Crash near Land Shark Stadium kills one

A head-on crash Sunday morning in Miami Gardens left one man dead and halted traffic on Northwest 199th Str...

At least one killed in Glades plane crash

A pilot died Sunday evening when his small plane crashed in the Everglades of West Broward, authorities sai...

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

U.S. Supreme Court to review issue of juvenile `lifers'

FLORIDA KEYS

Car crash kills former drug dealer in the Florida Keys

Janet Cates, once a member of a prominent drug ring in Key West, was killed in a car accident as she drove ...

LOTTERY

Pembroke Park Lotto ticket wins 28 million jackpot

A Lotto ticket sold at a Pembroke Park gas station won Saturday night's $28 million jackpot, the Florida Lo...

BROWARD COUNTY

Hollywood farmers market delays its opening

Customers left empty-handed after a much-awaited farmers market in Hollywood delayed its opening Sunday. Th...

MIAMI DADE COLLEGE

Miami Dade College to train Mexican Red Cross workers

When paramedics in Mexico arrive at the scene of a bad accident, the life-saving measures they'll perform w...

Hurricane warnings for US Gulf Coast for Ida

UC Berkeley students roll a giant serpent of sushi

It was the roll of a lifetime.

Formal charges expected in Seattle police killing

The man accused in the Halloween-night shooting death of a Seattle policeman remains hospitalized, and auth...

Tornado damages homes in northwestern Oregon

The National Weather Service has confirmed it was a tornado that tore through a coastal area of Lincoln Cit...

Police: 3 women gunned down while in car with kids

Investigators on Sunday captured a man they believe opened fire on a car parked at a gas station, killing t...

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 833

As of Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at least 833 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and...

Investigator: Utah explosion caused by burst pipe

A refinery explosion that severely damaged 10 homes this week was caused by a burst pipe that sprayed hydro...

Police say suicide bomber kills 3 in Pakistan

A suicide bomber in a rickshaw detonated his explosives near a group of policemen in northwest Pakistan's m...

Germany celebrates fall of Berlin Wall

With prayers, music and pomp, Germany on Monday remembered the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall ...

India limits media on contentious Dalai Lama trip

Indian officials clamped down Monday on journalists covering the Dalai Lama's trip to a disputed border are...

Rain-triggered landslides kill 14 in Indonesia

Torrential rains triggered a series of landslides on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 resid...

Report: NKorea's Kim rides on tricked out trains

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il - known for shunning air travel - has six luxurious trains equipped with re...

Taliban prisoners on hunger strike in Kandahar

About 350 Taliban prisoners are on a hunger strike at a prison in Kandahar and a delegation from the Minist...

Binge drinking kills 3rd China official this year

A Communist Party official in China has died from excessive drinking, the third such alcohol poisoning case...

HEALTHCARE

House healthcare bill has nowhere to go in Senate

The government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to key Democratic leaders i...

BOOK FAIR

Poet, novelist kick off annual Miami Book Fair International

BROADWAY LEGENDS

Bernadette Peters braves the high seas

Broadway legend Bernadette Peters seems the perfect choice to entertain 400 society types in an overnight a...

Monday at the book fair

Here are Monday's events at Miami Book Fair International at Miami Dade College, 300 NE Second Ave., Miami....

CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEW

[fetch]Modern, multimedia scores a whirl of sights, sounds

The New World Symphony's Sounds of the Times series delved into the New York state of mind with a sampling ...

MARGARET ATWOOD

Leading ladies of the book fair: Novelist, poet kick off Book Fair

ELIZABETH ALEXANDER

Inauguration opened a new world for poet

Elizabeth Alexander's Praise Song for the Day, the inauguration poem that helped deliver Barack Obama into ...

FIU BASKETBALL

Thomas' debut as FIU coach comes against Tar Heels

FIU basketball got a lot more interesting April 15 when new coach Isiah Thomas was hired. On Monday nig...

Florida Panthers goalie puts blame on team's defensive play

Florida goalie Scott Clemmensen took his lumps during a third-period meltdown Saturday night as he surrende...

PATRIOTS 27, DOLPHINS 17

Miami Dolphins come up short against Patriots on the road

The Patriots were able to limit the Wildcat's effectiveness this time around and Tom Brady and Randy Moss p...

UM FOOTBALL

University of Miami football team focusing on North Carolina

After its most dominant victory of the season, UM is focusing on Butch Davis' stingy North Carolina team. T...

HEAT

LeBron James in Miami is not a crazy idea

First thing's first. The round of speculation that has LeBron James possibly signing with the Heat next...

UF

Florida Gators' Urban Meyer a man of few words

After answering a barrage of questions about the Gators' perceived struggles against Vanderbilt, UF coach U...

IN MY OPINION

Miami Dolphins' defense blows game plan, and Brady strikes again

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- As the final seconds ticked down to what already was a certain victory for the Patriot...

BROADWAY LEGENDS

Bernadette Peters braves the high seas

Broadway legend Bernadette Peters seems the perfect choice to entertain 400 society types in an overnight a...

Celebrity birthdays on Nov. 9

Actor Charlie Robinson (Night Court) is 64. Actor Robert David Hall (CSI) is 61. Actor Lou Ferrigno (The In...

BOX OFFICE

Carrey's `Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend

Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on A Christmas Carol, wh...

RADAR

The week ahead

TRY Heidi (no last name necessary) is hot. The supermodel, who just gave birth to daughter Lou, is the ...

The calendar for Nov. 9

VETERANS 9 a.m. The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a traveling multimedia recording studio, is calling...

COMING TO TOWN

Joan Rivers brings laughs to Arsht

Her face has, hmmm, changed over the years, but the way she talks is vintage Joan Rivers. ``Someone tol...

Celebrity birthdays on Nov. 8

CBS newsman Morley Safer is 78. Singer Bonnie Raitt is 60. Entertainment Tonight host Mary Hart is 59. Actr...

HAITI

Haiti PM nominee is a political survivor

Jean-Max Bellerive, who has learned to navigate Haiti's tricky political currents while serving in 10 admin...

CUBA

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez detained, beaten on way to march

Cuba's best-known blogger Yoani Sanchez said state security officials seized and assaulted her in an effort...

TRAVEL TO CUBA

More Democrats oppose lifting Cuban travel ban

The bill to lift the ban on travel to Cuba could be in peril as more Democrats say they are against it.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Dominican Republic town blames U.S. firm for birth defects

Latin Grammys: Calle 13 dominates with 5 awards

Subversive reggaetoneros Calle 13 were the big winners at the 10th Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday night, w...

U.S. SENATE | HONDURAS POLICY

Senator critical of Honduras handling won't keep nominees in limbo

An outspoken critic of the Obama administration's handling of the crisis in Honduras late Thursday dropped ...

HONDURAS

Deal to restore Manuel Zelaya in Honduras at risk

Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya say lawmakers are stalling efforts to bring him back ...

U.S. SENATE RACE | ANALYSIS

How conservative is Senate candidate Marco Rubio?

Senate candidate Marco Rubio appeals to conservatives -- but his legislative record in Florida offers a dif...

FLORIDA PENSIONS

Change sought in who oversees state pension funds

The State Board of Administration is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

LEGISLATURE 2010

Real work, cash hunt collide

For lawmakers in Tallahassee this week, many big questions remained unresolved, but fundraising for campaig...

POLITIFACT

Gov. Charlie Crist backpedals on stimulus

Gov. Charlie Crist, a U.S. Senate candidate, has been trying to distance himself from President Barack Obam...

REPUBLICANS

GOP official fired due to fake Twitter account

A Twitter account that impersonated the chairman of Brevard County's Republican Party was linked to a state...

PUBLIC CORRUPTION

Florida Sen. Dan Gelber pushing for tougher public corruption laws

Citing a rash of corruption cases, a state senator is pushing for laws to combat bribery and restrict conta...

FLORIDA HOUSE

Fate of Ray Sansom probe on agenda

A special House committee will decide whether to continue its investigation into former Speaker Ray Sansom.

CLARA RUSH OESTERLE, 84

Former Miami-Dade commissioner `driving force' behind Metrorail/Metromover system

Clara Rush Oesterle's legacy as a Miami-Dade County commissioner runs on 30 miles of electrified track: the...

JEREMY N. MORRIS, 99

Epidemiologist linked exercise, heart health

Jeremy N. Morris, a British epidemiologist whose comparison of heart-attack rates among double-decker bus d...

GEORGE NA'OPE, 81

George Na'ope | Hula master was last link to sacred tradition

George Na'ope, whose mastery of the hula -- the flowing, pantomimic dance of Hawaii -- and its lilting chan...

FRED L. SINGER, 76

Fred L. Singer | Film pioneer best known for Burdines TV ads

Fred L. Singer, the documentary and TV-commercial producer/director whose Coronado Studios helped pioneer M...

FRANCISCO AYALA, 103

Francisco Ayala | Spanish novelist examined abuses of power

Francisco Ayala, an eminent Spanish novelist whose work explored societies in which there is much despotism...

AUGUST COPPOLA, 75

August Coppola | Former professor, actor Nicolas Cage's father

August Coppola, a former literature professor and the father of actor Nicolas Cage and the brother of filmm...

MARSHALL HARRIS, 77

Marshall Harris | Brainy lawmaker known for budget mastery

Marshall Stanton Harris, a powerful Democratic legislator from Miami-Dade County in the 1960s and '70s -- a...

Movers

High-level promotions and new hires in South Florida

FORWARD LOOK | HOLIDAY SHOPPING

Stores aim to get cost-conscious in the spirit of giving

Value will be the message this year, as consumers look for ways to enjoy the holiday and stick to a budget....

Turnaround strategy of boss is a turn off for employees

Q: Our new CEO dictates orders without getting input from experienced staff and intimidates people by yelli...

Working for a greener life

By now, most companies have heard the often-repeated advice from industry and environmental experts alike: ...

Forecasting the future for a stormy economy

Renowned economist David Wyss takes a look at current economic trends and what they mean for the future.

Real estate listings from Michael Y. Cannon

DEERFIELD BEACH OFFICE BUILDING ACQUIRED FOR $1.2M Location: 1300 E. Hillsboro Blvd. Seller: Deni...

Bankruptcies

Recent bankruptcies for the Southern District of Florida