Cuban migration

Sociologist: Income levels of Mariel migrants lower than earlier Cuban exiles

Sociologist finds that more recent Cuban arrivals are not the ‘golden exiles’ of times past ...

Historic Hampton House Motel, part of Miami’s black history, breaks ground on restoration project

The nearly $6 million project will restore the Brownsville motel to the look of its heyday, when its restau...

Boston suspect under scrutiny in unsolved killings

A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died...

Florida Grand Opera delays ‘Tristan and Isolde,’ replaces with ‘Thaïs’

Florida Grand Opera has postponed Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde for a season and will be performing Ma...

Little known about suspect in Wash. ricin case

A 37-year-old janitor who has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge in a case that involves...

Ohio kidnap case hero gets year of free McDonald's

The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for years in a Cleveland ...

Hurricane outlook: Another busy Atlantic season

Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe an unusually wild one, federal forecasters say.

KC's Santana fans 8, but gives up 4 HRs to Angels

Ervin Santana's mastery of the strike zone against his former teammates was incomplete.

Encarnacion, Arencibia lead Blue Jays past Orioles

The Toronto Blue Jays are glad to see sluggers Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion hitting well at the same...

Azarenka brings new mindset to French Open

Victoria Azarenka used to create the impression on court she was contending with more than an opponent. The...

Andersen a playoff force for Heat

When Chris Andersen does something particularly impressive for the Miami Heat, a heavy metal guitar riff bl...

NBA Quick Hits: 5 questionable coaching decisions

Andersen a playoff force for Heat

When Chris Andersen does something particularly impressive for the Miami Heat, a heavy metal guitar riff bl...

Blackhawks hope to rally from 3-1 series deficit

The Chicago Blackhawks began the year with a record-breaking start.

Survey: German consumer confidence rises strongly

A survey is showing a significant rise in German consumer confidence as people's expectations for the econo...

Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout

The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.

Pacific Alliance Summit

Costa Rica and Guatemala move closer to joining Pacific Alliance bloc

At the Pacific Alliance meeting in Colombia, the presidents of Costa Rica and Guatemala said they hoped to ...

US new home sales up 2.3 percent in April

U.S. sales of new homes rose in April and nearly matched the fastest pace in five years, driving the median...

US rate on 30-year mortgages rises to 3.59 pct.

Average rates on fixed mortgages rose for the third straight week, hitting their highest levels since mid-M...

Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 340K

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 3...

Stock slump continues on Wall Street

A global stock market slump is continuing on Wall Street as traders worry about how committed the Federal R...

Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge

During a hurricane, the storm surge poses the greatest threat to life and land, yet many people don't even ...

FLL expects 400K passengers this Memorial weekend

More than 400,000 travelers are expected to fly in and out of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International A...

South Florida mayors to fight for charity

The mayors of two South Florida cities are planning a charity fight to determine who is tougher.

Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout

The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.

DCF investigator may have falsified report

Authorities say a child abuse investigator may have falsified the substance abuse screening of a South Flor...

Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift

A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view Thursday, wit...

Fla. using federal grant money to settle lawsuit

Florida is dipping into federal grant money that was supposed to help improve the state's schools in order ...

Wheelchair lift out of Wis. promises more access

An elementary school principal has inspired the University of Wisconsin-Madison to create a new wheelchair ...

Quotations of the day

"We have a ton of people now. It's just like buying a refrigerator or a stove for your house. You put in a ...

Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states

After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery ...

Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge

During a hurricane, the storm surge poses the greatest threat to life and land, yet many people don't even ...

5.7-magnitude earthquake shakes Northern Calif

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was widely felt as it rattled Northern California Thursday night, breaking dishe...

I-5 bridge collapses into Wash. river, injuring 3

An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into ...

2 dead in drugstore shootings in Tennessee

An East Tennessee pharmacy owner and a customer have been killed during a robbery that left a pharmacy tech...

Turkey passes bill restricting alcohol sales, ads

Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sa...

Earthquake hits Russia's Far East

A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 ...

Police: Suicidal jumper's fall kills SKorean girl

South Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as s...

Japan's ANA to resume Boeing 787 flights on Sunday

Japan's All Nippon Airways, the launch customer for Boeing's 787 "Dreamliner," will resume commercial fligh...

Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand

The price of oil was knocked lower Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand.

5 climbers feared dead on world's 3rd highest peak

A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain.

Suspected Kashmiri rebels kill 3 Indian soldiers

An official says suspected rebels have ambushed and fatally shot three Indian army soldiers in the Indian p...

Christie co-hosting 'Today' to promote NJ shore

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is co-hosting NBC's "Today" on Friday morning as part of a campaign to procl...

6 Wyeth paintings fetch $2M at NYC auction

Six paintings by the famous Wyeth family of artists have sold for just over $2 million at a New York City a...

Actress Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge

WikiLeaks leaks `We Steal Secrets' doc transcript

WikiLeaks characterizes the new documentary, "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," as biased and accu...

Emails show concern for Jackson deterioration

Shelton, Underwood coming to aid of Oklahomans

Blake Shelton has a date and location for his benefit and fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood is writing a la...

WWII historian taking on American Revolution

An award-winning and best-selling World War II historian is turning to an older conflict for his next proje...