Crime Watch

Kids and teachers recognized in Youth Crime Watch contests

The mission of Youth Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County is to foster a safe school environment through studen...

Miami charities accepting donations for Oklahoma tornado victims

Miami-Dade organizations are collecting donations to help the victims of the deadly tornado in Oklahoma.

Federal court rejects appeal by Miami mass killer John Ferguson

A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected an appeal by Miami killer John Errol Ferguson, who was been on Dea...

Cuba

Gloria Estefan delivers a message of freedom in the Vatican

During a brief encounter with Pope Francis, Gloria Estefan asked him to keep the plight of Cubans in mind

Family of man shot 16 times by Beach, Hialeah cops says he was ‘executed’

A lawsuit says police ‘executed’ Raymond Herisse when they surrounded his car and fired at least ...

Weather alert: South Florida under a flood watch as more storms expected

Heavy storms are expected to roll into South Florida again on Tuesday, bringing waves of rain, possible hai...

Miami-Dade County

Miami-Dade commissioners approve spending $1.6 billion to fix water, sewer pipes

A consent decree to fix the county’s aging water and sewer pipes will mandate $1.6 billion in upgrad...

4 falcon chicks living on NY-NJ bridge are banded

Four falcon chicks living on the bridge spanning the Hudson River between Manhattan and New Jersey have got...

Idaho man facing terror charges will remain jailed

An Uzbek national facing terrorism-related charges in Idaho will remain jailed pending his trial after waiv...

Fire chief says search almost complete in Oklahoma

The fire chief in the Oklahoma City suburb raked by a massive tornado says the search for survivors and the...

Oklahoma schools hit by tornado had no safe rooms

An emergency official says Oklahoma has reinforced tornado shelters in hundreds of schools across the state...

Miles and minutes: Okla. tornado by the numbers

An exceptionally devastating tornado hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday afternoon, twisting th...

Lawyer: Feds investigate Susan Powell case

Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban

A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical...

Delay in mine project shadows hopes for Afghan economy

The giant copper mine that the Afghan government has made the centerpiece of its plans for building an econ...

Struggling Spain offers engineers to Brazil

Spain's development minister is urging Brazil to hire some of the engineers that her own economy doesn't ha...

Brazil commission says abusers could be tried

A Truth Commission investigating human rights abuses under the nation's military dictatorship says that tho...

Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases

Three former Ford Motor Co. executives have been charged with crimes against humanity in Argentina for alle...

German climber dies on Alaska's Mount McKinley

Officials say a 59-year-old German mountaineer has died of cardiac arrest while climbing Alaska's Mount McK...

Iran candidate list for presidential race

The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinej...

Gandhi's 'blood sample' fails to sell in Britain

Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly ...

Health

Heart patient, 21, waits for transplant approval

Twenty-one-year-old Daniel Lasprilla’s life is measured in beats.

Diabetes

Teen learns to tackle Type 2 diabetes

For a 17-year-old Coral Reef High student, a trip to the emergency room with a frighteningly high blood sug...

Southern desert

Sand surfing in Peru — where only the dunes are steep

Cook’s Corner

Savory sauce distinguishes German stuffed cabbage

History

Historian seeks out forgotten people, places in ‘Here is Where’

Fiction

Living on the edge of Florida

Fiction

Shady characters and politics

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Reshad Jones shows up to Miami Dolphins workout; Randy Starks absent

Reshad Jones was back at work Tuesday. Defensive tackle Randy Starks was still nowhere to be seen.

Pedraza excels at nationals

Fort Lauderdale open-water swimmer Joey Pedraza likely qualified for the USA Swimming National Team after p...

Baseball | Class 3A semifinals

Florida Christian Patriots’ season ends in semifinal

Florida Christian’s Chris Pelaez threw a great game, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Central...

SUPER BOWL

South Florida dealt a Super Bowl shutout

A failed attempt to upgrade Sun Life Stadium appears to have hurt Miami as NFL owners awarded Super Bowl 50...

Heat | Role Players

Miami Heat supporting cast is a benchmark

Auto Racing | Indianapolis 500

Carlos Munoz continues Indy’s rookie tradition

Marlins 5, Phillies 1

Miami Marlins’ Alex Sanabia stifles Philadelphia Phillies, ends skid

Alex Sanabia avoided tying the franchise record of six pitching losses in a row, and Justin Ruggiano had tw...

Celebrity roundup

Rob Pattinson & Kristen Stewart: Is it really over?

It’s looking permanent this time. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are on a break again. Apparen...

Teen star Zendaya finishes 1st on `Dancing’ finals

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Four finalists are vying for the “Dancing With the Stars” title, an...

Celebrity birthdays on May 21

As seen on TV

Ray J back on reality TV as host of Oxygen’s ‘Bad Girls All Star Battle’

La vida local

‘Glades’ star Jordan Wall to appear at fundraiser, talks season 4

Scene in the Tropics

Kris Humphries toasts; Wade & LeBron relax by the beach

Celebrity roundup

Baby rumors make rounds

While Life & Style reported that Beyoncé and Jay-Z are definitely gearing up for baby No. 2, The New Y...

Cuba

Gloria Estefan delivers a message of freedom in the Vatican

During a brief encounter with Pope Francis, Gloria Estefan asked him to keep the plight of Cubans in mind

Venezuela

Chávez ally paints picture of power struggles in alleged tape

Venezuela’s opposition released a tape of a conversation that pro-government television host Mario S...

Cuba

Ladies in White say they want both material and moral support

Members of the Cuban opposition group were in Miami the same day that Cuba’s traditional Independenc...

Coffee

Colombia’s fight against coffee blight may show the way for stricken Central America

As coffee-leaf rust sweeps through Central America and Mexico, Colombian farmers are just beginning to emer...

U.S. COAST GUARD

3 held on drug charges following arrest at sea

Details have emerged on the Coast Guard’s interdiction of a boat carrying cocaine off the coast of P...

Cuba Nostalgia allows for a stroll down memory lane

Cuba Nostalgia, a three-day event that celebrates pre-Castro Cuba, once again drew those wanting to relive ...

War on terror

Obama to speak on prison, legality of drone program

President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration’s secret drone program and h...

Tallahassee

Gov. Scott vetoes hundreds of millions from state budget

From a coast-to-coast bike trail to tuition increases, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed more than $350 million from t...

Politics

Nan Rich: Time for South Florida Dem to run for governor

— For 10 years, political pros have taken it almost as gospel that the strongest statewide Democrati...

STATE BUDGET

Gov. Rick Scott to veto tuition hike

When he signs the state budget Monday, the governor is also expected to approve an extra $65 million for sa...

STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Pension vote puts some House Republicans in awkward position

Many Republican lawmakers who wanted to shut down the state’s pension system to new hires are member...

Notoriety follows Rivera pal in Nicaragua

Ana Alliegro, the Miami woman at the center of the federal corruption investigation involving former congre...

POLITICS

Marco Rubio blames President Obama for latest scandals

Rubio mesmerized hundreds in Tampa with a familiar speech that resonated more strongly than ever amid the l...

GAMING

AARP cancels Florida sweepstakes, blames new state gambling law

A new state law cracking down on gambling prompted the nation’s retirees association to eliminate i...

Criteria Recording Studios founder Emerman dies

Mack Emerman, the founder of Criteria Recording Studios where acts including Eric Clapton, James Brown and ...

Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74

Bernard Waber, children's author, dies at age 91

Venturi, US Open champion and CBS analyst, dies

Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Spo...

85-year-old wife of Mormon church president dies

The wife of the Mormon church's president shied away from the spotlight, but her lifelong work behind the s...

Argentine dictator Videla dies in prison at age 87

Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta ...

Human Rights Watch activist Brown dies in NY at 60

Activist Cynthia Brown, one of the guiding forces at the international advocacy group Human Rights Watch, h...

Town Center Aventura announces new tenants to open in the fall

Town Center Aventura, the redesigned lifestyle shopping center formerly known as Loehmann’s Fashion ...

Ocean Bank names Juan del Busto to its board

Ocean Bank said Tuesday that Juan del Busto, the former regional executive of The Federal Reserve Bank of A...

BANKING

Miami’s City National Bank is a focus of a former Spanish banker’s problems in Spain

Sun Life Stadium

Super Bowl saga comes down to Tuesday vote

With a tax-subsidized renovation of the Dolphins’ stadium ruled out, South Florida pins its hopes for ...

Home-buying frenzy: Strong demand collides with scarce inventory

The Open House on a leafy street near South Miami featured a snack wagon with cupcakes and chilled beverage...

HOUSE HUNTING

Distressed homes lure cash investors

Cash-wielding investors are dominating the market for distressed homes and condominiums.

HOUSE HUNTING

Buyers shoot first, ask questions later

Even with good credit, a solid down payment and an easy-to-please attitude, a young couple finds home buyin...