IRS slams Miccosukee Indians with $170 million in tax liens

The IRS has imposed hundreds of millions of dollars in tax liens against the Miccosukee Indian Tribe and it...

ELECTION LAW

Gov. Rick Scott signs elections bill to fix long voter lines

Gov. Rick Scott completed Florida’s election law about-face, signing a bill to reverse changes to ea...

INSURANCE

Sweet deal for state taxpayers or Scott donor giveaway?

Critics see political donations and heavy lobbying by Heritage Property and Casualty as evidence that Citiz...

In My Opinion

Fabiola Santiago: Damas de Blanco are true heroes

Whether in the streets of Cuba, at international forums — or now in Miami before they return to the...

School Scene

Coral Reef High students earn summer internship at FIU

Aliya Moktadier, Kasia Williams, Jayson Plasencia, Ashley Sierra and Hunter Alvarez of Coral Reef Senior Hi...

MACARTHUR CAUSEWAY ATTACK

‘Zombie’ attack victim may spend rest of life in Miami-Dade nursing home

Ronald Poppo, 66, is in good health and spirits despite being blind and having cut off contact with family ...

HEALTH

Miami-Dade non-profit offers free hearing screenings this week

Homes next to Florida sinkhole to be demolished

The homes on either side of the Tampa area house where a sinkhole opened under a man's bedroom are being de...

Protesters rally over IRS' tea party scrutiny

Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rall...

Under scrutiny, Va. gov's mansion a dichotomy

An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion ...

600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released

In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patro...

Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums

As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advoca...

Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums

While Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration adv...

Boy Scouts meet to decide policy on gay Scouts

The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its lo...

Vatican releases 1st report of financial watchdog

The Vatican has taken another step in trying to show greater financial transparency by publishing a first a...

Riots in Stockholm spread to more suburbs

Groups of youth have smashed shop windows, set cars ablaze and burnt down a cultural center as the riots th...

Mais non! French universities may teach in English

France's National Assembly is taking up an education reform bill that would allow public universities to ho...

UK to finalize plans for Afghan interpreters

Britain is proposing to let Afghan interpreters who worked alongside its troops the right to settle in the ...

Death toll rises to 23 in China factory blast

The death toll from a massive blast at an explosives plant in eastern China has risen to 23 with 10 people ...

Investors edgy ahead of Bernanke testimony

Investors were edgy Wednesday ahead of the appearance of U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke before ...

Irishman charged with 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing

A 61-year-old Irishman has been charged with the Irish Republican Army bombing of the queen's ceremonial ca...

How a spark of an idea for a sneaker turned Crystal4U into a sparkling business

A Weston woman’s spark of an idea turned into a sparkling business

Health

Heart patient, 21, waits for transplant approval

Twenty-one-year-old Daniel Lasprilla’s life is measured in beats.

Diabetes

Teen learns to tackle Type 2 diabetes

For a 17-year-old Coral Reef High student, a trip to the emergency room with a frighteningly high blood sug...

Southern desert

Sand surfing in Peru — where only the dunes are steep

Cook’s Corner

Savory sauce distinguishes German stuffed cabbage

History

Historian seeks out forgotten people, places in ‘Here is Where’

Fiction

Living on the edge of Florida

Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Noe Jr. | 1928-2013

Former Calder Race Course president Kenny Noe Jr. dies from heart failure

Kenny Noe Jr. inherited a course that was ‘all mud’ and transferred it into a racing showplac...

Golf spotlight

Hawk takes up residence at Flamingo Lakes

UM Baseball

The time is right for Miami Hurricanes to improve NCAA standing

The confident Hurricanes intend to seize the opportunity to go on a late-season run, beginning with the ACC...

DOLPHINS

New Miami Dolphin Brent Grimes could be become cornerstone

Phillies 7, Marlins 3

Miami Marlins’ bullpen struggles in loss to Philadelphia Phillies

Heat vs. Pacers | Frontcourt Matchup

Chris Bosh-Roy Hibbert matchup could decide Heat-Pacers series

SUPER BOWL

South Florida dealt a Super Bowl shutout

A failed attempt to upgrade Sun Life Stadium appears to have hurt Miami as NFL owners awarded Super Bowl 50...

At the movies

For stars, ‘Hangover’ was a game changer

Four years ago, Bradley Cooper had built a solid reputation as a scene-stealing supporting player. Ed Helms...

As seen on TV

2 locals starring in ‘Bachelorette’

Romantics, whet your appetites for reality matchmaking at its finest. The Bachelorette is back in action 9 ...

Celebrity birthdays on May 22

Actor Michael Constantine (“Room 222”) is 86. Actor-director Richard Benjamin is 75. Actress ...

Celebrity roundup

Rob Pattinson & Kristen Stewart: Is it really over?

It’s looking permanent this time. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are on a break again. Apparen...

Teen star Zendaya finishes 1st on `Dancing’ finals

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Four finalists are vying for the “Dancing With the Stars” title, an...

Celebrity birthdays on May 21

As seen on TV

Ray J back on reality TV as host of Oxygen’s ‘Bad Girls All Star Battle’

HUNGER STRIKE

Guantánamo’s military defense lawyers cite My Lai massacre in plea to Hagel

Uniformed defense lawyers for alleged Guantánamo terrorists invoked the Vietnam War’s My Lai mass...

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantánamo prison

The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantánam...

CUBA

Fiber optic cable linking Cuba to Jamaica active

Cuba has activated a branch of its submarine fiber optic cable that connects to Jamaica, giving it greater ...

CUBA

Annual U.S. report on religious freedoms says Cuba eased some controls but still imposed many restrictions

U.S. State Department finds some religious reforms but says controls on Cuban churches remain strong

Venezuela

Pro-government TV host at center of Venezuelan tape scandal steps down

Mario Silva, whose alleged comments provoked a brewing government scandal in Venezuela, stepped down from h...

Cuba

Gloria Estefan delivers a message of freedom in the Vatican

During a brief encounter with Pope Francis, Gloria Estefan asked him to keep the plight of Cubans in mind

Venezuela

Chávez ally paints picture of power struggles in alleged tape

Venezuela’s opposition released a tape of a conversation that pro-government television host Mario S...

INSURANCE

Sweet deal for state taxpayers or Scott donor giveaway?

Critics see political donations and heavy lobbying by Heritage Property and Casualty as evidence that Citiz...

ELECTION LAW

Gov. Rick Scott signs elections bill to fix long voter lines

Gov. Rick Scott completed Florida’s election law about-face, signing a bill to reverse changes to ea...

Immigration bill heads to full Senate

A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough bat...

Tallahassee

Gov. Scott vetoes hundreds of millions from state budget

From a coast-to-coast bike trail to tuition increases, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed more than $350 million from t...

Politics

Nan Rich: Time for South Florida Dem to run for governor

— For 10 years, political pros have taken it almost as gospel that the strongest statewide Democrati...

STATE BUDGET

Gov. Rick Scott to veto tuition hike

When he signs the state budget Monday, the governor is also expected to approve an extra $65 million for sa...

STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Pension vote puts some House Republicans in awkward position

Many Republican lawmakers who wanted to shut down the state’s pension system to new hires are member...

Criteria Recording Studios founder Emerman dies

Mack Emerman, the founder of Criteria Recording Studios where acts including Eric Clapton, James Brown and ...

Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74

Bernard Waber, children's author, dies at age 91

Venturi, US Open champion and CBS analyst, dies

Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Spo...

85-year-old wife of Mormon church president dies

The wife of the Mormon church's president shied away from the spotlight, but her lifelong work behind the s...

Argentine dictator Videla dies in prison at age 87

Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta ...

Human Rights Watch activist Brown dies in NY at 60

Activist Cynthia Brown, one of the guiding forces at the international advocacy group Human Rights Watch, h...

CARGO INDUSTRY

PortMiami rail upgrade now on track

Construction of a delayed rail line upgrade at PortMiami should begin within 45 days.

WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

The tricky business of collaboration

Shaping a winning squad is a tricky job. Experts emphasize team building with direct feedback to members ...

Starck firm sues Related Cos.

A trendy architecture and design firm co-founded by Philippe Starck called yoo (cq) sued Jorge Perez’...

INSURANCE

Sweet deal for state taxpayers or Scott donor giveaway?

Critics see political donations and heavy lobbying by Heritage Property and Casualty as evidence that Citiz...

L.A.’s Redbury Hotel coming to South Beach

Another Los Angeles transplant is coming to South Beach.

How a spark of an idea for a sneaker turned Crystal4U into a sparkling business

A Weston woman’s spark of an idea turned into a sparkling business

Town Center Aventura announces new tenants to open in the fall

Town Center Aventura, the redesigned lifestyle shopping center formerly known as Loehmann’s Fashion ...