Football player arrested for DUI on South Beach

Florida Prepaid deadline is Tuesday

If you want to prepay for college, you have only until Tuesday to lock in this year’s prices.

Urine leaks at Palm Beach County high schools lead to costly repairs

Administrators order removal of waterless urinals.

WEATHER

Florida: Get ready for Severe Weather Awareness Week

Gov. Rick Scott has proclaimed Jan. 30 to Feb. 3 as Florida’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, a desi...

CAMPAIGN 2012

Poll: Sen. Nelson holds slim lead in Senate race

Incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson leads Rep. Connie Mack, the leading candidate among GOP Senate hopefu...

Road to the White House

In Miami, Gingrich and Romney court Hispanic vote

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich spoke about immigration to Hispanic voters in Miami, but neither roused the c...

Ohio man clings to life at Jackson Memorial after botched robbery in Haiti

An American man building an orphanage in Haiti is hospitalized in critical condition at Jackson Memorial af...

CAMPAIGN 2012

Gingrich daughter runs campaign from Key Biscayne

Newt Gingrich’s older daughter, Kathy G. Lubbers, has become an indispensable political advisor.

Fort Lauderdale man shot dead Thursday night

A Fort Lauderdale man was found shot dead on the ground Thursday night, according to Fort Lauderdale polic...

Two BSO deputies charged with falsifying records

Two Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies have been charged with falsifying records, court documents say...

Environment

Utilities seek break on ocean flushing

Citing more than $1 billion in costs, Miami-Dade and Broward utilities are pushing a bill that would let th...

Skier dies in avalanche in Utah backcountry

Authorities say a skier has died after becoming trapped in an avalanche in a Utah backcountry area that the...

Occupy Oakland protest grows to about 2,000 people

An estimated 2,000 Occupy protesters are on the streets of Oakland as they threaten to take over a vacant b...

Official: Yemen president in US for treatment

Once-homeless science whiz moves into new NY house

A New York teen who was living at a homeless shelter when she was picked as a semifinalist in a prestigious...

Girl jumps from car, killed by vehicle in Colo.

Police in Denver say a teenage girl is dead after she jumped out of a car driven by her mother and was hit ...

Students find man stuck for days in Rio Grande mud

A man who tells authorities he was stuck in the mud at the Rio Grande river in New Mexico for three days ha...

Coast Guard frees 2 Mich. vessels from icy waters

The U.S. Coast Guard has freed two ships trapped by ice in the Straits of Mackinac between Michigan's Upper...

Rep. Barney Frank mourns ex-Boston Mayor White

Crews try to stabilize Ohio casino collapse site

A hospital spokesman says a worker who was injured when a floor collapsed at an Ohio casino construction si...

Police: 4 die as driver goes wrong way on Md. hwy

Maryland State Police say four people have died after a driver apparently went the wrong way on U.S. Route ...

Police: 4 die as driver goes wrong way on Md. hwy

Maryland State Police say four people have died after a driver apparently went the wrong way on Route 50 in...

With violence rising, Arab League ends Syria mission

The Arab League suspended its Syria observation mission Saturday, saying it was too dangerous to continue, ...

With violence rising, Arab League suspends Syria mission

The Arab League suspended its Syria observation mission Saturday, saying it was too dangerous to continue, ...

Suspect shown by Mexico cops says he beat Canadian

A Mexican man charged with severely beating a Canadian woman at a resort hotel has told journalists that he...

Senegal opposition wants protest against president

Brazilian bikinis burgeon to fit the fat

Tall and tan and young and ... chunky?

Colicky Edinburgh Zoo pandas removed from display

Two giant pandas on loan to a Scottish zoo have been removed from display while being treated for colic.

Bahamas police investigate cruise ship death

Authorities in the Bahamas say a 26-year-old U.S. tourist has died aboard a Carnival cruise ship and the cr...

Thousands of Tunisians denounce Islamist extremism

More than 8,000 Tunisians marched Saturday through the capital denouncing violence committed by ultraconser...

Peru: 26 killed in fire at rehabilitation center

A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation center for addicts in a poor part of Peru's capital...

Somalia journalist shot dead in capital

African Union opens new $200m HQ from China

African leaders have inaugurated a new $200 million headquarters that was funded by China as a gift. They s...

Mama Sass

Injury, burnout the ‘payoff’ for one-sport wonders

When I was a kid, it was nothing to squeeze a volleyball match, roller skating, swimming, running, whiffle ...

Relationships

Almost an owner: Ways to enjoy pets when you can’t live with one

People seem to have a basic need to connect with animals.

Dr. Dolittler

Kitty’s frequent upchucking not necessarily a cause for concern

Wife, not nosy parents, comes first

I’m surprised I’m the one who has to break this to your husband, but it’s not his mom...

Cook’s Corner

Wolfie’s, pickled green tomatoes and memories

Q. My husband and I were just reading in The Miami Herald about the passing of Wolfie’s owner, Samuel ...

Edgy veggie

Edgy veggie

It’s three weeks into the new year, that critical time when many of us abandon our freshly made reso...

A Fork on the Road

If you love pizza, this is it

soup

Broccoli, pasta make

Everyday soupmaking doesn’t have to be complicated. You combine broth with vegetables and aromatics...

Wine

Grapes: The more the merrier in white blends

Plastic Surgery 101

Given 3 options, which to choose?

As a patient you have every reason to be confused. None of those options are wrong, but there is one I thin...

Fashion

Lagerfeld retools line for the Web

Karl Lagerfeld’s reboot of his own label is happening entirely online.

All-Star Weekend | Panthers

Leadership is praised for Florida Panthers’ turnaround

NHL observers at the All-Star Game credited GM Dale Tallon and coach Kevin Dineen for the Panthers’ ...

Heat 99, knicks 89

Wade has resounding return in Miami Heat’s win over Knicks

After missing six games with a sprained ankle, Dwyane Wade came back with a bang, scoring 28 points to lead...

Soccer

Cypress Bay ousts West Broward

For the third year in a row, the Ligtning ended the Bobcats’ season — this time with a 2-1 wi...

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin wants aggressive, creative offense

Girls’ soccer

Gulliver’s unbeaten streak at 53

Samantha Lujan scored a hat trick and had an assist in the win.

ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon | 6:15 a.m. Sunday

Races have grown in a tropical setting

Despite skepticism, Miami’s long-distance events have become a destination for runners.

UM BASKETBALL

Miami Hurricanes basketball coach Jim Larranaga signs three-year extension

University of Miami men's basketball coach Jim Larranaga has agreed to a three-year contract extension that...

SAILING

Four Floridians make Paralympic Sailing team at Rolex regatta

Four Floridians are among six disabled sailors who won berths on the U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team on Friday...

CHARITY BASEBALL

DiMaggio charity baseball game to be star-studded affair

About 57 former major-leaguers will take the field Saturday in Hollywood for the 24th Joe DiMaggio’s...

Dolphins tickets

Miami Dolphins plan no increase in ticket prices

IN MY OPINION

It lacks punch, but Heat-Knicks still a heavyweight bout

The New York Knicks might be a mess but there’s still life in the old rivalry with the Miami Heat.

My kind of town

Playboy’s February Playmate Leola Bell is a local

The calendar

Start the night off at the grand opening celebration of Lucky Clover Irish Pub Block Party with performanc...

Celebrity birthdays on Jan. 28

Etta James remembered as triumphant trailblazer

Etta James was remembered at a service Saturday attended by hundreds of friends, family and fans as a woman...

Coming to town

‘Gambler’ Kenny Rogers coming to Hard Rock Live

Demi Moore replaced in Lovelace film

Scene in the Tropics

Mickey Rourke, A-Rod toast new Delano restaurant

Bethenny Frankel getting yet another TV show

Drew Carey breaks engagement

Merle Haggard still ailing

Celebrity birthdays on Jan. 27

Singer Bobby “Blue” Bland is 82. Actor James Cromwell (“Babe”) is 72. Drumme...

CUBA

How church, Castros learned to coexist

Enrique López Oliva remembers the days when Cuban Catholics hung their religious icons in their grand...

Peru: 26 killed in fire at rehabilitation center

A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation center for addicts in a poor part of Peru's capital...

CUBA

Communist Party meets in Havana

Granma reports that term limits and the economy are on the agenda of this weekend’s Cuban Communist Pa...

CUBA

A Havana theater built in 1921 collapsed, killing one man and highlighting Cuba’s desperate housing shortage.

A theater opened in 1921 was the second fatal building collapse in 10 days

CUBA

Cuba’s Communists meet to update party, not much buzz on street

Cuba’s ruling Communist Party opens an unprecedented gathering Saturday that will approve term lim...

MILITARY

Marine selected to head of Southcom

Venezuela

Sources: Chávez ignored drug warnings about Defense chief

Venezuelan government’s high-ranking officials informed President Hugo Chávez that they had inf...

CUBA

Fidel Castro writes again after long break

The former Cuban leader produced five columns in three weeks, after a long break that sparked rumors about...

Energy

Is oil drilling in Cuban waters safe?

With Scarabeo 9, a Spanish company’s leased oil rig, in place for exploratory drilling off the Cuban...

Haiti

New CEO for Haiti Digicel telecom company

Haiti’s largest cell phone operator and one of the Caribbean’s most profitable is getting a n...

CUBA

Cuba court: Gross set up Wi-Fi nets for Jews in three cities

In My Opinion

Maybe Florida’s governor needs glasses

Normally the grand opening of an eyeglass store at a suburban mall on Kendall Drive would not be so very gr...

REDISTRICTING

House counters critics, passes redistricting maps

A last-minute critique of the Legislature’s redistricting maps from the Fair District proponents pro...

POLITICS

Gay Republicans fight for respect

Members of a gay Republican group say they get their greatest criticism from other gays.

On last day of Florida early balloting, some vote, some jog

Most of the folks strolling, trotting and biking on the marina walk bordering Miami’s City Hall on a...

2012 Florida Legislature

Lawmakers want charter schools to grow

State lawmakers will consider giving construction dollars to charter schools.

CUBA

How church, Castros learned to coexist

Enrique López Oliva remembers the days when Cuban Catholics hung their religious icons in their grand...

CAMPAIGN 2012

Poll: Sen. Nelson holds slim lead in Senate race

Incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson leads Rep. Connie Mack, the leading candidate among GOP Senate hopefu...

CAMPAIGN 2012

Gingrich daughter runs campaign from Key Biscayne

Newt Gingrich’s older daughter, Kathy G. Lubbers, has become an indispensable political advisor.

Road to the White House

In Miami, Gingrich and Romney court Hispanic vote

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich spoke about immigration to Hispanic voters in Miami, but neither roused the c...

In My Opinion

Newt, Mitt and our next ambassador to the moon

To paraphrase Jackie Gleason’s legendary TV character Ralph Kramden, “To the moon, Newt!”

Romney would rank among richest presidents ever

Miami Dolphins

Dolphins might want Broward out of Super Bowl bid

CASINO resorts

Would casino mega resort hurt existing Miami restaurants and shops? Opinion is split

Retailers and restaurateurs are split on the potential impact casino resorts would have on S. Florida, with...

The color of money

The down-payment debate is heating up

During a recent financial workshop, I met a single mother who couldn’t afford her mortgage.

The week ahead

Politics aside, it’s all about the jobs

Forget about political polling data. Ignore the latest primary results.

Costs concordia disaster

Settlement offered to Costa Concordia shipwreck survivors

Passengers who suffered no physical injury from the grounding of the Costa Concordia are being offered a se...

Costs of Miami Herald move released

McClatchy Corp said Friday it will cost about $45 million for relocating The Miami Herald’s operatio...

FPL parent increases earnings

NextEra Energy, parent company to Florida Power & Light Co., on Friday said its clean-energy investments ar...

Hispanic Chamber endorses casino resorts

The South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced conditional support of bringing casino resorts to ...

TOURISM

Most ING Miami Marathon runners are tourists too

A record 25,000 runners — mostly visitors — are registered to participate in the ING Miami Ma...

GAMBLING

Sands CEO backs Gingrich and a Miami casino

Sheldon Adelson is Newt Gingrich’s biggest political backer, and also is pushing Miami to endorse hi...

Cable TV’s mad-as-hell guy comes to South Florida

MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan, who made his mark with a wild rant against — well — everything,...

'The Sting' actress Dimitra Arliss dies in LA

Dimitra Arliss, who played a hired killer alongside Robert Redford and Paul Newman in the caper comedy "The...

Eiko Ishioka, graphic designer and art director, dies at 73

As Japan's pre-eminent graphic designer and art director in the 1970s and early '80s, Eiko Ishioka helped b...

Grammy-winning composer Clare Fischer dead at 83

Rep. Barney Frank mourns ex-Boston Mayor White

Retiring Rep. Barney Frank says former Mayor Kevin White was a political pioneer who opened up the Boston p...

DEATHS

DCOTA founder Marvin Danto dies at 95

In 1985, Marvin Danto shifted the center of South Florida’s home-furnishings universe from Miami...

Peter, Paul and Mary bassist Dick Kniss dies at 74

Jean Smith, Junior League president and Nancy Reagan confidant, dies at 93

Jean Webb Vaughan Smith, a member of the Reagans' inner circle who championed volunteerism as national pres...

Robert Hegyes, who played Juan Epstein on 'Kotter,' dies at 60

Robert Hegyes, an actor whose Jewish-Puerto Rican character Juan Epstein was one of the Sweathogs on the 19...

Robert Hegyes, Juan Epstein of 'Welcome Back Kotter' dies at 60

Robert Hegyes, the New Jersey-born actor who played Jewish Puerto-Rican wheeler-dealer Juan Luis Pedro Phil...

Robert Hegyes, played Epstein on 'Kotter,' dies

Costume designer Eiko Ishioka has died at 73