Sweetwater

Sweetwater worker fired for creating company on city time

Investigators are now looking into a company formed by a Sweetwater employee that ended up getting more tha...

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

Miami Beach

‘Ride for hire’ being considered

Miami Beach commissioners on Wednesday will take up ride-for-hire services and the Miami Beach Convention C...

Crowdsourcing

Young Jewish professionals launch crowdsourcing fundraiser to buy new buses for bubbies

A group of young professionals is using crowdsourcing to help buy buses for the Jewish Community Services&#...

Public corruption

Convicted lobbyist testifies about paying $3,000 bribe to suspended Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi

The star witness who testified he delivered thousands to then-Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi was portrayed...

Healthcare

New, spa-like maternity unit opens at Jackson Memorial Hospital

A $6 million renovation project at Jackson Memorial Hospital opens Wednesday to upgrade the hospital’...

Affordable Care Act

Florida’s working poor fall into Affordable Care Act ‘coverage gap’

Advocates for healthcare consumers tout benefits that uninsured Floridians would receive if the state expan...

WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

Fostering diversity in the workplace: how to navigate the challenges

Shells hit UN school in Gaza, kill 15

Several Israeli tank shells slammed into a crowded U.N. school used as shelter for refugees in the Gaza war...

Small cars fare poorly in crash tests

The four-door Mini Cooper Countryman was the only one of 12 cars to earn a top rating of "good" in new fron...

Vin Scully to return for 66th season in LA in 2015

Weather kills 2,000 a year; cold is top culprit

The weather kills at least 2,000 Americans each year and nearly two-thirds of the deaths are from the cold,...

Searchers find bodies of Arkansas man, infant son

A four-day search for an Arkansas man and his 10-month-old son came to a grim end Tuesday as authorities di...

Argentina, US bondholders meet as deadline looms

Argentina's economy minister emerged from daylong negotiations aimed at preventing a default Tuesday to say...

PG&E charged with obstruction over San Bruno blast

A federal grand jury charged Pacific Gas & Electric on Tuesday with lying to federal investigators in conne...

5 food writers subpoenaed in 'pink slime' lawsuit

Several food writers, including a New York Times reporter, have been subpoenaed by a meat producer as part ...

Shells hit UN school in Gaza, kill 15

Several Israeli tank shells slammed into a crowded U.N. school used as shelter for refugees in the Gaza war...

Khmer Rouge tribunal readies way for genocide case

A U.N.-backed tribunal on Wednesday began a hearing to prepare for the genocide trial of the two senior sur...

Toyota remains at top in sales after first half

Toyota remains No. 1 in global vehicles sales after the first six months of this year, followed by Volkswag...

Australian airline passengers told to flush drugs

An Australian airline apologized on Wednesday for a warning a flight attendant gave passengers who might ha...

Argentina scrambles to avoid default as Wednesday midnight deadline looms

Argentina officials met Tuesday with a mediator in New York in a last-ditch move to resolve a dispute with...

Australia rules out new sanctions against Russia

Australia's prime minister said Wednesday that he is not considering ratcheting up sanctions against Russia...

Argentine default: Billions on the line

Argentina and a group of American hedge funds that own Argentine bonds were negotiating Tuesday seeking an...

Obama, EU slap tough sanctions on certain of Russia's sectors

President Barack Obama and European leaders on Tuesday slapped their toughest sanctions yet on Russia ...

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

Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax: Whether the host or the guest, parent can’t relax

Adapted from a recent online discussion.

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: Son’s clumsiness may have a physical cause

Dear Abby: In short, my son is a klutz — to the point that it affects his self-confidence. He’...

Fit Tip

Fit tip: Do compression sleeves work?

Q: I twisted my knee recently. Do compression sleeves work to help recover from an injury?　

Mr. Tidbit

Candy-bar ‘bites’ take a bite out of wallets

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 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...

Marlins notebook

Thrilling rally reminiscent of Miami Marlins team in 2003

Monday night’s thrilling come-from-behind win against the division-leading Nationals wasn’t t...

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

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

La vida local

Miami Heat player Mario Chalmers goes from basketball to golf; Ariana Grande talks family problems

You’d think Mario Chalmers would be ready for his PGA card by now. On Monday, the Miami Heat point g...

Celebrity roundup

Bachelorette Andi Dorfman: I was attracted to Josh Murray from the beginning

Bachelorette (no more) Andi Dorfman stopped by Good Morning America on Tuesday to show off her ABC swag (ak...

Gaga on Bennett duet CD: Jazz comes easier vs. pop

NEW YORK (AP) – Lady Gaga is a bona fide pop star, but the singer says recording jazz music was easi...

Celebrity birthdays on July 29

In concert

Michael Franti & Spearhead bring Soulshine Tour to Boca Raton

Scene in the Tropics

Soccer stars spotted in Miami

Radar

Hot stuff celebrities love

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...

Venezuela

Top Venezuela official accused in drug case averts U.S. extradition, heads back home

Venezuela on Sunday said that the Netherlands had agreed not to send former Gen. Hugo Carvajal to the Unite...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

'Up the Down Staircase' writer Kaufman dies at 103

Bel Kaufman, the witty and spirited fiction writer, educator and storyteller whose million-selling "Up the ...

Veronica Timpson, 64

Charter bus entrepreneur, educator Veronica Timpson dies at 64

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...

Affordable Care Act

Florida’s working poor fall into Affordable Care Act ‘coverage gap’

Advocates for healthcare consumers tout benefits that uninsured Floridians would receive if the state expan...

WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

Fostering diversity in the workplace: how to navigate the challenges

Spirit Airlines sees profits rise in second quarter

Miramar-based Spirit Airlines Inc. on Tuesday reported a 54 percent rise in second-quarter profit as the lo...

River Oyster Bar moving to new Miami spot

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

Kreps DeMaria PR & Marketing and New York firm form global alliance

Coral Gables-based Kreps DeMaria PR & Marketing and New York-based HWPR, said Tuesday that they have formed...

HOUSING

Miami home price rose 13.2 percent in May, S&P/Case-Shiller reports

Miami area home prices rose 13.2 percent in May from a year earlier. While still strong, the annual pace of...