Amid probe, another DCI inmate death is under scrutiny

Miami Dade Police and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement were investigating the death of an inmate a...

Miami-Dade County

The LeBron James Era ends. Points to Miami-Dade negotiators for getting deal done with Miami Heat first?

Redistricting

Redistricting ruling could mean big change, or status quo

With questions looming, the judge in the redistricting case will be asked to decide how he wants legislator...

Federal courts

U.S. citizen pleads guilty to supporting al-Qaida splinter groups in Miami FBI probe

Gufran Ahmed Kauser Mohammed, 31, will be sentenced on his conspiracy conviction in Miami federal court in ...

Politics

Nan Rich defends viability as gubernatorial candidate, rips Crist for not debating

The lesser-known candidate for the Democratic nomination also has less money, but says she is the lone true...

Jury convicts man in South Florida missing-body murder trial

Clifford Friend is guilty of slaying of ex-wife Lynne Friend, whose body has never been found after she was...

LIBERTY CITY

Two arrested in shooting death of Liberty City pastor

Two men, ages 19 and 20, have been arrested in the shooting death of Pastor Kenneth Johnson.

Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s chief of staff leaving after five months on the job

FBI: Utah man wanted to bomb police station

Authorities arrested a 47-year-old Utah man Thursday that they say had been plotting to kill police officer...

AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EDT

Israel shows no signs of ending Gaza offensive, even as Palestianian civilian death toll grows

Chinese man accused of hacking into US computers

U.S. authorities have charged a Chinese businessman with hacking into the computer systems of U.S. companie...

Skilled jazz bassist Charlie Haden dies at 76

Bassist Charlie Haden, who helped change the shape of jazz more than a half-century ago as a member of Orne...

Utah gay couples who married could get benefits

More than 1,000 gay and lesbian couples who married in Utah after the state same-sex marriage ban was overt...

Lightning kills 1 at Rocky Mountain National Park

A lightning strike has killed a woman and injured seven other people at Rocky Mountain National Park.

Billionaire Elon Musk giving $1M to Tesla museum

The billionaire owner of Tesla Motors is giving $1 million to a New York museum dedicated to preserving the...

Seattle city attorney's 1st-day pot buy broke rule

Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes acknowledges he broke a drug-free workplace rule when he brought marijuan...

Rousseff: Brazil proved World Cup doubters wrong

UN expected to vote Monday to speed aid to Syria

Sponsors of a U.N. resolution that would authorize cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid to Syrians in ...

US, other diplomats end meeting on migrant issues

Officials from the U.S., Mexico and Central American nations have wrapped up a two-day meeting in Nicaragua...

Mexico reports break in case of missing NY travel blogger

A sudden break has come in the case of a day trader who left a comfortable life in New York for a transcon...

Expansion of ‘secret’ facility in Iraq suggests closer U.S.-Kurd ties

A supposedly secret but locally well-known CIA station on the outskirts of Irbil’s airport is under...

Canada imposes further sanctions against Ukraine

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says Canada will impose economic sanctions and a travel ban on 14 more ...

As deaths rise, no end seen to Israeli offensive

Asserting it has broad international support for a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, Israel is s...

Mexico rescues 8 child migrants held by kidnappers

Authorities said Friday they had rescued eight Salvadoran migrant youths who had been kidnapped by an equal...

Fiction

Boys will be boys (and sometimes girls) in Ariel Schrag’s ‘Adam’

Biography

Biographer examines the contributions of John Quincy Adams

Florida: Lake Placid Caladium Festival set for July 25-27

In My Opinion

Ana Veciana-Suarez: I’m stressed out, but so is everyone else

My jaw has been hurting lately. The pain is occasional and there’s no physical explanation for it. S...

St. Thomas

Magens Bay: Pirate hangout now a beach for tourists

Legend has it that Sir Francis Drake regularly anchored in Magens Bay with its spectacular white-sand beaches.

Orlando

Visitors wait 5 hours for Harry Potter ride

Wine

Like drinking wine, interacting with a sommelier should be stress-free

Ask Nancy

Memory Problems: Why An Early Diagnosis May Help

Q. My parents live in Miami. We have begun noticing memory issues with my mother and we do have a family hi...

WORLD CUP FINAL | 3 P.M. SUNDAY, ESPN

Germany’s prolific scorer Thomas Mueller has sights on more than World Cup title

Thomas Mueller, on pace to break the World Cup mark for goals at age 24, hopes to earn the Golden Boot and ...

LeBron James leaves Miami for Cleveland

Miami Heat loses LeBron James, but Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade to return

LeBron James made it official Friday, leaving the Heat for his hometown Cavaliers. But Chris Bosh will retu...

Marlins

Play of Miami Marlins’ Marcell Ozuna stacks up with some All-Stars

FLORIDA PANTHERS

Two Florida Panthers prospects prove South Florida can be recruiting hotbed

Dale Tallon has traveled the world looking for hockey talent.

Boxing

Cuba native, Miami resident Rances Barthelemy wins title in unanimous decision

Two point deductions were not sufficient to derail Rances Barthelemy’s second bid at a junior-lightw...

World Cup

Argentina’s Lionel Messi can seal legacy with World Cup win

Lionel Messi can seal his impressive résumé as the world’s greatest soccer player by leadi...

In my opinion

Armando Salguero: LeBron James’ decision made with heart, not mind

The In-Decision ended Friday when LeBron James announced he is going back to his hometown Cleveland Cavalie...

Marlins notebook

Miami Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton says LeBron’s decision took ‘a lot of guts’

Even though he’s from Los Angeles and a Lakers fan, Giancarlo Stanton never passed up an opportunity...

The style scene

Lauren Conrad does cocktails in Miami

Celebrity roundup

Amber Valletta comes clean: I’m a raging addict

Scene in the Tropics

Cameron Diaz checks out Porfirio’s, Gisele strikes a pose

In the spotlight

Keri Russell’s post-Felicity happiness

'Glee' star’s boyfriend dead in Philadelphia hotel

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Matt Bendik, the boyfriend of “Glee” star Becca Tobin, has been fo...

LeBron James foundation partners with TV show

AKRON, Ohio (AP) – LeBron James just announced he is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and his f...

Celebrity birthdays on July 11

La vida local

Jenny McCarthy gets ‘Dirty’ after ‘The View’

Venezuela Forum

Venezuela opposition leaders call for U.S. sanctions amid simmering political, economic crises

During a forum held in Doral, Venezuelan opposition leaders called for U.S. sanctions and a broader front t...

IN THE CAMPS

New Navy boss takes charge of Guantánamo detention center

The prison camps at Guantánamo get their 14th commander during the 13th Ramadan in U.S. custody for mo...

Caribbean

Cellular providers block ‘free’ call apps in Caribbean angering consumers

WAR COURT

Guantánamo judge steps down from USS Cole case, names Air Force successor

Urban cities

U.N. report: 2 Latin American cities among most populated

Two Latin American cities are among the top five most populated urban centers in the world, although the f...

www.miamiherald.com/live

Livestream: Opposition leaders discuss Venezuela’s crisis, future

Beset by growing popular discontent and an economy in ruins, Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution faces...

CUBA

Cuban ‘dissident’ says he was really an infiltrator

Lawyer Ernesto Vera said his main task was to attack and sow discord within two key Cuban opposition groups...

Ex-Guantánamo inmate gets Canada prison transfer

Alberta’s top court has granted an application by former Guantánamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr to ...

Miami-Dade politics

David Rivera suspends Miami campaign for Congress

David Rivera told supporters he plans to run for the Florida Legislature in 2016.

Politics

Nan Rich defends viability as gubernatorial candidate, rips Crist for not debating

The lesser-known candidate for the Democratic nomination also has less money, but says she is the lone true...

Politics

Crist speaks to Florida press group in Miami

The former governor attacked Gov. Rick Scott’s tenure on everything from education to missed opportu...

Immigration

Diaz-Balart blasts Republican leadership on immigration reform

Redistricting

Judge throws out Florida's congressional map

A judge threw out Florida’s congressional redistricting map Thursday, ruling that the Legislature a...

Congressional ringer Justin Sternard, saying he was duped by David Rivera, gets 7 months

Campaign 2014

Ethics complaint: Crist failed to disclose income, leases

An ethics complaint blasts gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist for failing to report income from his cons...

MARIJUANA

Crowd packs room for hearing on marijuana rules

State regulators collect advice on how to improve their proposal to regulate the cultivation of marijuana f...

Skilled jazz bassist Charlie Haden dies at 76

Bassist Charlie Haden, who helped change the shape of jazz more than a half-century ago as a member of Orne...

'Harry Potter' actor Legeno dies in Death Valley

Authorities say "Harry Potter" actor Dave Legeno has died from heatstroke in California's Death Valley. He ...

Ken Thorne, Oscar-winning composer, dies at 90

Composer Ken Thorne, who won a 1966 Oscar for his work on the movie version of the musical "A Funny Thing H...

John Seigenthaler, Tennessee journalist, dies

John Seigenthaler, the journalist who edited The Tennessean newspaper, helped shape USA Today and worked fo...

Alaska Native land-claims leader dies

Don Wright, an Alaska Native leader who was a force behind a landmark tribal lands compensation law, has di...

Indian actress and dancer Zohra Sehgal dies

Actress and dancer Zohra Sehgal, who charmed viewers with her impish grin and twinkling eyes, has died of h...

Pedro DeBrito, 55

Tampa Bay Rowdies, UConn soccer champ Pedro DeBrito dies after car crash in Miami

Although Pedro DeBrito retired from professional soccer in 1994, the game seldom left him.

Convicted spy Arthur Walker dies in federal prison

Arthur Walker, a retired Navy lieutenant convicted in 1985 for his role in a spy ring, has died in prison. ...

Copa Airlines kicks off service between Fort Lauderdale and Panama

Copa Airlines launched new service between Fort Lauderdale and Panama City, Panama on Friday.

MEDIA

Jose Diaz-Balart to host weekday MSNBC news show from Miami

INVESTING

World Cup defeat can hurt domestic stock market

Investors in Argentina and Germany beware; a soccer loss will likely show up in stocks, too.

Heathcare

Fanny pack mixup unravels massive Medicare fraud scheme in Key Biscayne

Two secretaries in a Key Biscayne doctor’s office have pleaded guilty and a pharmacy owner faces charg...

Feds hit payday lender with $10 million in penalties, refunds

ACE Cash Express, a payday lending company with several stores in Miami, has reached a deal with federal re...

AVENTURA

Lawsuit filed against Aventura Hospital after a patient was killed by another patient

Spirit Airlines offering free miles to “haters”

Spirit Airlines is encouraging passengers to vent about air travel — and offering free miles as an o...

Banking lawsuits

Judge dismisses two city of Miami predatory lending lawsuits

The rulings could mean trouble for the city’s remaining lawsuits against major banks, and for Miami ...