Southwest Airlines pulling up stakes from Key West

Monroe County's airports director is stumped as to why Dallas-based Southwest Airlines will stop daily serv...

Keys find new mainland hurricane shelter at Miami-Dade fairgrounds

Florida Keys residents who won't leave their pets when a hurricane evacuation is ordered now have a mainlan...

Deadly drama: Security guard shoots barbershop employee; Miami officer shoots security guard

Mourners quietly lit candles and placed flowers at a Little Haiti barbershop Monday morning.

Pedestrian struck and killed on Le Jeune Road

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Monday morning, Miami-Dade police reported.

Man shot to death in middle of Pompano Beach street

A man was shot dead on a Pompano Beach street, Broward sheriff’s investigators said.

Miami’s Top 5: What you should know Monday

1. The Canes are heading back to a bowl. University of Miami football team will face the Louisville Cardina...

Downtown Miami

Miami wants pedestrian-friendly downtown

WISH BOOK

Wish Book: Injured Brownsville teen, grandmother long for air conditioning

A brain-injured teen and his caretaker live in a home that often adds to their discomfort.

Police: NJ man didn't know he had knife in back

Authorities say a New Jersey man awoke after a long night's sleep to discover a knife stuck in his back.

Subjects of '20 Feet' to sing anthem at Rose Bowl

On New Year's Day, they'll finally travel that last 20 feet.

Jury hears ex-cop charged in deadly La. shooting

A former New Orleans police officer has testified at his retrial that he thought he saw a gun in the hand o...

Fire contained at Arkansas nuclear plant

A transformer caught fire at a nuclear power plant in Arkansas on Monday, forcing utility officials to take...

NASA: Ancient Martian lake may have supported life

NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars that may have teemed with ...

2nd bear suspected in woman's mauling euthanized

Another bear has been trapped and euthanized in a Florida neighborhood where a woman walking her dogs was m...

Guitar-playing bankruptcy judge tuned in to people

3 headliners cancel music performances at SeaWorld

Three headliners have canceled their performances at a SeaWorld music series, citing a recent documentary t...

Ukraine's east still backs closer ties with Russia

In the Ukrainian president's eastern hometown, the buildings are grimy with black soot from the surrounding...

Report: Kremlin amnesty could apply to Pussy Riot

A Russian newspaper says the jailed members of the Pussy Riot band could be released under a Kremlin amnesty.

Airbus parent EADS to cut 5,800 jobs in overhaul

European air and defense company EADS, the parent company of Airbus, said Monday it is cutting 5,800 jobs o...

IAEA will inspect Libya's yellowcake stockpiles

An inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Libya to assess the thousands of ...

UN calls on Iraq to locate 7 Iranian dissidents

A group of U.N. independent experts is urging Iraq to identify the whereabouts of seven members of an Irani...

Former 'X Factor' judge Tulisa to be charged in UK

British prosecutors say they are charging singer and former U.K. "X Factor" judge Tulisa Contostavlos for a...

Israeli ultra-Orthodox protest draft detentions

Israeli police say more than a thousand people have protested in support of ultra-Orthodox Jews who were de...

UK warning over investments in Israeli settlements

Britain's overseas trade body has issued a warning to firms investing in Israeli settlements, saying ties t...

Holiday Sweets

Chef teaches class on decorating gingerbread houses

The $50 fee includes a gingerbread house and decorating materials. The next class is Saturday.

Cruise ships

MSC Divina brings its European flair to the Caribbean

A cruise on the newest addition to the South Florida fleet has an unmistakably Italian feel.

WISH BOOK

Wish Book: Injured Brownsville teen, grandmother long for air conditioning

A brain-injured teen and his caretaker live in a home that often adds to their discomfort.

Graphic novels

Graphic novels, from Batman to Button Man

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Fiction

Fannie Flagg spins her small-town formula once again

Memoir

Roger Rosenblatt takes a walking tour of his past

Experts urge feds to measure, pursue our happiness

Happy or sad? Content or bored? And how many times did you smile yesterday? A panel of experts thinks Amer...

Boxing spotlight

Rigondeaux batters unwilling opponent

With his opponent unwilling to throw punches, Guillermo Rigondeaux played target practice in another domina...

BCS championship game | No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Auburn

It is official: Florida State will take on Auburn in the final BCS Championship Game

Florida State will take on Auburn for the final BCS Championship Game in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 6 as a n...

Tennis | Metropolia Orange Bowl International Championship

Alexander Zverev, Johan Sebastien Tatlot headlines Metropolia Orange Bowl field

It is a few weeks before Christmas, which means it’s time for the world’s top junior tennis playe...

Heat 110, Pistons 95

LeBron James, Miami Heat avenge loss to Detroit Pistons minus Dwyane Wade

LeBron James led Miami to a convincing win against Detroit with Dwyane Wade sitting out on the second night...

Blackhawks 6, Panthers 2

Florida Panthers overpowered in loss to Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago scored a season-high three goals on the power play to halt its three-game losing streak and end Flo...

Dolphins 34, Steelers 28

Wild win for Miami Dolphins over Steelers in snowy Pittsburgh

The Dolphins won their second in a row for the first time since their 3-0 start to the season and kept them...

UM football

Miami Hurricanes to face Louisville in Russell Athletic Bowl

The Hurricanes will take on Louisville and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in Orlando on Dec. 28.

College basketball | Virginia Tech 61, UM men 60 (OT)

UM men’s basketball team gives up lead, falls to Virginia Tech in overtime

Poor shooting and missing crucial free throws down the stretch plagued UM’s double-digit lead agains...

As seen on TV

‘Sing off’ host Nick Lachey in perfect harmony

La vida local

Demi Lovato a headliner at Y100 Jingle Ball

Radar

Hot stuff celebrities love

Christopher Radko knows Christmas. Known for its attention to detail and handcrafted workmanship, the North...

Celebrity birthdays on Dec 9

Gossip extra

Strange turns in Justin Bieber case

The lawsuit brought by a Miami Beach paparazzo against pop star Justin Bieber and one of his bodyguards is ...

Celebrity birthdays on Dec 8

Actor-producer-director Maximilian Schell is 83. Singer Jerry Butler is 74. Singer-keyboardist Gregg Allman...

Scene in the Tropics

Celebrities do Art Basel in a big way

Celebrity roundup

TLC star will document cancer battle

Jen Arnold, star of TLC’s The Little Couple, has decided to let cameras document her battle with can...

Venezuela

Venezuela’s ruling party on top in key municipal race

With partial results in, Venezuela’s ruling PSUV party enjoyed a wide lead in the mayors’ rac...

IN THE CAMPS

Military retracts Guantánamo PTSD claim

Venezuela Politics

Venezuela’s municipal races seen as national litmus test

Campaigning for Venezuela’s municipal elections ended Thursday. While the races may be local, the im...

Venezuela

Pocketbook politics: Venezuela’s Maduro hopes economic measures can swing Sunday’s vote

With Sunday’s municipal vote in Venezuela, analysts think economic measures — from fire sales...

CUBA

A sudden surge in Cuban migrants

At least 44,000 Cubans arrived in the United States in the year ending Sept. 30. It is the highest total si...

Gov. Scott checks out PortMiami dredging

The crews digging a deeper channel into PortMiami had a VIP guest Friday: the governor of Florida.

CUBA

Cuba consular problem in Washington may cause ripples for US diplomats in Havana

Cuban diplomats reportedly said that if they can’t find a bank to hold consular accounts, the U.S. m...

CUBA

Martha Frayde, co-founder of Cuba’s human rights movement, dies

She was sentenced to 29 years in prison, but Fidel Castro pardoned her after she agreed to go into exile in...

Gov. Rick Scott’s ‘lost’ jobs

The untold chapter in Gov. Rick Scott’s jobs story: the thousands of lost jobs in every sector and reg...

Marc Caputo: Hollingsworth’s lie about PR degree bad spin for Gov. Rick Scott

JOBS IN FLORIDA: THE RICK SCOTT RECORD

Gov. Rick Scott boasts about creating new jobs, but the numbers tell a far different story

Gov. Rick Scott campaigned in 2010 on a promise to create 700,000 jobs, but the jobs he can most directly d...

When state dollars don’t pay dividends

After receiving more than $700,000 in economic incentives from the state, a Bradenton ambulance production ...

HOMESTEAD

Homestead may pull plug on land deal with tarnished Dade Medical College boss

Homestead chose Dade Medical College as the new centerpiece of its downtown — but now the city has h...

HEALTHCARE

Nurse education expansion creates failing programs

Florida lawmakers hoping to stave off a nurse shortfall has opened the door for second-rate schools.

Gov. Scott checks out PortMiami dredging

The crews digging a deeper channel into PortMiami had a VIP guest Friday: the governor of Florida.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Florida Supreme Court justices question medical marijuana ballot language

Florida Supreme Court justices held a one-hour, sometimes testy hearing Thursday on a proposed medical mari...

Character actress Kate Williamson dead at 82

'La Cage aux Folles' director dies

Edouard Molinaro, nominated for an Oscar for directing "La Cage aux Folles," a French farce about a gay cou...

Belgian golf psychologist to Ernie Els dies at 62

Ernie Els had another sad day upon learning that his former psychologist, Jos Vanstiphout, had died of a he...

Boxer Jacob Matlala, 51, a Mandela favorite, dies

Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala, a four-time world champion in the flyweight and junior flyweight divisions and o...

South African leader Nelson Mandela dies at 95

JOHANNESBURG _ Nelson Mandela, who emerged from more than a quarter of a century in prison to steer a troub...

Correction: Obit-Kennedy Rescuer story

In a story Nov. 28, The Associated Press, relying on information from family members, reported erroneously ...

Famed door-to-door salesman Bill Porter dies at 81

Bill Porter, the door-to-door salesman in Portland, Ore., who was portrayed by William H. Macy in an Emmy-w...

British jazz great Stan Tracey dies at 86

British jazz pianist and composer Stan Tracey, who played with everyone from Sonny Rollins to Charlie Watts...

Food entrepreneurs: The next breakout food product is just waiting to be discovered

As they follow their passion, food entrepreneurs find that simply offering tasty, unique products isnȁ...

Bernie Navarro sees education as best investment

Southwest Airlines pulling up stakes from Key West

Monroe County's airports director is stumped as to why Dallas-based Southwest Airlines will stop daily serv...

Warren Henry Auto Group expands its presence in the automotive industry

Warren Henry Auto Group is expanding its presence in the automotive industry.

Preserving what you’ve worked to build

South Florida has always had a vibrant community of family-owned enterprises. Entrepreneurs are drawn here ...

SMALL BUSINESS | ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Major changes coming to a social media network near you in 2014

Catalogs.com turns the page on catalog trend, launches the Dynalog

South Florida mobile software startup raises $5 million in venture funding

KidoZen, a private enterprise mobile platform company, has raised $5 million in Series A financing from Thi...