Fort Lauderdale

Bahia Mar sold, may be upgraded with more dining and shopping

The iconic resort between the Intracoastal Waterway and the beach has been purchased by a group of Miami in...

MIAMI

Mike Fernandez pledges $1 million to Mourning Family Foundation

Health care entrepreneur Mike Fernandez, chairman of MBF Healthcare Partners, has committed a $1 million gi...

City of Miami

Miami commission to vote Thursday on tax cap

Barring an unlikely tax hike, the fate of Mayor Tomás Regalado’s budget may again come down to ...

Public corruption

State: Haitian American cancer awareness group founder bilked taxpayers

Courts

Court: Miami’s non-resident $100 ambulance fee legal

It’s not yet clear if Miami leaders will again charge non-residents $100 for transport by city ambul...

Police corruption

Ex-Sweetwater detective Garcia hit with nine-year sentence for credit card fraud

Gay marriage

Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal says Key West bartenders can’t marry yet

Key Westers Aaron Huntsman and William Lee Jones, who won a gay-marriage case in Monroe circuit court, aske...

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...

Man run over by own truck during road rage

A man in Florida apparently got a dose of road rage karma when police say he was run over by his own pickup...

NYC police investigate another apparent chokehold

The New York Police Department is conducting an internal investigation after a video surfaced of another of...

Naked thieves take burgers from SW Fla eatery

A southwest Florida waitress has dubbed the trio of naked hamburger thieves who broke into an eatery "dumb,...

AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT

Arizona murderer gasps for more than 1 1/2 hours in death chamber before dying

Alaska tourist train halts runs after derailment

A vintage rail company that hauls hundreds of thousands of tourists every year along the route of the histo...

Obama wants limits on US company mergers abroad

President Barack Obama is tapping into growing misgivings about tax-driven overseas mergers by U.S. corpora...

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

The nation's weather

Weather Underground Forecast for Thursday, July 24, 2014

Troubled Myanmar state invites back aid groups

Authorities in Myanmar's Rakhine state say international aid organizations are welcome to return to the are...

UK: Former reporter sentenced for phone hacking

A former British tabloid reporter has been given a 10-month suspended prison sentence for hacking the phone...

Russian activists convicted of organizing riots

Jihadis attack besieged Syrian army base

Fighters from the extremist Islamic State group stormed parts of a besieged army base in northern Syria on ...

Ukrainian government moves to ban Communist Party

A court in Kiev is holding a hearing on Thursday on the government's request to ban the Communist Party of ...

Italy welcomes Sudanese woman sentenced to death

A Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death in Sudan for refusing to recant her Christian faith arrived Thu...

Air Algerie plane disappears from radar

A flight operated by Air Algerie and carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algeria's capital disappeared...

Spain's Repsol sees profits jump on YPF bond gains

Spanish energy company Repsol says its second quarter net profit nearly doubled following capital gains it ...

Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax: In-laws say the meanest things

Adapted from a recent online discussion.

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: Guest howls over dog’s attendance at wedding

Dear Abby: Is it acceptable to bring a teacup-sized dog to a wedding? The excuse was, “Well, the wed...

Seven-day menu planner

Plan your meals a week at a time or pick and choose your favorites. Each meal comes with a shopping list.

Ask Nancy

Ask Nancy: My mother won’t listen to her doctors

Q. My sister and I are constantly taking my 86-year-old mother to the doctor for her real and/or imagined p...

Cooking

A cut above: Sharp knives are a home cook’s greatest tool

Cook’s Corner

Layered picnic coleslaw is a sight to behold

Today’s Special

Parmigiano-Reggiano earns its reign as king of cheeses

YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG

Cheese-filled jalapeños make parties pop

Jalapeños are typically thought of as a seasoning, something to chop up or slice to make something els...

Braves 6, Marlins 1

Nathan Eovaldi, Miami Marlins get jumped on early in loss to Braves

The Braves, in danger of losing four in a row to Miami, attacked Nathan Eovaldi in the firs two innings whi...

DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey could miss seven games

So long, summer. Football is back.

Soccer | AS Monaco 4, Atletico Nacional 2

Spirit over star power in Marlins Park friendly between AS Monaco and Atletico Nacional

Although the Miami matchup between AS Monaco and Colombia’s Atletico Nacional didn’t dazzle w...

FIU Football

FIU football team is ahead of the game even before the season begins

Final red snapper of the season ready to be snapped up

Only one weekend remains open in this summer’s eight-day red snapper recreational mini-season in fe...

Marlins Notebook

Holding runner pays off late for Steve Cishek, Miami Marlins

Steve Cishek doesn’t have the quickest delivery. And he isn’t one to overly concern himself w...

In My Opinion

Greg Cote: Dolphins, Canes can make Miami a football town again

Football is back, unfurling this week like a great sail ready to take on wind as summer burns to fall.

Guinness International Champions Cup

Top European clubs begin tournament with championship game at Sun Life Stadium

The eight-team Guinness International Champions Cup kicks off Thursday when Olympiacos takes on AC Milan in...

Celeb roundup

Bindi Irwin talks her late dad, the Crocodile Hunter

Coroner: Heroin overdose killed Peaches Geldof

LONDON (AP) – Model and TV personality Peaches Geldof died from a heroin overdose after relapsing fr...

Celebrity birthdays on July 23

The music scene

Weird Al still making fun of hit songs

In the spotlight

Charlie Hunnam: no regrets about ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

Celebrity roundup

Cameron Diaz defends bestie Drew Barrymore

Citing ‘racist views,' tribe cancels Nugent show

WORLEY, Idaho (AP) – A Native American tribe has canceled an Aug. 4 concert by Ted Nugent at its cas...

Big milestone for Britain’s little prince

LONDON (AP) – The palace is releasing special pictures, the Royal Mint is striking a commemorative c...

Venezuela

Venezuela moves to close down Torre David, a 45-story ‘vertical slum’

The Venezuelan government is moving more than 4,400 squatters out of Torre David — the countryȁ...

International trade

Study: No Trans-Pacific Partnership would be a setback for U.S., Latin America

The U.S. and 11 Pacific Rim countries are negotiating the trade and investment pact but it’s expecte...

World Cup legacy

No World Cup boost for Brazilian president’s reelection bid

The recently held World Cup in Brazil boosted the country’s global image but didn’t do much t...

Cuba

Payá family launches new effort for plebiscite in Cuba

On the second anniversary of the death of Cuban opposition leader Oswaldo Payá, his daughter, Rosa Mar...

CUBA

Exile activist arrested in alleged fraud

A lawyer for “Tony” Calatayud says he was a victim of a fraud perpetrated by others.

Venezuela

Wife of imprisoned Venezuelan activist pleads for his release

The wife of political activist Leopoldo López, who has been in a Venezuelan jail since February, takes...

Panama Canal

Arbitration on Panama Canal dispute to begin in Miami

An arbitration tribunal sitting in Miami will hear the dispute, which has already delayed completion of a p...

NORTH MIAMI

Haitian president, prime minister meet diaspora in North Miami

Haiti’s government brings its town hall gathering to North Miami where officials touted their succes...

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...

Politics

Charlie Crist about to get millions in campaign subsidy

The former governor will get millions in campaign cash under the state’s public campaign financing p...

Politics

From ‘huckster’ riff to math dis, Florida CFO Jeff Atwater and N.Y. Gov. Cuomo have war of words

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is running a misleading ad campaign aimed at luring business to New York from Fl...

Politics

Miami congressional candidate highlights ‘Cuban’ rivals in flier

Cutler Bay Mayor Ed MacDougall says he’s merely repeating what his opponents say on the campaign trail.

Politics

Gov. Scott had stake in pipeline firm whose $3 billion venture he and his appointees backed

Upon his election in 2010, Gov. Rick Scott’s transition team included a Florida Power & Light execut...

Politics

Marc Caputo: Numbers favor Rick Scott, despite troubles

Charlie Crist had one of the best weeks of the gubernatorial race after picking a widely admired running ma...

Florida politics

Even among opponents, Charlie Crist’s pick for No. 2, AnnetteTaddeo, gets respect

Annette Taddeo gives Charlie Crist fundraising power and cover with Democrats as his running mate.

Campaign 2014

Judge eases rules for write-in candidates

A court ruling will allow write-in candidate Ronald Bray to stay in the race for Florida House District 96.

THOR HALVORSSEN, 71

Venezuelan executive, human-rights advocate Thor Halvorssen dies in South Florida

Thor Halvorssen, a Venezuelan telecom executive and human-rights leader, died on Sunday in North Miami. He ...

Veronica Timpson, 64

Charter bus entrepreneur, educator Veronica Timpson dies at 64

Edward Duffie, Sr., 77

From bank security guard to vice president, Edward Duffie Sr. dies at 77

Some names become a brand, and in the Edison area of Miami, Edward Duffie Sr. commanded attention, if not o...

Deaf educator and pioneer Robert Panara dies at 94

Robert Panara, who lost his hearing as a child and became a leading educator of the deaf and a pioneer of s...

Dan Borislow, magicJack inventor, dies at 52

Dan Borislow, the inventor of magicJack and a pioneer in developing phone calls over the Internet, died Mon...

Dan Borislow, magicJack inventor, dies at 52

Dan Borislow, the inventor of magicJack and a pioneer in developing phone calls over the Internet, died Mon...

Correction: Obit-Thomas Berger story

In a story July 22 about the death of author Thomas Berger, The Associated Press erroneously reported that ...

Red Tops vocalist dies at 87

Rufus McKay, a lead vocalist for the popular dance band The Red Tops, died Sunday in Vicksburg. He was 87.

Fort Lauderdale

Bahia Mar sold, may be upgraded with more dining and shopping

The iconic resort between the Intracoastal Waterway and the beach has been purchased by a group of Miami in...

CRUISE INDUSTRY

Cruise hearing explores consumer protection issues

A Senate committee hearing Wednesday sought to emphasize the need for greater consumer protection for cruis...

Slight improvement seen for hotels in June

South Florida hotels showed slight gains in June, according to data released this week by travel research f...

International trade

Study: No Trans-Pacific Partnership would be a setback for U.S., Latin America

The U.S. and 11 Pacific Rim countries are negotiating the trade and investment pact but it’s expecte...

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Beacon Council’s One Community One Goal progress report: Workforce development programs gain steam

The Beacon Council provided an update on its One Community One Goal program, a road map for economic develo...

MEDIA

Miami Herald names Samuel Brown as advertising VP

Veteran multimedia advertising executive Samuel A. Brown has been named vice president of advertising for t...

New craft beer market to open in Wynwood

Boxelder Craft Beer Market, a new craft beer market, bottleshop and taproom will open this fall in Wynwood,...

U.S. Senator holding afternoon hearing on cruise passenger protection

A hearing on protections for cruise passenger is scheduled for Wednesday evening in Washington, D.C.