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Hialeah pet rescue operator charged with felony animal abuse

The operator of a Hialeah pet rescue shelter was arrested Thursday after authorities say she kept as many a...

A dozen shots hit Miami-Dade house; man wounded in chest

A house with several people sleeping people inside was shot up overnight in Northwest Miami-Dade.

MUSEUMS

Two Miami-Dade museums win Kellogg Foundation grants

Two local museums were the only institutions in Florida to win grants for family engagement programs from t...

Animal cruelty case

Model in Miami-Dade animal torture porn case granted bond

POLITICS

Sen. Bill Nelson seeks local solution to expand Medicaid in Florida

Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., proposes using local tax dollars to fund the state portion of an expansion of tra...

A flawed investigation: The rape case of FSU quarterback Jameis Winston

Early on the morning of Dec. 7, 2012, a freshman at Florida State University reported that she had been ra...

Online shopping

Amazon to start charging sales tax in Florida

Beginning on May 1, the Internet giant will collect sales taxes from Floridians who make purchases on Amazo...

Salmonella decline seen in food poisoning report

The government's latest report card on food poisoning shows a dip in salmonella cases but an increase in il...

Lost radio program featuring Hank Williams found

Firework injures fans during Dodgers-Giants game

Police say several people suffered minor injuries when a fan threw a firework onto a walkway at the San Fra...

Hot cars at this year's New York auto show

With more than 1 million visitors annually, the New York International Auto Show is one of the most importa...

Utah police enlist FBI to help in baby death case

Utah authorities are enlisting the help of the FBI to analyze DNA from seven babies found dead in the garag...

Detroit sees more deals ahead in bankruptcy case

On the heels of major deals with pension funds, an attorney for the city of Detroit on Thursday predicted m...

Iranian woman forgives son's killer at the gallows

The execution of an Iranian convicted of murder was halted at the very last minute in a dramatic scene this...

Salmonella decline seen in food poisoning report

The government's latest report card on food poisoning is out, and it has some good news: a drop in illnesse...

Russian state media claim AP skews Putin coverage

Kremlin-controlled television channels criticized The Associated Press' international television service fo...

Thugs with machetes attack Nigerian party congress

Nigerian officials say machete-wielding thugs have attacked delegates at a meeting of Nigeria's main opposi...

Peru volcano prompts evacuation of 4,000

Peruvian authorities have ordered the preventative evacuation of 4,000 people living near the Ubinas volcan...

Hail wreaks Easter travel havoc in Mexico City

A freak spring hailstorm has caused havoc for thousands of people trying to leaving Mexico City for Easter ...

French military frees 5 aid workers in N Mali

France's presidential palace says French forces have freed five humanitarian aid workers kidnapped by "a te...

Croatia extradites ex-spy to Germany

A former top spy in Yugoslavia's feared secret service has been extradited to Germany, where he is wanted i...

Text of joint statement on Ukraine

Here is the joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of the U.S., Russia, Ukraine and European Union...

Jones, Godard, Cronenberg in competition at Cannes

David Cronenberg deconstructs Hollywood, Tommy Lee Jones goes Western, and reclusive New Wave legend Jean-L...

A Fork on the Road

A Fork on the Road: Choices Cafe gives vegans plenty of flavor

Holiday cooking

Miami chefs put a twist on Easter classics

The Edgy Veggie

Edgy Veggie: Eggless ‘Egg Salad’

This must be the egg industry’s favorite time of the year. There’s Easter eggs, egg-rich Easter c...

Cook’s Corner

Cook’s Corner: Behold the new colors of Easter eggs

Fit tip: Get enough water

Q: How much water should I be drinking throughout the day?

Watch for sleep drug risks

About 8 million people take prescription drugs to help them sleep, but these medications have flaws

Chew on This

If stress has you on edge, these foods will settle you

What are the consequences of chronic stress?

Skin Deep

How to correct five common beauty mistakes

Nobody’s perfect, and we’re all guilty of making beauty blunders on occasion. So long as they...

Badminton

Palmetto repeats GMAC crown

Palmetto coach David Zarco doesn’t hold back when he trains his badminton players.

Nationals 6, Marlins 3

Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins unravel late in loss to Washington Nationals

Track and Field

Booker T. Washington High School boys sprint to victories in the Region 4-2A meet

It’s time to anoint Booker T. Washington the sprint capital of Florida.

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Anti-bullying bill supported by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross likely to fail

The Florida Legislature has once again proven unkind to Stephen Ross – or at least uncooperative.

76ers 100, Heat 87

Miami Heat falls to Philadelphia 76ers, begins first-round preparations for Charlotte Bobcats

And now begins the second season.

WILDLIFE | White Oak Conservation center

Exotic, endangered animals thrive at Wild Oak preserve

The North Florida facility that rehabilitated a young, injured Florida panther has a long tradition of help...

Tennis

Gulliver Prep wraps up boys’ and girls’ state tennis titles again

Even as the Gulliver Prep boys were basking in their second consecutive unblemished mark at the state final...

State Tennis

Cypress Bay girls’ tennis team prevails after delay

A year ago, Pierina Imparato and Shene Disbergen stood on the same Sanlando Park courts as Cypress Bay ...

La vida local

Marlon Wayans couldn’t let it rest: he’s back for ‘A Haunted House 2’

Celebrity roundup

Valerie Harper: I’m not ‘cancer free’

Sounded too good to be true, and it was: Valerie Harper is not “cancer free,” as Closer Weekl...

Jay Z to bring Made in America music fest to LA

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Budweiser Made in America music festival is coming to Los Angeles, but who is...

Singer Chris Brown’s bodyguard on trial in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) – Singer Chris Brown’s bodyguard is on trial on assault charges in Washington...

Miley Cyrus resting up after severe allergic reaction causes her to miss shows

Miley Cyrus isn’t doing too well.

Celebrity birthdays on April 17

Celebrity roundup

Rob Kardashian in treatment

At the movies

British comedian Nick Frost channels a salsa dancer in ‘Cuban Fury’

WAR COURT

Guantánamo judge to CIA: Disclose ‘black site’ details to USS Cole defense lawyers

CUBA

Condom shortage hits Cuba

Haiti

U.S. housing effort in Haiti criticized — again

The U.S. government’s largest aid agency says despite criticism of its efforts to build thousands of...

WAR COURT

Guantánamo trial delays frustrate 9/11 victims’ family members

The family members of 9/11 victims meet with reporters and express skepticism and frustration at the delays...

CARIBBEAN

Eastern Caribbean whalers follow a 139-year-old tradition, now under siege

With a tradition dating back more than 100 years, whalers in Bequia in the eastern Caribbean still hunt wha...

WAR COURT

Guantánamo judge orders inquiry into FBI’s involvement

Two copies of commentary by accused 9/11 planner Khalid Sheik Mohammed were given to the FBI in December as...

WAR COURT

Accusation of FBI spying stalls 9/11 hearing

Defense attorneys in the 9/11 case say the FBI is searching for misdeeds by the legal teams, and it might h...

CUBA

Cat-and-mouse secrecy game plays out daily in Cuba

2014 Legislature

Miami lawmakers make one more push to extend healthcare to immigrant children

Florida lawmakers haven’t given up hope on extending the state’s subsidized health insurance ...

POLITICS

Gov. Rick Scott to Charlie Crist: Win your primary and then maybe we’ll debate

Gov. Rick Scott said he’s not ready to take up Charlie Crist’s challenge to debate, saying it...

2014 Legislature

Florida lawmakers consider healthcare law change aimed at Jackson

Crist delivers blistering attack of Scott

Delivering an opening salvo in his campaign to return to office, former Gov. Charlie Crist heaped blisterin...

PolitiFact

Did more than 3 million young adults get health coverage from parents' plans?

There’s no way to get an exact figure, but President Obama’s point that the federal health ca...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Democrats resort to ‘political stunts’ to call attention to raising Florida’s minimum wage, Republicans say

In My Opinion

Fred Grimm: Zombie Apocalypse bill comes to life

It’s the only plausible explanation for what happened last week in Tallahassee. Florida lawmakers ar...

Politics

Former Congressman David Rivera’s friend Ana Alliegro denied bond, remains in jail

New York political leader Basil Paterson dies

Basil Paterson, a longtime New York political powerhouse and the father of former Gov. David Paterson, has ...

Salsa great Cheo Feliciano dies in car crash at 78

Puerto Rican salsa legend Cheo Feliciano died in a car accident early Thursday, prompting the governor of t...

Servier, lab founder in drug scandal, dies at 92

Jacques Servier, the founder of France's second-largest pharmaceutical group who became ensnared in a scand...

Malaysian lawmaker and lawyer Karpal Singh dies

Veteran Malaysian opposition lawmaker Karpal Singh, an eminent lawyer who had been detained without trial u...

OBITUARY

Long-time attorney Larry Kuvin dies at 80

'Paul Robeson' playwright Phillip Hayes Dean dies

Phillip Hayes Dean, a playwright, director and theater actor who wrote the one-man play "Paul Robeson" star...

Romanian poet, dissident Nina Cassian dies

Romanian poet and translator Nina Cassian, who obtained political asylum in the United States after the Com...

Ex-Arizona 3-sport star, NFL QB Fred Enke dies

Fred W. Enke, a former three-sport star at Arizona who later was a quarterback on three NFL teams, has died.

CRUISE INDUSTRY

Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas to call China home

Royal Caribbean International is placing its biggest bet yet on China as an emerging cruise market.

Wells Fargo names new regional president for South Florida

Wells Fargo & Co. said Thursday that it has named José “Joe” Atkinson regional president...

Watsco reports record first quarter results

Watsco (NYSE:WSO) on Thursday reported record results for the first quarter ended March 31, with net income...

CORPORATE EARNINGS

AutoNation profit up 15 percent

AutoNation, the country’s largest car dealership chain, shrugged off winter storms that cut auto sal...

RETAIL

Charlotte Olympia opens store at Bal Harbour Shops; Nicholas Kirkwood opens pop-up shop

Online shopping

Amazon to start charging sales tax in Florida

Beginning on May 1, the Internet giant will collect sales taxes from Floridians who make purchases on Amazo...

North Miami Beach

City arborist serves by tending the trees in North Miami Beach

NMB’s city arborist sees trees as an amenity that can improve home values, increase city tax income,...

Healthcare

UM law students dig into healthcare policy to help a patient get life-saving treatment

Sometimes getting treatment takes more than a healthcare navigator. It takes a lawyer -- or four.