DOWNTOWN MIAMI

Doctors' group blasts Senate healthcare bill in front of Freedom Tower

South Florida medical professionals rallied Saturday against the latest version of the Senate's healthcare ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY

Replica ship at Palm Beach Maritime Museum

The HMS Bounty sailed up to the Palm Beach Maritime Museum Saturday, flanked by a flotilla of recreational ...

ENERGY | KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL

Key West High School make alternative energy

Students at Key West High School are learning about alternative energy firsthand -- by making biodiesel to ...

COCONUT GROVE

Police: Another woman raped in Coconut Grove

For the second time in three weeks, a young woman in Coconut Grove was raped by a masked man, with both inc...

ENVIRONMENT

Florida coalition targets pending federal pollution rules

Business organizations and other influential interests say new rules to protect Florida's waterways and bea...

ST. PETERSBURG

Dog saved from Iraq a tale of a mutt, a Marine and a miracle

A dog of war who was saved in Iraq by a career Marine and brought to live in the United States has become s...

POMPANO BEACH

Big turnout at fundraiser for teen burn victim

Thousands turned out in Pompano Beach at a fundraiser for burn victim Michael Brewer. Among those in attend...

The nation's weather

A low-pressure system that has lingered in the Gulf of Mexico the past few days, bringing rain to the Gulf ...

Rhodes Scholars named for 2010

Thirty-two men and women from across the U.S. have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2010.

2 dead after shooting at Oregon intersection

A gunman fatally wounded a passenger in another vehicle at an Oregon intersection Saturday, setting off a p...

Ukraine's `hot air' bedevils global climate deal

Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he's a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins o...

UC Santa Cruz protesters still occupy building

Dozens of protesters are occupying the main administrative building at University of California, Santa Cruz...

Police: Man fatally stabbed over NYC subway seat

A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a s...

Biden says Senate handed Obama a big victory

Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory...

Top Iran reformer sentenced to 6 years in jail

A top reformer has been sentenced to six years in jail after he stood trial on charges of fomenting unrest ...

Officials: 4 dead in attacks around Iraq

Iraqi security officials say four people have been killed in attacks in Baghdad and the northern city of Mo...

Is imam a terror recruiter or just an incendiary preacher?

The Yemeni-American imam who's been under renewed scrutiny after the deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, ...

Despite U.S. pressures, Pakistan continues to follow its own road

The Pakistani government has some advice the Obama administration may not want to hear as it contemplates s...

2 bomb blasts leave 7 dead, 52 wounded in India

Suspected militants set off two bombs outside a police station in India's restive northeast on Sunday, kill...

Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard

An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island Sunday,...

Romanians vote for president amid political crisis

Romanians were voting for a new president on Sunday in an election that could help end a leadership crisis ...

Picturing us: Norman Rockwell portrayed life as he wished it might be

Shaking off the cobwebs of recent history, a misunderstood artistic icon who lived through the Great Depres...

MUSIC

Spirit of Haiti comes to life in a box set from Alan Lomax

The remarkable voices, songs and images in the recently released box set Alan Lomax in Haiti are a stunning...

MUSIC

Sinatra Jr. keeps dad's memory, music alive

REVIEW

It's deja vu for holiday revue at Radio City

Like a shiny toboggan wedged on wet snow, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular needs a little push. The tra...

CHRISTIAN ART

Cross in Vatican's collection gets a new look

FICTION

Review | 'Under the Dome': No rules

POLITICS

Review | Inside Obama's campaign in 'The Audacity to Win'

The success story of a disciplined, creative operation is illuminating.

PANTHERS 3, RANGERS 2

Florida Panthers' road tour ends with victory in New York

Nathan Horton, Jordan Leopold and Steven Reinprecht each scored and the streaking Panthers swept their thre...

CROSS-COUNTRY | CLASS 4A FINALS

Explorers Class 4A champs again

HEAT

Young Miami Heat players need to step up

The Heat looks for more consistency and urgency from second-year players Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers...

Galaxy, Salt Lake to duke it out in MLS Cup

And so, the MLS season comes down to Beckham vs. Beckerman, L.A. glitz vs. Salt Lake grit, Coach of the Yea...

FSU 29, MARYLAND 26

Florida State keeps bowl streak alive with win against Maryland

A Senior Day victory gave defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews a win in his final home game, and extended F...

NO. 1 UF 62, FIU 3

Florida Gators too much for overmatched FIU

A game against overmatched FIU allowed UF's elder players an opportunity to reflect on their college career...

NO. 21 UM 34, DUKE 16

Second-half surge lifts Miami Hurricanes against Duke

After overhearing raucous Duke players cheering at halftime, the Canes awoke from a first half-slumber to r...

THE WEEK THAT WAS

The week that was

OPRAH: The queen of daytime is halting her show in 2011. It wasn't one of her favorite things to do anymore...

The Calendar

CONCERT 8 p.m. Bob Marley's son Julian and his band The Uprising perform soulful, spiritual reggae, along...

SCREEN LEGENDS

An ode to John Cusack

An open letter from The People Page to John Cusack: Let's just start out by saying: We heart you. ...

Celebrity birthdays on Nov. 22

Actor Robert Vaughn (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.) is 77. Comedian-director Terry Gilliam (Monty Python) is 69. ...

AS SEEN ON SCREEN

Fans sink their teeth into `New Moon' werewolves

Alex Meraz and Kiowa Gordon were hardly prepared for the female attention they'd get from starring in this ...

SCENE IN THE TROPICS

Live like D-Wade: Buy his house

Dwyane Wade has listed his Pinecrest estate on Billionaire-Xchange.com. On the site for a week, the sprawli...

SPOTTED

Young, hot Korean superstar Rain stopped in at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel to promote his new movie, Ninja ...

NICARAGUA

For contras, a reprise of bitter discontent

In Nicaragua, ex-contras prepare to oppose Sandinistas in a feud that stretches back to the war in the 1980s.

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...

ELECTION 2010

Politicians jumping into social media, seeing new outlet to voters

For Florida candidates, social-networking tools are keys to campaign outreach.

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...

DEATHS | ESTELLE CALDWELL OVERSTREET, 102

A pioneer of Coconut Grove

Centenarian's own storyis intertwined with the history of Coconut Grove.

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...

THE COLOR OF MONEY

Do your due diligence when investing in charity

There's no surprise that charitable giving is down this year. Fifty-one percent of charitable organizat...

ASK MEG

So long as there are easy victims, there'll be scammers

The ``buzz-question'' around town these days, as we watch the Madoff auctions and Rothstein repossessions w...

ART COLLECTING

Market bouncing back in time for Art Basel Miami Beach

After getting hammered during the global economic crisis, art prices seem to be making a comeback.

Florida's citrus country producing new vodka

UNEMPLOYMENT

Temp labor may be bridge to recovery

Florida's jobless rate ticked up to 11.2 percent last month. But employers are starting to hire more temps ...

THANKSGIVING

You may have to skip pumpkin pie

JOB LOSSES

Boston Scientific to close Doral plant

Even as Miami-Dade officials try to build the county's life sciences industry, Boston Scientific is plannin...