Healthcare

Jackson adopts budget excluding potential big costs

The hospital system’s budget, which county commissioners must approve by Sept. 30, excludes mention ...

1 dead in Miami house fire

Miami police still were at the scene of a house fire early Thursday morning where a body was found in a bed...

Billy the Marlin, Lil Red, Sebastian, Slamson shine at Mascot Games for Central Florida’s New Hope for Kids

Friends and Neighbors

Nonprofit works to improve health of mothers, babies through education of birth spacing

Hope Through Healing Hands, a Nashville-based global health organization geared to promoting the quality of...

SkyRise

Judge dismisses SkyRise lawsuit; activist appeals

Charles Corda is appealing a ruling Wednesday that a voter referendum on Bayside Marketplace and SkyRise Mi...

MIAMI

Stepfather accused of sexually abusing 7-year-old girl

The child’s mother also was arrested after police said she was told about her husband’s conduct, ...

Miami Marlins

Members of Miami Lighthouse for the Blind experience the smells and sounds of Marlins Park

Visually impaired adults got a hands-on tour of the baseball stadium before they experienced a game between...

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...

Virginia, student settle lawsuit over arrest

The state of Virginia has reached a $212,500 settlement with a University of Virginia student who was arres...

Oakland Zoo animals enjoy fruit after truck crash

Animals at the Oakland Zoo were treated to a buffet of tropical fruit after a truck spilled its shipment on...

Passenger dies, pilot hurt in parking lot crash

A small plane clipped the top of a store before it crashed in the parking lot of a San Diego shopping cente...

Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds 2011 union law

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the 2011 law that effectively ended collective bargaining fo...

Judge rejects suit by Pa. teacher fired over blog

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a former suburban Philadelphia teacher fired two years ago over ...

Bipartisan bill would tighten rules on campus sexual assault

A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday introduced legislation to streamline how colleges handle cases...

U.S. economy grows at scorching 4 percent in 2nd quarter

The much-stronger-than-expected 4 percent rate of annual U.S. economic growth from April through June, rep...

Man suspected in Irish soldiers' deaths in court

A Detroit-area man suspected by the Irish government in the killing of two United Nations peacekeeping sold...

Ex-Senegal leader's son starts corruption trial

The son of Senegal's president is going on trial after more than a year in jail, accused of illegally amass...

Floods submerge south Romania, 2nd person drowns

Authorities in Romania said a second person has drowned after rivers burst their banks and the flooding has...

Hezbollah commander killed in Iraq

Officials say a commander with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was killed in Iraq.

UK judge opens inquiry into Litvinenko killing

A British judge on Thursday opened an inquiry into the death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, ...

Russia ordered to pay another $2.5 bln for Yukos

The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday ordered Russia to pay out another 1.9 billion euros ($2.5 bi...

Investigators reach Ukraine jet crash site

As fighting continued to rage in eastern Ukraine, an international team of investigators on Thursday manage...

Myanmar reports largest heroin seizure of year

A Myanmar drug squad seized more than 140 kilograms (300 pounds) of heroin in a town near the Thai border i...

Pillay: Israel, Hamas committing war crimes

The U.N.'s top human rights official is accusing Israel and Hamas militants of committing war crimes in the...

Florida notes

It’s the season to see Key Deer

Dear to the hearts of many are the miniature deer that exist only in the Florida Keys. Fully grown, these K...

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: Obsession over six-pack abs puts swimmer in unsafe water

Dear Abby: I’m a 21-year-old man who has been a successful swimmer in high school and now in college...

Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax: Siblings not pitching in when mother needs them

Dear Carolyn: I am the youngest of five siblings. We lost my dad almost a year ago. My parents were marrie...

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

Dinner in Minutes

Pile this orzo pilaf onto your plate

Here is a light, vegetarian summer supper that will keep your kitchen cool — no need to turn on the ...

Cook’s Corner

Pickle power: Tangy veggies give sandwiches a piquant crunch

YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG

Juicy tomatoes soften bruschetta’s bite

First things first: Bruschetta should be pronounced “broo-sketta,” not “broo-shetta.&#...

By the Book

Chill out: Homemade ice cream can be traditional or exotic

Miami Heat

Miami Heat president Pat Riley determined to build winner in post-LeBron James era

Heat president Pat Riley said LeBron James leaving was a ‘tough blow,’ but that he is determi...

dolphins

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?

LOBSTER MINISEASON

Ex-Penn football player dies on dive during lobster miniseason

A Broward man lost his life diving on the first day of the lobster miniseason. He might have run out of air.

NATIONALS 4, MARLINS 3

Miami Marlins rally falls short against Nationals as win streak ends at 6

The Marlins’ season-long six-game winning streak came to an end Wednesday, but Miami has its eyes se...

dolphins notebook

Miami Dolphins replace struggling Shelley Smith at first-team center

Marlins notebook

Miami Marlins taking frugal approach in luring impact players on trade deadline

The Marlins’ quest to upgrade their starting rotation figures to lead all the way up until Thursday&...

In My Opinion

Greg Cote: Just call the Miami Marlins the Merlins because they’re magic

It’s funny how in sports there are varying ways to see Fortune .500. The Dolphins go 8-8 and it ...

Miami Heat

Pat Riley: Miami Heat’s Mario Chalmers has potential at shooting guard

Boston man charged with rape at Urban concert

MANSFIELD, Mass. (AP) – Police say they’re investigating a possible sexual assault at a weeke...

Throwback Thursday

Who we’re checking out this week

Celebrity birthdays on July 31

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...

CUBA

U.S. sanctions North Korean companies on Cuba weapons case

Cuba again avoids sanctions on arms smuggling case.

CUBA

Independent Cuban journalists in Miami for training

The independent journalists are learning how to use smart phones and social media to do their work.

Venezuela

Lawmakers: U.S. restrictions on Venezuelan officials too little

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

Latin America

Venezuela’s Telesur television goes bilingual with English programming

Over the past nine years, Venezuela-based Telesur has become a leading voice in Latin America. Now, the cha...

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...

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.

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...

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

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...

Veteran TV impresario Robert Halmi Sr. dies at 90

Cinema verite documentarian Robert Drew dies at 90

Filmmaker Robert Drew, a pioneer of the modern documentary who in "Primary" and other movies mastered the i...

'Flower Drum Song' lead James Shigeta dies at 85

James Shigeta, who played the lead in the 1961 movie musical "Flower Drum Song" and had a small role in the...

Brenton Owen Wan, 60

South Plantation teacher, avid photographer Brenton Wan dies at 60

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 ...

Healthcare

Jackson adopts budget excluding potential big costs

The hospital system’s budget, which county commissioners must approve by Sept. 30, excludes mention ...

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...

TotalBank reports second quarter earnings

TotalBank on Wednesday reported second quarter net income of $3 million, down 35 percent from $4.6 million ...

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...

Back-to-school sales

Tax-free holiday: Back-to-school shopping break starts Friday

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

Norwegian Cruise Line to offer all-inclusive package

Norwegian Cruise Line on Wednesday announced it would sell all-inclusive packages for 2015 sailings startin...

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 ...

Mercantil Commercebank reports lower second-quarter earnings

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