Protest in Sanford triggers verbal spat

About 50 protesters gathered outside the Seminole County Courthouse on Friday as jurors began their delibe...

In My Opinion

Fabiola Santiago: Progress in the shadows of Trayvon tragedy

No matter the jury’s verdict in the State of Florida vs. George Zimmerman, the widely followed case ...

POLITICS

Medical marijuana forces revamp popular plan, but face hurdles

By proposing new language, medical marijuana supporters must start again to obtain more than 683,000 signat...

The jurors: Six women deciding George Zimmerman’s fate

SANFORD — A six-member, all-female jury is now deciding the fate of former neighborhood watch captai...

Opa-locka

Stalled deal may force Opa-locka city hall to move

If an agreement can’t be reached between Opa-locka and the owners of the building housing its city h...

PolitiFact Florida

Miami-Dade claims ‘nation’s highest-rated tap water’

PolitiFact Florida went right to the source to fact-check Miami-Dade’s boast of having the nation&#x...

Blackout social media campaign grows as Zimmerman jury deliberates

Industrial overhaul

Explosives will raze old FPL plant in Fort Lauderdale

FPL, contractors detail plans to raze the old power plant at Port Everglades, a demolition job scheduled fo...

The arguments Zimmerman jurors are considering

Jurors deciding whether George Zimmerman committed second-degree murder when he fatally shot Trayvon Martin...

Affidavit: Man using rifle as crutch when it fired

An Oregon man told police he was using his assault rifle as a crutch to help him get up from a couch at a f...

Zimmerman's brother calls for peace, respect

Here's a statement from Robert Zimmerman, the brother of George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degre...

2 killed, suspect arrested at SF shopping center

Two women were killed and a man was wounded on Friday before a suspect covered in blood was arrested at a s...

2 bear cubs freed after entering Colorado home

Sheriff's officials say two bear cubs that got into the bathroom of a Colorado home have been freed.

Third girl aboard Asiana jet dies from injuries

A girl who was aboard the Asiana Airlines flight that crash-landed died Friday, the same day that authoriti...

Correction: Fort Hood Shooting story

In a July 11 story about an appeals court denying Maj. Nidal Hasan access to evidence obtained through secr...

Dust storm grounds some flights at Arizona airport

A dust storm temporarily grounded some flights out of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and knocked out electric...

Hundreds of thousands rally for Morsi in latest battle of street protests

Supporters of Mohammed Morsi rallied on behalf of the ousted president Friday in their biggest demonstrati...

Edward Snowden reportedly vows no more leaks as he seeks asylum in Russia

Acknowledging that he’s trapped in a Moscow airport by the ability of the United States and its Europe...

Egypt's media embrace military after Morsi ouster

When autocrat Hosni Mubarak fell after popular protests in 2011, journalist Sabah Hamamou hoped for change ...

Italy nixes deportation of Kazakh dissident's wife

Two months after deporting them, Italy has reversed itself and says it will welcome back the wife and 6-yea...

US: Prisoners ending hunger strike at Guantanamo

Most prisoners on the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay have resumed eating, the U.S. military said Friday, s...

Protestants attack Belfast cops over blocked march

Protestant hardliners attacked lines of Belfast riot police Friday as Northern Ireland's annual mass marche...

Cyprus: ECB to help after top bank restructured

Cyprus' president says the European Central Bank will help prop up the country's hard-hit banking sector on...

Bodies recovered slowly in Quebec train derailment

Transportation workers moved carefully Friday in and around the site of the nearly week-old derailment that...

Books

Troubled country inspired Adam Johnson’s ‘The Orphan Master’s Son’

Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax: College girl has jealous sister

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: Married friends can’t seem to leave spouses at home

Florida: Key West celebrates Hemingway Days

Papa’s Days

Caribbean resorts

Danger: the all-you-can-eat policy of all-inclusives

In the end (and the sad realization always comes in the end), my five-day stay at an all-inclusive resort ...

Cook’s’ corner

Marinade keeps Seasons 52 turkey kebabs moist

The restaurant marinates the turkey breast, which provides a boost of Asian-style flavors that helps keep t...

A Fork on the Road

Pinkberry adds Greek yogurt to fro-yo line

Nibbles & Bits

3030 Ocean chef cooking up a new course

In My Opinion

David J. Neal: Urban Meyer not to blame for Gators’ transgressions

Publicly through the years, current Ohio State and — as he has been most often referred to over the pa...

Miami Heat | summer league

Long shot Miami Heat rookie James Ennis tries to focus on just making shots

Forward James Ennis, the Heat’s pick from last month’s NBA Draft, must learn quickly if he wa...

Gold Cup

Stars converge at Sun Life Stadium for Gold Cup tournament

Marlins

Miami Marlins catcher Rob Brantly working on consistency

Marlins catcher Rob Brantly, who has struggled so far this season, is working to improve his preparation be...

MIAMI MARLINS

Miami Marlins reach deal with top pick Colin Moran

The Marlins have tried 22 players at third base since trading Miguel Cabrera after the 2007 season.

Mini-golf

Mini-golf comes alive at new museum exhibit & at 18-hole Palmetto course

Mini-golf nearly vanished from the Miami-Dade landscape after its 1970s heyday, but Palmetto Mini Golf and ...

In my opinion

Greg Cote: With suspensions looming, MLB faces a midsummer nightmare

UM Baseball

UM baseball standout David Thompson recovering well after shoulder surgery

Local appearance

Perez Hilton on daddy duty

Celebrity roundup

Justin Bieber’s problems du jour

Scene in the Tropics

French Montana, Trina spotted at Hennessy event

Celebrity birthdays on July 12

Actor-comedian Bill Cosby is 76. Singer Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac is 70. Actress Denise Nicholas (&#...

Celebrity roundup

Lamar Odom melts down

Celebrity birthdays on July 11

Celebrity roundup

Denzel Washington’s wife: Why we work

While the majority of Hollywood marriages implode left and right, Denzel and Pauletta Washington somehow ke...

The comedy scene

Kathy Griffin keeps ’em laughing

CUBA

Cuba’s food ration stores mark 50th anniversary

The ration card gives every Cuban a basic basket of food for less than $2 a month.

Miami Children’s Hospital to get funding from 28-hour Univision telethon

South Florida children with cancer will benefit from money raised by a 28-hour Univision program aired last...

IN THE CAMPS

Judge: Searching Guantánamo detainees’ genitals impedes attorney meetings

A federal judge in Washington issued a sharply worded order that found guards’ searches of Guantá...

IN THE CAMPS

Guantánamo: 2 detainees quit hunger strike; calm in communal prison

cuba

Cuba’s ex-prisons chief — accused of human-rights abuses — is back in the U.S.

Former prisons chief Crescencio Marino Rivero left Miami for Cuba after half a dozen dissidents accused him...

HUNGER STRIKE

Feinstein, Durbin ask Obama to halt Guantánamo forced-feedings

Two leading Democratic senators on Wednesday asked President Barack Obama to order the Pentagon to stop rou...

Flights canceled due to Tropical Storm Chantal

Miami travelers heading to Haiti and the Dominican Republic will likely have to wait another day due to Tro...

Gallery owner seeks Cuba-Key West art swap

Key West gallery owner Nance Frank has launched a Web-based fundraising effort to pay for an artistic excha...

PolitiFact Florida

Miami-Dade claims ‘nation’s highest-rated tap water’

PolitiFact Florida went right to the source to fact-check Miami-Dade’s boast of having the nation&#x...

POLITICS

Medical marijuana forces revamp popular plan, but face hurdles

By proposing new language, medical marijuana supporters must start again to obtain more than 683,000 signat...

REDISTRICTING

Fla. Supreme Court won't stop redistricting challenge

The Florida Supreme Court, in a sharp rebuke to the Republican-controlled Legislature, refused to throw out...

POLITICS

Charlie Crist's political memoir to explain why he left GOP

The former Republican governor turned independent U.S. Senate candidate turned potential Democratic guberna...

Elections

Miami-Dade should take steps to thwart absentee-ballot fraudsters, advisory group says

Following alarming fraud attempts in last year’s elections, the group wants Miami-Dade County to fig...

POLITICS

Joe Garcia draws challenger Carlos Curbelo on day he posts big cash-haul

Embattled U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia boasted about a large fundraising haul on the same day that Miami-Dade Scho...

POLITICS

Gov. Rick Scott learns special taxing districts have clout

Gov. Rick Scott’s is reviewing the state’s 1,700 special taxing districts, but he won’...

Miami

Records: Red-light camera foe, Miami politician Francis Suarez received two tickets

Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez said the two tickets highlight the shortcomings of the city’s red-...

Founder of Mass.-based Bose audio firm dies at 83

Acoustics pioneer Amar Bose, founder and chairman of the audio technology company Bose Corp., known for the...

India's legendary actor Pran dies at 93

India's legendary actor Pran, who played some of Bollywood's most memorable villains in a career that spann...

India's legendary actor Pran dies at 93

India's legendary actor Pran, who played some of Bollywood's most memorable villains in a career that spann...

UK broadcaster Alan Whicker dies at 87

Veteran British broadcaster Alan Whicker, known for his globe-spanning travel shows over a career spanning ...

Former Ford CEO Philip Caldwell dies at age 93

Philip Caldwell, the first person to lead Ford Motor Co. who wasn't a member of the founding family, died W...

Toshi Seeger, wife of Pete Seeger, dies at 91

Toshi Seeger, folk singer Pete Seeger's wife of 70 years and a close partner in his social and environmenta...

Inventor of iconic party game Twister dies

Twister called itself "the game that ties you up in knots." Its detractors called it "sex in a box."

Toshi Seeger, wife of Pete Seeger, dies at 91

Toshi (TOH'-shee) Seeger, the wife of folk singer Pete Seeger for 70 years, has died. She was 91.

WORKPLACE TOOLS

South Florida nonprofits help ease high cost of women’s work attire

High-quality clothing for work can be prohibitively expensive for low-income single mothers. Organizations ...

London’s Cable & Wireless moving to South Florida

Cable & Wireless Communications, the London-based telecom company that dates back to the British Empire, is...

Auslander named to top spot at Children’s Trust

A local lawyer and long-time child advocate has been named president and CEO of The Children’s Trust.

Healthcare

Educating Florida about healthcare reform starts with conversation

Enroll America is launching a Florida education campaign on healthcare options.

RETAIL CRIME

Feds unveil South Florida task force to fight ‘organized retail crime’

The U.S. attorney’s office unveiled a new task force to fight the spread of “organized retail...

SuperFast still does not meet fire safety standards

The Genting-owned ship needs more sprinklers before it can carry passengers to Resorts World Bimini.

The Fairholme Fund to file suits, geared to protect rights of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred shareholders

The Fairholme Fund – a mutual fund with more than 170,000 shareholders that is managed by Miami-base...

HOUSING

Florida still foreclosure capital

More homes were lost to foreclosure in Florida than anywhere else in the year ended in May. The state also ...