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Bishop Richardson to be honored at Church of God Tabernacle

It isn’t every day that a 91-year-old is physically strong enough to stand in the pulpit and preach ...

Ultra Music Festival

Police union: Cut private guards, hire cops for Ultra

A security plan written by the head of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police calls for Ultra Music Festival t...

Soccer in Miami

Traffic is main concern for Miami Beach residents worried about soccer stadium

A Major League Soccer stadium at PortMiami would create a traffic nightmare, Miami Beach residents said Wed...

CRIME

Statewide crime is down, while murders, rape, robberies are up in Miami-Dade, report shows

The Uniform Crime Report released Wednesday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows crime is at ...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Legislation to make killing fetuses a crime in Florida awaits Gov. Rick Scott’s signature

TALLAHASSEE — Harming a fetus while committing a crime — no matter how small the embryo ...

Federal courts

Robaina’s wife testifies the couple didn’t cheat the IRS

AmericanAirlines Arena

Miami Heat, Mayor Gimenez clash on proposed deal over AmericanAirlines Arena

The team sent out an email saying it had a deal for a 10-year extension to play at the arena, but Mayor Car...

Miami International Airport

MIA director rounds out executive team

A year on the job, the director of Miami International Airport has made four top hires.

HBO's John Oliver recognizes debt to Jon Stewart

When the time comes for a young bird to leave the nest, he's often more than ready to go and doesn't care t...

Man to be sentenced in Detroit nursing home deaths

A judge is expected to order life sentences for a 67-year-old man convicted of killing two women at a Detro...

Ky. Senate candidate wants Keystone pipeline OK'd

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes called on President Barack Obama to approve the Ke...

Tiny Pacific nation sues 9 nuclear-armed powers

The tiny Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands is taking on the United States and the world's eight other ...

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

Miami Beach theater evacuated after popcorn fire

A small fire that started in a popcorn machine caused the evacuation of a Miami Beach movie theater.

The nation's weather

Weather Underground Forecast for Thursday, April 24, 2014

Pineda says he'll learn from ejection for pine tar

Cornish people recognized as official UK minority

The residents of England's windswept, wave-lashed southwest are Europe's newest official minority.

Pirates pilfer fuel from Thai tanker off Malaysia

Pirates pilfered diesel fuel from a Thai tanker off Malaysia's east coast, making two attacks in a week and...

Nigeria: Forcados oil terminal still closed

Shell Nigeria's Forcados oil export terminal remains closed seven weeks after it was shut down to repair a ...

US-Japan trade talks suspended without agreement

Talks between the United States and Japan on a Pacific Rim trade pact have halted for now without any resol...

Canada's FM visits Auschwitz death camp memorial

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird has paid a visit to the memorial at the World War II Auschwitz-Birkena...

Caroline Kennedy 'absolutely' would back Clinton

Caroline Kennedy says she could "absolutely" see herself endorsing Hillary Rodham Clinton for president but...

Hundreds of Congolese M23 rebels stuck in Uganda

The civilian head of Congo's vanquished M23 rebel movement says hundreds of rebels are stuck in Uganda as t...

Activists: Syrian airstrikes in north kill 18

Syrian government airstrikes targeted a vegetable market in a rebel-held town in the northern Aleppo provin...

Jodie Foster weds artist Alexandra Hedison

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jodie Foster is a married woman.

Mama Sass

Mama Sass: Teaching my daughter to drive

Legislature 2014

Florida House votes to regulate e-cigarette sales

State lawmakers took significant steps to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors.

Pets

Pets column: Dog feels pain; she just shows it in a different way

Q: Our 6-month-old Lab puppy, Bella, was spayed last week. Afterwards, she acted like nothing was wrong. I ...

miami beach

Britto ‘parking’ meters benefit homeless but cause confusion

dinner in minutes

Dinner in minutes: Easy gyro sandwiches with tzatziki

Gyros are pita bread sandwiches filled with meat, lettuce, tomatoes and the yogurt sauce tzatziki. They wer...

Fiction

Francine Prose reconstructs a Nazi collaborator and Paris in this dazzling historical novel.

Fiction

A boy spies on his mom in Mona Simpson’s fresh new novel

Track and field

Northwestern girls, boys sweep titles in region championships

With all due respect to the rest of the Class 3A state track girls field, the only race in doubt likely wil...

UM football

Miami Hurricanes’ Al Golden says QB battle far from a done deal

Not surprisingly, University of Miami football coach Al Golden said Wednesday that the Hurricanes “alw...

DIVING

In a pinch, you can hunt stone crabs yourself

Track and field

Mosley leads Dillard in 400 relay; Patterson shines in 800

NFL

Former UM hoops star Erik Swoope learning tight end with help of ‘Madden 25’

Like millions of people, Erik Swoope has been spending a lot of time playing the Madden 25 NFL video game.

Heat 101, Bobcats 97

Miami Heat survives late Bobcats surge, beats Charlotte for 2-0 series lead

Braves 3, Marlins 1

Miami Marlins strike out 16 times, fall to Braves 3-1

The Marlins continued to struggle on the road, losing its third series away from home this season.

Dolphins

Miami Dolphins to open vs. Patriots, play Bills and Jets in prime time

The Dolphins and rival Jets will square off under the lights on Dec. 1, one of just two prime-time games fo...

Camilla’s brother dies in US after head injury

LONDON (AP) – The brother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has died after sustaining a serious head ...

Man accused of stalking singer John Rich warned

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Nashville judge has issued a stern warning to a man accused of stalking co...

Celebrity roundup

Ex ‘Ice Road Truckers’ star faces felony charges

Well, this reality star didn’t get vetted too well: Tim Zickuhr, who used to costar as a one of the ...

Bieber seeks delay in Fla. DUI trial

MIAMI (AP) – Justin Bieber is seeking a delay in his trial currently scheduled to begin next month o...

La vida local

Mag: Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods’ ex wife are friends

Radar

Hot stuff celebrities love

Celebrity birthdays on April 22

Scene in the Tropics

Lil Wayne parties with Euro at Cameo

Brazil | World Cup

Security forces prepare for World Cup in a restive Brazil

The latest violent clash occurred Tuesday night in a favela near Copacabana beach.

Venezuela

Venezuela accuses U.S. man of arms trafficking, attempted murder

Venezuela is accusing a U.S. citizen of attempted murder and working for anti-government protesters in the ...

CUBA

Lawyer: Alan Gross wants out of Cuba dead or alive

Cuba wants to negotiate the issue with top U.S. government officials, attorney Scott Gilbert says.

WAR COURT

USS Cole trial planning coming into focus

Military judge says the trial itself could last a year, and it’s unlikely he’ll preside over both...

Culture

The Cuban exile museum fighting for a home in downtown Miami

Once called the Bay of Pigs Museum, the planned tribute to the Cuban exile community hopes to rise near whe...

Venezuela

Venezuela says it has detained Florida man on weapons charges

Amid ongoing protests, Venezuela officials say they’ve arrested a 32-year-old Florida man for having...

WAR COURT

Will CIA comply with Guantánamo judge’s order? Agency won’t say

The military judge’s order to the CIA to disclose information to defense attorneys in the USS Cole c...

WAR COURT

Special prosecutor confirms FBI investigation, says it’s not about KSM document

The FBI’s questioning of a 9/11 legal defense team member doesn’t concern publication of commenta...

PolitiFact Florida

PolitiFact: Is Hollywood’s police union right to blast chief for homicide rate?

MEDICARE FRAUD

Miami, by far, tops list of banned Medicare providers

Of Medicare’s list of banned providers, nearly 1,500 list Miami addresses. Los Angeles is in second ...

Legislature 2014

Florida House votes to regulate e-cigarette sales

State lawmakers took significant steps to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors.

2014 Legislature

Voucher bill brought back to life, while immigrant tuition dying in Senate

A Senate panel revived the proposed expansion of the school voucher program. But it did not give a second c...

POLITICS

Charlie Crist blasts Rick Scott in speech as a ‘disaster’ for Florida

Charlie Crist was all business as he challenged the crowd to help him defeat Gov. Rick Scott, who has said ...

2014 Legislature

Charter school bill wins support in Florida House

The state House gave its approval to a bill that would change the way schools systems enter into contracts ...

Fla. Rep. Dane Eagle arrested on DUI charges

Democrats eye 15 cities, including Miami, for 2016 convention

President Barack Obama's hometown and Hillary Rodham Clinton's home base as a senator are among the 15 citi...

Obituaries

Myles Malman, who led prosecution of Manuel Noriega, dies at 67

Camilla’s brother dies in US after head injury

NEW YORK The brother-in-law of the Prince of Wales died Wednesday after falling outside a hotel bar and suf...

Camilla's brother dies in US after head injury

The brother-in-law of the Prince of Wales died Wednesday after falling outside a hotel bar and suffering a ...

Former AP reporter Robert Heard dies at age 84

Robert Heard, who reported on Texas state government, politics and sports for The Associated Press, includi...

Oscar-nominated director of sled dog film dies

An Oscar-nominated filmmaker who directed and produced a documentary detailing a 1925 sled dog run in Alask...

Oldest living ex-MLB player dies in Cuba at 102

Former AP photographer Harry Koundakjian dies

Harry Koundakjian, a former photographer and photo editor for The Associated Press in the Middle East and N...

Francis Moore, father of Michael Moore, dies at 92

Francis Richard Moore, father of filmmaker Michael Moore, has died at age 92.

Legislature 2014

Florida House votes to regulate e-cigarette sales

State lawmakers took significant steps to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors.

Pharmaceuticals

Coral Gables drug company to make new medicine available at no cost

Coral Gables-based Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners soon will make its investigational drug Firdapse availa...

Florida’s Do Not Call list has grown since fee was eliminated

Since eliminating a fee to subscribe, Florida’s Do Not Call list has grown significantly, the state&...

Net Element closes on $11.2 million in financing

Net Element, a Miami-based technology company specializing in mobile payments and other transactional servi...

Soneet Kapila and Barry Mukamal combine to form new consulting firm

Soneet Kapila and Barry Mukamal, South Florida-based forensic accountants and insolvency advisors, said Wed...

TiramesU to close on Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road, reopen on Washington Avenue

With skyrocketing rents, TiramesU, the landmark restaurant on Lincoln Road, is temporarily shuttering as it...

Miami-based Rubell Hotels adds Baltimore property

Rubell Hotels has added a property in Maryland, growing its portfolio to include three hotels.

WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

In our hectic, time-crunched society, religion has become less of a priority

In our hectic, time-crunched society, making time to attend religious services has become less of a priority.