Criminal court

Appeals court: Miami-Dade man can’t force guilty plea for murder

Suspect’s quick plea would have avoided possible death penalty but appeals court says Miami-Dade jud...

Gay marriage

Lesbian asks Broward judge to toss Florida’s gay-marriage ban, then dissolve her Vermont civil union

A Broward judge must decide whether to recognize — and then dissolve — a lesbian’s Ver...

KEY BISCAYNE

Six people rescued from water off Key Biscayne

Six people on inner tubes were rescued off the coast of Key Biscayne Wednesday morning.

Crime Watch

Scam emails provide a glimpse of what’s out there

Today I’m going to provide you with actual emails that have been sent by readers notifying me of sca...

Delayed Miami port tunnel to open Monday morning

Without speeches or brass bands, just — hopefully — a smooth and steady flow of thousands of ...

Miami-Dade Police

Long-awaited police station offers promise for Miami-Dade’s Northside District

A man paced inside an interrogation room, peering into a one-way reflective window.

Sweetwater

Sweetwater worker fired for creating company on city time

Scott Rothstein case

A federal appeals court upholds $67 million jury award and sanctions in Rothstein-related case

Court upholds $67 million award again TD Bank

Report: Jet hit unlisted pole in fatal Ga. crash

A federal report says a private plane hit an unlisted utility pole at an airport, then crashed last year, k...

Tribe: Remove 'halfbreed' from Montana place names

Leaders of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians say the time has come to remove the words "halfbreed"...

Possible suspect caught in Minnesota cop shooting

A potential suspect in the shooting of a police officer in Minnesota has been captured.

Ratings agency: Argentina in 'selective default'

Standard & Poor's says some Argentine bonds are in 'selective default' in what could be the start of a wave...

US judge slaps $1.3B fine on Bank of America

A federal judge imposed a $1.3 billion civil penalty against Bank of America on Wednesday for its role in s...

Grandma thanks Idaho trooper for traffic stop

A woman who got a speeding ticket while on a recent vacation to Idaho wrote a note to the Idaho State Polic...

VA wants to fire 2 accused of manipulating data

The Veterans Affairs Department said it wants to fire two supervisors accused of manipulating health care d...

Ax crashes through car windshield on highway

It was a scary moment on a highway north of Boston when an ax smashed through the windshield of a car.

Bolivia to require visas for Israeli travelers

Bolivia's leftist president has declared Israel a "terrorist state" because of its offensive in the Gaza St...

Mexico prosecutors to question ex-governor's son

Mexican prosecutors plan to question the son of a former governor after a video surfaced that purportedly s...

Liberia's president closes schools amid Ebola

Liberia's president late Wednesday ordered the nation's schools to shut down and most civil servants to sta...

Victims of 1982 Guatemala massacre laid to rest

The remains of 31 Ixil Mayans killed more than three decades ago during the height of Guatemala's civil war...

El Salvador charges priest with helping gangs

Police arrested a Spanish priest Wednesday on allegations he tried to get favorable treatment for Salvadora...

Families of Malaysia Airlines victims unlikely to receive compensation

The accusations that Russia bears the blame for the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane by a surface-to-a...

3 Putin allies among 8 hit with new EU sanctions

The European Union targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle for the first time Wednesday fo...

Argentines shrug off risk of default

In 2001, it was ground zero for Argentina's financial earthquake. A neo-colonial architectural gem built lo...

Cruises

Norwegian offers add-on all-inclusive package for 2015 sailings

Do you dislike being charged separately for every drink, shore excursion, specialty restaurant, photo, inte...

Test kitchen

Skewer shrimp for the best grill results

Skewer shrimp for the best grill results

Who knew?

Impress your friends with these food facts

Fab or Flub

Does the ‘Perfect Bacon Bowl’ live up to the hype?

If there is one thing that our great nation loves, it is bacon.

River Oyster Bar moving to new Miami spot

The River Seafood & Oyster Bar is heading to a new home on the Miami River.

Florida

Crayola to open family attraction in Orlando

Crayon manufacturer Crayola is building a family attraction in Orlando, similar to the one it operates in i...

Seven-day menu planner: Start the week with honey-roasted pork

TRAINING

Wake up your slacking muscles

UM Football | Al Golden

UM coach Al Golden goes through the ‘car wash’ at ESPN headquarters

Miami coach Al Golden spent Tuesday at ESPN headquarters and appeared on a variety of shows on TV, radio an...

DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins excited by new offense, but execution a work in progress

The Dolphins expect to overcome some early camp miscues and thrive under new coordinator Bill Lazor’...

Outdoors | Lobster miniseason

FWC urges safety for divers during lobster miniseason

Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, thousands of scuba divers, snorkelers and bully netters will be trying t...

Marlins 3, Nationals 0

Giancarlo Stanton, Henderson Alvarez help Miami Marlins get back to .500

The Marlins have said throughout their recent red-hot run that they’re going to need more than the u...

Miami Dolphins’ defense is set up for success

Through a week of training camp, a Dolphins pessimist would ask: When is this offense going to get fixed?

Miami Heat

Source: Miami Heat to host LeBron James, Cavaliers on Christmas

Barring an unexpected change of heart by the NBA, Christmas in Miami will feature LeBron James’ much...

DOLPHINS NOTEBOOK

Miami Dolphins’ woes at center continue with injury to backup Sam Brenner

High school track and field

St. Thomas Aquinas’ Alex Armenteros named track anf field coach of the year

Hialeah American was the boys’ team to beat at the Class 4A state track finals until St. Thomas Aqui...

As seen on TV

Maggie Gyllenhaal takes an ‘Honorable’ role in SundanceTV movie

An eight-hour miniseries premiering Thursday at 10 p.m. on SundanceTV, The Honorable Woman is a virtuoso ef...

As seen on TV

Attack of Sharknado 2: Oh yeah, there’s another one

Killer of Kelsey Grammer’s sister denied parole

DENVER (AP) – A man who raped and killed Kelsey Grammer’s sister nearly 40 years ago has been...

Celebrity roundup

Report: Justin Bieber and Orlando Bloom scuffle; Drew Barrymore releases statement on half sister’s death

Contract dispute delays ‘Big Bang' production

NEW YORK (AP) – Production on a new season of “The Big Bang Theory” is being delayed b...

Allison Williams headed skyward as NBC’s Peter Pan

NEW YORK (AP) – NBC has picked its Peter Pan: high-flying “Girls” star Allison Williams.

Celebrity birthdays on July 30

Director Peter Bogdanovich is 75. Singer Paul Anka is 73. Saxophonist David Sanborn is 69. Actor Arnold Sch...

Lollapalooza marks a decade in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) – Once the vagabond of the music festival and touring circuit, Lollapalooza marks its 1...

Venezuela

As U.S. imposes travel restrictions on Venezuelan officials, lawmakers call for harsher sanctions

The U.S. State Department rolled out travel and visa restrictions on Venezuelan officials accused of human ...

CUBA

Cuba escapes UN sanctions in North Korean weapons transport scheme

But it puts a North Korea ship-operating company on its sanctions list.

CONGRESS

House panel condemns Obama for Guantánamo prisoner swap

A bitterly divided House panel on Tuesday voted to condemn President Barack Obama for the May swap of five...

IN THE CAMPS

Guantánamo filmed guards searching Qurans for contraband, but you can’t see it

A Miami Herald request to obtain and view recordings of guards searching Guantánamo captives’ hol...

Venezuela

Aruba faced potentially ‘severe’ economic pressure over Venezuelan general

Venezuela threatened to extend a flight boycott and sink Aruba’s tourism industry as it fought for t...

CUBA

U.S. report says religious freedom in Cuba is bad but getting better

A U.S. State Department report says religious leaders admit they censor themselves when they preach.

White House: No plan to house Texas border kids at Guantánamo

The Obama administration has no plans to use its pop-up tent city for Caribbean migrants at Guantánamo...

Haiti

American Airlines next stop: Cap-Haïtien, Haiti

American Airlines will become the first U.S. major carrier to offer daily, nonstop service to Cap-Haït...

CAMPAIGN 2014

Gov. Rick Scott agrees to three debates

Gov. Rick Scott declined to participate in a planned Oct. 7 debate sponsored by the Tampa Bay Times, WTSP-C...

Politics

Marc Caputo: Dade Democratic dysfunction emerges in governor’s race

A governor’s race doesn’t seem to go by in Florida without Democrats ending up in a circular ...

Politics

Why won't Florida GOP leaders talk about trips to King Ranch in Texas?

Trips to historic King Ranch in Texas were financed all or in part with contributions from Florida’s...

Climate change

Florida poll: More than 7 in 10 voters concerned about climate change, back EPA action plan

A majority of Florida voters polled say the favor limits on carbon pollution from power plants.

Guantánamo detainee severed from 9/11 trial

The decision delivers another in a series of delays to the government’s effort to prosecute Ramzi Bi...

Politics

From secret Rick Scott deposition to Charlie Crist’s tie to Ponzi schemer, Florida governor’s race has more ‘mudslinging’

The Democrats are using a website to highlight a sealed deposition Rick Scott gave before running for gover...

Redistricting

Judge skeptical about changes to Florida congressional districts before election

A Leon County judge said he was unsure he could redraw the state’s congressional map before the elec...

Politics

Poll: Libertarian Adrian Wyllie helps Gov. Rick Scott catch Charlie Crist

Crist and Scott are essentially tied in the latest Quinnipiac University poll, in good part because Liberta...

Theodore 'Dutch' Van Kirk, navigator aboard the B-29 Enola Gay, dies at 93

Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, a navigator who on Aug. 6, 1945, guided the Enola Gay over Hiroshima to drop the...

Last crew member of Enola Gay dies in Georgia

The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima once said he thought the bom...

Jay Maeder, 67

Jay Maeder, former Miami Herald People columnist, writer of ‘Little Orphan Annie,’ dies at 67

Last crew member of Enola Gay dies in Georgia

The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, hastening the end of World ...

Kentucky basketball legend Wah Wah Jones dies

Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones, a multi-sport star who helped Kentucky win the first two of its eight national tit...

Kentucky basketball legend Wah Wah Jones dies

Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones, a multi-sport star who helped Kentucky win the first two of its eight national tit...

Italian tenor Bergonzi dies at age 90

Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi, considered one of the most authoritative interpreters of Verdi's operas, has ...

Former Seattle Mayor Paul Schell dies

Birks Group to close its 80-person Tamarac administrative office next year, retain small office in South Florida

Birks Group, the parent of Mayors jewelry stores, said Tuesday that it will close its Tamarac administrativ...

Mercantil Commercebank reports lower second-quarter earnings

Mercantil Commercebank on Wednesday reported a lower second quarter profit of $6.7 million, compared to $9....

Helmut Lang, Theory and Natuzzi Italia headed for Miami’s Design District

Two more tony fashion brands are coming to Miami’s Design District — the first Helmut Lang st...

The back-to-school sales tax holiday runs Friday through Sunday

Shoppers can buy clothing and accessories, school supplies and electronics free of tax during a three-day b...

City National Bank of Florida reports higher second quarter earnings

City National Bank of Florida on Wednesday reported $11.7 million in second quarter earnings, up from $9.8 ...

New ship on tap for Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises said Wednesday it will welcome a new ship in 2017.

WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

Fostering diversity in the workplace: how to navigate the challenges

Ultimate Software reports higher profits, sales

After the market closed on Tuesday, Ultimate Software, which provides human resource software solutions, re...