Federal court

Miami airline executive recounts extortion attempt by Bolivia’s anti-corruption chief

Airline boss granted political asylum in Miami says Bolivia’s anti-corruption chief tried to shake h...

Miami Beach

Syrian refugee crisis brings Israelis and Arabs together in Miami Beach

Sun Life Stadium

Miami Dolphins owner wants to swap $4 million tax bill for stadium renovations

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross proposes to pay for stadium upgrades privately in exchange for not having to pa...

Miami-Dade schools

Miami Jackson High’s appeal denied; grade stays a ‘B’

The Florida Department of Education says that even had it agreed to toss the contested test scores, the hig...

Campaign-finance investigation

Ex-Rep. David Rivera’s friend pleads not guilty to federal charges

Ana Alliegro is charged with several campaign-finance violations in a case invoving a proxy candidate in th...

Miami-Dade County

Commissioner proposes ballot question to clarify Miami-Dade property appraiser’s powers

Voters could get another stab at defining whether the elected property appraiser should be independent from...

POLITICS

‘Deporter-in-chief’: Obama placed on defensive in appearance before Latino groups

The president has been losing approval among Latino voters, some of whom are calling him the ‘deport...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Today in Tallahassee: Five Things to Know

Legislators return for their second week of session and you can expect a few bills to roll and a few jokes...

Figure in Sharper rape case posts bond

A man booked on two aggravated rape charges in a New Orleans case also involving former NFL All-Pro safety ...

More choices, more rides bring transit renaissance

With more trains and buses to take, and the appeal of using travel time for pursuits other than dodging tra...

South By Southwest: Secrets, spying, chef Watson

FOMO —or the fear of missing out— is a common complaint at the South By Southwest Interactive...

Japanese bitcoin exchange files US bankruptcy case

The collapse of Japan's Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange is spilling into U.S. bankruptcy court as the company scra...

AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT

General's court-martial is thrown into jeopardy; judge sees undue influence in sex case

2 brothers deny killing Vt. grandmother in 2010

Two brothers suspected along with their cousin of killing a 78-year-old woman during a botched robbery at h...

Monday's College Baseball Scores

Montclair State 5, Marietta 4

16 cases of mumps reported in Ohio State outbreak

Public health officials say 16 mumps cases have been confirmed in an outbreak at Ohio State University.

In small-town Ukraine, prospect of break with Russia viewed with dismay

On the hill just beyond the border gate, where the road turns from Ukrainian asphalt into Russian dirt, th...

Extreme-right activities in Austria on the rise

An official says the number of extreme-right acts reported to authorities in Austria in 2013 rose by more t...

NATO sending surveillance planes to Ukraine border

NATO says it is dispatching surveillance aircraft to fly over Poland and Romania to monitor the crisis unfo...

Britain: Russia faces growing pressure over Crimea

Russia is facing growing isolation and increasing pressure to stop a referendum in Ukraine's strategic Crim...

As Mexico nabs drug ‘kingpins,’ Pena Nieto’s vow to cut crime lags

President Enrique Pena Nieto’s government is chalking up quite a tally of captured or slain drug lo...

Assad military advance in western Syria pushed deal that led to nuns’ release, official says

The deal that saw the release over the weekend of 13 Syrian nuns who'd been abducted in December by anti-g...

Libya says its forces seize disputed oil tanker

Libyan officials said that government forces on Monday took over a North Korean-flagged oil tanker docked a...

Officials: 16 killed in road accident in Egypt

Officials say a truck collided with a bus on a highway in southern Egypt that was flooded after heavy rains...

Crave a cookie? Study measures temptation

If there’s no caramel cheesecake, you’re not likely to eat any. But plop one down on a table ...

Nutrition

Mikey likes this - and it’s healthy

Program aims to get kids to eat healthy foods by choice

Fit tip: Should I eat more often?

Q. A friend said I should eat more meals a day, but I'm trying to lose weight. What's the logic behind eati...

JOCK DOC

Non-surgical treatments available for hip pain

Q. I am only in my late ‘50s but have developed horrible left hip pain. It started as an ache about ...

Plastic Surgery 101

Why the Oscars are giving plastic surgery a bad rap

As I watched the Oscars last week, I was appalled by what I saw. Every year after the Oscars I always get t...

Seven-day menu planner

Plan your meals a week at a time, or pick and choose your favorites. Each meal comes with a shopping list.

Mother, son undergo same procedure with same surgeon — on the same day

When he came to in the intensive care unit at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Carlos Garcia asked the nurse to wheel hi...

Wine

Fred Tasker’s wine column: Cabernet sauvignon is the king of wines, the wine of kings

Bulls 95, Heat 88

LeBron James drops the ball in Miami Heat’s loss to Chicago Bulls

university of miami

Miami Hurricanes pay tribute to JoJo Nicolas

‘UM family’ pays respects to former Hurricane player killed in an auto accident on the MacArt...

In My Opinion

Greg Cote: Patrick Reed has the right look — and game to match it

The man in the blood-red shirt striding confidently up the 18th fairway won Sunday’s golf tournament j...

Bruins 5, Panthers 2

Florida Panthers sunk by Boston Bruins for eighth game in a row

Roberto Luongo did slow down the Bruins, but not even he could stop them from continuing to beat up on the ...

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins reach deal with safety Louis Delmas; several more key moves possible

The Dolphins, who are expected to sign Branden Albert on Tuesday, agreed to terms with safety Louis Delmas ...

Golf | WGC-Cadillac Championship

Patrick Reed stays steady and strong in victory at WGC-Cadillac Championship

Patrick Reed conquered an elite field on a brutally difficult Doral course, posting a 72 for his third PGA ...

Boxing Spotlight

Canelo Alvarez makes successful return to ring after loss

Alfredo Angulo indeed proved to be the ideal opponent in Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s first bout ...

Miami Marlins

Henry Rodriguez, Carter Capps among candidates for open Miami Marlins bullpen spots

Carlos Marmol survived a shaky outing in his debut for the Marlins, one in which he walked a pair of batter...

Celebrity spotlight

Steve Zahn in the TV game now

Scene in the Tropics

Ryan reunites with Hough at Bianca

The music scene

Miranda Lambert ‘ready to rock’ with new album

La vida local

Local bakers get reality show, Divas del Azucar

Local bakers to the stars Divine Delicacies are getting their just desserts: a reality show. Las Divas de A...

Celebrity roundup

Bye George! Clooney’s ex Stacy Keibler marries

Stacy Keibler has officially gotten over George Clooney — she's a married woman now.

Radar

Hot stuff celebrities love

Celebrity birthdays on March 10

Pistorius vomits during graphic testimony

Colombia | bullfighting

In Colombia, a 500-year-old bullfighting tradition must evolve or die

The colonial tradition of bullfighting has fallen on such hard times in Colombia in recent years that some ...

Caribbean

Caribbean Community leaders want formal apology from Europe for slavery

A two-day meeting of Caribbean Community leaders opened Monday in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, three mon...

Doral

FIU students protest Venezuelan government at Doral golf tournament

The students were shooed off the golf course, but invited to come back later to speak at a tournament party.

Mexico government 100 pct sure drug capo killed

Mexico's government confirmed late Sunday that the leader of the Knights Templar Cartel was killed in an ea...

EARTHQUAKE

Aftershock from January earthquake rattles parts of Cuba, Florida Keys Sunday

An earthquake felt Sunday morning in Cuba and parts of the Florida Keys was actually an aftershock from a 5...

Venezuela

Los Guayabitos: The Venezuelan town where La Revolución reigns supreme

A year after the death of President Hugo Chávez, his legacy is being questioned. But in Los Guayabitos...

CUBA

Cuba allows phone access to some email

But access is really expensive and limited to Cuba-only email system.

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...

Campaign-finance investigation

Ex-Rep. David Rivera’s friend pleads not guilty to federal charges

Ana Alliegro is charged with several campaign-finance violations in a case invoving a proxy candidate in th...

Politics

Marc Caputo: Rick Scott’s ‘awful’ poll numbers make Florida Republicans queasy

The state of Gov. Rick Scott’s poll numbers is ... sorry.

PolitiFact Florida

Gov. Rick Scott says Medicare rate cuts will affect seniors’ ability to keep their doctor, hospital and prevention services

Gov. Rick Scott omits that the recently announced rate cuts were for Medicare Advantage plans, a subset of ...

POLITICS

Ahead in polls, medical marijuana poised for ad-war win

With strong public support, a medical-marijuana initiative doesn’t face major opposition yet and cou...

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...

Mildred Merrick, 92

Merrick widow and UM reference librarian Mildred Merrick dies at 92

Hernandez, heroine of Cuban revolution, dies at 92

Melba Hernandez, one of two women who helped Fidel Castro launch his revolutionary battle with a failed 195...

William Clay Ford, car-company leader and Detroit Lions owner, dies at 88

DETROIT - William Clay Ford, owner of the NFL Detroit Lions, a philanthropist and the last surviving grands...

'Band of Brothers' vet William Guarnere dies at 90

William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV min...

Lions owner William Clay Ford dies at 88

Revolutionary opera director Gerard Mortier dies

Afghan VP, ex-Northern alliance commander, dies

Afghanistan's influential Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim, a leading commander in the alliance that fou...

GOP fundraiser Welch dies at 80

Ted Welch, a prolific fundraiser in Tennessee Republican politics for four decades, has died. He was 80.

Q&A

Q&A: Diane Sanchez reflects on eMerge Americas movement, upcoming conference

BUSINESS PLAN CHALLENGE

Sign up for free Business Plan Bootcamp

Will your business plan attract an investor’s attention? Learn from our panel of investors, mentors ...

Miami Beach

Business group to represent Alton store owners in Miami Beach

The newly formed Alton Road Business Association hopes to represent store owners and landlords through a di...

Dadeland Mall’s terrace dining is kicking off

Dadeland Mall said its terrace dining is kicking off, with Aoki Teppanyaki, Balans, Earls Kitchen + Bar, an...

18 banks get top ratings from BauerFinancial; four get lowest ratings

At year-end 2013, 18 Miami-Dade and Broward banks received five stars - the highest possible - in the most ...

Israeli cruise passengers denied entry to Tunisia

Norwegian Cruise Line said a “last minute decision made by the Tunisian government” on Sunday...

Construction underway on new AC Hotel by Marriott

Construction has started on the new AC Hotel by Marriott in Miami Beach, a design-centered brand exported f...

FAST FOOD

McDonald’s sales dragged down by fourth-straight drop

McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest restaurant chain, said sales at stores open at least 1...