Healthcare

New, spa-like maternity unit opens at Jackson Memorial Hospital

A $6 million renovation project at Jackson Memorial Hospital opens Wednesday to upgrade the hospital’...

Affordable Care Act

Florida’s working poor fall into Affordable Care Act ‘coverage gap’

Advocates for healthcare consumers tout benefits that uninsured Floridians would receive if the state expan...

WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

Fostering diversity in the workplace: how to navigate the challenges

LOBSTER

Mini-season beckons divers

Absenteeism may be higher than usual at South Florida workplaces Wednesday and Thursday due to the annual d...

Immigration

Syrians find safe haven in South Florida

The ongoing civil war in Syria has prompted scared families to flee the war-torn country.

CAMPAIGN 2014

Gov. Rick Scott agrees to three debates

Gov. Rick Scott declined to participate in a planned Oct. 7 debate sponsored by the Tampa Bay Times, WTSP-C...

Miami Beach

Small plane stuns beachgoers with safe landing on sand behind condo in Miami Beach

Two days after a small private plane killed two people as it crash-landed on a beach near Sarasota, a Miami...

Criminal probe

Two more suspected victims come forward in Coconut Grove spa groping case

Two more women have come forward to tell authorities that a massage therapist at an upscale Coconut Grove s...

Man claims tampering in case over bombing videos

UCLA flooded by broken water main; people stranded

A broken water main near the UCLA campus is spewing water into the air, and stranding cars and people in un...

More tickets offered for LeBron's homecoming show

LeBron James' Ohio hometown says more tickets are being offered for the homecoming event expected to be his...

California lifeguard injured by lightning improves

Florida wants federal help to combat climate change

Citing South Florida’s unique view on climate change, a Broward County commissioner told a Senate p...

Pennsylvania sued by US over police fitness tests

The federal government sued Pennsylvania on Tuesday over physical fitness tests given to applicants for sta...

Missionary groups call for evacuation from Liberia

Two North Carolina-based missionary groups have ordered the evacuation of their non-essential personnel fro...

East Texas marijuana fields valued at $175 million

Authorities in East Texas said Tuesday that they have cleared more than two dozen marijuana fields that wer...

Obma, EU slap tough sanctions on certain of Russia's sectors

President Barack Obama and European leaders on Tuesday slapped their toughest sanctions yet on Russia’...

6 die when swept away by swollen river in Mexico

Six people have died and four are missing in northern Mexico after their vehicles were swept away by a swol...

Global task force created after plane shot down

The United Nations agency that governs civil aviation said Tuesday it is creating a task force aimed at imp...

Argentina fights with debt holdouts; default nears

Argentina risks financial default unless it reaches an agreement with a group of holdout bondholders by Wed...

Canada: Chinese hackers infiltrated government org

Chinese hackers infiltrated the computer systems of Canada's top research and development organization, the...

Dozens reported dead in attacks in China where Uighur separatists are active

China’s state media reported Tuesday that dozens of people have been killed in the western province...

Officials blame Colombia power outage on rebels

Colombian officials are blaming rebels for a power outage at the country's main port of Buenaventura.

Official: Venezuela tried to pressure Aruba

Aruba's top prosecutor said Tuesday that Venezuela ratcheted up various types of pressure against the Dutch...

River Oyster Bar moving to new Miami spot

The River Seafood & Oyster Bar is heading to a new home on the Miami River.

Florida

Crayola to open family attraction in Orlando

Crayon manufacturer Crayola is building a family attraction in Orlando, similar to the one it operates in i...

Seven-day menu planner: Start the week with honey-roasted pork

TRAINING

Wake up your slacking muscles

Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax: Whether the host or the guest, parent can’t relax

Adapted from a recent online discussion.

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: Son’s clumsiness may have a physical cause

Dear Abby: In short, my son is a klutz — to the point that it affects his self-confidence. He’...

Fit Tip

Fit tip: Do compression sleeves work?

Q: I twisted my knee recently. Do compression sleeves work to help recover from an injury?　

Mr. Tidbit

Candy-bar ‘bites’ take a bite out of wallets

MIAMI HEAT

Micky Arison reassures Miami Heat fans: ‘We are not done’

Heat owner Micky Arison, in an open letter to fans, expressed optimism about the team’s future in the ...

Marlins 7, Nationals 6

Miami Marlins’ stunning rally in ninth tops Nationals

The Marlins rallied from a 6-0 deficit and scored four runs in the ninth inning to beat the Nationals and r...

FISHING

Popular artificial reef and live bait spot Bug Light demolished

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins excited by new offense, but execution a work in progress

The Dolphins expect to overcome some early camp miscues and thrive under new coordinator Bill Lazor’...

UM football | Jake Heaps

UM QB Jake Heaps: ‘I didn’t come here to be a backup’

Jake Heaps, a 23-year-old graduate student who transferred from Kansas to Miami, has the experience the Hur...

Marlins notebook

Mike Hill: Miami Marlins won’t be sellers

Thanks to the just-completed 6-1 trip, the Marlins don’t look like they will be shipping off any pie...

DOLPHINS NOTEBOOK

Miami Dolphins’ woes at center continue with injury to backup Sam Brenner

DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins rookie wide receiver Jarvis Landry catching on real fast

La vida local

Miami Heat player Mario Chalmers goes from basketball to golf; Ariana Grande talks family problems

You’d think Mario Chalmers would be ready for his PGA card by now. On Monday, the Miami Heat point g...

Celebrity roundup

Bachelorette Andi Dorfman: I was attracted to Josh Murray from the beginning

Bachelorette (no more) Andi Dorfman stopped by Good Morning America on Tuesday to show off her ABC swag (ak...

Gaga on Bennett duet CD: Jazz comes easier vs. pop

NEW YORK (AP) – Lady Gaga is a bona fide pop star, but the singer says recording jazz music was easi...

Celebrity birthdays on July 29

In concert

Michael Franti & Spearhead bring Soulshine Tour to Boca Raton

Scene in the Tropics

Soccer stars spotted in Miami

Radar

Hot stuff celebrities love

Celebrity roundup

Piper Perabo ties the knot

CUBA

Cuba escapes UN sanctions in North Korean weapons transport scheme

But it puts a North Korea ship-operating company on its sanctions list.

CONGRESS

House panel condemns Obama for Guantánamo prisoner swap

A bitterly divided House panel on Tuesday voted to condemn President Barack Obama for the May swap of five...

IN THE CAMPS

Guantánamo filmed guards searching Qurans for contraband, but you can’t see it

A Miami Herald request to obtain and view recordings of guards searching Guantánamo captives’ hol...

Venezuela

Aruba faced potentially ‘severe’ economic pressure over Venezuelan general

Venezuela threatened to extend a flight boycott and sink Aruba’s tourism industry as it fought for t...

CUBA

U.S. report says religious freedom in Cuba is bad but getting better

A U.S. State Department report says religious leaders admit they censor themselves when they preach.

White House: No plan to house Texas border kids at Guantánamo

The Obama administration has no plans to use its pop-up tent city for Caribbean migrants at Guantánamo...

Haiti

American Airlines next stop: Cap-Haïtien, Haiti

American Airlines will become the first U.S. major carrier to offer daily, nonstop service to Cap-Haït...

Venezuela

Top Venezuela official accused in drug case averts U.S. extradition, heads back home

Venezuela on Sunday said that the Netherlands had agreed not to send former Gen. Hugo Carvajal to the Unite...

CAMPAIGN 2014

Gov. Rick Scott agrees to three debates

Gov. Rick Scott declined to participate in a planned Oct. 7 debate sponsored by the Tampa Bay Times, WTSP-C...

Politics

Marc Caputo: Dade Democratic dysfunction emerges in governor’s race

A governor’s race doesn’t seem to go by in Florida without Democrats ending up in a circular ...

Politics

Why won't Florida GOP leaders talk about trips to King Ranch in Texas?

Trips to historic King Ranch in Texas were financed all or in part with contributions from Florida’s...

Climate change

Florida poll: More than 7 in 10 voters concerned about climate change, back EPA action plan

A majority of Florida voters polled say the favor limits on carbon pollution from power plants.

Politics

From secret Rick Scott deposition to Charlie Crist’s tie to Ponzi schemer, Florida governor’s race has more ‘mudslinging’

The Democrats are using a website to highlight a sealed deposition Rick Scott gave before running for gover...

Redistricting

Judge skeptical about changes to Florida congressional districts before election

A Leon County judge said he was unsure he could redraw the state’s congressional map before the elec...

Guantánamo detainee severed from 9/11 trial

The decision delivers another in a series of delays to the government’s effort to prosecute Ramzi Bi...

Politics

Poll: Libertarian Adrian Wyllie helps Gov. Rick Scott catch Charlie Crist

Crist and Scott are essentially tied in the latest Quinnipiac University poll, in good part because Liberta...

Jay Maeder, 67

Jay Maeder, former Miami Herald People columnist, writer of ‘Little Orphan Annie,’ dies at 67

Last crew member of Enola Gay dies in Georgia

The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, hastening the end of World ...

Kentucky basketball legend Wah Wah Jones dies

Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones, a multi-sport star who helped Kentucky win the first two of its eight national tit...

Kentucky basketball legend Wah Wah Jones dies

Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones, a multi-sport star who helped Kentucky win the first two of its eight national tit...

Italian tenor Bergonzi dies at age 90

Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi, considered one of the most authoritative interpreters of Verdi's operas, has ...

Former Seattle Mayor Paul Schell dies

'Up the Down Staircase' writer Kaufman dies at 103

Bel Kaufman, the witty and spirited fiction writer, educator and storyteller whose million-selling "Up the ...

Veronica Timpson, 64

Charter bus entrepreneur, educator Veronica Timpson dies at 64

Ultimate Software reports higher profits, sales

After the market closed on Tuesday, Ultimate Software, which provides human resource software solutions, re...

Affordable Care Act

Florida’s working poor fall into Affordable Care Act ‘coverage gap’

Advocates for healthcare consumers tout benefits that uninsured Floridians would receive if the state expan...

WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

Fostering diversity in the workplace: how to navigate the challenges

Spirit Airlines sees profits rise in second quarter

Miramar-based Spirit Airlines Inc. on Tuesday reported a 54 percent rise in second-quarter profit as the lo...

River Oyster Bar moving to new Miami spot

The River Seafood & Oyster Bar is heading to a new home on the Miami River.

Kreps DeMaria PR & Marketing and New York firm form global alliance

Coral Gables-based Kreps DeMaria PR & Marketing and New York-based HWPR, said Tuesday that they have formed...

HOUSING

Miami home price rose 13.2 percent in May, S&P/Case-Shiller reports

Miami area home prices rose 13.2 percent in May from a year earlier. While still strong, the annual pace of...

TECHNOLOGY

Miami startup SportsManias receives $3.5 million in investor funding

A fast-growing sports-fan site has gotten significant backing so it can grow.