Campaign-finance investigation

After twice fleeing to Nicaragua, ex-Rep. Rivera’s gal pal kept in fed lockup

Ana Alliegro, busted in Nicaragua where she twice fled U.S. authorities, appeared for the first time Monday...

Miami-Dade County

Commissioner proposes ballot question to clarify Miami-Dade property appraiser’s powers

Voters could get another stab at defining whether the elected property appraiser should be independent from...

POLITICS

‘Deporter-in-chief’: Obama placed on defensive in appearance before Latino groups

The president has been losing approval among Latino voters, some of whom are calling him the ‘deport...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Today in Tallahassee: Five Things to Know

Legislators return for their second week of session and you can expect a few bills to roll and a few jokes...

EXTREME GOLF

Miami company takes golfers into danger zones

‘Tee off in Hezbollah’s back yard,’ Cavalry and Co.’s website promises.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Florida spent millions on flawed fingerprint system

Documents show a network meant to provide near-perfect fingerprint matches for Florida police departments f...

MIAMI

Two Miami homes damaged in separate fires

Fire ripped through two Miami homes Sunday, leaving two families displaced and injuring two firefighters.

Baltimore Ravens player arrested in Key West bar fight

Los Angeles police arrest man in severed head case

Los Angeles police say they've solved the case of a severed human head found two years ago near the Hollywo...

2 Md. prison guards get 2 years for assault

Two former state correctional officers are going to federal prison for conspiring in the severe beating of ...

Ohio students, teacher charged in bullying case

A substitute teacher and five students at a suburban Cleveland high school face charges after police say a ...

Elderly Ala. woman found living with dead spouse

An elderly woman who suffers from Alzheimer's disease lived with her husband's body for a month after he di...

Decision delayed in loud music killing sentencing

A judge in Jacksonville is postponing until Friday a decision on whether he will sentence a Florida man con...

Family friend arrested in Colorado triple homicide

Authorities say a 31-year-old family friend has been arrested in the deaths of a mother and two young child...

Broker says received $2.5M in Arkansas commissions

A broker who says he gave $36,000 to Arkansas' former treasurer to help her during a rough patch in her lif...

McDonald's struggles worsened by snow

McDonald's is fighting to hold onto customers in the U.S. — and all that snow didn't help.

Crimean Tatars fear return of Russian rule

The arrival of Russian troops in Crimea has opened old wounds among the Crimean Tatars, who were deported d...

Rescue cat moves to Churchill's estate

There is a new kitten at the Winston Churchill estate.

Masked Gaza gunmen steal $500,000 in rare robbery

The Gaza Strip has endured back-to-back wars and uprisings in recent years, but criminal violence has been ...

Lawyer: Egypt activists beaten in courthouse

A lawyer for three of Egypt's most prominent youth activist says his clients were beaten in the courthouse ...

Cyprus central bank chief resigns

Nearly a year on from an acute financial crisis, Cyprus' central bank governor resigned on Monday, a decisi...

From Sochi, Paralympians following Pistorius trial

From a court room in Pretoria to the snow and ice more than 7,000 miles away in Sochi, the Oscar Pistorius ...

Report: Syrian health care on brink of collapse

An international charity organization says Syria's health care system is on the brink of collapse, with new...

A list of prominent people missing in Syria

With the release of 13 Greek Orthodox nuns held hostage by the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front in Syria for ove...

Florida: Kennedy Space Center welcomes Brevard Symphony for Space Shuttle Atlantis concert March 22

Ana Veciana-Suarez: The story of Marissa Alexander: When justice is blind, deaf and dumb

Add this to the ever-expanding list of ludicrous decisions, ridiculous incidents and moments that defy the ...

Politics

Beltway insiders go behind the usual caricatures in Hillary Clinton book

Condo Line

It’s OK to change HOA policies

Q: The ARC in our HOA has recently published a booklet listing modification specifications and modification...

Plant Clinic

Mango tree may be getting too much water

Q: This year, our mango tree is bearing a tremendous amount of flowers for the first time (it was planted f...

Southern Cross Stargazer for March 9-15, 2014

Daylight Savings Time began at 2 a.m. Sunday.

Quick trips: Ohio

Caves, comfort food in Hocking Hills

The travel troubleshooter

When airline cancels route, what happens to credits?

Boxing Spotlight

Canelo Alvarez makes successful return to ring after loss

Alfredo Angulo indeed proved to be the ideal opponent in Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s first bout ...

Miami Marlins

Henry Rodriguez, Carter Capps among candidates for open Miami Marlins bullpen spots

Carlos Marmol survived a shaky outing in his debut for the Marlins, one in which he walked a pair of batter...

Bulls 95, Heat 88

LeBron James drops the ball in Miami Heat’s loss to Chicago Bulls

university of miami

Miami Hurricanes pay tribute to JoJo Nicolas

‘UM family’ pays respects to former Hurricane player killed in an auto accident on the MacArt...

In My Opinion

Greg Cote: Patrick Reed has the right look — and game to match it

The man in the blood-red shirt striding confidently up the 18th fairway won Sunday’s golf tournament j...

Bruins 5, Panthers 2

Florida Panthers sunk by Boston Bruins for eighth game in a row

Roberto Luongo did slow down the Bruins, but not even he could stop them from continuing to beat up on the ...

Dolphins

Report: Lineman Branden Albert plans to sign deal with Miami Dolphins

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins appear poised for another free agent shopping spree

Branden Albert is expected to sign with Miami on Tuesday. But a source said the team will make significant ...

Celebrity spotlight

Steve Zahn in the TV game now

Celebrity roundup

Bye George! Clooney’s ex Stacy Keibler marries

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

Celebrity birthdays on March 10

Radar

Hot stuff celebrities love

Pistorius vomits during graphic testimony

Celebrity birthdays on March 9

Singer-actress Keely Smith is 86. Actress Joyce Van Patten is 80. Actor-comedian Marty Ingels is 78. Actres...

The arts scene

Robert Redford in town for world premiere of artist wife’s ‘The Way of the Rain Miami’

Celebrity birthdays on March 8

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...

CUBA

Cruise ship rescues 24 Cuban migrants in Caribbean

The Carnival Paradise put them ashore in the Cayman Islands, where authorities are likely to return them to...

Venezuela

Country struggling with Chávez’s legacy

Venezuela marked the anniversary of the death of President Hugo Chavez amid tensions at home and abroad. As...

Haiti

Haitian-American officials to State Department: Don’t intervene in cholera lawsuit

Elected Haitian American officials call on U.S. State Department not to side with the United Nations in cho...

Campaign-finance investigation

After twice fleeing to Nicaragua, ex-Rep. Rivera’s gal pal kept in fed lockup

Ana Alliegro, busted in Nicaragua where she twice fled U.S. authorities, appeared for the first time Monday...

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...

HIGHER EDUCATION

FSU names interim president; no front-runner considered

Florida State University Provost Garnett Stokes will serve as the institution’s interim president wh...

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...

politics

At CPAC, Sen. Marco Rubio presses for assertive U.S. foreign policy

Painting a grim picture of world developments, Sen. Marco Rubio said the United States has an obligation to...

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...

Lions owner William Clay Ford dies at 88

Revolutionary opera director Gerard Mortier dies

Afghan VP, ex-Northern alliance commander, dies

Afghanistan's influential Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim, a leading commander in the alliance that fou...

GOP fundraiser Welch dies at 80

Ted Welch, a prolific fundraiser in Tennessee Republican politics for four decades, has died. He was 80.

Sheila MacRae of 'The Honeymooners' dies at 92

THE HOME ECONOMIST

Florida Lottery provides lesson in mastering art of self control

CRUISE INDUSTRY

Cruise lines trying to get newcomers on board

Extreme sports, glitzy nightlife, brand-name fun: These are some of the lures that cruise lines float in th...

COMPANY PROFILE

South Florida-based company Regal Springs Tilapia is the king of fresh tilapia

Regal Springs Tilapia, based in Miramar, wears the crown as the largest producer in the United States. But ...

Capitol Clothing Corp. is boosting sales of its infants’ and boys’ apparel

Capitol Clothing Corp. is boosting sales of its infants’ and boys’ apparel.

Q&A

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

Business Plan Challenge Follow-up

DonorCommunity expands, now serves more than 140 nonprofits

DonorCommunity put out the welcome mat for nonprofits, offering more features to help them thrive.

EXTREME GOLF

Miami company takes golfers into danger zones

‘Tee off in Hezbollah’s back yard,’ Cavalry and Co.’s website promises.

BUSINESS PLAN CHALLENGE

Sign up for free Business Plan Bootcamp

Want to know what should go into a winning business plan? How do you pack the most important elements into ...