SPRING BREAK

Signs of a spring break rebound: busy body piercers

It's an economy gone wild when Spring Break arrives, as breakfast traffic plunges but nightclub lines lengt...

Michelle Spence-Jones files dismissal motions

EVERGLADES RESTORATION

Florida water managers weigh cuts, selloffs to finance U.S. Sugar deal

With financing plans for the U.S. Sugar deal in doubt, water managers are exploring cutting projects and se...

Miami mom shot dead in front of her children

A woman was fatally shot Thursday in front of her two young children, police said. She was identified a...

MAGIC 108, HEAT 102 (OT)

No late magic for Miami Heat against Orlando

Dwyane Wade had 36 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which rallied from a late deficit only to fall short i...

FILM INDUSTRY

Florida may lose out on films

The Legislature is considering new tax credit limits, which may drive filmmaking away from Florida.

BROWARD SCHOOLS

Audit finds Broward school building funds misspent

An audit found a slew of problems with the Broward school system's construction department, but watchdogs p...

Thousands expected in DC for anti-war protest

Organizers say thousands of people are headed to the nation's capital to protest on the seventh anniversary...

Hundreds vow to finish Chelsea King's SoCal run

More than 250 people are expected at a San Diego park where 17-year-old murder victim Chelsea King was atta...

Man wanted for Detroit slayings nabbed near LA

U.S. Marshals using information from Detroit police have arrested in California a man wanted in a double sl...

Bloated lake haunts North Dakota town again

Almost a year after worried authorities went door to door warning residents to flee as water carved through...

Company touted its safety, but clients lost millions

On the day before Thanksgiving 2008, Jean Ann Simmons came home after picking up her children at school to ...

Ind. man sentenced for 1985 killing of Calif. mom

An Indiana man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in California prison for the 1985 murder of a single ...

Arizona state employee fired over jaguar capture

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has fired an employee based on results of an internal investigation in...

Rival edges ahead of Iraq PM in overall vote count

A secular challenger to Iraq's prime minister has again edged ahead in parliamentary elections now that the...

US official: India to question US terror convict

Indian investigators will be able to question a Chicago man who pleaded guilty to scouting targets for the ...

Thousands rally in Russia against economic policy

Thousands of protesters rallied Saturday in several cities across Russia to protest the government's econom...

Pakistan official: 3 Taliban militants arrested

Police arrested three Taliban militants Saturday and seized a bomb-making factory in the southern Pakistan ...

Tokyo marks 15th anniversary of subway gas attack

Tokyo subway workers observed a moment of silence Saturday to mark the 15th anniversary of a nerve gas atta...

Nepal leader who helped end king's rule dies at 86

Cambodia to build memorial for slain journalists

Cambodia will erect a memorial to nearly 40 foreign and Cambodian journalists who died covering a savage fi...

YOUNG BELIEVERS

'Millennials' less affiliated with religion, but not less believing

Is faith losing its grip on the young? That would be one way to read a new report by the respected Pew Foru...

RELATIONSHIPS

More women than men come out as gay after straight marriages

As being gay gains more acceptance in the culture at large, far fewer men and women feel the need to be clo...

Can't wait for the end of the affair

Go away, Rielle Hunter. You're overexposed -- figuratively and literally. You're on CNN and Fox News. On AO...

THEATER

Review | Second City's 'El Show Mas Funny' feels second rate

The things that make one person laugh may coax a small smile from another and leave someone else thinking, ...

ON THE CHEAP

Sometimes, saving a little can cost you a lot

This winter, I spent a few months living and working in my hometown in the Midwest. I spend all day workin...

DR. DOLITTLER

Sometimes, blood drawing goes awry

Q: I don't deny that my pet's blood needs to be drawn but the last time they tried to get his blood they ha...

TELEVISION Q&A

Ratings signal end for 'Bonnie Hunt'

FLORIDA PANTHERS

Florida Panthers to showcase Hockey Den of Honor

The Panthers will unveil their South Florida Hockey Den of Honor this weekend, with items from local hock...

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Collazo's two home runs lift top-ranked Columbus past Ferguson

Columbus' highly-touted pitching staff is a major reason it has earned the nation's No. 1 ranking. If t...

TENNIS | SONY ERICSSON OPEN

Serena Williams, del Potro withdraw from Sony Ericsson Open

Top-ranked Serena Williams, who was going for a record sixth title at the upcoming Sony Ericsson Open on K...

IN MY OPINION

Radiohead gaining Kentucky Derby credibility

Rick Dutrow Jr. watched one horse race in New York on his TV while keeping an eye on half a dozen others wa...

HORSE RACING | FLORIDA DERBY

Rule leads an impressive field in Saturday's Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park

Rule, who already has taken big steps on the Kentucky Derby trail, will be an exception as well as the hea...

Florida Marlins' Logan Morrison focusing on rest of spring

Rookie first baseman Logan Morrison wants to put the first half of spring training -- and his poor batting ...

NCAA TOURNAMENT | BYU 99, FLORIDA 92 (2 OT)

Florida Gators ousted by BYU in double overtime

Florida had two last-second shots to beat BYU, but couldn't deliver, falling in the first round of the NCAA...

CHANGING CHANNELS

Christiane Amanpour moves to ABC

Bad news for Christiane Amanpour fans: She's quitting CNN. Good news: She's taking over as host of ABC's Su...

SEXTING SCANDALS

Sandra Bullock's husband: I'm sorry

LOCAL APPEARANCE

Robin Thicke brings his sexy R&B blend to town

Robin Thicke is all over the place: Detroit. New York. Miami. ``I'm tangled up, just going from gig to...

Demi Moore's Twitter account part of suicide help

Actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos were linked to an online chain of Twitter posts that ultimately led t...

Celebrity birthdays on March 19

Actress Renee Taylor (The Nanny) is 77. Actress Phyllis Newman is 77. Actress Ursula Andress is 74. Singer ...

The calendar for March 19

MUSIC 8 p.m. Miami-based band The Big Bounce performs to celebrate the release of its first studio album,...

Sandra Bullock, kids get public apology from Jesse James

Jesse James is pulling an ``I'm sorry.'' Following in the illustrious footsteps of Tiger Woods, John Ed...

GUATEMALA

Backlog of Guatemalan adoptions may finally end

Anxious parents are waiting for international adoptions of Guatemalan kids to resume in June.

PROTESTS IN CUBA

No backing down for Ladies in White protesters in Cuba

The Ladies in White marched to mark the anniversary of Black Spring, but without the abuse they suffered du...

HAITI AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE

AIDS care rebounding in Haiti, though many lack shelter

HIV/AIDS services in Haiti fared better than the country as a whole after the Jan. 12 earthquake, but the r...

CUBA

Cuban protesters punched, dragged

For the second straight day, but in a much harsher manner, Cuban security agents broke up a protest march b...

HAITI

Project will redo private Haiti port

Investors from Haiti and Miami have planned a $70 million port development in Port-au-Prince.

MIAMI BEACH

3-day Miami Beach event to focus on Haiti's future

Dozens of Haiti experts will discuss post-quake challenges this week at a Miami Beach conference called Sus...

CHILE | DISASTER'S AFTERMATH

Chile lawmaker on front lines

Jorge Ulloa, a Chilean congressman who also serves as a firefighter, visits constituents and offers comfort...

CONGRESS

Health plan gets push, pull before a big vote

Democrats finalized details of their healthcare overhaul, paving the way for possible approval on Sunday.

FORWARD LOOK

Democrats lack firm votes, but not confidence on healthcare reform

With a vote pending this week, optimism prevails despite estimates by the House's chief Democratic headcoun...

POLITICAL DISTRICTS

Blacks split on redistrict proposal

A ballot issue to change the standards used for redrawing the state's political districts is dividing the m...

POLITICS

Marco Rubio spent big with little scrutiny

POLITICS

Charlie Crist jumps on Marco Rubio, Ray Sansom similarities

Gov. Charlie Crist's campaign is openly asking what former House Speaker Marco Rubio knew about Ray Sansom'...

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

DCF's Independent Living Program faces yet another review

The Independent Living Program is supposed to help young adults pursue an education, learn to care for them...

POLITICS | U.S. SENATE CAMPAIGN

Pot of gold that Maurice Ferre left Miami doesn't add up

Maurice Ferre, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, wants to convince voters that he will be a good stew...

`WOMEN OF COURAGE'

Choosing empowerment, not victimhood

If your impression of an Afghan woman is of a shapeless, frightened form engulfed in yards of heat-trapping...

WILLIAM `BILLY' SCHULTZ, 46

William Schultz | 33-year veteran of Miami Shores Country Club

For 21 years, William ``Billy'' Schultz greeted members of Miami Shores Country Club with a smile, wave -- ...

MAURICE M. FINKELSTEIN, 81

Maurice M. Finkelstein | Real estate broker, father of `Help Me Howard'

If anyone wonders who helped the ever-helpful Howard Finkelstein, the answer is simple: his father. Lon...

JOHN THORBJARNARSON, 52

John Thorbjarnarson | Leading crocodile expert helped save some species

Let's say you are a boy who collects frogs and snakes from a neighborhood bog and who keeps a spectacled ca...

BRUCE J. GRAHAM, 84

Bruce J. Graham | Architect designed Chicago's Sears Tower

Bruce J. Graham, whose integration of modernist design and sophisticated engineering in buildings like the ...

DORIS HADDOCK, 100

Doris Haddock | Campaign finance activist pushed reform

(AP) -- Doris ``Granny D'' Haddock, a New Hampshire woman who walked across the country at age 89 to promot...

DAVID KIMCHE, 82

David Kimche | Israeli expert adept as spy, diplomat

David Kimche, a former Israeli spymaster and senior diplomat involved in some of the country's most delicat...

SPRING BREAK

Signs of a spring break rebound: busy body piercers

It's an economy gone wild when Spring Break arrives, as breakfast traffic plunges but nightclub lines lengt...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Jackson costs balloon without warning

A new contract between Jackson Health System and a consulting firm raised eyebrows among county commission...

Many South Florida home sellers still asking too much

Many home sellers still seem to think their homes are worth as much as they were a few years ago.

PUBLIC HEALTH | JACKSON FINANCIAL CRISIS

Jackson Health System placed on 'management watch'

Miami-Dade put Jackson hospital on `management watch' but allowed its governing body to remain.

THE ECONOMY

Tepid economic recovery presses on

Consumer prices fell a bit in South Florida; nationwide, new unemployment claims dropped.

FILM INDUSTRY

Florida may lose out on films

The Legislature is considering new tax credit limits, which may drive filmmaking away from Florida.

BUILDERS | TAXES

Biggest home builders get tax breaks

An amendment to the tax code last fall is giving some of the nation's biggest builders big tax refunds.