Legal affairs

Florida Bar accuses lawyer who represented UM booster Nevin Shapiro

Maria Elena Perez, who represented Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro, was slapped with allegations of ethical vio...

Coast Guard works to clean fuel spill in Miami’s Government Cut

Miami-area Coast Guard crewmembers were working to clean up a minor fuel spill in the area of Government Cu...

2014 Legislature

Miami lawmakers make one more push to extend healthcare to immigrant children

Florida lawmakers haven’t given up hope on extending the state’s subsidized health insurance ...

Concord Park

Miami-Dade police bust five men imitating cops

Police working an undercover detail noticed five men inside a Nissan putting on fake police outfits and hol...

Miami Beach to host town hall meeting to discuss Beckham’s soccer proposal

Miami Beach residents can express their opinions about David Beckham’s proposal to build a soccer st...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Florida legislators push for millions in spending

Legislators have trumpeted their push for tax cuts this year, but a projected budget surplus of $1.2 billio...

Federal court

Convicted Ponzi schemer reveals cash loan deals with Hialeah’s former mayor

A convicted Ponzi schemer testified in Miami federal court that he made secret cash payments on high-intere...

Miami Beach

Smaller buses to serve a portion of Venetian Causeway

Structural problems on the Venetian Causeway have forced changes in bus services

10 Things to Know for Today

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

At Boston Marathon, a chance to finally finish

Just one tiny misstep at mile 15 of the Boston Marathon last spring ruined any chance of amputee runner Jef...

Sharper challenges his no-bail status in Arizona

A judge in Phoenix will hold a hearing Wednesday in which lawyers for former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Shar...

Quotations in the News

"A hard landing in China's economy is one of the biggest risks clouding the outlook for the rest of emergin...

Dress codes: Where should schools set limits?

Ford to offer 50th anniversary Mustang

Ford is building a limited-edition Mustang GT to honor the pony car's 50th anniversary.

End of NYPD Muslim surveillance program applauded

Marathon suspect seeks dismissal of some charges

Lawyers for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect are headed to court Wednesday to ask a judge to dismiss som...

UK lawmakers slam lax security in Taliban attack

British lawmakers say commanders' complacency and inadequate security were partly to blame for the failure ...

Hoeness tax case has Germans dashing to confess

The high-profile tax evasion trial against former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has prompted a surge ...

Baby lost in bombing chaos to be reunited with mom

A baby lost in the chaos of the bus station bomb blast in Nigeria's capital is to be reunited Wednesday wit...

Pistorius trial: Judge sets 2-week adjournment

Activists: Syrian airstrikes kill 4 in rebel town

Activists say that Syrian airstrikes have killed at least four people in the town of Zabadani, one of the l...

Belgian head of Congo's Virunga park shot

The Belgian director of Africa's oldest national park, a reserve in conflict-ridden eastern Congo, has been...

If filed, plane lawsuits might not get heard in US

Since Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing, some lawyers have claimed they can get several millions of...

UN seeks $272 million for Central African Republic

The United Nations and aid groups are seeking $272 million to help people fleeing the conflict in the Centr...

The Edgy Veggie

Edgy Veggie: Eggless ‘Egg Salad’

This must be the egg industry’s favorite time of the year. There’s Easter eggs, egg-rich East...

Cook’s Corner

Cook’s Corner: Behold the new colors of Easter eggs

A Fork on the Road

A Fork on the Road: Choices Cafe gives vegans plenty of flavor

Fit tip: Get enough water

Q: How much water should I be drinking throughout the day?

Watch for sleep drug risks

About 8 million people take prescription drugs to help them sleep, but these medications have flaws

Chew on This

If stress has you on edge, these foods will settle you

What are the consequences of chronic stress?

Skin Deep

How to correct five common beauty mistakes

Nobody’s perfect, and we’re all guilty of making beauty blunders on occasion. So long as they...

Children’s health

Fast, cheap test can save the lives of many babies

Panthers | NHL Draft Lottery

Florida Panthers win draft lottery, will have No. 1 overall pick in 2014 NHL Entry Draft

The Florida Panthers won the NHL's annual draft lottery and will have the first overall pick in the upcomin...

Marlins 11, Nationals 2

Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna pace Miami Marlins’ rout of Washington Nationals

Giancarlo Stanton belted another mammoth homer, and the Marlins snapped an eight-game losing streak

Dolphins

Technology embraced by Miami Dolphins GM Dennis Hickey

Dennis Hickey thinks fast and talks even faster.

UM | Track and Field

University of Miami pole vaulter Alysha Newman overcomes fear to succeed

World Cup

FIFA World Cup Trophy makes the rounds as Brazil promises an efficiently run 2014 tournament

Tennis | Boys’ and Girls’ State Championships

Cypress Bay girls’ tennis team delayed; Coral Gables wins boys’ title

How fortunes can change in the span of 20 minutes. That’s about how long it took for Cypress Bay to lo...

Heat

Miami Heat experiences changes but same goal remains

TENNIS

Coral Gables edges past Cypress Bay for first boys’ state tennis title in 42 years

As both of his doubles teams dueled Cypress Bay in showdowns certain to tilt their inevitable rivalry for t...

At the movies

British comedian Nick Frost channels a salsa dancer in ‘Cuban Fury’

Celebrity birthdays on April 16

Singer Bobby Vinton is 79. Actress Ellen Barkin is 60. Bassist Jason Scheff of Chicago is 52. Singer Jimmy...

As seen on TV

Billy Bob Thornton finds a fit with FX’s ‘Fargo’

Celebrity roundup

Ultimate Warrior’s cause of death announced

Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine should pay more than $800,000 in trial costs to concert promoter ...

Celebrities

Nicolas Cage, not your average ‘Joe’

A decade-and-a-half removed from his Oscar-winning turn in Leaving Las Vegas, Nicolas Cage was an actor on ...

Radar

Hot stuff celebrities love

Victoria’s Secret announces London fashion show

LONDON (AP) – London is getting a new fashion extravaganza – the Victoria’s Secret Sho...

It’s official: Michael Strahan’s ‘Good Morning America’ side job confirmed with his visit

NEW YORK (AP) – Michael Strahan has made good on reports that he’s joining “Good Morni...

WAR COURT

Guantánamo judge orders inquiry into FBI’s involvement

Two copies of commentary by accused 9/11 planner Khalid Sheik Mohammed were given to the FBI in December as...

WAR COURT

Accusation of FBI spying stalls 9/11 hearing

Defense attorneys in the 9/11 case say the FBI is searching for misdeeds by the legal teams, and it might h...

CUBA

Cat-and-mouse secrecy game plays out daily in Cuba

WAR COURT

9/11 competency hearing puts focus on Guantánamo’s secret prison

Based on U.S. documents, accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed marks his 49th birthday Monday, and ...

CUBA

Gross ends hunger strike in Cuba

U.S. government subcontractor Alan P. Gross, jailed in Havana for more than four years, suspended his becau...

CARIBBEAN

Eastern Caribbean whalers follow a 139-year-old tradition, now under siege

With a tradition dating back more than 100 years, whalers in Bequia in the eastern Caribbean still hunt wha...

Cholera

World Bank head Jim Yong Kim calls for renewed urgency in Haiti’s cholera fight

World Cup

Yes, you can put on a World Cup in the Amazon. Manaus ready to show off its best.

2014 Legislature

Miami lawmakers make one more push to extend healthcare to immigrant children

Florida lawmakers haven’t given up hope on extending the state’s subsidized health insurance ...

POLITICS

Gov. Rick Scott to Charlie Crist: Win your primary and then maybe we’ll debate

Gov. Rick Scott said he’s not ready to take up Charlie Crist’s challenge to debate, saying it...

2014 Legislature

Florida lawmakers consider healthcare law change aimed at Jackson

Crist delivers blistering attack of Scott

Delivering an opening salvo in his campaign to return to office, former Gov. Charlie Crist heaped blisterin...

PolitiFact

Did more than 3 million young adults get health coverage from parents' plans?

There’s no way to get an exact figure, but President Obama’s point that the federal health ca...

LEGISLATURE 2014

Democrats resort to ‘political stunts’ to call attention to raising Florida’s minimum wage, Republicans say

In My Opinion

Fred Grimm: Zombie Apocalypse bill comes to life

It’s the only plausible explanation for what happened last week in Tallahassee. Florida lawmakers ar...

Politics

Former Congressman David Rivera’s friend Ana Alliegro denied bond, remains in jail

Ex-Arizona 3-sport star, NFL QB Fred Enke dies

Fred W. Enke, a former three-sport star at Arizona who later was a quarterback on three NFL teams, has died.

British journalist Patrick Seale dies at 84

Patrick Seale, a veteran journalist and author on Middle Eastern affairs as well as one of the world's lead...

Janet Feagans Launcelott, 78

South Florida civil rights and fair housing leader Janet Launcelott dies

Tony Award-winning actress Phyllis Frelich dies

Phyllis Frelich, a Tony Award-winning deaf actress who starred in the Broadway version of "Children of a Le...

Young basketball fan's memorial set for next week

The family of an 8-year-old girl who befriended Michigan State University basketball star Adreian Payne is ...

Songwriter Jesse Winchester dies at age 69

Songwriter Jesse Winchester dies at age 69

Former Hawks All-Star Lou Hudson dies at 69

2014 Legislature

Miami lawmakers make one more push to extend healthcare to immigrant children

Florida lawmakers haven’t given up hope on extending the state’s subsidized health insurance ...

Miami Beach to host town hall meeting to discuss Beckham’s soccer proposal

Miami Beach residents can express their opinions about David Beckham’s proposal to build a soccer st...

Miami Beach

Miami Beach road construction continues to pinch businesses

Multiple road projects on Miami Beach and its causeways snarl traffic, create obstacles for customers and p...

TECHNOLOGY

eMerge Americas Techweek to bring in array of experts, events

eMerge Americas Techweek, May 2-7, will bring together entrepreneurs, technologists and executives from aro...

Coral Gables

Coral Gables may swap two old parking garages for a new one

The city could gain hundreds of spaces under a plan floated by outgoing City Manager Pat Salerno.

Centene Management signs lease for office space at Sawgrass Plaza in Sunrise

Centene Management Co. LLC, a Fortune 500 company, has signed a lease for 42,678 square feet at Sawgrass Pl...

Verizon installs advanced wireless systems at arenas

Telecommunications giant Verizon Wireless has installed advanced in-building 4G LTE wireless systems at the...

WORK/LIFE BALANCING ACT

For workers, low wages still create stress

Despite improved business conditions and an uptick in hiring, workers struggle to combat stagnant wages.