Taser death

Group holds flash mob at Art Basel for graffiti artist who died after being Tasered by Miami Beach police

A group seeking justice for the teenage Colombian artist, who died after being Tasered by a Miami Beach pol...

MIA passengers leave behind a lotta chump change

Passengers passing through MIA in 2012 left behind $39,613, according to a report from the Transportation S...

Gov. Scott checks out PortMiami dredging

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

RICK SCOTT

Governor’s chief of staff admits he lied on resume in previous job

Pearl Harbor

Young Marines from Miami-Dade commemorate anniversary of Pearl Harbor

Two teens from a Young Marines unit in Doral visit Hawaii to place wreaths at the National Cemetery of the ...

Miami-Dade County

Commission restrictions could make budget cuts tricky for Miami-Dade mayor

A commission decision to restore union workers’ pay would require $56 million in budget cuts this year.

Friends and Neighbors

GableStage raising money to help teens see Shakespeare play

Imagine young students seeing a play for the first time. Imagine that play is a modern version of Shakespea...

Miami-Dade courts

Judge bars key evidence — a puppy’s remains — in Miami Beach animal abuse case

4 shot after Meek Mill show at Del. nightclub

Delaware State police are investigating an early morning shooting at a nightclub after a show by hip-hop ar...

Pearl Harbor ceremony marks bombing anniversary

About 3,000 people are expected to gather at Pearl Harbor on Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of the...

The nation's weather

Weather Underground Forecast for Saturday, Dec. 07, 2013

State-by-state look at frigid blast hitting US

Quotations in the News

"I am very glad to be on my way home. And I appreciate the tolerance the (North Korean) government has give...

More of US expected to see snow, sleet, ice

Rep. Ellmers calls Obamacare a ‘war on women’

The Affordable Care Act is an example of a “war on women,” Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., said ...

NY railway has until Tuesday to analyze lines

The Metro-North Railroad has until Tuesday to identify places in its system with major speed changes under ...

Egypt court cuts sentences against Islamist women

Seal pups washed away by England tidal surge

Conservation authorities say hundreds of seals may have fallen victim to this week's floods in eastern Engl...

Activists: Syrian airstrikes kill 12

Syrian government aircraft on Saturday pounded a rebel-held city in the country's northeast, killing at lea...

Hagel lands in Kabul amid chaos over security deal

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is visiting with American forces in Afghanistan amid a stubborn stand-of...

Thai premier: No quick end to political impasse

Thailand's prime minister said Saturday that she will not cling to power and that she is ready to resign an...

Putin spokesman: customs union not discussed

The spokesman for Russia's president says Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Vladimir Putin didn't d...

South Africa prepares to welcome world leaders

South Africa is readying itself for the arrival of a flood of world leaders for the memorial service and fu...

Biden visits DMZ as NKorea releases US tourist

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden stepped foot into the no-man's land between North and South Korea on Saturday...

Parenting

Expressing gratitude best learned by example

Some of us are still reeling from our attempts to coax a shred of Thanksgiving gratitude out of our kids.

Southern Cross Stargazer for Dec. 8-14, 2013

Four planets linger in the evening sky: Venus, the brilliant "diamond" hangs 42 degrees above the southwest...

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.

Pets

Are dogs carnivores or omnivores?

Q: I’ve been researching diets for my dog, and some are high in animal protein while others seem to ...

Caribbean quick trip

St. Maarten: Seeking thrills and places to chill

With my face pressed against the glass by my window seat, the action below looks like it could be an episod...

The travel troubleshooter

Am I responsible for underside damage to my Enterprise rental?

Q: I recently rented a car from Enterprise. When I picked up the car, a representative and I did a walk-aro...

Condo Line

Members want to speak before vote

Q: Our community is a resident mobile home park owned and run by the members. Our board of directors meets ...

Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax: Ending attempts to have relationship with Mom

Dear Carolyn: A recent column about family (http://wapo.st/1cDW9Nq) really hit home. For years I've been tr...

FIU basketball | vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 4 p.m.

FIU Panthers ready to take on take on new-look Florida Gulf Coast

The Panthers look to avenge a close loss in December to Gulf Coast, one of last year’s Sweet 16 team...

Marlins

Miami Marlins, 1B Garrett Jones close to a deal

Over the past several days, the Miami Marlins have opened their wallets, signing two free agents — c...

FIU

Basketball fans showing up to see FIU’s work first-hand

Those who attended FIU men’s basketball games in recent years likely noticed several differences at U....

State final

Booker T. Washington has its sights set on a national crown

The Tornadoes, the consensus No. 1 team in the country, take on Jacksonville Bolles in Orlando on Saturday.

Miami Marlins

Miami Marlins agree to 1-year deal with veteran Rafael Furcal

The Marlins and veteran shortstop Rafael Furcal agreed to a one-year deal worth $3 million plus incentives,...

NFL WEEK 14

Greg Cote’s Week 14 NFL picks

We shatter the record for “accentuating the positive” by mentioning, in the context of yet anothe...

UM football

Miami Hurricanes to open bowl practices to public

Beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, the University of Miami will open its first five bowl practices to the public.

Dolphins

Miami Dolphins cornerbacks showing their mettle this season

Miami’s top four cornerbacks are not allowing opposing quarterbacks to hurt them deep.

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...

Coming to town

Rock royal Chelsea Tyler takes stage with badbad

Chelsea Tyler has music in her DNA.

The style scene

Shoe designer Chloe Jade Green is fashion royalty

Safe to say, Chloe Jade Green knows how to put an outfit together.

In concert

Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen: We’re a rock band

Surrender to the sounds of Cheap Trick on Saturday night at Magic City Casino. The band — which form...

La vida local

Stars Baseling like there’s no tomorrow

And the Art Basel sightings just keep on coming.

Celebrity birthdays on Dec. 7

La vida local

Phil Collins talks charity, music and Tweeting (or lack thereof)

You’ll have to excuse Phil Collins if he wants to relax.

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...

Caribbean

Caribbean needs cheaper, reliable energy

Time for the Caribbean to cut its dependency on expensive fossil fuel, experts say.

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

Web crackdown blocks currency sites

As the value of the bolivar plunges and people try to find safe haven in U.S. dollars, the government is bl...

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Latin American, Caribbean dilemma: Many entrepreneurs, but little innovation

A new World Bank study, released in Miami, addresses lack of innovation in Latin American and Caribbean bus...

IN THE CAMPS

U.S. repatriates 2 Guantánamo prisoners who feared going home to Algeria

The latest transfer, the first since two other men went to Algeria in August without controversy, left the ...

JOBS IN FLORIDA: THE RICK SCOTT RECORD

Little campaign payback for jobs incentives

At least publicly, most corporate CEOs say cash incentives and tax breaks trail other factors — the ...

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...

South Miami

Mea culpa: South Miami commissioner votes to censure himself

Commissioner Bob Welsh apologized for creating a poster that offended some black residents.

JOBS IN FLORIDA: THE RICK SCOTT RECORD

New frontier for Space Coast jobs

In Gov. Rick Scott’s quest to find more private-sector jobs, the CEO-turned-governor sometimes relie...

Miami-Dade County

Commission restrictions could make budget cuts tricky for Miami-Dade mayor

A commission decision to restore union workers’ pay would require $56 million in budget cuts this year.

JOBS IN FLORIDA: THE RICK SCOTT RECORD

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

Gov. Rick Scott campaigned in 2010 on a promise to create 700,000 jobs and has crisscrossed the state ever ...

JOBS IN FLORIDA: THE RICK SCOTT RECORD

Case study: A jobs promise that faded

Two years after the Colt Manufacturing Company promised to bring 63 jobs to the state, the jobs are still n...

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...

Ex-Assemblywoman Vivian Freeman dies at 86

Former Assemblywoman Vivian Freeman, who championed the causes of women and children, conservation and educ...

Martinique politician Pierre Aliker dies at 106

Pierre Aliker, a politician who fought for independence from French rule for his native Caribbean island of...

Nelson Mandela, South Africa's peacemaker, dies

Nelson Mandela was a master of forgiveness.

Nelson Mandela, 20th century colossus, dies at 95

Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world's most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century whe...

Media

Miami-based Guide launches text-to-video tool for publishers

Miami-based tech startup Guide provides a tool to let publishers inexpensively generate videos of their new...

Gov. Scott checks out PortMiami dredging

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

Banesco USA agrees to consent order

Banesco USA said Friday that it has agreed to a consent order with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., dea...

ART WEEK

Women honored for arts impact at Miami Beach event

Collector Mera Rubell among the honorees by Niche Media’s Art Basel Magazine.

HOTELS

East Coast sibling of Hollywood’s Redbury hotel now open in South Beach

The 69-room Redbury hotel on South Beach opened just in time for Art Basel Miami Beach crowds.

ART MUSEUMS

MOCA mum on move rumors

After an art publication reported that the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami might move, the museum w...

Caribbean

Caribbean needs cheaper, reliable energy

Time for the Caribbean to cut its dependency on expensive fossil fuel, experts say.

INSURANCE

Citizens continues to shed policies

The state-run insurer is getting close to 1 million policies, but still has a ways to go to reach the targe...