Dolphins | Sun Life Stadium

Miami Dolphins owner wants to swap $4 million tax bill for stadium renovations

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross proposed to pay for upgrades to Sun Life Stadium with private funds in exchange...

Politics

Rubio releases plan to boost prosperity

American dream is fading for many, GOP’s Marco Rubio says, offering his own solutions.

Video deposition: Defiant Justin Bieber answers question in Miami civil lawsuit

A video deposition taken of pop idol Justin Bieber in Miami last week, and released on Monday by an enterta...

Politics

Coral Gables billionaire Mike Fernandez strongly backing Gov. Rick Scott

ENVIRONMENT

Back to health, Florida panther runs wild again

Serenaded with the guitar strains of “Seminole Wind” by singer-songwriter John Anderson and a...

In My Opinion

Fred Grimm: Old Broward women’s prison ripe for rebranding

For sale: a residential campus on 66 very secure acres of primo real estate along U.S. 27 in western Browar...

Call for charges in street artist Israel ‘Reefa‘ Hernandez-Llach‘s death

Legislature 2014

Senate panel approves guns for school employees

An array of new gun legislation, including a proposal that would allow designated teachers to carry conceal...

Feinstein defends Senate intel committee against CIA accusations

The Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee threw down the gauntlet Tuesday morning in the feud unfoldin...

Pa. man pleads guilty to threat against Obama

A northeastern Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to posting an online threat to kill the president.

Stars' Peverley collapses; game with Columbus off

They frantically pounded their sticks on the boards, trying desperately to get the attention of officials.

Skier dies in avalanche in Montana

A man who was back-country skiing in southwestern Montana has died in an avalanche.

Attitudes and laws against pit bulls soften

Stocks waver in early trade; Teen retailers slide

Stocks are little changed in early trading as investors pick over earnings reports from retailers and other...

Trial set in black man's Pittsburgh police beating

US House committee investigating GM recall

A congressional committee is investigating the way General Motors and a federal safety agency handled a dea...

Ukraine ex-leader Tymoshenko's back pain improving

German doctors treating Yulia Tymoshenko say the former Ukrainian prime minister's chronic back pain has im...

Airline probing report 2 visited cockpit in 2011

Malaysia Airlines says it is investigating an Australia television report that the co-pilot on its missing ...

Democracy under debate in Latin America

Presidential inaugurations are meant to celebrate the democratic process, but Chile's ceremony comes amid a...

Deputy leader of Egypt's Jewish community buried

The deputy head of Egypt's dwindling Jewish community has been buried.

Albanian arrested on US drug trafficking charges

Albanian authorities say they have arrested and will extradite an Albanian former United States resident so...

London 'We Will Rock You' to close after 12 years

We Will Rock You" won't be rocking in London much longer.

French president 'vigilant' after Africa threat

A jihadist network connected to al-Qaida has distributed online pictures and messages calling for attacks o...

China picks owners for 5 new private banks

Ten companies including Internet giants Alibaba and Tencent have been picked to invest in China's first fiv...

Crave a cookie? Study measures temptation

If there’s no caramel cheesecake, you’re not likely to eat any. But plop one down on a table ...

Nutrition

Mikey likes this - and it’s healthy

Program aims to get kids to eat healthy foods by choice

Fit tip: Should I eat more often?

Q. A friend said I should eat more meals a day, but I'm trying to lose weight. What's the logic behind eati...

JOCK DOC

Non-surgical treatments available for hip pain

Q. I am only in my late ‘50s but have developed horrible left hip pain. It started as an ache about ...

Plastic Surgery 101

Why the Oscars are giving plastic surgery a bad rap

As I watched the Oscars last week, I was appalled by what I saw. Every year after the Oscars I always get t...

Seven-day menu planner

Plan your meals a week at a time, or pick and choose your favorites. Each meal comes with a shopping list.

Mother, son undergo same procedure with same surgeon — on the same day

When he came to in the intensive care unit at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Carlos Garcia asked the nurse to wheel hi...

Wine

Fred Tasker’s wine column: Cabernet sauvignon is the king of wines, the wine of kings

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins reach deal with safety Louis Delmas; cut cornerback Dimitri Patterson

The Dolphins, who are expected to sign Branden Albert on Tuesday, agreed to terms with safety Louis Delmas ...

Flag football

Monsignor Pace looks to build on historic flag football season

Miami Marlins

Miami Marlins’ Steve Cishek knows pressure of being the closer

Heat 99, Wizards 90

Miami Heat tops Washington Wizards as Dwyane Wade carries team late

After stumbling on a three-game losing streak, Dwyane Wade helped the Heat regain its footing and clinch a ...

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers’ Jimmy Hayes is planted in right spot

The Panthers are always looking to find bigger and stronger forwards, so it should have been no surprise wh...

Heat notebook

Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade plays back to back

Roundup

Miami Country Day boys’ basketball coach Bryan Parizo steps down after 25 years

Miami Country Day boys’ basketball coach Bryan Parizo has stepped down after 25 years coaching the Spa...

Roundup

American Heritage girls’ tennis team routs Archbishop McCarthy

The American Heritage girls’ tennis team dominated Archbishop McCarthy with a 6-1 win on Monday aftern...

Celebrity birthdays on March 11

Celebrity spotlight

Steve Zahn in the TV game now

Scene in the Tropics

Ryan reunites with Hough at Bianca

The music scene

Miranda Lambert ‘ready to rock’ with new album

La vida local

Local bakers get reality show, Divas del Azucar

Local bakers to the stars Divine Delicacies are getting their just desserts: a reality show. Las Divas de A...

Celebrity roundup

Bye George! Clooney’s ex Stacy Keibler marries

Stacy Keibler has officially gotten over George Clooney — she's a married woman now.

Radar

Hot stuff celebrities love

Celebrity birthdays on March 10

Colombia | bullfighting

In Colombia, a 500-year-old bullfighting tradition must evolve or die

The colonial tradition of bullfighting has fallen on such hard times in Colombia in recent years that some ...

Caribbean

Caribbean Community leaders want formal apology from Europe for slavery

A two-day meeting of Caribbean Community leaders opened Monday in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, three mon...

Doral

FIU students protest Venezuelan government at Doral golf tournament

The students were shooed off the golf course, but invited to come back later to speak at a tournament party.

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...

Campaign-finance investigation

Ex-Rep. David Rivera’s friend pleads not guilty to federal charges

Ana Alliegro is charged with several campaign-finance violations in a case involving a proxy candidate in t...

Legislature 2014

Senate panel approves guns for school employees

An array of new gun legislation, including a proposal that would allow designated teachers to carry conceal...

Politics

Coral Gables billionaire Mike Fernandez strongly backing Gov. Rick Scott

PolitiFact Florida

Rick Scott ‘oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s history,’ Florida Democratic Party says

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...

British transit union leader Bob Crow dies at 52

'Fatal Vision' author Joe McGinniss dies at age 71

'Fatal Vision' author Joe McGinniss dies at age 71

Joe McGinniss wasn't one to let a story tell itself.

Marie Elia Chery, 59

Marie Elia Chery, research nurse and Haitian humanitarian, dies at 59

Mildred Merrick, 92

Merrick widow and UM reference librarian Mildred Merrick dies at 92

Hernandez, heroine of Cuban revolution, dies at 92

Melba Hernandez, one of two women who helped Fidel Castro launch his revolutionary battle with a failed 195...

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...

Q&A

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

BUSINESS PLAN CHALLENGE

Sign up for free Business Plan Bootcamp

Will your business plan attract an investor’s attention? Learn from our panel of investors, mentors ...

Miami Beach

Business group to represent Alton store owners in Miami Beach

The newly formed Alton Road Business Association hopes to represent store owners and landlords through a di...

Dadeland Mall’s terrace dining is kicking off

Dadeland Mall said its terrace dining is kicking off, with Aoki Teppanyaki, Balans, Earls Kitchen + Bar, an...

18 banks get top ratings from BauerFinancial; four get lowest ratings

At year-end 2013, 18 Miami-Dade and Broward banks received five stars - the highest possible - in the most ...

Israeli cruise passengers denied entry to Tunisia

Norwegian Cruise Line said a “last minute decision made by the Tunisian government” on Sunday...

Construction underway on new AC Hotel by Marriott

Construction has started on the new AC Hotel by Marriott in Miami Beach, a design-centered brand exported f...

FAST FOOD

McDonald’s sales dragged down by fourth-straight drop

McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest restaurant chain, said sales at stores open at least 1...