Legal affairs

Florida Bar accuses lawyer who represented UM booster Nevin Shapiro

Maria Elena Perez, who represented Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro, was slapped with allegations of ethical vio...

Coast Guard works to clean fuel spill in Miami’s Government Cut

Miami-area Coast Guard crewmembers were working to clean up a minor fuel spill in the area of Government Cu...

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 ...

Concord Park

Miami-Dade police bust five men imitating cops

Police working an undercover detail noticed five men inside a Nissan putting on fake police outfits and hol...

Miami Beach to host town hall meeting to discuss Beckham’s soccer proposal

Miami Beach residents can express their opinions about David Beckham’s proposal to build a soccer st...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Florida legislators push for millions in spending

Legislators have trumpeted their push for tax cuts this year, but a projected budget surplus of $1.2 billio...

Federal court

Convicted Ponzi schemer reveals cash loan deals with Hialeah’s former mayor

A convicted Ponzi schemer testified in Miami federal court that he made secret cash payments on high-intere...

Miami Beach

Smaller buses to serve a portion of Venetian Causeway

Structural problems on the Venetian Causeway have forced changes in bus services

At Boston Marathon, a chance to finally finish

Just one tiny misstep at mile 15 of the Boston Marathon last spring ruined any chance of amputee runner Jef...

Sharper challenges his no-bail status in Arizona

A judge in Phoenix will hold a hearing Wednesday in which lawyers for former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Shar...

Quotations in the News

"A hard landing in China's economy is one of the biggest risks clouding the outlook for the rest of emergin...

Dress codes: Where should schools set limits?

Ford to offer 50th anniversary Mustang

Ford is building a limited-edition Mustang GT to honor the pony car's 50th anniversary.

End of NYPD Muslim surveillance program applauded

Marathon suspect seeks dismissal of some charges

Lawyers for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect are headed to court to ask a judge to dismiss some of the c...

Alleged serial killings highlight GPS limits

Franc Cano and Steven Dean Gordon proved not once, but allegedly twice, that GPS trackers — the elec...

UN seeks $272 million for Central African Republic

The United Nations and aid groups are seeking $272 million to help people fleeing the conflict in the Centr...

Combat vehicles in east Ukraine raise Russian flag

An Associated Press reporter says he saw a column of combat vehicles in an eastern Ukrainian city, occupied...

Israeli police enter holy site to disperse riot

Israeli police say they have stormed a Jerusalem holy site to disperse a riot.

Russian FM: Russia still to meet with Ukraine

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia is still planning to meet with Ukrainian officials at an interna...

Official: Iran will not discuss missile program

Tehran will not discuss its ballistic missiles as part of ongoing talks with world powers on a final agreem...

ASML sees lull in orders from computer chip makers

ASML Holding NV, the largest supplier of equipment to computer chip makers such as Intel and Samsung, says ...

Egypt clamps hold over mosques to control message

In his weekly sermon, Muslim cleric Ali Abdel-Moati preached to his congregation in a southern Egyptian cit...

Police say 5 dead in Calgary stabbings

A recent graduate of the University of Calgary was charged in the fatal stabbing of five people at a house ...

Cook’s Corner

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

A Fork on the Road

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

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 East...

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...

Children’s health

Fast, cheap test can save the lives of many babies

TENNIS

Coral Gables edges past Cypress Bay for first boys’ state tennis title in 42 years

As both of his doubles teams dueled Cypress Bay in showdowns certain to tilt their inevitable rivalry for t...

Panthers | NHL Draft Lottery

Florida Panthers win draft lottery, will have No. 1 overall pick in 2014 NHL Entry Draft

The Florida Panthers won the NHL's annual draft lottery and will have the first overall pick in the upcomin...

Marlins 11, Nationals 2

Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna pace Miami Marlins’ rout of Washington Nationals

Giancarlo Stanton belted another mammoth homer, and the Marlins snapped an eight-game losing streak

Dolphins

Technology embraced by Miami Dolphins GM Dennis Hickey

Dennis Hickey thinks fast and talks even faster.

UM | Track and Field

University of Miami pole vaulter Alysha Newman overcomes fear to succeed

World Cup

FIFA World Cup Trophy makes the rounds as Brazil promises an efficiently run 2014 tournament

Tennis | Boys’ and Girls’ State Championships

Cypress Bay girls’ tennis team delayed; Coral Gables wins boys’ title

How fortunes can change in the span of 20 minutes. That’s about how long it took for Cypress Bay to lo...

Heat

Miami Heat experiences changes but same goal remains

At the movies

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

Celebrity birthdays on April 16

Singer Bobby Vinton is 79. Actress Ellen Barkin is 60. Bassist Jason Scheff of Chicago is 52. Singer Jimmy...

As seen on TV

Billy Bob Thornton finds a fit with FX’s ‘Fargo’

Celebrity roundup

Ultimate Warrior’s cause of death announced

Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine should pay more than $800,000 in trial costs to concert promoter ...

Celebrities

Nicolas Cage, not your average ‘Joe’

A decade-and-a-half removed from his Oscar-winning turn in Leaving Las Vegas, Nicolas Cage was an actor on ...

Radar

Hot stuff celebrities love

Victoria’s Secret announces London fashion show

LONDON (AP) – London is getting a new fashion extravaganza – the Victoria’s Secret Sho...

It’s official: Michael Strahan’s ‘Good Morning America’ side job confirmed with his visit

NEW YORK (AP) – Michael Strahan has made good on reports that he’s joining “Good Morni...

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

WAR COURT

9/11 competency hearing puts focus on Guantánamo’s secret prison

Based on U.S. documents, accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed marks his 49th birthday Monday, and ...

CUBA

Gross ends hunger strike in Cuba

U.S. government subcontractor Alan P. Gross, jailed in Havana for more than four years, suspended his becau...

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...

Cholera

World Bank head Jim Yong Kim calls for renewed urgency in Haiti’s cholera fight

World Cup

Yes, you can put on a World Cup in the Amazon. Manaus ready to show off its best.

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

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 ...

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...

LEGISLATURE 2014

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

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...

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

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.

British journalist Patrick Seale dies at 84

Patrick Seale, a veteran journalist and author on Middle Eastern affairs as well as one of the world's lead...

Janet Feagans Launcelott, 78

South Florida civil rights and fair housing leader Janet Launcelott dies

Tony Award-winning actress Phyllis Frelich dies

Phyllis Frelich, a Tony Award-winning deaf actress who starred in the Broadway version of "Children of a Le...

Young basketball fan's memorial set for next week

The family of an 8-year-old girl who befriended Michigan State University basketball star Adreian Payne is ...

Songwriter Jesse Winchester dies at age 69

Songwriter Jesse Winchester dies at age 69

Former Hawks All-Star Lou Hudson dies at 69

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 ...

Miami Beach to host town hall meeting to discuss Beckham’s soccer proposal

Miami Beach residents can express their opinions about David Beckham’s proposal to build a soccer st...

Miami Beach

Miami Beach road construction continues to pinch businesses

Multiple road projects on Miami Beach and its causeways snarl traffic, create obstacles for customers and p...

TECHNOLOGY

eMerge Americas Techweek to bring in array of experts, events

eMerge Americas Techweek, May 2-7, will bring together entrepreneurs, technologists and executives from aro...

Coral Gables

Coral Gables may swap two old parking garages for a new one

The city could gain hundreds of spaces under a plan floated by outgoing City Manager Pat Salerno.

Centene Management signs lease for office space at Sawgrass Plaza in Sunrise

Centene Management Co. LLC, a Fortune 500 company, has signed a lease for 42,678 square feet at Sawgrass Pl...

Verizon installs advanced wireless systems at arenas

Telecommunications giant Verizon Wireless has installed advanced in-building 4G LTE wireless systems at the...

WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

For workers, low wages still create stress

Despite improved business conditions and an uptick in hiring, workers struggle to combat stagnant wages.