Courts

Murder case dropped against North Miami-Dade teen who fatally shot unarmed burglar

COURTS

Miami Archdiocese faces another sex abuse suit over teacher serving 23-year sentence

The lawyer for a former student said the Miami Archdiocese knew about a school music teacher abusing studen...

Miami-Dade County street-light supervisor charged with taking bribes

A Miami-Dade County supervisor who oversaw street lighting projects is charged with accepting thousands of ...

North Bay Village

First lawsuit filed against owner of Shuckers

The 14-paged complaint was filed Tuesday in Miami Dade Circuit Court alleging the bar and grill was not pro...

MEDICAID

Business coalitions warn Florida’s failure to expand Medicaid will hurt them

The groups argue that businesses may flee the state if lawmakers refuse to accept billions of Medicaid doll...

COLLEGE COSTS

With tuition rising slightly, Gov. Rick Scott asks board to be tough on fees

Gov. Rick Scott asked the Florida Board of Governors to carefully consider fee hikes for college students n...

Celebrated University of Miami architecture dean, champion of traditional design, to step down

UM architecture dean Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk is stepping down after 18 years at the helm of the school, whi...

10 Things to Know for Today

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

Attorneys meet to discuss Jodi Arias case

Jodi Arias returns to court Thursday for the first time since the penalty phase of her case ended in mistri...

Birth control shots could alter life in poor areas

A decade ago, the Rosebud Sioux Indians in South Dakota were paying people to catch and shoot wild dogs. Do...

Texas auction house to sell John Brown leg irons

The leg irons that restrained abolitionist John Brown after his failed 1859 raid on a federal arsenal in Ha...

Developer: Kan. caverns could preserve human race

After most of the world's population is wiped off the map by a wayward meteorite or hail of nuclear missile...

Youth leagues try to rein in 'bad news parents'

No parent here has rushed onto a playing field to jump a referee who made an unpopular call. No adult has g...

Bulger trial: The hit man of Country Club Lane

World Bank watchful as Fed signals tighter policy

The head of the World Bank is pledging to ensure that financing for developing countries doesn't suffer whe...

South Sudan ministers face corruption probe

The president of South Sudan has suspended two of his ministers and ordered an investigation into corruptio...

Uganda gives protection to students fleeing Rwanda

A Ugandan government official says 16 Rwandan students who fled to Uganda over alleged recruitment for Cong...

ICC to probe abuse allegations against ex-staffer

The International Criminal Court has ordered an independent inquiry into allegations that a former staff me...

Dubai sets sights on Quran-themed park

Dubai has added a new item to its top ambitions such as building the world's largest Ferris wheel and biddi...

AP Exclusive: Facebook broke Indonesia terror case

Sefa Riano didn't try to hide his plans or his beliefs. A Facebook page that police traced to him is plaste...

Kyrgyzstan votes to end US lease of airbase

Kyrgyzstan has voted to end the United States' lease on an airbase key to supplying military operations in ...

A Fork on the Road

With One Clive’s closed, another thrives in Little Haiti

Pearline “Miss Pearl” Murray is the queen bee at her nephew Norman’s Jamaican café...

Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax: Mom refuses to discuss her health problems

Adapted from a recent online discussion.

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: Mom should keep kids away from their gun-toting grandpa

Dear Abby: The letter you printed from “Gun-Shy in South Carolina” (March 5), about the antic...

Steak salad

Marinated meat is star of this salad

A simple flank, top round or sirloin steak, marinated in a soy sauce-based dressing and then broiled or gri...

Wine

Personalize sangria to suit your taste

Sangria is the world’s most democratic beverage — all things to all people. And it’s j...

Cook’s Corner

Eggplant subs for noodles in low-carb lasagna

Dinner in minutes

Dinner’s a wrap with salmon and vegetable packets

Fresh salmon topped with vegetables and dill are cooked in a parcel to make a light summer supper. Steamed ...

NBA Finals Game 7 | Heat vs. Spurs, 9 p.m. ABC

NBA Finals to reach climactic ending for Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs

LeBron James and the Heat’s Big 3 are trying to establish a dynasty with back-to-back championships....

Diamondbacks 3, Marlins 1

Bats go silent for Miami Marlins in Arizona

The bullpen collapsed for the Marlins in back-to-back losses in Arizona, where the team managed only six ru...

UM | Walter Tucker

Walter Tucker ready for two sports with Miami Hurricanes

In My Opinion

Dan Le Batard: Second-guessing becomes first reaction during NBA Finals

Outdoors notebook

Former NFL star Ray Lewis will host the 2013 UM Sports Hall of Fame Celebrity Dolphin Tournament June 28-29...

Fishing report

Kim Mills from the Kelley Fleet out of Haulover Marina reported on the party boat Mucho K a catch of about ...

In my opinion

Greg Cote: Game 7 is all or nothing for Miami Heat

Celebrity roundup

Trouble on the ‘Anger Management’ set

Shocker of shockers: Charlie Sheen is making waves on Anger Management, reportedly forcing out Selma Blair.

As seen on screen

Alfred Molina talks bringing ‘Monsters’ character to life

Palace sheds some light on Kate’s baby plans

LONDON (AP) – With Prince William and the former Kate Middleton expecting their first child in mid-J...

As seen on TV

Mary McDonnell steps up in ‘Major’ role

‘Voice’ winner calls it ‘incredibly overwhelming’

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) – Danielle Bradbery has “The Voice” – and the micro...

Celebrity birthdays on June 19

Singer Tommy DeVito of The Four Seasons is 85. Actress Gena Rowlands is 83. Actress Phylicia Rashad is 65....

Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51

James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate crime boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was ...

CUBA

State Department confirms resumption of migration talks with Havana

The talks, first reported by El Nuevo, will be held July 17 in Washington.

HUNGER STRIKE

Sen. Feinstein to Pentagon: Stop Guantánamo forced-feeding

The force-feeding of terror suspects at the U.S. detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, runs coun...

WAR COURT

Guantánamo prosecutors say arguments on waterboarding should be in secret session

At 9/11 pretrial hearings in Guantánamo, the government seeks to exclude the public and defendants fro...

Caribbean

Coast Guard: South Florida relatives fueling Haitian migrant smuggling

Family members in South Florida are possibly behind a dangerous new trend in the Caribbean: the smuggling ...

CUBA

Cuba sentences Canadian businessman to nine years in prison

CUBA

Bahamas claims that video of Cubans being kicked is fraudulent

An official in Nassau has denied that a guard stomped on detained Cuban migrants.

Cuba

Cuba, US discuss resuming direct mail; migration talks to be held next month

Talks began Tuesday on resuming direct mail service between the two countries and sources say bilateral tal...

POLITICS

Poll: Sen. Marco Rubio’s support is steady, but still trails Hillary Clinton

COLLEGE COSTS

With tuition rising slightly, Gov. Rick Scott asks board to be tough on fees

Gov. Rick Scott asked the Florida Board of Governors to carefully consider fee hikes for college students n...

FLORIDA

Gay activists seek to reverse Florida’s 2008 same-sex marriage ban

MEDICAID

Business coalitions warn Florida’s failure to expand Medicaid will hurt them

The groups argue that businesses may flee the state if lawmakers refuse to accept billions of Medicaid doll...

Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade property appraiser plans to sue county over office powers

The county has treated the property appraiser as an elected department head. But the appraiser thinks his o...

CAMPAIGN-FINANCE SCANDAL

Justin Lamar Sternad says he was duped by campaign manager

The political newcomer said he was “manipulated” by campaign manager Ana Alliegro, who promis...

POLITICS

Gov. Rick Scott gains ground in new statewide poll, but still trails former Gov. Charlie Crist

James Gandolfini, actor who starred in 'The Sopranos,' dies at 51

James Gandolfini, the Emmy-winning actor who swaggered his way to fame as the murderous, clinically depress...

AP PHOTOS: The career of James Gandolfini

Some of Tony Soprano's memorable lines

Some memorable lines spoken by the late James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in "The Sopranos":

Slim Whitman, country singer who won new fame with TV sales, dies at 90

The down-on-his-luck singer sat on the steps of Nashville's famed Grand Ole Opry, bemoaning the job he'd ju...

Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51

James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate crime boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was ...

Thompson, Fantagraphics co-publisher, dies at 56

Kim Thompson - co-publisher of the influential Seattle-based publisher Fantagraphics Books known for celebr...

DEATHS

A. Lionel Bosem, pre-boom South Beach hotelier, dies of MS

NBA FINALS

Local businesses prosper in wake of Miami Heat’s NBA Finals run

The nail-biting suspense of the NBA finals pays off for local businesses.

Watson Island

Miami turns to Jorge Perez, Stephen Ross to carry out long-stalled Watson Island redevelopment

High-profile developers Jorge Perez and Stephen Ross are pitching changes to the long-stalled Watson Island...

ARTS

With donation, Wolfsonian expands to Miami’s downtown

The collection (and footprint) of the Wolfsonian—Florida International University is growing with a ...

Entrepreneurship datebook and news to note

DATEBOOK

Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman Zimmer

Men's Wearhouse doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore.

DEATHS | JOSEPH UNANUE, 81

Joseph Unanue, 81, patriarch of Goya Foods, dies

When Joseph Unanue began to formally work at Goya Foods in 1952, the family business was a regional enterpr...

ONLINE RETAILING

Amazon doesn’t need tax incentives, but localities offer millions in tax breaks

One Florida county is considering a package of up to $7.5 million in local and state tax breaks for online ...