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...

War court

Red Cross to Guantánamo judge: Don’t give 9/11 defense lawyers our confidential records

Defense lawyers in the 9/11 trial want access to reports from the Red Cross to the Pentagon to learn more a...

HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood considers shrinking parking spaces

Hollywood’s parking spaces could be getting shorter.

Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade unions call for health-insurance account audit

Union leaders say the county has been stockpiling money in its health-insurance trust fund. Miami-Dade says...

US safety agency investigating Suzuki small SUVs

U.S. safety regulators said Tuesday that they are investigating problems with air-bag sensors in the seats ...

Judge urges new approach for Guantánamo detainee cases

A federal appeals court judge Tuesday called on the president and Congress to consider a different approach...

School Grades

State to review tougher school grading formula

The Florida Board of Education agreed Tuesday to have a task force review the state’s school grading...

Padres have 7-game winning streak end

AL Capsules

Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa ...

NL Capsules

Zack Wheeler lived up the hype in his major league debut, pitching six scoreless innings to lead the New Yo...

Morales lifts Mariners to 3-2 win over Angels

Kendrys Morales hit an RBI single in the 10th inning against his former team, leading the Seattle Mariners ...

Eovaldi does well in season debut for Marlins

Nathan Eovaldi missed out on a win Tuesday night, yet considered his season debut a success all the same.

Eovaldi does well in season debut for Marlins

Wainwright has rough 1st as Cards lose to Cubs 4-2

Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire

Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant posture and a...

Duke Energy names insider to take over for Rogers

Duke Energy's chief financial officer will take over for retiring CEO Jim Rogers at the end of the month.

Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire

After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jee...

US consumer prices rise just 0.1 pct. in May

U.S. consumer prices rose slightly last month, as higher energy costs partly offset cheaper food. The small...

Investors look for answers on economy from Fed

Worry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month abou...

Duke Energy names insider to take over for Rogers

Duke Energy Corp., the nation's largest electric utility, named Chief Financial Officer Lynn Good to replac...

Futures rising as Fed gathers in Washington

U.S. stock futures rose for the second time in as many days as the Federal Reserve opens its two-day policy...

Heat force Game 7 with 103-100 OT win over Spurs

When LeBron James' greatness almost wasn't good enough, officials began preparing for a San Antonio celebra...

Jurors reflect on complexities of Zimmerman case

Prosecutors and defense attorneys personally interviewed 58 potential jurors over seven days about their me...

2 current PSC members asking for new terms

Two current members of the Florida Public Service Commission are trying to keep their jobs on the utility-r...

Fugitive wanted on child porn charge caught in Fla

A fugitive featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" has been caught after authorities say he failed ...

Law enforcement investigates cold case lead

The FBI and local authorities in Florida are chasing a lead in the 20-year-old unsolved murder of a 12-year...

No charges in Fla. WaveRunner theft shooting

Prosecutors in Miami-Dade County have decided not to file charges in the fatal 2011 shooting of a deaf-mute...

Police visit home of Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez

State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday...

Jurors reflect on complexities of Zimmerman case

Prosecutors and defense attorneys personally interviewed 58 potential jurors over seven days about their me...

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation...

W.Va. mine safety lab creates disasters to train

Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to f...

Baked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th state

Investors look for answers on economy from Fed

Worry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month abou...

AP PHOTOS: Astrodome, JFK terminal endangered

Houston's Astrodome stadium, New York's old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport and Montana's one-...

Calif.-based burger chain Johnny Rockets sold

Johnny Rockets, the Southern California-based burger chain with 1950s flair, has been sold to a private equ...

Monsoon floods kill 69 in India, strand pilgrims

India's army and air force have evacuated nearly 12,000 Hindu pilgrims stranded in a mountainous area after...

Afghan Taliban say they killed 4 US troops

The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops ...

Protesters out again in Brazil's biggest city

Tens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to raise a collecti...

UN says 45.2 million refugees, displaced globally

The Syrian civil war contributed to push the numbers of refugees and those displaced by conflict within th...

Turkey's 'standing man' to join ranks of icons?

The image was stark - a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister'...

UN chief warns of new peacekeeping threats

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the world body's peacekeeping efforts face growing dangers from non...

Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements

Japan's nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way fo...

Selma Blair abruptly exits 'Anger Management'

Sentencing in theft of 'Idol' contestant's iPhone

A woman has been sentenced to eight days in jail for stealing a former "American Idol" contestant's iPhone ...

Edward Furlong charged with assault in LA

'Terminator 2' star Edward Furlong has been charged with assault after a May 21 incident in which his girlf...

Author, teacher of endangered Lakota language dies

Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj to perform at BET Awards

Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj will take the stage at the BET Awards.

Lil Wayne: I'm not stepping on US flag in video

Lil Wayne says he wasn't intentionally stepping on the American flag when shooting his latest video.

Review: Kanye West eerie, erratic on 'Yeezus'

Kanye West, "Yeezus" (Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella)