POLITICS

‘Deporter-in-chief’: Obama placed on defensive in appearance before Latino groups

The president has been losing approval among Latino voters, some of whom are calling him the ‘deport...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Today in Tallahassee: Five Things to Know

Legislators return for their second week of session and you can expect a few bills to roll and a few jokes...

EXTREME GOLF

Miami company takes golfers into danger zones

‘Tee off in Hezbollah’s back yard,’ Cavalry and Co.’s website promises.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Florida spent millions on flawed fingerprint system

Documents show a network meant to provide near-perfect fingerprint matches for Florida police departments f...

MIAMI

Two Miami homes damaged in separate fires

Fire ripped through two Miami homes Sunday, leaving two families displaced and injuring two firefighters.

Baltimore Ravens player arrested in Key West bar fight

Politics

Marc Caputo: Rick Scott’s ‘awful’ poll numbers make Florida Republicans queasy

The state of Gov. Rick Scott’s poll numbers is ... sorry.

Barricaded man shot in standoff with police in Northeast Miami-Dade

A man who held police at bay for hours Sunday was wounded during the stand off in Northeast Miami-Dade.

Injured Florida skydiver says he'll jump again

A skydiver injured when a small plane crashed into him near Tampa, Fla., says he'll jump again as soon as h...

Conn. shooter's dad: 'You can't get any more evil'

The father of Connecticut school shooter Adam Lanza says in his first public comments about the massacre th...

Warrant issued in Ohio bar shooting that killed 3

Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 33-year-old man suspected of opening fire inside a northern Ohio...

10 Things to Know for Today

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

Powerful quake shakes N. California; no injuries

A very strong earthquake rattled the Northern California coast and was widely felt across the region, but a...

Nuns freed after hostage ordeal arrive in Damascus

Greek Orthodox nuns freed after being held hostage by al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebels arrived in Damascus Mon...

Nome preps for Iditarod mushers

As Jeff King attempts to hold off other mushers in the last stages of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the...

Iditarod: 5 things to know about standout finishes

In the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, there's always a heart-pounding thrill at the finish line in Nome, a r...

Leader-in-exile: Youths lead Tibet freedom fight

The leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile says young Tibetans are leading the struggle to free their Hi...

EU's Ashton criticized for meeting Iran activists

A senior Iranian military official has criticized the European Union's foreign policy chief for meeting wom...

Pope to go to South Korea in August for youth fest

The Vatican says Pope Francis will travel to South Korea from Aug. 14-18 to participate in an Asian Catholi...

Spain laments use of rubber bullets in enclave

Spain's interior minister acknowledged Monday that police should not have fired rubber bullets to try to de...

Investigators chase 'every angle' in missing jet

Rescue helicopters and ships searching for a Malaysia Airlines jet rushed Monday to investigate a yellow ob...

Khodorkovsky backs Ukraine's new leaders

The man who was once Russia's most famous prisoner says Russia is ruining its longstanding friendship with ...

Japan won't change 1993 apology on 'comfort women'

Japan says it won't change its 1993 apology over a system of forced prostitution for its military during Wo...

Sarkozy seeks publication ban on recordings

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his singer-songwriter wife are asking a judge for an emergency ...

Politics

Beltway insiders go behind the usual caricatures in Hillary Clinton book

Condo Line

It’s OK to change HOA policies

Q: The ARC in our HOA has recently published a booklet listing modification specifications and modification...

Plant Clinic

Mango tree may be getting too much water

Q: This year, our mango tree is bearing a tremendous amount of flowers for the first time (it was planted f...

Southern Cross Stargazer for March 9-15, 2014

Daylight Savings Time began at 2 a.m. Sunday.

Quick trips: Ohio

Caves, comfort food in Hocking Hills

The travel troubleshooter

When airline cancels route, what happens to credits?

Florida: Kennedy Space Center welcomes Brevard Symphony for Space Shuttle Atlantis concert March 22

Nonfiction

Walter Kirn reveals the true, bizarre story of a world-class scammer — and his own gullibility

Boxing Spotlight

Canelo Alvarez makes successful return to ring after loss

Alfredo Angulo indeed proved to be the ideal opponent in Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s first bout ...

Miami Marlins

Henry Rodriguez, Carter Capps among candidates for open Miami Marlins bullpen spots

Carlos Marmol survived a shaky outing in his debut for the Marlins, one in which he walked a pair of batter...

Bulls 95, Heat 88

LeBron James drops the ball in Miami Heat’s loss to Chicago Bulls

In My Opinion

Greg Cote: Patrick Reed has the right look — and game to match it

The man in the blood-red shirt striding confidently up the 18th fairway won Sunday’s golf tournament j...

Bruins 5, Panthers 2

Florida Panthers sunk by Boston Bruins for eighth game in a row

Roberto Luongo did slow down the Bruins, but not even he could stop them from continuing to beat up on the ...

Dolphins

Report: Lineman Branden Albert plans to sign deal with Miami Dolphins

Golf | WGC-Cadillac Championship

Patrick Reed stays steady and strong in victory at WGC-Cadillac Championship

Patrick Reed conquered an elite field on a brutally difficult Doral course, posting a 72 for his third PGA ...

UM men 69, Wake Forest 56

Miami Hurricanes’ final home game is special

This year, there were no ladders to climb after the final home game of the regular season. No nets to cut. ...

Celebrity spotlight

Steve Zahn in the TV game now

Celebrity birthdays on March 10

Radar

Hot stuff celebrities love

Celebrity birthdays on March 9

Singer-actress Keely Smith is 86. Actress Joyce Van Patten is 80. Actor-comedian Marty Ingels is 78. Actres...

The arts scene

Robert Redford in town for world premiere of artist wife’s ‘The Way of the Rain Miami’

Celebrity birthdays on March 8

37th Annual Calle Ocho Music Festival

Wilmer Valderrama to judge fashion contest, costar in new cable TV series ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’

As seen on TV

Frances Fisher sees dead people in new TV drama ‘Resurrection’

Mexico government 100 pct sure drug capo killed

Mexico's government confirmed late Sunday that the leader of the Knights Templar Cartel was killed in an ea...

EARTHQUAKE

Aftershock from January earthquake rattles parts of Cuba, Florida Keys Sunday

An earthquake felt Sunday morning in Cuba and parts of the Florida Keys was actually an aftershock from a 5...

Venezuela

Los Guayabitos: The Venezuelan town where La Revolución reigns supreme

A year after the death of President Hugo Chávez, his legacy is being questioned. But in Los Guayabitos...

CUBA

Cuba allows phone access to some email

But access is really expensive and limited to Cuba-only email system.

VENEZUELA

Rubio wants U.S. attention on Venezuela crisis

Sen. Marco Rubio faults the White House for being preoccupied with what is going on in Ukraine and not payi...

CUBA

Cruise ship rescues 24 Cuban migrants in Caribbean

The Carnival Paradise put them ashore in the Cayman Islands, where authorities are likely to return them to...

Venezuela

Country struggling with Chávez’s legacy

Venezuela marked the anniversary of the death of President Hugo Chavez amid tensions at home and abroad. As...

Haiti

Haitian-American officials to State Department: Don’t intervene in cholera lawsuit

Elected Haitian American officials call on U.S. State Department not to side with the United Nations in cho...

Politics

Marc Caputo: Rick Scott’s ‘awful’ poll numbers make Florida Republicans queasy

The state of Gov. Rick Scott’s poll numbers is ... sorry.

PolitiFact Florida

Gov. Rick Scott says Medicare rate cuts will affect seniors’ ability to keep their doctor, hospital and prevention services

Gov. Rick Scott omits that the recently announced rate cuts were for Medicare Advantage plans, a subset of ...

POLITICS

Ahead in polls, medical marijuana poised for ad-war win

With strong public support, a medical-marijuana initiative doesn’t face major opposition yet and cou...

FEDERAL INVESTIGATION

Busted in Nicaragua: ex-Rep. David Rivera's pal, Ana Alliegro, in FBI custody over campaign scheme

A longtime political is being held in a federal detention center on campaign-violation charges related to a...

HIGHER EDUCATION

FSU names interim president; no front-runner considered

Florida State University Provost Garnett Stokes will serve as the institution’s interim president wh...

VENEZUELA

Rubio wants U.S. attention on Venezuela crisis

Sen. Marco Rubio faults the White House for being preoccupied with what is going on in Ukraine and not payi...

politics

At CPAC, Sen. Marco Rubio presses for assertive U.S. foreign policy

Painting a grim picture of world developments, Sen. Marco Rubio said the United States has an obligation to...

COURTS

Florida Supreme Court rules immigrant cannot join Bar

The Florida Supreme Court called on the Florida Legislature to intervene to correct what it called an ...

William Clay Ford, car-company leader and Detroit Lions owner, dies at 88

DETROIT - William Clay Ford, owner of the NFL Detroit Lions, a philanthropist and the last surviving grands...

'Band of Brothers' vet William Guarnere dies at 90

William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV min...

Lions owner William Clay Ford dies at 88

Revolutionary opera director Gerard Mortier dies

Afghan VP, ex-Northern alliance commander, dies

Afghanistan's influential Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim, a leading commander in the alliance that fou...

GOP fundraiser Welch dies at 80

Ted Welch, a prolific fundraiser in Tennessee Republican politics for four decades, has died. He was 80.

Sheila MacRae of 'The Honeymooners' dies at 92

Actress Sheila MacRae of 'Honeymooners' dies at 92

CRUISE INDUSTRY

Cruise lines trying to get newcomers on board

Extreme sports, glitzy nightlife, brand-name fun: These are some of the lures that cruise lines float in th...

COMPANY PROFILE

South Florida-based company Regal Springs Tilapia is the king of fresh tilapia

Regal Springs Tilapia, based in Miramar, wears the crown as the largest producer in the United States. But ...

Capitol Clothing Corp. is boosting sales of its infants’ and boys’ apparel

Capitol Clothing Corp. is boosting sales of its infants’ and boys’ apparel.

Q&A

Q&A: Diane Sanchez reflects on eMerge Americas movement, upcoming conference

Business Plan Challenge Follow-up

DonorCommunity expands, now serves more than 140 nonprofits

DonorCommunity put out the welcome mat for nonprofits, offering more features to help them thrive.

EXTREME GOLF

Miami company takes golfers into danger zones

‘Tee off in Hezbollah’s back yard,’ Cavalry and Co.’s website promises.

BUSINESS PLAN CHALLENGE

Sign up for free Business Plan Bootcamp

Want to know what should go into a winning business plan? How do you pack the most important elements into ...

Entrepreneurship

Pipeline Fellowship angel investing bootcamp coming to South Florida