least 38 people in Guatema...

TELEVISION

Review | 'My Trip to Al-Qaeda': Documentary explores the forces driving jihadism and its frightful toll

9-10:30 p.m. Tuesday, HBO: As he worked on his book about al Qaeda, not only interviewing insane murderers ...

THE BABY BOOMERS

In midlife, they're unexpectedly single

APPRECIATION

FAMU Marching 100's William P. Foster changed bands and lives

VISUAL ARTS

In flux: CIFO's emerging artists are in transition

Every year, the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) presents new work by recipients of its grants and ...

MOVIE NEWS

Bradbury still chasing Martians at age 90

NONFICTION

Review | 'Exiles In Eden': Dreams derailed amid abandoned houses

Digging into foreclosed homes reveals a lot about their former owners.

FICTION

Review | 'The Sonderberg Case': Pulled into the scars of the past

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel draws from his own grief in his latest novel.

SUNDAY FOCUS | 2002 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Miami Hurricanes looking for redemption against Ohio State

The memories are still painful for Ken Dorsey and his former UM teammates who played in the 2003 Fiesta Bow...

TENNIS | U.S. OPEN

Sharapova sends Capra packing at U.S. Open

NO. 4 UF 34, MIAMI (OHIO) 12

Florida Gators have unpromising start to season

Florida began the post-Tim Tebow era unimpressively, committing mistakes galore in a much-too close victory...

BRAVES 2, MARLINS 0

Florida Marlins waste another strong showing by Johnson

Josh Johnson tied a career high with 12 strikeouts in six innings but again got no help from his offense.

DOLPHINS | FINAL CUTDOWN DAY

White, Turner among Miami Dolphins' final cuts

Pat White and Patrick Turner, both 2009 draft picks, didn't make the final cut, as the Dolphins trimmed the...

NO. 20 FSU 59, SAMFORD 6

Jimbo Fisher wins debut as Florida State coach

Jimbo Fisher won his first game since taking over for Bobby Bowden, his mentor, at FSU. `He's still my hero...

FLORIDA SPORTS BUZZ

Erratic Miami Dolphins interior line raises questions

AS SEEN ON TV

`Glades' star a Florida girl

Michelle Hurd may spend her days slogging through the swamps, but she's not complaining. ``Every day I...

Celebrity birthdays on Sept. 5

Comedian-actor Bob Newhart is 81. Actor George Lazenby is 71. Actor William Devane is 71. Actress Raquel We...

The calendar for Sept. 5

PICNIC 11 a.m. Stuff your face with delicious Southern treats and enjoy a soulful blues show by the Black...

THE WEEK THAT WAS

Paris Hilton will always have a room

PARIS HILTON: Wynn banned the party girl from their properties after her drug possession arrest. Take me to...

AS SEEN ON TV

Get ready to say goodbye to `Little People, Big World'

One of TV's favorite families prepares to say goodbye as TLC confirms that the upcoming sixth season of Lit...

LABOR DAY

How to throw a fabulous Labor Day party

Lara Shriftman has given lots and lots of parties. That's her biz. The luxury, fashion and lifestyle expert...

CELEBRITY ROUNDUP

Diddy sued for millions

HAITI

South Florida young adults visit Haiti, give back

A group from a South Florida church visited Haiti to show Haiti's young that they have not been forgotten.

EARTHQUAKE MIRACLES

Out of the earthquake rubble, remarkable tales of survival

Darlene Etienne, who spent 15 days trapped in earthquake debris, was the last person pulled alive from the ...

Venezuela introduces Cuba-like food card

Presented by President Hugo Chávez as an instrument to make shopping for groceries easier, the ``Goo...

WAR ON DRUGS

In Mexico, a high point for pot farms

With authorities focusing on other areas, Mexico's marijuana trade is reaping the benefits, drawing busines...

Cuban hunger striker rushed to hospital

Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas underwent emergency surgery Friday to remove his gall bladder, inf...

President René Préval's meetings with candidates puzzle Haitians

There was the quiet meeting with a snubbed, former Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis followed days late...

Fidel Castro turns up in full olive green uniform

POLITIFACT | SORTING OUT THE TRUTH IN POLITICS

Marco Rubio: Charlie Crist has `six different positions' on healthcare law

The press has written extensively about Gov. Charlie Crist's flip-flops amid his independent bid for U.S. S...

GOVERNOR'S RACE

Governor candidates' job plans fuzzy on details

Faced with double-digit unemployment, Florida's candidates for governor promised to make job growth their t...

CULTURE WARS

The politics of coming out of the closet

Rick Scott huddles with lobbyists in Tallahassee

Republican Rick Scott did some political barnstorming through the state capital Friday -- holding a series ...

CAMPAIGN 2010

Rubio pulls out of `Meet the Press' debate, cites ill father

The first post-primary U.S. Senate debate was called off after Republican candidate Marco Rubio said he nee...

Many Democrats more anti-Rubio than pro-anyone

Remember the saying ``Anyone But Bush'' among Democrats in 2004 who feared a second term by George W. Bush?

CONGRESSIONAL RACE | DISTRICT 25

Congressional District 25 candidates differ on how to fix economy

In the pivotal race for congressional District 25, candidates David Rivera and Joe Garcia have differing vi...

JACKSON GILLIS, 93

TV drama writer brought heroes to life

Cops and detectives, doctors and lawyers, spies and cowboys, heroes, superheroes and semi-superheroes. Thes...

JEROME M. McCABE, 84

Soldier survived Korean War's Battle of Chosin Reservoir

After four days and five nights of combat in temperatures that dipped to 35 degrees below zero, Jerome M. M...

CAMMIE KING CONLON, 76

Cammie King Conlon, Bonnie Blue Butler in `Gone With the Wind,' dies at age 76

Cammie King Conlon, who jokingly lamented that she was famous for an experience she barely remembered, port...

BILL LENOIR, 71

Bill Lenoir | Astronaut flew on space shuttle Columbia

REBECCA JOHNSON BULLARD BETHEL, 102

Rebecca Johnson Bullard Bethel | Brownsville's `conch fritter lady' demanded respect

With strength in her religious beliefs, a centenarian never showed fear -- whether she faced a dangerous si...

RALPH VERNON MOORE JR., 77

Ralph Vernon Moore Jr. | Retired principal was dedicated educator

Ralph Moore, who formerly led Coral Gables High, introduced the International Baccalaureate Program in Dade...

WILLIAM P. FOSTER, 91

William P. Foster | Founded Florida A&M Marching 100

(AP) -- William P. Foster, credited with innovating a much-imitated high-stepping style as founder and long...

University credit cards can be win for schools, loss for students

REAL ESTATE

Walking away from your mortgage isn't risk free

For underwater homeowners who think they've found a solution to their predicament--stop paying the mortgage...

THE ECONOMY

Many using 401(k)s as safety nets

A recent study shows that we're raiding our retirement accounts in record numbers.

ASK MEG

Mortgage `victim' got into this mess all by herself

Q: I am struggling to pay my mortgage due to higher insurance costs and living expenses -- and lower payche...

THE COLOR OF MONEY

An attitude adjustment for troubled times

The financial fear in this country is palatable. I know I feel it. When someone asks me, ``How are you doin...

BURGER KING

Burger King option trading surged before buyout bid

ACQUISITIONS

Talent firm acquires Sunrise company

Taleo Corp., a California-based talent management firm, has acquired Sunrise-based Learn.com, a provider of...