SOUTHWEST RANCHES

South Florida man's fight against health insurer inspires N.Y. bill

`Ian's Law,' which would make it more difficult for insurance companies to drop coverage, is named after a ...

MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL

2 authors offer food for thought at Miami Book Fair

The featured authors at Monday's book fair events delighted their listeners.

HONDURAS

Manuel Zelaya's backers: Boycott Honduran election

The failure of a deal to restore Honduras' Manuel Zelaya to power has left his camp with one last hand to p...

CUBA

Cuba's blogosphere has developed a sharper edge

Cuba's blogosphere has taken on a decidedly harsher face in recent months, an act of online defiance in the...

SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

Scott Rothstein's empire now in feds' hands

Like repo men, the feds grabbed Scott Rothstein's fire-engine red Ferrari Spider convertible with tan inter...

BROWARD SCHOOLS

Ely High may get delayed field

As the Broward school district gets scrutinized for its construction program, one school may finally get an...

CORAL GABLES HIGH STABBING

Suspect: 'Bad face' provoked fatal Coral Gables High stabbing

Newly released statements to police and videos reveal what led to the fatal September stabbing at Coral Gab...

URBAN PLANNING

Study: South Florida hazardous for pedestrians

A study ranks South Florida as the nation's third most dangerous region for pedestrians, blaming suburban-s...

HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood farmers market owners were warned by city

Hollywood city officials say they warned owners of the Yellow Green Market that a Nov. 8 opening date was u...

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...

HOLIDAY SHOPPING

The greatest gift of all this year: a bargain

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

THE ECONOMY

Lending drought impairs small businesses

Some small businesses in South Florida say they are ready to grow and add jobs -- but they can't get the fi...

MORTGAGES

Slightly fewer South Florida homes 'underwater'

Nearly half of all owners of single-family homes in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area were underw...

HEALTHCARE

Jackson Health System announces layoffs, closures

In further moves to reduce ever-mounting losses, Jackson Health System announced Monday plans to close six ...

AIRPORT SECURITY

TSA screens beyond carry-ons

The Transportation Security Administration has stationed behavior-detection officials to covertly watch tra...

60-SECOND REVIEW | MOTOROLA DROID

Verizon offers iPhone competitor

WHAT: Motorola Droid, sold by Verizon. FEATURES: Runs on Google's Android 2.0 mobile operating system. Has...

POKED | SOCIAL MEDIA

Even social networks like Facebook have their limitations

Since Faceboook made a few changes recently, active users have probably noticed a lot more ``suggestions'' ...

Tropical Storm Ida brings warnings about price-gouging

Floridians are asked to report anything that appears to be price-gouging related to Tropical Storm Ida. ...

Aventura chef spices up airport menu

Aventura Chef Allen Susser has developed a line of branded menu items to be sold at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywo...

STOCKS

Falling dollar boosts market

The Dow rose 2 percent Monday, but some analysts warn that the poor economy could still bring big losses.

The making of an entrepreneur

Nurturing an entrepreneurial culture is all the talk right now as an antidote for the ailing economy. And t...

SUNSHINE INDUSTRIES

Doctors embrace social networking

In the waiting room, the patient's family members circled a Blackberry. About every 15 minutes, Dr. Carlos ...

FSU

Florida State QB Christian Ponder out for season

FSU quarterback Christian Ponder said he regretted losing his cool in Saturday's game against Clemson, whic...

NO. 4 NORTH CAROLINA 88, FIU 72

FIU receives rude welcome to the season from Tar Heels

Florida Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov feels more a part of team

On the ice for the first time since the first two-point game of his young career, Dmitry Kulikov said his p...

Miami Heat bench strong, reliable

Heat forward Udonis Haslem, a starter for the previous six years, didn't like the idea of coming off the be...

DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins lack answers after tough road loss

`It isn't a mental thing,' said Dolphins coach Tony Sparano about Miami's Sunday loss against the first-pla...

Andre C. Fernandez's Miami-Dade football predictions

Will the rare meeting between two of Miami-Dade County's top football programs play like an intense rivalry...

FIU might turn to Wayne Younger at QB

With FIU starting quarterback Paul McCall's availability for Saturday's game in question, the Golden Panthe...

UM MEN

Miami Hurricanes men's team turning to Dwayne Collins

Hurricanes coach Frank Haith said `the offense is centered around' senior forward Dwayne Collins.

Andre C. Fernandez's Broward football predictions

The playoff picture is settled. All that's left for teams advancing is to get their stars healthy and get t...

Florida safety Dorian Munroe's career possibly over

Florida State adjusts football practice schedule

TALLAHASSEE -- With Tropical Storm Ida heading toward the Gulf Coast late Monday, the Seminoles moved up th...

MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL

Facing down cancer with humor, rage

There was a time when no one was allowed to laugh about breast cancer -- much less wax sarcastic or cynical...

THEATER

'Legally Blonde' star plays it from the heart

Becky Gulsvig has been awash in pink, onstage anyway, since she began playing various roles in the cast of ...

GET SMART

The proper way to wash hands

Washing hands is the single most important way to avoid the swine flu, says the Centers for Disease Control...

BRACES

An early start's not always best

Nadia Czekajewski got braces on her teeth when she was 8. Now she's in third grade, turning 9, and ``she'll...

TELEVISION

Review | 'Sex and the Cinema' -- it's naughty and nice

American films have been wallowing in erotic voyeurism for, oh, about 103 years, since Thomas Edison's film...

ASPERGER'S SYNDROME

Asperger's: Why he was so absent-minded

MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL

2 authors offer food for thought at Miami Book Fair

The featured authors at Monday's book fair events delighted their listeners.

JOCK DOC

Old ankle injury may have contributed to bone spurs

Q: I sprained my right ankle several times when I was a teenager. Recently I have gotten into running and n...

TELEVISION

Nick at Nite's hot show has some parents boiling

When Maura Buete arrived home after a meeting one Monday evening, she wasn't surprised to see the televisio...

FICTION

Review | 'Devil's Dream': A Civil War military genius, feared by many

The author is so smitten with his protagonist that he imbues him with qualities that offset his sins

SOUTHWEST RANCHES

South Florida man's fight against health insurer inspires N.Y. bill

`Ian's Law,' which would make it more difficult for insurance companies to drop coverage, is named after a ...

THE MUSIC SCENE

Alejandro Sanz back on top

Pop singer Alejandro Sanz's last record, El Tren de los Momentos, came out three years ago amid a slew of t...

SCENE IN THE TROPICS

David Bisbal belts it out at the Biltmore

Celebrity birthdays on Nov. 10

The calendar for Nov. 10

DINNER 6 p.m. Bourbon Steak offers a four-course dinner created specially by executive Chef Gabriel Fenton ...

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...

BOX OFFICE

Jim 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

Celebrity birthdays on Nov. 9

COMING TO TOWN

Joan Rivers brings laughs to Arsht

Celebrity birthdays on Nov. 8

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

STAR BEAUTY

What's that smell? It's called fame

Celebrity fragrances are nothing new, but now it seems like everybody's coming out with one -- even Oscar w...