Collins' 23 points lead Miami Hurrcanes past Tulane 74-54

Dwayne Collins had 23 points and 14 rebounds as Miami overpowered Tulane 74-54 Thursday in the first round ...

HOTEL INDUSTRY

Study: Minority hotel workers face more risks on the job

A study finds female, Hispanic and Asian hotel workers more likely to be injured on the job.

Free swine flu shots available Saturday

The Miami-Dade Health Department will offer free H1N1 swine flu vaccinations Saturday to people who fall in...

MIAMI POLICE

Miami's new top cop vows to raise morale

Outside Miami City Hall on Thursday, officials announced Miami's new police chief: Maj. Miguel Exposito, a ...

Metrozoo jaguar dies during medical procedure

One of Miami Metrozoo's two jaguars died Wednesday during a medical procedure designed to stop his stomach ...

Miami Beach's Maria Mayer won't challenge election loss

The loser in Tuesday's Miami Beach Group 2 City Commission race said Thursday she would not contest the res...

Broward's Jim Notter named Superintendent of Year

A group of Florida education nonprofit organizations has named Broward Schools Superintendent Jim Notter it...

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 842

As of Friday, Nov. 18, 2009, at least 842 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan an...

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,364

As of Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at least 4,364 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it ...

35 students rescued from burning bus on NYC bridge

A bus carrying 35 elementary school children on an outing has caught fire on a New York City bridge, but th...

Plea deal reached in store scuffle case

A black school teacher charged with assaulting white police officers, resisting arrest and disturbing the p...

Police: 3rd arrest made in Vegas officer's death

Police say they have arrested a third person in the shooting death of an off-duty Las Vegas police officer ...

Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event

The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from ea...

Oregon court says teacher can't take gun to class

The Oregon Court of Appeals has rejected a request by a high school English teacher to carry a handgun at s...

Pro-Castro mob attacks spouse of top Cuban blogger

The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Fr...

Mexico shifts strategy in border city violence

Mexico's top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with...

Argentina forces dirty war orphans to provide DNA

McCain urges Obama to speed up Afghan decision

U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a d...

Mexican reporter on organized crime goes missing

Authorities in the western Mexican state of Michoacan are investigating the disappearance of a journalist w...

Mumbai still vulnerable 1 year after attack

The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bulle...

Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them

A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear ...

MOVIES

Review | The Twilight Saga: New Moon (PG-13) **

Bella's love-triangle test tries our patience

MOVIES

Review | Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire (R) ***

Desperate to overcome desperation

MOVIES

Review | The Blind Side (PG-13) ***

Sure it's schmaltzy, but it scores big

MOVIES

Review | Planet 51 (PG) **

Out of this world? Not exactly

MOVIES

Review | Earth Days (Unrated) **½

This story ignores a world of trouble

MODERN DANCE

Dance was African's 'escape'

VELVET UNDERGROUND

We're digging Miami's hidden treasures

When it comes to watering holes in Miami, few can be considered underground. Before we figured out that it ...

Miami Heat coach expects breakout by Dwyane Wade

Missed shots, turnovers, bad losses and a rising tide of doubters have combined to leave Heat guard Dwyane ...

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES | FORD 400

Should NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup face the scrap heap?

FOOTBALL

Northwestern, South Dade roll in regional

Big challenge awaits Florida Panthers' much-improved defense

The Panthers defense has been much improved over the past few weeks, and it will be put to the test Friday ...

DOLPHINS 24, PANTHERS 17

Miami Dolphins' Ricky Williams scores 3 TDs in win over Carolina Panthers

Ricky Williams scored three touchdowns - including one on a 46-yard burst - and the Dolphins' defense held ...

UM FOOTBALL

Duke quarterback Thaddeus Lewis gets one last shot at hometown Miami Hurricanes

Blue Devils quarterback Thaddeus Lewis has roots in Miami but has never beaten the Hurricanes. He hopes to ...

LOCAL COLLEGES ROUNDUP

Florida International University volleyball advances to Sun Belt Conference semis; Nova women sign hoops recruit Jessica Russi

COMING TO TOWN

Eva Longoria Parker is a helpful housewife

CELEBRITY ROUNDUP

John Kerry's daughter joins Club DUI

Celebrity birthdays on Nov. 20

The calendar for Nov. 20

SHAKE IT UP 6:30 p.m. Writers from across the United States participated in a contest to create a contempor...

CELEBRITY ROUNDUP

Johnny Depp one sexy beast

LA VIDA LOCAL

A-Rod serious about selling Coral Gables manse

Spotted in South Florida

In Dominica elections, party offers `the only vision'

Caribbean voters living in the tiny island of Dominica will head to the polls on Dec. 18 for general electi...

Accused Colombian paramilitary leader arrested

José Misael Valero Santana, who, according to Colombian prosecutors, led a paramilitary force of abo...

Miguel H. Díaz is first Hispanic to represent U.S. at Vatican

Honduras' Roberto Micheletti to step down for 7 days

Honduras' de facto president Roberto Micheletti will give up his controversial post for seven days begin...

LAND SHARK STADIUM

Soccer helps Hondurans forget their political woes

Thousands of fans put Honduras' political problems aside for one night to cheer on the nation's soccer team...

CUBA | HUMAN RIGHTS

Report: Cuba's Raúl Castro as ruthless as Fidel

A report by Human Rights Watch paints Raúl Castro's regime in Cuba as little more than a continuati...

Diario publisher to head press group

Alejandro J. Aguirre, deputy editor and publisher of the Spanish-language Diario Las Américas newspa...

U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS

Blogger in Cuba has Washington's ear

A blogger in Cuba who's not afraid to take on the authorities has gained attention at the White House and o...

Parts of Cuban blogger's essay read aloud in House

Part of a Cuban blogger's essay that advocates lifting the ban on U.S. travel to Cuba was read aloud at a H...

FLORIDA POLITICS

Gov. Charlie Crist orders probe of juvenile justice chief

Florida launched an investigation into the extensive taxpayer-funded travel of the state's juvenile justice...

POLITICS

Sen. George LeMieux blasted for blocking diplomat

Florida Sen. George LeMieux's efforts to question a State Department employee about Cuba policy and other i...

TALLAHASSEE

Gov. Charlie Crist: Ban texting while driving

Gov. Charlie Crist and the state's top highway safety appointee endorsed a ban on texting while driving Tue...

HIGH-SPEED RAIL

Bullet train might get special legislative session

Gov. Charlie Crist hopes lawmakers are close to agreeing on a special session for rail projects, but concer...

GOVERNOR'S RACE

Sink backs adoption by gays, lesbians

Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink headlined an Equality Florida reception in Fort Lauderdale that raised ab...

JEANNE-CLAUDE, 74

Jeanne-Claude | Noted artist co-created Central Park `Gates'

(AP) -- Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation The Gates and other large scal...

KEN OBER, 52

Ken Ober | Hosted MTV game show `Remote Control'

Ken Ober, a brassy comedian best known as the host of the 1980s-era MTV game show Remote Control, was found...

DAVID LLOYD, 75

David Lloyd | Writer for many popular sitcoms

David Lloyd, who wrote scores of scripts for some of the most popular television sitcoms of the 1970s, '80s...

CLARA RUSH OESTERLE, 84

Clara Oesterle | Former Miami-Dade commissioner pushed for Metrorail

Clara Rush Oesterle's legacy as a Miami-Dade County commissioner runs on 30 miles of electrified track: the...

JEREMY N. MORRIS, 99

Jeremy N. Morris | Epidemiologist linked exercise, heart health

Jeremy N. Morris, a British epidemiologist whose comparison of heart-attack rates among double-decker bus d...

FRANCISCO AYALA, 103

Francisco Ayala | Spanish novelist examined abuses of power

Francisco Ayala, an eminent Spanish novelist whose work explored societies in which there is much despotism...

GEORGE NA'OPE, 81

George Na'ope | Hula master was last link to sacred tradition

George Na'ope, whose mastery of the hula -- the flowing, pantomimic dance of Hawaii -- and its lilting chan...

ECONOMY

As the South Florida economy slows, so do divorces

With the economy sputtering, South Florida couples are staying together more or attempting do-it-yourself d...

HOTEL INDUSTRY

Study: Minority hotel workers face more risks on the job

A study finds female, Hispanic and Asian hotel workers more likely to be injured on the job.

SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

'Juice scam' victim: I was lured into Scott Rothstein deal

A Coconut Grove businessman says he invested $2.16 million with Scott Rothstein after a friend solicited hi...

SMALL BUSINESS

Entrepreneurs seek success in a minute

Entrepreneurial UM students and alumni competed this week in a contest of `elevator pitches' -- 60-second e...

REAL ESTATE

Florida still leads nation in foreclosures

A rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Film shows South Florida students shooting for moon

Three South Florida students are featured in a new documentary film about budding entrepreneurs.

Jackson Health Systems chief charts hospital's rebound

Chief Executive Eneida Roldan wields her knife at losses at Jackson Health Systems.