CAMPAIGN FINANCE INVESTIGATION

Busted in Nicaragua: ex-Rep. David Rivera's gal pal, Ana Alliegro, in FBI custody over campaign scheme

Neighbors of Ana Alliegro’s Euro Salon and Spa business say they saw Nicaraguan authorities take her...

PolitiFact Florida

Rick Scott touts 'record funding' for environmental protection in State of the State speech

Gov Rick Scott’s statement during the speech likely left listeners with the impression that his inve...

Miami-Dade

Small plane crashes into North Miami-Dade lake

A small banner towing plane that ran out of gas and lost power crashed into a lake Friday afternoon in a re...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Today in Tallahassee: Five Things to Know

The first Friday of the 2014 legislative session will be very quiet at the Capitol as Fridays usually are ...

LEGISLATURE 2014

House education panel approves ‘Pop-Tart’ gun bill

The bill offers special protection for “brandishing a partially consumed pastry or other food.”

Peter Lickman, 70

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

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES

ALF industry hires top state regulator

The state official in charge of finding and regulator senior living facilities that harm residents and viol...

PortMiami

Royal Caribbean says no to Beckham’s soccer plan, while PortMiami heads abroad to recruit other developers

David Beckham’s quest to bring soccer to PortMiami faces competition for the land he seeks. Among th...

Changing America: Gay marriage finds support at conservatives meeting

Blind man survives track fall as LA train arrives

Officials say a blind man who walked off the edge of a Los Angeles subway platform bounced off one of the r...

Bank told to pay $3.2M for 'shocking' foreclosure

A New Mexico judge has issued a $3.2 million judgment against Wells Fargo & Co. for foreclosing on a man's ...

UC Davis establishes center for coffee study

University of California students who drink coffee to get through the day will soon be able to study the sc...

AP National News Calendar

Eds: Major scheduled events for the week of March 9-15. Note that many events are subject to change at the ...

Judge: Navy deal for rifle silencers may be legit

A judge Friday questioned the viability of a prosecution against a man accused of conspiring to illegally b...

Judge: Navy deal for rifle silencers may be legit

A judge has questioned the viability of a prosecution against a man accused of illegally building hundreds ...

Gay vice principal sues Seattle Archdiocese

A gay vice principal who was forced out of his job at Eastside Catholic School filed a discrimination and w...

Ukraine may turn to UN General Assembly

Ukraine's U.N. ambassador says his country may go to the U.N. General Assembly if the divided Security Coun...

Russia, Ukraine feud over sniper carnage

One of the biggest mysteries hanging over the protest mayhem that drove Ukraine's president from power: Who...

Hillary Clinton urges equality for women and girls

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared Friday that achieving equality for women and girls ...

Yemen's president names new senior officials

Yemen's president has named new officials to critical posts amid repeated criticism of the government's per...

Wounded South Sudan rebels fear hospital

Satine Riek remembers the sting as the bullet pierced his leg. The 26-year-old soldier, who recently defect...

Kenya president and cabinet take pay cuts

Kenya's president Friday announced that he and his entire cabinet will take pay cuts as part of austerity m...

Putin declares Sochi Winter Paralympics open

Ukrainians urge US, EU to get on same wavelength

Two potential Ukrainian presidential contenders are urging the U.S. and European Union to stick to a single...

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’

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Fiction

A golden brooch inspires a Vietnamese-American in search of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Shark lovers try to save Jaws from Trinidad’s bite

Conservationists say they have launched a shark-saving campaign in the Caribbean country of Trinidad & Toba...

Ask Nancy

When a parent’s bookkeeper is secretive

It’s important to safeguard the finances of an aging family member

Cook’s Corner

‘Best ever’ strawberry cake starts with a mix

Q: When I saw the strawberry cake recipe in your column recently I was so excited, and then I realized it w...

Sunday Supper

Chickpeas a nutritious, delicious pantry staple

Whether you call them chickpeas, ceci or garbanzos, these plump beans offer a lot of goodness in a package ...

Miami Marlins

Miami Marlins coach Brett Butler offers expertise in running the bases

Spurs 111, Heat 87

Miami Heat falls flat against San Antonio Spurs

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers’ Luongo settles into familiar spot

Roberto Luongo spoke of “returning to normalcy” before practicing with the Panthers for the first...

ROUNDUP

American Heritage, St. Thomas Aquinas to kick off 2014 football season

Two of the nation’s best and most tradition-rich programs in Broward County will clash this August to ...

WGC-CADILLAC CHAMPIONSHIP

Logjam near top of leaderboard at Doral

There was a crowded field near the top of the WGC-Cadillac Championship leaderboard as the second round con...

UM notebook

Miami Hurricanes stop for spring break as Al Golden appears pleased

The Hurricanes completed their fourth spring practice session Thursday before being dispersed by coach Al G...

Bacardi Miami Sailing Week: Brazilians maintain lead after rough day on Biscayne Bay

All six fleets managed one or more races in advance of a tornado threat Thursday afternoon in Biscayne Bay ...

In My Opinion

Greg Cote: Tiger Woods fizzles amid Round 1 deluge in Doral

A deluge of rain fell on Donald Trump’s redesigned, revitalized Blue Monster golf course at Doral on T...

As seen on TV

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

The style scene

Carolina Herrera’s Spring 2014 collection inspired by Venezuelan artists

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

La vida local

Justin Timberlake celebrates wife Jessica Biel’s birthday in Miami

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Oscar-winner Shirley MacLaine, a guest at the Miami International Film Festival, comes to terms with her career

On the cusp of 80, Oscar-winner Shirley MacLaine remains fearless and uncensored.

Celebrity birthdays on March 6

Singer Mary Wilson of The Supremes is 70. Singer-guitarist David Gilmour of Pink Floyd is 68. Director Rob ...

Celebrity roundup

Shayne Lamas recounts health nightmare, losing baby

In her first interview since losing her baby at 20 weeks into her pregnancy, Shayne Lamas opened up to In T...

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

CUBA

A newly uncovered cyber-spying attack has old Spanish oath embedded in its code

The cyber-spying attack has carefully selected its more than 1,000 victims in 31 countries, including Cuba.

WAR COURT

Guantánamo judge pushes USS Cole trial to Dec. 4

A military judge has ordered jury selection at Guantánamo in October and a December trial date for the...

CAMPAIGN FINANCE INVESTIGATION

Busted in Nicaragua: ex-Rep. David Rivera's gal pal, Ana Alliegro, in FBI custody over campaign scheme

Neighbors of Ana Alliegro’s Euro Salon and Spa business say they saw Nicaraguan authorities take her...

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...

PolitiFact Florida

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

Florida Democrats claim Gov. Rick Scott “oversaw the largest Medicare fraud in the nation’s histo...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Conservative committee opens door to medical marijuana for Florida

A House panel approves a strain of marijuana to be used to treat children with severe epilepsy and other co...

Wife of longtime Yankee Yogi Berra dies at 85

Carmen Berra, 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

Sports medicine pioneer Frank Jobe dies at 88

Mildred Merrick, 92

Merrick widow and UM reference librarian Mildred Merrick dies at 92

Agent: Game show host Geoff Edwards dies at 83

Geoff Edwards, the hip-looking 1970s and '80s host of TV game shows including "Jackpot!" and two incarnatio...

'How We Die' author Nuland dies in Conn. at age 83

Dr. Sherwin Nuland, a medical ethicist who opposed assisted suicide and wrote an award-winning book about d...

Justin Kaplan, Bartlett's editor, dead at 88

Justin Kaplan, an author and cultural historian with a taste for troublemaking who wrote a definitive, Puli...

Pioneering Pittsburgh-area DJ Porky Chedwick dies

Disc jockey "Porky" Chedwick, who became a Pittsburgh-area institution by promoting R&B artists in the late...

Investing

Should you consider U.S. Treasury's new floating rate notes?

If you are looking for something new and exciting in the investment world, you may want to take a look at ...

Miami’s retail landscape is exploding, developer Jeff Berkowitz tells attendees at Akerman conference

Miami’s retail-related real estate landscape is booming, Jeff Berkowitz, founder and president of Be...

Turnberry Associates files drawings for its planned expansion at Aventura Mall

Aventura Mall’s owners, Turnberry Associates, has filed blueprints and renderings with the city of A...

Key Biscayne

Key Biscayne residents protest plans for new Walgreens store

The store doesn’t belong on a prominent piece of land at the village’s entrance on Crandon Bo...

eMerge Americas Techweek opens Launch competition

eMerge Americas opened registration on Thursday for early-stage and later-stage companies across the Americ...

HOTELS

Tommy Hilfiger entering hotel business with South Beach’s Raleigh

BritWeek

BritWeek Miami celebrates UK’s economic links to Florida

Trade between Florida and Britain amounts to an estimated $2.6 billion a year — a fact that business...

ECONOMY

Stock and housing gains put U.S. net worth at record

Americans without stock holdings are less prosperous than those with investments.