Campaign 2014

Crist under pressure to name running mate

The Democratic frontrunner will have just nine days to name a number two if he wins the Aug. 26 primary.

Friends and Neighbors

Junior Orange Bowl Royal Court begins its reign

Congratulations to the newest members of the Junior Orange Bowl Royal Court, a community honor for over hal...

Miami Dade College

Internships give high school students a glimpse of banking world

Starting summer vacation for most students usually means sleeping in, binging on television shows or hangin...

Friends and Neighbors

Booker T. class of ‘49 is still going strong

The year is 1949. World War II is over, and although segregation is still rampant in the South, many blacks...

Architecture

Bay Harbor Islands' MiMo architecture in ‘danger,’ preservationists say

In My Opinion

Fred Grimm: Historic trading post in battle for survival

Aging

Retiring abroad is growing in popularity

Affordable housing and inexpensive healthcare are luring more Americans who want to make their savings go f...

PolitiFact Florida

PolitiFact Florida: Charlie Crist‘s claim of rolling back taxes examined

In his first commercial, former Gov. Charlie Crist claimed that he cut property taxes. PolitiFact Florida e...

Palestinians flee north Gaza after Israel warning

Israel briefly deployed troops inside the Gaza Strip for the first time early Sunday as some 4,000 people f...

Retired teacher goes on trial in wife's cliff push

Foster children become focus of California schools

Bus and car collide in Indiana; 1 dead, 18 hurt

A Greyhound bus and a car collided Sunday on an Indiana highway near the Ohio border, killing one person an...

Former Georgian president Shevardnadze buried

Rookie Jersey City cop killed during armed robbery

A rookie police officer responding to an armed robbery call at a 24-hour drugstore was fatally shot early S...

Man accused of starting N. California wildfire

A 27-year-old man who was allegedly at an illegal marijuana plot is suspected of starting a wildfire that h...

For 2nd day, lightning kills 1 in Colorado park

For the second day in a row, lightning has been blamed in the death of a visitor at Rocky Mountain National...

C. African Republic: Ex-president named rebel head

A spokesman says Central African Republic's former president has been reinstated as head of a rebel movemen...

US, Germany vow cooperation despite espionage spat

The United States and Germany are vowing to work closely together on global matters despite strains in thei...

Bomb kills 7 security forces in western Algeria

Algerian authorities say a remote-controlled homemade bomb exploded and killed seven security officers in t...

The day is here! Brazil celebrates World Cup final

Tens of thousands of fans will flock to the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina on Sunday, and mi...

Argentina fans dream about World Cup trophy

Soccer-obsessed Argentines awoke to the sound of banging drums and a sea of national flags waving from buil...

Search for body to follow Costa Concordia removal

An Italian official has promised that a search will be conducted for the only unrecovered body of the 32 Co...

German police megaphone used in anti-Israel rant

German police allowed an anti-Israel protester to climb inside a police car and shout slogans including "ch...

Terrific World Cup ends with marquee final

The World Cup ends Sunday with a marquee match-up, Argentina against Germany, and host Brazil rushing to be...

Fiction

A teenager loses her family after a nuclear meltdown in Chris Bohjalian’s new novel

What are you reading now?

Memoir

Therapist uses humor to describe the world of wounded soldiers

Fiction

The emotional turmoil of entering a new, American life

The travel troubleshooter

What to do when things go ‘awry’ with your Hotwire booking

Q: I recently used Hotwire for the first time to book a hotel in Honolulu. I downloaded the Hotwire app, b...

Southern Cross Stargazer for July 13-19, 2014

By nightfall, eastbound Mars snuggles 1.3 degrees with the star Spica in Virgo in the west-southwest. Great...

Cruises

Carnival is rockin’ the boat with shipboard concerts

More cruise lines are adding brand-name entertainment to their ships.

Georgia

Antebellum Trail meanders through towns that Gen. Sherman spared

I am a Southerner, through and through. If it’s fried, I eat it. If it’s a one-syllable word,...

Fishing

Net fishing ruling upheld

Recreational anglers in South Florida and around the state got some welcome news earlier this week from the...

Mets 5, Marlins 4

Miami Marlins bullpen falters in loss to Mets

Bryan Morris gave up a score-tying, two-run homer in the seventh, and the Marlins fell a season-worst five ...

World Cup final | Germany vs. Argentina (3 p.m., ABC)

Germany and Argentina have long intertwined World Cup history

Argentina out to reverse recent history in long rivalry

Heat

Work begins on rebuilding Miami Heat roster

In the wake of the departure of LeBron James, Heat president Pat Riley is working to sign Dwyane Wade, Udon...

NASCAR Sprint Cup | Aric Almirola

Aric Almirola fulfills lifelong dream with victory in rain-shortened Coke Zero 400 this past Sunday

Dolphins | Matt Moore

Backup quarterback Matt Moore embraces his role with Miami Dolphins

It wasn’t so long ago Matt Moore was not only the starting quarterback of the Dolphins, but also the...

Scene in Brazil | Argentina fans

Argentines taking over Rio ahead of World Cup final

Marlins notebook

Miami Marlins’ Henderson Alvarez makes NL All-Star team as injury replacement

Henderson Alvarez won’t be going back home to Venezuela for the All-Star break after all — an...

Celebrity birthdays on July 12

Actor-comedian Bill Cosby is 77. Singer Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac is 71. Actress Denise Nicholas (&#...

The style scene

Lauren Conrad does cocktails in Miami

Celebrity roundup

Amber Valletta comes clean: I’m a raging addict

Scene in the Tropics

Cameron Diaz checks out Porfirio’s, Gisele strikes a pose

In the spotlight

Keri Russell’s post-Felicity happiness

'Glee' star’s boyfriend dead in Philadelphia hotel

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Matt Bendik, the boyfriend of “Glee” star Becca Tobin, has been fo...

LeBron James foundation partners with TV show

AKRON, Ohio (AP) – LeBron James just announced he is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and his f...

Celebrity birthdays on July 11

Ecuador

Ecuador is betting $1 billion that a dream city can make it a high-tech leader

Ecuador is building a research university and city in the middle of a remote pasture. Can it succeed where ...

Venezuela Forum

Venezuela opposition leaders call for U.S. sanctions amid simmering political, economic crises

During a forum held in Doral, Venezuelan opposition leaders called for U.S. sanctions and a broader front t...

IN THE CAMPS

New Navy boss takes charge of Guantánamo detention center

The prison camps at Guantánamo get their 14th commander during the 13th Ramadan in U.S. custody for mo...

Caribbean

Cellular providers block ‘free’ call apps in Caribbean angering consumers

WAR COURT

Guantánamo judge steps down from USS Cole case, names Air Force successor

Urban cities

U.N. report: 2 Latin American cities among most populated

Two Latin American cities are among the top five most populated urban centers in the world, although the f...

www.miamiherald.com/live

Livestream: Opposition leaders discuss Venezuela’s crisis, future

Beset by growing popular discontent and an economy in ruins, Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution faces...

CUBA

Cuban ‘dissident’ says he was really an infiltrator

Lawyer Ernesto Vera said his main task was to attack and sow discord within two key Cuban opposition groups...

Campaign 2014

Crist under pressure to name running mate

The Democratic frontrunner will have just nine days to name a number two if he wins the Aug. 26 primary.

Medical marijuana

Family creates company to bring medical marijuana drug, Charlotte’s Web, to Florida

Miami-Dade politics

David Rivera suspends Miami campaign for Congress

David Rivera told supporters he plans to run for the Florida Legislature in 2016.

Politics

Nan Rich defends viability as gubernatorial candidate, rips Crist for not debating

The lesser-known candidate for the Democratic nomination also has less money, but says she is the lone true...

Politics

Crist speaks to Florida press group in Miami

The former governor attacked Gov. Rick Scott’s tenure on everything from education to missed opportu...

Immigration

Diaz-Balart blasts Republican leadership on immigration reform

Redistricting

Judge throws out Florida's congressional map

A judge threw out Florida’s congressional redistricting map Thursday, ruling that the Legislature a...

Congressional ringer Justin Sternard, saying he was duped by David Rivera, gets 7 months

Aide to ex-Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu dies

A devoted aide of ex-Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu who was sent to quell protests that sparked the 1989...

Last original Ramones member dies

The Ramones always seemed too fast. Their songs rushed by, often two minutes or less of pure adrenaline. Th...

Associate: Tommy Ramone, last of the Ramones, dies

Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the origin...

Eileen Ford, whose agency set standards for the modeling industry, dies at 92

Eileen Ford, the doyenne of the modeling business, whose Ford agency set standards for the industry, launch...

Associate: Tommy Ramone, last of the Ramones, dies

Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the origin...

Jazz bass innovator Charlie Haden dies at 76

Bassist Charlie Haden, who helped change the shape of jazz more than a half-century ago as a member of Orne...

'Harry Potter' actor Legeno dies in Death Valley

Authorities say "Harry Potter" actor Dave Legeno has died from heatstroke in California's Death Valley. He ...

Ken Thorne, Oscar-winning composer, dies at 90

Composer Ken Thorne, who won a 1966 Oscar for his work on the movie version of the musical "A Funny Thing H...

Healthcare

Some South Florida docs decline to accept Obamacare

Consumers who bought private health plans through the Affordable Care Act’s exchange are finding that ...

Copa Airlines kicks off service between Fort Lauderdale and Panama

Copa Airlines launched new service between Fort Lauderdale and Panama City, Panama on Friday.

MEDIA

Jose Diaz-Balart to host weekday MSNBC news show from Miami

INVESTING

World Cup defeat can hurt domestic stock market

Investors in Argentina and Germany beware; a soccer loss will likely show up in stocks, too.

Heathcare

Fanny pack mixup unravels massive Medicare fraud scheme in Key Biscayne

Two secretaries in a Key Biscayne doctor’s office have pleaded guilty and a pharmacy owner faces charg...

Feds hit payday lender with $10 million in penalties, refunds

ACE Cash Express, a payday lending company with several stores in Miami, has reached a deal with federal re...

AVENTURA

Lawsuit filed against Aventura Hospital after a patient was killed by another patient

Spirit Airlines offering free miles to “haters”

Spirit Airlines is encouraging passengers to vent about air travel — and offering free miles as an o...