LEGISLATURE 2014

New Senate bill would limit absentee ballot drop sites

At the urging of state Sen. Jack Latvala, the Senate will take up voting law changes that include preventi...

Tequesta site

Appeal over Miami’s prehistoric Tequesta Indian village site brings politics into preservation question

The Holocaust

Holocaust survivor, daughter to offer insight on resilience and survival

Holocaust survivor Gene Klein, author of the book We Got The Water: Tracing My Family’s Path Through...

Art

Cuban cultural exchange in Key West draws ire from some exiles

Art institutions from Cuba and the U.S. are holding a cultural exchange, the first such since Fidel Castro ...

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...

Named partner in Rothstein’s law firm charged with breaking election campaign laws

Russell Adler, a top partner in a notorious Ponzi schemer’s Fort Lauderdale law firm, plans to plead...

WikiLeaks' Assange talks NSA, hints at more leaks

Speaking over Skype from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said h...

Sheriff names snowmobiler killed in Utah avalanche

Sheriff's officials in Utah have released the name of the snowmobiler who died after he was buried by an av...

Thousands of bees attack woman in California

A 71-year-old woman is believed to have suffered about 1,000 stings in Southern California after being atta...

AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EST

Oil slicks offer first sign that Malaysian jetliner crashed into ocean with 239 aboard

Police have warrant in attempted Banksy theft

New Orleans police say they're looking for a Los Angeles man accused of trying to steal a big chunk of cind...

Dozens arrested at Massachusetts 'Blarney Blowout'

Police in riot gear arrested 35 people participating in the pre-St. Patrick's Day "Blarney Blowout" at the ...

Skydiver, pilot treated after midair accident

A plane became entangled in the strings of a skydiver's parachute, sending both crashing into the ground ne...

Why Malaysia Airlines jet might have disappeared

The most dangerous parts of a flight are takeoff and landing. Rarely do incidents happen when a plane is cr...

2 bodies found in Mexico are of vigilante members

Mexican vigilantes say two charred bodies found by police in the back of a pickup truck in the western stat...

Mexico seizes 6 planes in Sinaloa cartel's base

Mexican marines have seized six small planes and detained three suspects with guns and drugs on a ranch in ...

Network says signal of Egyptian satire show jammed

The signal of a Saudi-based television network was deliberately jammed while airing the show of Egypt's top...

Caricom leaders to debate marijuana legalization

Researchers with a Caribbean trade bloc have found that decriminalizing marijuana and exploring its use for...

Domestic violence cases spark protests in Lebanon

Nada Sabbagh received a brief, chilling telephone call from her son-in-law last month telling her: "Come to...

A look at the rights of Arab women

Here is a look at women's rights across the Arab world:

China hopes to solve Great Wall graffiti problem with plastic screens

Graffiti has plagued the Great Wall for decades. Now, China is trying a new approach to put a check on the ...

Egypt's military chief making plans for campaign

As he nears announcing a run for Egypt's presidency, Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has been focusing ...

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?

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

Nonfiction

Walter Kirn reveals the true, bizarre story of a world-class scammer — and his own gullibility

Film

Culture critic examines the lasting appeal of ‘Network’

NFL’s ‘tampering’ window opens; Dolphins likely to part ways with Starks, Soliai

um men

Long, winding road for Miami Hurricanes seniors coming to an end

All six senior Hurricanes basketball players have spent the majority of their college careers as role playe...

GOLF | WGC-CADILLAC CHAMPIONSHIP

Four tied for World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship lead amid tough conditions at Doral

One after another, a parade of weary and frustrated golfers trudged off the Blue Monster course Friday, sha...

Marlins

Miami Marlins look to Reed Johnson for experience, knack for getting on base

As someone who has bounced around the National League for the last six seasons, Reed Johnson has had the ch...

Linda Robertson: Breathtaking seamanship at Bacardi Miami Sailing Week

A series of traffic jams spread across Biscayne Bay on Friday. But these were majestic, floating, bow-to-st...

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Longtime Miami Dolphins PR executive Harvey Greene gets new post with team

baseball | Archbishop McCarthy 5, plantation american heritage 0

Archbishop McCarthy baseball routs American Heritage, makes statement

Four-time defending state champion Archbishop McCarthy sent a message Friday night to its new district riva...

heat notebook

LeBron James’ complaint about Miami Heat’s sleeved jerseys turns into a familiar circus

When the back-to-back MVP complained about his too-tight jersey after the Heat’s loss to the San Anton...

Celebrity birthdays on March 8

37th Annual Calle Ocho Music Festival

Wilmer Valderrama to judge fashion contest, costar in new cable TV series ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’

As seen on TV

Frances Fisher sees dead people in new TV drama ‘Resurrection’

La vida local

Real Housewives stars invade Miami

The style scene

Carolina Herrera’s Spring 2014 collection inspired by Venezuelan artists

The arts scene

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

Scene in the Tropics

Justin Bieber throws a fit in court

Justin Bieber was in Miami Thursday to answer questions about a civil suit filed against him by a photog wh...

Celebrity birthdays on March 7

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...

VENEZUELA

OAS to convene nations on Venezuelan crisis

The high-level meeting was requested by Panama and amid calls by South Florida lawmakers for action against...

KEY BISCAYNE

Cuban rafter taken into custody after reaching Key Biscayne; two others flee

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...

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...

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...

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...

COURTS

Florida Supreme Court rules immigrant cannot join Bar

The Florida Supreme Court called on the Florida Legislature to intervene to correct what it called an ...

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...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Vote on controversial abortion bill delayed in Senate

The bill requires doctors to perform medical examinations, including ultrasounds, on pregnant women who see...

2014 Legislature

Big money, powerful lobbying groups push school voucher proposal

A proposal to expand the controversial school voucher program has become a top priority of the Florida Legi...

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

Actress Sheila MacRae of 'Honeymooners' dies at 92

John Cyril Malloy, 83

John Cyril Malloy, patent and intellectual lawyer, dies at 83

Producer of early Grammy, NFL telecasts dead at 93

Former TV academy president Hank Rieger dies

Wife of longtime Yankee Yogi Berra dies at 85

Carmen Berra, the wife of New York Yankees great Yogi Berra, has died. She was 85.

Peter Lickman, 70

Peter Lickman, longtime Northeast Miami-Dade pastor and lover of animals, dies at 70

Small business

11 signs your small business social media strategy isn’t working

Crowd-finance bills filed in Florida House, Senate

The Florida Crowd Finance Association held its first meeting this week in Coral Gables in support of a bipa...

Coconut Grove

Grove Isle condo owners upset about plans for fourth tower

A proposed fourth condo towers would obstruct the views of some residents of the luxury condo complex.

TOURISM

Karl Lagerfeld to design Macau hotel

Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld and a Macau casino operator announced plans Friday for the Chanel designer to ...

The color of money

Bitcoin too volatile an investment without consumer protections

I was talking to someone about Bitcoin and mistakenly called it “Bitcon.”

RETAIL

'Tsunami' of store closings predicted for U.S. retailers

Recent store closings by Radio Shack and Staples may just be the beginning.

Renovation complete at Courtyard Cadillac in Miami Beach

Gadgets & Gizmos

Get the perfect panoramic with Motrr Galileo

The Motrr Galileo is an iPhone dock designed for taking perfect 360-degree panoramic images.