Fort Lauderdale firefighters free woman trapped in car

A 64-year-old woman was hospitalized with injuries after she was driving and crashed into a tree.

Affordable Care Act

Florida mental and behavioral healthcare providers get funding boost from Affordable Care Act

Millions of dollars in federal grants were announced Thursday to help with treatment of depression, anxiety...

Police corruption

Miami-Dade cop arrested, accused of working with marijuana grow-house operation

Roderick Silva faces charges of passing along sensitive police intelligence to criminals who ran a multimil...

POLITICS

After Gov. Rick Scott’s secret trip to King Ranch, he tapped a ranch executive for state regulatory board

A Scott campaign spokesman did not respond to questions about whether the governor talked to King Ranch off...

Fired Miami Beach cop gets job back after blaming cocaine test on sex-aid cream

Miami International Airport

Trio charged with stealing millions from Miami-Dade Aviation

POLITICS

Once a U.S. Sugar foe, Gov. Rick Scott now accepts its contributions, hunting hospitality

Gov. Rick Scott said no state business was discussed when he and other Republican lawmakers went on a Texas...

Decision to drop case in Miami hit-and-run sparks outrage from relatives of dead woman

Prosecutors on Thursday dropped their case against a University of Miami law school employee accused of a f...

Fla. man guilty of throwing baby from car window

A jury has found a Florida man guilty of killing a 3-month-old boy by tossing the infant out of a moving ve...

Man accused of putting needles in packaged meat

Federal prosecutors are accusing an Illinois man of inserting sewing needles into packaged ground beef for ...

Witness tampering alleged in Oklahoma bomb trial

A federal judge in Utah has ordered an FBI agent to court next month to respond to allegations that he tamp...

Correction: Obit-Robert Drew story

In a story July 30 about the death of filmmaker Robert Drew, The Associated Press reported erroneously that...

New York Air Guardsman pushed down bar stairs dies

An Air National Guard member has died more than two months after authorities say he was pushed down a fligh...

American detained in North Korea feels 'abandoned'

The family of an American tour guide who has been detained in North Korea for nearly two years says reports...

NTSB: Plane that crashed in Arizona was flying low

A federal investigator says the pilot of a small plane that crashed in far northwestern Arizona was flying ...

Player ordered to trial for fatal punch of referee

A recreational soccer player will stand trial for the one-punch slaying of a referee who was about to penal...

Judge won't free Russian accused of hacking in US

A federal judge in the U.S. territory of Guam has denied a motion to release a Russian man accused of hacki...

Islamic State’s brutal videos send message to friend and foe alike

The Islamic State, the radical Islamist group that now controls large swaths of eastern Syria and northern...

US, UN announce deal on Gaza cease-fire

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a humanitarian cease-fire to start Friday morning for 72 hours, the United ...

Gas explosions kill 20, injure 270 in Taiwan

A series of underground gas explosions killed 20 people and injured 270 others late Thursday night in Taiwa...

Dutch retrieve DNA of some Ukraine crash victims

The head of the Dutch-led international team investigating the Malaysian Airline Flight 17 disaster says hi...

Canada man accused in killings fit to stand trial

A man charged with fatally shooting three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers and wounding two others in...

US launches charm offensive against wary India

Given a rare opportunity to lunch with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Gaurav Dalmia was less intereste...

French forces arrest Mali jihadist ex-leader

Authorities in northern Mali say a former jihadist leader in the town of Gao has been arrested by French mi...

Florida notes

It’s the season to see Key Deer

Dear to the hearts of many are the miniature deer that exist only in the Florida Keys. Fully grown, these K...

wine

It’s time to give syrah another shot

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: Obsession over six-pack abs puts swimmer in unsafe water

Dear Abby: I’m a 21-year-old man who has been a successful swimmer in high school and now in college...

Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax: Siblings not pitching in when mother needs them

Dear Carolyn: I am the youngest of five siblings. We lost my dad almost a year ago. My parents were marrie...

fashion

It’s a wrap: Beach bikini showcase went swimmingly

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

Dinner in Minutes

Pile this orzo pilaf onto your plate

Here is a light, vegetarian summer supper that will keep your kitchen cool — no need to turn on the ...

Cook’s Corner

Pickle power: Tangy veggies give sandwiches a piquant crunch

LOBSTER MINISEASON

Ex-Penn football player dies on dive during lobster miniseason

A Broward man lost his life diving on the first day of the lobster miniseason. He might have run out of air.

NATIONALS 4, MARLINS 3

Miami Marlins rally falls short against Nationals as win streak ends at 6

The Marlins’ season-long six-game winning streak came to an end Wednesday, but Miami has its eyes se...

UM FOOTBALL

Man who died scuba diving was added to Miami Hurricanes roster a day earlier

Dolphins

Miami Dolphins’ Don Jones humbled, changed since anti-gay tweets

DOLPHINS NOTEBOOK

Center-QB exchange continues to be problem for Miami Dolphins

After Thursday’s practice, Dolphins coach Joe Philbin joked about his decision to give guard David A...

Miami Heat

Pat Riley: Miami Heat’s Mario Chalmers has potential at shooting guard

dolphins notebook

Miami Dolphins replace struggling Shelley Smith at first-team center

Miami Marlins

Miami Marlins acquire pitcher Jarred Cosart in six-player deal

The Marlins bolstered their starting rotation by acquiring Jarred Cosart from the Astros. Miami gave up pro...

Celebrity roundup

Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Kirstie Alley no longer speak: Is it because of Scientology?

Que paso? Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Kirstie Alley used to be so close. They met as partners on Dancing with t...

On the shelves

At 88, Hollywood legend Lee Grant looks back in ‘I Said Yes to Everything’

Throwback Thursday

Wesley Snipes: I would be open to doing another ‘Blade’ movie

Alicia Keys pregnant with 2nd child

NEW YORK (AP) – Alicia Keys is getting ready for another big release: her second child.

Boston man charged with rape at Urban concert

MANSFIELD, Mass. (AP) – Police say they’re investigating a possible sexual assault at a weeke...

La vida local

Hulu‘s East Los High stars in Miami

Celebrity birthdays on July 31

As seen on TV

Maggie Gyllenhaal takes an ‘Honorable’ role in SundanceTV movie

An eight-hour miniseries premiering Thursday at 10 p.m. on SundanceTV, The Honorable Woman is a virtuoso ef...

CUBA

U.S. sanctions North Korean companies on Cuba weapons case

Cuba again avoids sanctions on arms smuggling case.

CUBA

Independent Cuban journalists in Miami for training

The independent journalists are learning how to use smart phones and social media to do their work.

Venezuela

Lawmakers: U.S. restrictions on Venezuelan officials too little

The U.S. State Department rolled out travel and visa restrictions on Venezuelan officials accused of human ...

Latin America

Venezuela’s Telesur television goes bilingual with English programming

Over the past nine years, Venezuela-based Telesur has become a leading voice in Latin America. Now, the cha...

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...

POLITICS

Once a U.S. Sugar foe, Gov. Rick Scott now accepts its contributions, hunting hospitality

Gov. Rick Scott said no state business was discussed when he and other Republican lawmakers went on a Texas...

POLITICS

After Gov. Rick Scott’s secret trip to King Ranch, he tapped a ranch executive for state regulatory board

A Scott campaign spokesman did not respond to questions about whether the governor talked to King Ranch off...

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.

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

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...

Saul Tamen, 105

Centennarian hotelier Saul Tamen, who developed the kitchenette idea inside South Beach hotels, dies at 105

Correction: Obit-Robert Drew story

In a story July 30 about the death of filmmaker Robert Drew, The Associated Press reported erroneously that...

'Godfather of Makeup' Dick Smith dead at 92

Dick Smith, the Oscar-winning "Godfather of Makeup" who amused, fascinated and terrified moviegoers by devi...

Veteran TV impresario Robert Halmi Sr. dies at 90

Cinema verite documentarian Robert Drew dies at 90

Filmmaker Robert Drew, a pioneer of the modern documentary who in "Primary" and other movies mastered the i...

'Flower Drum Song' lead James Shigeta dies at 85

James Shigeta, who played the lead in the 1961 movie musical "Flower Drum Song" and had a small role in the...

Brenton Owen Wan, 60

South Plantation teacher, avid photographer Brenton Wan dies at 60

Theodore 'Dutch' Van Kirk, navigator aboard the B-29 Enola Gay, dies at 93

Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, a navigator who on Aug. 6, 1945, guided the Enola Gay over Hiroshima to drop the...

Stonegate Bank reports lower second quarter earnings

Stonegate Bank on Thursday reported net income of $1.9 million for the second quarter, or 17 cents per shar...

Affordable Care Act

Florida mental and behavioral healthcare providers get funding boost from Affordable Care Act

Millions of dollars in federal grants were announced Thursday to help with treatment of depression, anxiety...

U.S. Century Bank reports a loss for the second quarter, continues to plan for a recapitalization

U.S. Century Bank on Thursday reported a second quarter net loss of $1.06 million, compared to a net loss o...

MTN Communications announces contracts with three cruise lines

Miramar-based MTN Communications this week announced contracts with three cruise lines.

Miami International Airport sees slight uptick in passengers

The number of passengers flying into and out of Miami International Airport keeps inching up.

Healthcare

Jackson adopts budget excluding potential big costs

The hospital system’s budget, which county commissioners must approve by Sept. 30, excludes mention ...

Birks Group to close its 80-person Tamarac administrative office next year, retain small office in South Florida

Birks Group, the parent of Mayors jewelry stores, said Tuesday that it will close its Tamarac administrativ...

TotalBank reports second quarter earnings

TotalBank on Wednesday reported second quarter net income of $3 million, down 35 percent from $4.6 million ...