HIGHER EDUCATION

FSU names interim president; no front-runner considered

Florida State University Provost Garnett Stokes will serve as the institution’s interim president wh...

Named partner in Rothstein’s law firm charged with breaking election campaign laws

Russell Adler, a top partner in a notorious Ponzi schemer’s Fort Lauderdale law firm, plans to plead...

Legislature

Proposed constitutional amendment would give Florida’s next elected governor power to pack state Supreme Court

Healthcare

Street medicine brings healthcare to Miami’s homeless

When homeless patients can’t come to the clinic, the Camillus health team goes out to them to provid...

Law enforcement

ACLU calls for review of Taser use after landmark finding on Miami-Dade artist’s death

After the landmark finding blaming a stun gun for a Miami Beach street artist’s death, the ACLU urge...

Venezuela rally

FIU students show their support for student-led protests in Venezuela with a rally on campus

Students gathered at Florida International University Friday morning to show their support for student-led ...

Miami-Dade County

Judge wants more oversight, tougher penalties for Miami-Dade sewer mandate

A federal judge will make a final decision on Miami-Dade County’s sewer repairs after March 21.

Pinecrest

Pinecrest cop gets 20 days off for not aiding accident victims

Pinecrest’s village manager has determined that one of its officers didn’t properly come to t...

Controversy marks Newsweek's comeback

A mystery man. A splashy reveal. A media frenzy. Newsweek staked its return from the dead on a story it kne...

Actress Sheila MacRae of 'Honeymooners' dies at 92

The veteran stage, film and TV performer best known for playing Alice Kramden in the 1960s re-creation of "...

Child sex abuse suspect dies at Boston hospital

A man charged with sexually abusing 13 children through his wife's unlicensed child care business died at a...

Head of white supremacist gang admits guilt

The head of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood of Texas has pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspirac...

Obama, Germany's Merkel discuss Ukraine

The White House says President Barack Obama has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah MEHR'-ku...

PBS' O'Brien says he'll be OK after losing arm

Three weeks after losing much of his left arm, science correspondent Miles O'Brien appeared on the "PBS New...

Fort Hood soldier charged in prostitution case

A Fort Hood sergeant who was a coordinator of the post's sexual assault and harassment prevention program f...

Yellowstone: Bison slaughters done for the season

Yellowstone National Park ended shipments of wild bison to slaughter for the winter on Friday after almost ...

Malaysia Airlines loses contact with 777 flight

Malaysia Airlines confirmed Saturday that has lost contact with a flight carrying 239 people that was in ro...

Malaysia loses contact with plane carrying 239

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 carrying 239 people lost contact with air traffic control early Saturday...

Border Patrol tells agents to retreat from rock throwers, not shoot

The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol instructed his agents Friday to seek cover from rock throwers along th...

Ukrainians say there’s no military way to stop Russia from absorbing Crimea

Ukrainian Crimea is gone. It’s Russian – at least for now. That’s the reality today, a...

Armed men confiscate AP equipment in Crimea

Armed men in Crimea's capital city have confiscated equipment from Associated Press employees and contracto...

Letter bombs found at N Ireland post offices

Northern Ireland authorities say letter bombs have been found at two postal sorting offices, weeks after si...

Ukraine may turn to UN General Assembly

Ukraine may appeal to the U.N. General Assembly if the divided Security Council doesn't act on Russia's sei...

Russia, Ukraine feud over sniper carnage

One of the biggest mysteries hanging over the protest mayhem that drove Ukraine's president from power: Who...

Nonfiction

Walter Kirn reveals the true, bizarre story of a world-class scammer — and his own gullibility

Film

Culture critic examines the lasting appeal of ‘Network’

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Healthcare

Street medicine brings healthcare to Miami’s homeless

When homeless patients can’t come to the clinic, the Camillus health team goes out to them to provid...

Fiction

A golden brooch inspires a Vietnamese-American in search of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Shark lovers try to save Jaws from Trinidad’s bite

Conservationists say they have launched a shark-saving campaign in the Caribbean country of Trinidad & Toba...

Ask Nancy

When a parent’s bookkeeper is secretive

It’s important to safeguard the finances of an aging family member

Cook’s Corner

‘Best ever’ strawberry cake starts with a mix

Q: When I saw the strawberry cake recipe in your column recently I was so excited, and then I realized it w...

Linda Robertson: Breathtaking seamanship at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week

A series of traffic jams spread across Biscayne Bay on Friday. But these were majestic, floating, bow-to-st...

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Longtime Miami Dolphins PR executive Harvey Greene gets new post with team

heat notebook

LeBron James’ complaint about Miami Heat’s sleeved jerseys turns into a familiar circus

When the back-to-back MVP complained about his too-tight jersey after the Heat’s loss to the San Ant...

In My Opinion

David J. Neal: There’s no place to hide for Trump National Doral‘s many victims

Miami Marlins’ Henderson Alvarez picks up where he left off

Spurs 111, Heat 87

Miami Heat falls flat against San Antonio Spurs

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers’ Luongo settles into familiar spot

Roberto Luongo spoke of “returning to normalcy” before practicing with the Panthers for the first...

ROUNDUP

American Heritage, St. Thomas Aquinas to kick off 2014 football season

Two of the nation’s best and most tradition-rich programs in Broward County will clash this August to ...

37th Annual Calle Ocho Music Festival

Wilmer Valderrama to judge fashion contest, costar in new cable TV series ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’

As seen on TV

Frances Fisher sees dead people in new TV drama ‘Resurrection’

La vida local

Real Housewives stars invade Miami

The style scene

Carolina Herrera’s Spring 2014 collection inspired by Venezuelan artists

The arts scene

Robert Redford in town for world premiere of artist wife’s ‘The Way of the Rain Miami’

Scene in the Tropics

Justin Bieber throws a fit in court

Justin Bieber was in Miami Thursday to answer questions about a civil suit filed against him by a photog wh...

Celebrity birthdays on March 7

La vida local

Justin Timberlake celebrates wife Jessica Biel’s birthday in Miami

VENEZUELA

Rubio wants U.S. attention on Venezuela crisis

Sen. Marco Rubio faults the White House for being preoccupied with what is going on in Ukraine and not payi...

CUBA

Cruise ship rescues 24 Cuban migrants in Caribbean

The Carnival Paradise put them ashore in the Cayman Islands, where authorities are likely to return them to...

Venezuela

Country struggling with Chávez’s legacy

Venezuela marked the anniversary of the death of President Hugo Chavez amid tensions at home and abroad. As...

Haiti

Haitian-American officials to State Department: Don’t intervene in cholera lawsuit

Elected Haitian American officials call on U.S. State Department not to side with the United Nations in cho...

VENEZUELA

OAS to convene nations on Venezuelan crisis

The high-level meeting was requested by Panama and amid calls by South Florida lawmakers for action against...

KEY BISCAYNE

Cuban rafter taken into custody after reaching Key Biscayne; two others flee

CUBA

A newly uncovered cyber-spying attack has old Spanish oath embedded in its code

The cyber-spying attack has carefully selected its more than 1,000 victims in 31 countries, including Cuba.

WAR COURT

Guantánamo judge pushes USS Cole trial to Dec. 4

A military judge has ordered jury selection at Guantánamo in October and a December trial date for the...

FEDERAL INVESTIGATION

Busted in Nicaragua: ex-Rep. David Rivera's pal, Ana Alliegro, in FBI custody over campaign scheme

A longtime political is being held in a federal detention center on campaign-violation charges related to a...

HIGHER EDUCATION

FSU names interim president; no front-runner considered

Florida State University Provost Garnett Stokes will serve as the institution’s interim president wh...

VENEZUELA

Rubio wants U.S. attention on Venezuela crisis

Sen. Marco Rubio faults the White House for being preoccupied with what is going on in Ukraine and not payi...

politics

At CPAC, Sen. Marco Rubio presses for assertive U.S. foreign policy

Painting a grim picture of world developments, Sen. Marco Rubio said the United States has an obligation to...

COURTS

Florida Supreme Court rules immigrant cannot join Bar

The Florida Supreme Court called on the Florida Legislature to intervene to correct what it called an ...

PolitiFact Florida

Rick Scott 'oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s history,' Florida Democratic Party says

Florida Democrats claim Gov. Rick Scott “oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s histo...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Conservative committee opens door to medical marijuana for Florida

A House panel approves a strain of marijuana to be used to treat children with severe epilepsy and other co...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Vote on controversial abortion bill delayed in Senate

The bill requires doctors to perform medical examinations, including ultrasounds, on pregnant women who see...

Actress Sheila MacRae of 'Honeymooners' dies at 92

The veteran stage, film and TV performer best known for playing Alice Kramden in the 1960s re-creation of "...

John Cyril Malloy, 83

John Cyril Malloy, patent and intellectual lawyer, dies at 83

Producer of early Grammy, NFL telecasts dead at 93

Former TV academy president Hank Rieger dies

Wife of longtime Yankee Yogi Berra dies at 85

Carmen Berra, the wife of New York Yankees great Yogi Berra, has died. She was 85.

Peter Lickman, 70

Peter Lickman, longtime Northeast Miami-Dade pastor and lover of animals, dies at 70

Sports medicine pioneer Frank Jobe dies at 88

Mildred Merrick, 92

Merrick widow and UM reference librarian Mildred Merrick dies at 92

Crowd-finance bills filed in Florida House, Senate

The Florida Crowd Finance Association held its first meeting this week in Coral Gables in support of a bipa...

Coconut Grove

Grove Isle condo owners upset about plans for fourth tower

A proposed fourth condo towers would obstruct the views of some residents of the luxury condo complex.

TOURISM

Karl Lagerfeld to design Macau hotel

Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld and a Macau casino operator announced plans Friday for the Chanel designer to ...

The color of money

Bitcoin too volatile an investment without consumer protections

I was talking to someone about Bitcoin and mistakenly called it “Bitcon.”

RETAIL

'Tsunami' of store closings predicted for U.S. retailers

Recent store closings by Radio Shack and Staples may just be the beginning.

Renovation complete at Courtyard Cadillac in Miami Beach

Gadgets & Gizmos

Get the perfect panoramic with Motrr Galileo

The Motrr Galileo is an iPhone dock designed for taking perfect 360-degree panoramic images.

Investing

Should you consider U.S. Treasury's new floating rate notes?

If you are looking for something new and exciting in the investment world, you may want to take a look at ...