KEY BISCAYNE

Six people rescued from water off Key Biscayne

Six people on inner tubes were rescued off the coast of Key Biscayne Wednesday morning.

Crime Watch

Scam emails provide a glimpse of what’s out there

Today I’m going to provide you with actual emails that have been sent by readers notifying me of sca...

Delayed Miami port tunnel to open Monday morning

Without speeches or brass bands, just — hopefully — a smooth and steady flow of thousands of ...

Miami-Dade Police

Long-awaited police station offers promise for Miami-Dade’s Northside District

A man paced inside an interrogation room, peering into a one-way reflective window.

Sweetwater

Sweetwater worker fired for creating company on city time

Scott Rothstein case

A federal appeals court upholds $67 million jury award and sanctions in Rothstein-related case

Court upholds $67 million award again TD Bank

Miami Beach

‘Ride for hire’ being considered in Miami Beach

Miami Beach commissioners on Wednesday will take up ride-for-hire services and the Miami Beach Convention C...

Crowdsourcing

Young Jewish professionals launch crowdsourcing fundraiser to buy new buses for bubbies

A group of young professionals is using crowdsourcing to help buy buses for the Jewish Community Services&#...

Killer of Kelsey Grammer's sister denied parole

Mom arrested for letting son, 7, go to park alone

A Florida woman is charged with child neglect after police say she let her 7-year-old son walk to a park al...

Rains, smugglers damage US-Mexico border fence

The U.S. Border Patrol has another gap in the border fence on its hands.

'Shrimp Boy' pleads not guilty to racketeering

A man prosecutors accuse of heading a crime syndicate based in San Francisco's Chinatown pleaded not guilty...

Drone carrying contraband crashes at SC prison

Officials are looking for a person they say helped try to use a drone to sneak cellphones, marijuana and ot...

Vacations, trips detailed at ex-governor's trial

The former first family of Virginia flew on a chief executive's private jet, vacationed at his lake house a...

Man finds calico lobster, gives it to aquarium

A fisherman has caught a rare lobster that's bright orange with dark blue spots.

Crystal CEO contests subpoena in sweetener lawsuit

Lawyers for the corn syrup industry say American Crystal Sugar CEO David Berg would be a good witness in a ...

Argentines shrug off risk of default

In 2001, it was ground zero for Argentina's financial earthquake. A neo-colonial architectural gem built lo...

Turkish women protest deputy PMs no laughter quip

Women in Turkey have taken to social media to protest against comments by the country's deputy prime minist...

Dissent quieted with most Israelis behind Gaza war

Despite Israeli casualties and world criticism, a near-consensus in Israel supports the government's conduc...

Vatican taking action in divisive Paraguay diocese

Pope Francis is taking action in a divisive diocese in Paraguay where an Argentine priest, accused by a for...

IMF says Cyprus will need more spending cuts

Cyprus' president on Wednesday rebuffed an International Monetary Fund assessment that Cyprus will need to ...

Historic English pier engulfed in flames

A huge fire sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air has engulfed the historic Eastbourne Pier on t...

'Spider-Man' fights Dubliner in street, goes viral

Dublin's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has become a social media phenomenon after being caught on video ...

Tunisia army chief resigns after soldier deaths

Tunisia's Defense Ministry says the army chief of staff has resigned, citing personal reasons, following a ...

Cruises

Norwegian offers add-on all-inclusive package for 2015 sailings

Do you dislike being charged separately for every drink, shore excursion, specialty restaurant, photo, inte...

Test kitchen

Skewer shrimp for the best grill results

Skewer shrimp for the best grill results

Who knew?

Impress your friends with these food facts

Fab or Flub

Does the ‘Perfect Bacon Bowl’ live up to the hype?

If there is one thing that our great nation loves, it is bacon.

River Oyster Bar moving to new Miami spot

The River Seafood & Oyster Bar is heading to a new home on the Miami River.

Florida

Crayola to open family attraction in Orlando

Crayon manufacturer Crayola is building a family attraction in Orlando, similar to the one it operates in i...

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

TRAINING

Wake up your slacking muscles

Miami Heat

Source: Miami Heat to host LeBron James, Cavaliers on Christmas

Barring an unexpected change of heart by the NBA, Christmas in Miami will feature LeBron James’ much...

UM Football | Al Golden

UM coach Al Golden goes through the ‘car wash’ at ESPN headquarters

Miami coach Al Golden spent Tuesday at ESPN headquarters and appeared on a variety of shows on TV, radio an...

DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins excited by new offense, but execution a work in progress

The Dolphins expect to overcome some early camp miscues and thrive under new coordinator Bill Lazor’...

Outdoors | Lobster miniseason

FWC urges safety for divers during lobster miniseason

Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, thousands of scuba divers, snorkelers and bully netters will be trying t...

Marlins 3, Nationals 0

Giancarlo Stanton, Henderson Alvarez help Miami Marlins get back to .500

The Marlins have said throughout their recent red-hot run that they’re going to need more than the u...

Marlins notebook

Thrilling rally reminiscent of Miami Marlins team in 2003

DOLPHINS NOTEBOOK

Miami Dolphins’ woes at center continue with injury to backup Sam Brenner

High school track and field

St. Thomas Aquinas’ Alex Armenteros named track anf field coach of the year

Hialeah American was the boys’ team to beat at the Class 4A state track finals until St. Thomas Aqui...

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

Celebrity roundup

Report: Justin Bieber and Orlando Bloom scuffle; Drew Barrymore releases statement on half sister’s death

Allison Williams headed skyward as NBC’s Peter Pan

NEW YORK (AP) – NBC has picked its Peter Pan: high-flying “Girls” star Allison Williams.

Celebrity birthdays on July 30

Director Peter Bogdanovich is 75. Singer Paul Anka is 73. Saxophonist David Sanborn is 69. Actor Arnold Sch...

Lollapalooza marks a decade in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) – Once the vagabond of the music festival and touring circuit, Lollapalooza marks its 1...

La vida local

Miami Heat player Mario Chalmers goes from basketball to golf; Ariana Grande talks family problems

You’d think Mario Chalmers would be ready for his PGA card by now. On Monday, the Miami Heat point g...

Celebrity roundup

Bachelorette Andi Dorfman: I was attracted to Josh Murray from the beginning

Bachelorette (no more) Andi Dorfman stopped by Good Morning America on Tuesday to show off her ABC swag (ak...

As U.S. imposes travel restrictions on Venezuelan officials, lawmakers call for harsher sanctions

As U.S. imposes travel restrictions on Venezuelan officials, lawmakers call for harsher sanctions

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

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...

CUBA

U.S. report says religious freedom in Cuba is bad but getting better

A U.S. State Department report says religious leaders admit they censor themselves when they preach.

White House: No plan to house Texas border kids at Guantánamo

The Obama administration has no plans to use its pop-up tent city for Caribbean migrants at Guantánamo...

Haiti

American Airlines next stop: Cap-Haïtien, Haiti

American Airlines will become the first U.S. major carrier to offer daily, nonstop service to Cap-Haït...

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...

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 ...

Kentucky basketball legend Wah Wah Jones dies

Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones, a multi-sport star who helped Kentucky win the first two of its eight national tit...

Kentucky basketball legend Wah Wah Jones dies

Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones, a multi-sport star who helped Kentucky win the first two of its eight national tit...

Italian tenor Bergonzi dies at age 90

Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi, considered one of the most authoritative interpreters of Verdi's operas, has ...

Former Seattle Mayor Paul Schell dies

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...

The back-to-school sales tax holiday runs Friday through Sunday

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

New ship on tap for Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises said Wednesday it will welcome a new ship in 2017.

WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

Fostering diversity in the workplace: how to navigate the challenges

Ultimate Software reports higher profits, sales

After the market closed on Tuesday, Ultimate Software, which provides human resource software solutions, re...

Affordable Care Act

Florida’s working poor fall into Affordable Care Act ‘coverage gap’

Advocates for healthcare consumers tout benefits that uninsured Floridians would receive if the state expan...

WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

Fostering diversity in the workplace: how to navigate the challenges

Spirit Airlines sees profits rise in second quarter

Miramar-based Spirit Airlines Inc. on Tuesday reported a 54 percent rise in second-quarter profit as the lo...