North Miami-Dade

Police need public’s help in finding man who shot stepdaughter on her birthday

LEGISLATURE 2014

‘Trauma drama’ bill could get bogged down in waning days of session

The bill included one provision that only applied to Miami-Dade County and its Public Health Trust.

Heat lease

Miami Heat backs off in email flap with Mayor Carlos Gimenez

A team lobbyist says the wording of a Micky Arison email touting the mayor’s support of an arena dea...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Florida Senate OKs 75 mph speed limits

Despite concerns about highway safety, the Senate approved raising speed limits on some Florida highways fr...

legislature 2014

Florida legislators want to steer Citizens policies to unregulated alternative

Florida legislators want homeowners to have the option of choosing insurance plans that may be less expensi...

Child welfare

Judge lashes DCF over effort to keep kids in home where boy died

The state child-welfare agency asked permission to keep three toddlers in the same home where their 3-year-...

City of Miami

Miami gives up three streets to developer

Miami commissioners agreed to transfer control of parts of three downtown streets to the developers of the ...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Florida Senate supports landmark bid for law license by noncitizen

The unrecorded voice vote added the provision to a routine courts bill, and still requires House passage an...

Grimes criticizes McConnell over jobs comment

A local newspaper story that quoted Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell as saying it is "not my job" t...

Ex-suspect in boy's disappearance stays in prison

A convicted child molester long suspected in a notorious 1979 New York City child disappearance case will s...

Police say teens killed Amish family's pet donkey

Three central Pennsylvania teenagers have been accused of fatally shooting a pet donkey on an Amish family'...

Attorneys give arguments in Coast Guard killings

Prosecutors say a 62-year-old man accused of a double homicide at a Coast Guard communications station is t...

Statins may lead some patients to pig out: Study

Ten years of U.S. data suggest cholesterol-lowering statins are giving patients a license to pig out.

'Zero Motivation,' 'Point and Shoot' top Tribeca

A film about a self-documenting man amid the Libyan revolution and a dark comedy about female Israeli soldi...

Defense contractor accused of selling phony parts

A new indictment accuses a Coos Bay, Ore., defense contractor of defrauding the military of $10.5 million b...

11 kids, driver hurt in Calif. school bus crash

Eleven middle school students and their driver were injured when a school bus jumped a curb Thursday and ra...

FIFA concerned about Brazil violence but confident

FIFA is concerned about recent violence in Brazil less than two months before the country hosts the World C...

Mexico Senate: civilian courts for soldiers

Mexico's Senate on Thursday unanimously approved amendments to the country's military justice code that wil...

Kerry warns of new sanctions if Russia doesn't 'change course'

Secretary of State John Kerry threatened new sanctions against Russia, saying Moscow shows no sign of compl...

Mexican gang leader gets life term for U.S. consulate killings

A federal judge in Texas on Thursday sentenced a Mexican gang leader to life in prison for ordering the 20...

Bolivia fires hundreds of protesting soldiers

Bolivia's military leaders on Thursday ordered the dismissal for sedition of 702 enlisted men who had been ...

Explosion targets journalist's car in Cameroon

The Committee to Project Journalists says an explosion destroyed the car of a journalist in Cameroon who ha...

US threatens to pull aid to Haiti over late vote

The U.S. government has warned Haiti that it risks losing aid if it doesn't hold elections that are more th...

UN Yemen envoy says rebel group agrees to talks

The U.N. envoy to Yemen says the country's president and Shiite rebels have agreed to discuss the group's d...

As Cubans move on, face of Little Havana changes

Many of the Cubans have moved on, and now the neighborhood is home to Nicaraguans, Hondurans and others fle...

Ask Nancy

How to choose an assisted living facility

Q. I live in California and have a formerly independent, elderly father in Tamarac, who is deteriorating fo...

Jodie Foster weds artist Alexandra Hedison

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jodie Foster is a married woman.

Mama Sass

Mama Sass: Teaching my daughter to drive

Legislature 2014

Florida House votes to regulate e-cigarette sales

State lawmakers took significant steps to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors.

Pets

Pets column: Dog feels pain; she just shows it in a different way

Q: Our 6-month-old Lab puppy, Bella, was spayed last week. Afterwards, she acted like nothing was wrong. I ...

miami beach

Britto ‘parking’ meters benefit homeless but cause confusion

dinner in minutes

Dinner in minutes: Easy gyro sandwiches with tzatziki

Gyros are pita bread sandwiches filled with meat, lettuce, tomatoes and the yogurt sauce tzatziki. They wer...

MIAMI DOLPHINS | NFL DRAFT

Tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins could fall to Miami Dolphins in second round

Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who has drawn comparisons to former Cane Jimmy Graham, could be a steal for the Do...

Marlins

Miami Marlins’ Christian Yelich thriving in ‘leading’ role

Track and field

Northwestern girls, boys sweep titles in region championships

With all due respect to the rest of the Class 3A state track girls field, the only race in doubt likely wil...

UM football

Miami Hurricanes’ Al Golden says QB battle far from a done deal

Not surprisingly, University of Miami football coach Al Golden said Wednesday that the Hurricanes “alw...

DIVING

In a pinch, you can hunt stone crabs yourself

Track and field

Mosley leads Dillard in 400 relay; Patterson shines in 800

NFL

Former UM hoops star Erik Swoope learning tight end with help of ‘Madden 25’

Like millions of people, Erik Swoope has been spending a lot of time playing the Madden 25 NFL video game.

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey still in holding pattern

Mike Pouncey still has not had his NFL-mandated mental evaluation and is still unsure if he will be suspend...

Billboard Latin Music Awards

Andrea Bocelli: I was destined to sing

Talk about an OMG moment for anyone who didn’t know that global superstar Andrea Bocelli kept a lair...

At the movies

Jared Harris: Olivia Cooke did something ‘special’ in The Quiet Ones

Olivia Cooke is doing just fine, though the actress didn’t look it in The Quiet Ones, out Friday.

HIV/AIDS

Real Housewife of Miami star Alexia Echevarria, sons to lead AIDS walk

Celebrity birthdays on April 24

Actress Shirley MacLaine is 80. Actress-singer-director Barbra Streisand is 72. Actor Eric Bogosian is 61. ...

Camilla’s brother dies in US after head injury

LONDON (AP) – The brother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has died after sustaining a serious head ...

Man accused of stalking singer John Rich warned

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Nashville judge has issued a stern warning to a man accused of stalking co...

Celebrity roundup

Ex ‘Ice Road Truckers’ star faces felony charges

Well, this reality star didn’t get vetted too well: Tim Zickuhr, who used to costar as a one of the ...

La vida local

Mag: Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods’ ex wife are friends

CUBA

Cuban government halts some travelers to island

The Cuban government has suddenly blocked the arrival of Cubans from abroad whose passports lack a required...

WAR COURT

Expert testifies accused USS Cole bomber was tortured

Expert civilian doctor testifies in pretrial hearings in USS Cole case that accused bomber, held for four y...

Venezuela

Mother: American arrested in Venezuela is not a terrorist or anti-government agent

The mother of a U.S. citizen who was accused of fueling anti-government protests says her son may have shot...

Taliban ready to deal on captive US soldier?

The captors of an American soldier held for nearly five years in Afghanistan have signaled a willingness t...

Brazil | World Cup

Security forces prepare for World Cup in a restive Brazil

The latest violent clash occurred Tuesday night in a favela near Copacabana beach.

Venezuela

Venezuela accuses U.S. man of arms trafficking, attempted murder

Venezuela is accusing a U.S. citizen of attempted murder and working for anti-government protesters in the ...

CUBA

Lawyer: Alan Gross wants out of Cuba dead or alive

Cuba wants to negotiate the issue with top U.S. government officials, attorney Scott Gilbert says.

WAR COURT

USS Cole trial planning coming into focus

Military judge says the trial itself could last a year, and it’s unlikely he’ll preside over both...

Legislature 2014

Florida House votes to regulate e-cigarette sales

State lawmakers took significant steps to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors.

PolitiFact Florida

PolitiFact: Is Hollywood’s police union right to blast chief for homicide rate?

MEDICARE FRAUD

Miami, by far, tops list of banned Medicare providers

Of Medicare’s list of banned providers, nearly 1,500 list Miami addresses. Los Angeles is in second ...

2014 Legislature

Charter school bill wins support in Florida House

The state House gave its approval to a bill that would change the way schools systems enter into contracts ...

2014 Legislature

Voucher bill brought back to life, while immigrant tuition dying in Senate

A Senate panel revived the proposed expansion of the school voucher program. But it did not give a second c...

POLITICS

Charlie Crist blasts Rick Scott in speech as a ‘disaster’ for Florida

Charlie Crist was all business as he challenged the crowd to help him defeat Gov. Rick Scott, who has said ...

Democrats eye 15 cities, including Miami, for 2016 convention

President Barack Obama's hometown and Hillary Rodham Clinton's home base as a senator are among the 15 citi...

Fla. Rep. Dane Eagle arrested on DUI charges

Obituaries

Myles Malman, who led prosecution of Manuel Noriega, dies at 67

Marie Faulkner Brown, 89

Community activist Marie Faulkner Brown, who helped black-owned businesses, dies at 89

Rich Davis, 41

WLRN’s Caribbean music host Rich Davis, ‘the man inside your radio,’ dies at 41

Rich Davis, host of the Sounds of the Caribbean radio show on WLRN and known as “the man inside your...

Marvin Tinsley, 89

Advertising executive Marvin Tinsley dies at 89

Shirley Merlin West, 84

Educator, civic activist Shirley Merlin West dies at 84

Austrian architect Hans Hollein dies at 80

Camilla’s brother dies in US after head injury

NEW YORK The brother-in-law of the Prince of Wales died Wednesday after falling outside a hotel bar and suf...

Camilla's brother dies in US after head injury

The brother-in-law of the Prince of Wales died Wednesday after falling outside a hotel bar and suffering a ...

CRUISE INDUSTRY | Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean has raised outlook despite lower profits

Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises said profits fell in the first quarter, but the outlook for the rest of...

REAL ESTATE

National housing outlook dims

While the forecast for the broad market is being dialed back, South Florida continues to see condo projects...

March hotel occupancy dips in Miami-Dade

After a record-setting March last year, Miami-Dade hotels saw hotel occupancy numbers drop this year.

AIRLINES

Merged American Airlines swings to record profit

American Airlines is making money again and beating expectations after its merger with US Airways.

Miami Lakes-based BankUnited’s first quarter profits rise

BankUnited (BKU) on Thursday reported a 14.7 percent increase in first quarter net income, to $55.3 million...

Royal Caribbean Cruises reports lower-than-expected profits

April 24 (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the world's second-largest cruise operator, report...

Legislature 2014

Florida House votes to regulate e-cigarette sales

State lawmakers took significant steps to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors.

Pharmaceuticals

Coral Gables drug company to make new medicine available at no cost

Coral Gables-based Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners soon will make its investigational drug Firdapse availa...