INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Lesbian, 18, faces 15 years in prison for sex with classmate, 14

FHP identifies motorcyclist who died in crash as Miami man

Authorities have identified the man who died Sunday afternoon after he lost control of his motorbike.

6 months before boy’s death, DCF said he was safe

MILITARY

Southcom honors heroes, felled by war

Courts

Star witness in Rilya Wilson case walks free from prison

Robin Lunceford, originally slated to spend her life behind bars, testified that a Kendall woman confessed ...

Sweetwater

FIU, Sweetwater unveil José Martí statue on Cuban Independence Day

In My Opinion

Fred Grimm: On Robaina, Miami-Dade voters got it right

Credit the wisdom of Miami-Dade voters. They saw through Julio Robaina.

Medical examiner: 20 children killed in twister

The Oklahoma state medical examiner's office says that 20 children are among the dead in the tornado that r...

Average credit card debt, late payments fall in 1Q

Americans got better about paying their credit card debt on time in the first three months of the year, a p...

AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado

The devastating tornado that swept through Oklahoma turned houses into matchsticks and sent parents and tea...

Missouri city aids tornado-ravaged Okla. town

Officials in Joplin, Mo., have brought together a team of public safety employees they are sending to torna...

File: Josh Powell had affair before wife vanished

Newly released police files say Josh Powell had an affair with a Utah woman just months before his wife dis...

Small suburban Oklahoma City hospital damaged

Officials say a tornado hit a small hospital in suburban Oklahoma City, but all the 30 patients inside surv...

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

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

Asia stocks fall ahead of Fed statements

Asian stock markets fell Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plan...

China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected

China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earl...

Indonesia mine collapse death toll rises to 21

Rescuers recovered another four bodies from a collapsed underground room at a giant U.S.-owned gold and cop...

Chinese fishing boat, crew released by North Korea

A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen seized for ransom by armed North Koreans two weeks ago were released Tuesda...

Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers

Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hund...

Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction

Guatemala's top court overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and ordered o...

Venezuela opposition: Audio suggest Cuban meddling

Venezuela's opposition has released an audio recording that it says contains a prominent member of the ruli...

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

Fiction

Shady characters and politics

Nonfiction

The constant traveler revisits Africa

Auto Racing | Indianapolis 500

Carlos Munoz continues Indy’s rookie tradition

Marlins 5, Phillies 1

Miami Marlins’ Alex Sanabia stifles Philadelphia Phillies, ends skid

Alex Sanabia avoided tying the franchise record of six pitching losses in a row, and Justin Ruggiano had tw...

Miami Dolphins

Miami Dolphins safety Reshad Jones misses workout as he seeks new contract

Safety Reshad Jones, unhappy with his rookie contract, missed Monday’s conditioning session and may ...

Pedraza excels at nationals

Fort Lauderdale open-water swimmer Joey Pedraza likely qualified for the USA Swimming National Team after p...

Baseball | Class 3A semifinals

Florida Christian Patriots’ season ends in semifinal

Florida Christian’s Chris Pelaez threw a great game, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Central...

Heat | Role Players

Miami Heat supporting cast is a benchmark

Notebook

Miami Marlins corner position players faltering

As first basemen Logan Morrison and Joe Mahoney moved closer to rejoining the Marlins by beginning their mi...

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’

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...

La vida local

‘Glades’ star Jordan Wall to appear at fundraiser, talks season 4

Scene in the Tropics

Kris Humphries toasts; Wade & LeBron relax by the beach

Celebrity roundup

Baby rumors make rounds

While Life & Style reported that Beyoncé and Jay-Z are definitely gearing up for baby No. 2, The New Y...

The fashion scene

Sheer genius? Famous babes dare to go bare

Fire the stylist, ladies! One too many celebrities are experiencing severe wardrobe malfunctions of late, a...

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...

Cuba

Ladies in White say they want both material and moral support

Members of the Cuban opposition group were in Miami the same day that Cuba’s traditional Independenc...

Coffee

Colombia’s fight against coffee blight may show the way for stricken Central America

As coffee-leaf rust sweeps through Central America and Mexico, Colombian farmers are just beginning to emer...

U.S. COAST GUARD

3 held on drug charges following arrest at sea

Details have emerged on the Coast Guard’s interdiction of a boat carrying cocaine off the coast of P...

Cuba Nostalgia allows for a stroll down memory lane

Cuba Nostalgia, a three-day event that celebrates pre-Castro Cuba, once again drew those wanting to relive ...

War on terror

Obama to speak on prison, legality of drone program

President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration’s secret drone program and h...

IMMIGRATION

Immigration deadline may leave tens of thousands without legal status

A wide-ranging immigration bill provides a pathway to citizenship for some 11 million undocumented immigran...

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...

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...

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...

Notoriety follows Rivera pal in Nicaragua

Ana Alliegro, the Miami woman at the center of the federal corruption investigation involving former congre...

POLITICS

Marco Rubio blames President Obama for latest scandals

Rubio mesmerized hundreds in Tampa with a familiar speech that resonated more strongly than ever amid the l...

GAMING

AARP cancels Florida sweepstakes, blames new state gambling law

A new state law cracking down on gambling prompted the nation’s retirees association to eliminate i...

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...

Former General Mills CEO Kinney dies at age 96

E. Robert Kinney, a former chief executive of General Mills who earlier in his career was instrumental in p...

Sun Life Stadium

Super Bowl saga comes down to Tuesday vote

With a tax-subsidized renovation of the Dolphins’ stadium ruled out, South Florida pins its hopes for ...

Home-buying frenzy: Strong demand collides with scarce inventory

The Open House on a leafy street near South Miami featured a snack wagon with cupcakes and chilled beverage...

HOUSE HUNTING

Distressed homes lure cash investors

Cash-wielding investors are dominating the market for distressed homes and condominiums.

HOUSE HUNTING

Buyers shoot first, ask questions later

Even with good credit, a solid down payment and an easy-to-please attitude, a young couple finds home buyin...

FOOD INDUSTRY

Special K churns out products in brand evolution

Special K has morphed from breakfast food to weight-management tool, gaining market share along the way.S

BANKING

Miami’s City National Bank is a focus of a former Spanish banker’s problems in Spain

Carnival Corp. lowers 2013 earnings forecast

The news just keeps getting worse for Carnival Corp.