VIRGINIA KEY

Old Miami landmark Jimbo's faces a crackdown

A freewheeling bait shack and watering hole on Virginia Key faces a deadline to remove the junk that some s...

UNEMPLOYMENT

Temp labor may be bridge to recovery

Florida's jobless rate ticked up to 11.2 percent last month. But employers are starting to hire more temps ...

CUBA SPY CASE

U.S. agent for Cuba gets life in prison

NORTH MIAMI-DADE

Biscayne Park police officer attacked during traffic stop

A Biscayne Park police officer was attacked during a routine traffic stop Friday evening in North Miami-Dad...

BROWARD CORRUPTION

Beverly Gallagher corruption case put off till Dec. 21

Formal court action was delayed again in a corruption case against an ex-School Board member.

GAY DISCRIMINATION

Jackson nurses offer apology

Several nurses offered personal apologies to a lesbian kept from seeing her dying partner in 2007 at Jackso...

EDUCATION

Miami Dade College faculty member named top Florida professor

Sandra L. Schultz, a 30-year Miami Dade College North Campus professor, has been named the 2009 Florida Pro...

Biden says Senate handed Obama a big victory

Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory...

4 injured in San Francisco cable car accident

Authorities say four people were hurt when one of San Francisco's historic cable cars jarred to a sudden st...

3-alarm fire breaks out on Atlantic City boardwalk

Officials say a three-alarm fire has broken out on the boardwalk in Atlantic City.

Will Palin's book tour jump-start a political movement?

When Sarah Palin made her first trip to western Pennsylvania as GOP presidential candidate John McCain's fr...

Fort Hood suspect ordered held until court-martial

The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial...

Calif. fisherman arrested in sea lion shooting

Authorities arrested a Sacramento fisherman Saturday in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head.

5 Long Beach students arrested in alleged groping

Authorities say five male students have been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after two ninth-grade ...

China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87

Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge ...

Venezuela captures wanted Colombian fugitive

Venezuelan authorities have captured a former Colombian official wanted for collaborating with outlawed rig...

Swiss police: man attacked by bear in park

A bear has attacked a man who entered its enclosure at a new park in Switzerland, and a policeman opened fi...

Gaza militants agree to halt rocket fire

Hamas announced Saturday evening that it has reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza to sto...

McCain links political correctness to shootings

Sen. John McCain says he has no doubt that "political correctness" played a role in preventing concerns abo...

Saudi: 4 pilgrims die of swine flu before hajj

Saudi health officials announced the first deaths from swine flu of this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca,...

Azerbaijan threatens force over Nagorno-Karabakh

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan said Saturday his nation may resort to military force if talks with Ar...

Miguel H. Díaz is first Hispanic to represent U.S. at Vatican

CELEBRITY Q&A

Nikki Reed's growing role will eclipse 'New Moon'

Democrats line up 60 supporters -- exactly -- for crucial healthcare vote

Democrats were poised Saturday to get the 60 votes they need to keep their healthcare legislation moving fo...

Parenthood's a real scream

OK, I'll fess up. I have screamed at my kids. I have screamed out of frustration. I have screamed because t...

PARENTING

Etiquette experts have tips for teaching kids manners

Along with the joy of holiday gatherings comes a fear of your child doing something egregious at the table:...

TELEVISION Q&A

In a Huff looking for Showtime series DVDs

Q: I was in Sweden this summer and watched an episode of Huff with Hank Azaria and Blythe Danner. It was aw...

SCENE IN THE TROPICS

Live like D-Wade: Buy his house

Dwyane Wade has listed his Pinecrest estate on Billionaire-Xchange.com. On the site for a week, the sprawli...

DUKE AT NO. 21 UM | NOON, ESPNU

Miami Hurricanes want to give seniors nice sendoff

Jacory Harris and the younger Hurricanes want to give UM seniors the proper send-off on Senior Day against ...

NO. 21 UM 34, DUKE 16

Second-half surge lifts Miami Hurricanes against Duke

After sputtering for most of the first three quarters, the Hurricanes erupted for 21 fourth-quarter points ...

RAPTORS 120, HEAT 113

Miami Heat's furious rally runs out of gas

The Heat overcame a 23-point deficit to tie the score in the fourth quarter, but petered out at the end.

UF 62, FIU 3

Florida Gators too much for overmatched FIU

A game against overmatched FIU allowed UF's elder players an opportunity to reflect on their college career...

MIAMI DOLPHINS

Miami Dolphins' Tony Sparano asked about injuries: 'I wouldn't know where to begin'

The Dolphins are banged up at nose guard and on the offensive line, forcing coach Tony Sparano to weigh his...

FSU 29, MARYLAND 26

Florida State keeps bowl streak alive with win against Maryland

A Senior Day victory gave defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews a win in his final home game, and extended F...

PANTHERS 2, RED WINGS 1 (OT)

Florida Panthers snap Motor City drought

Scott Clemmensen made 39 saves, Bryan McCabe scored in overtime and the Panthers won in Detroit for the fir...

SCENE IN THE TROPICS

Live like D-Wade: Buy his house

Dwyane Wade has listed his Pinecrest estate on Billionaire-Xchange.com. On the site for a week, the sprawli...

SPOTTED

Young, hot Korean superstar Rain stopped in at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel to promote his new movie, Ninja ...

Celebrity birthdays on Nov. 21

Marlo Thomas is 72. Actress Juliet Mills (Nanny and the Professor) is 68. Actor-director Harold Ramis is 65...

ON THE SHELVES

Susie Essman: A no-B.S. kinda gal

Susie Essman has cursing down to a science. The Los Angeles Times puts it more nicely -- calling her ch...

CELEBRITY ROUNDUP

Love not in the air for these 2

James Caan really wants out. Court records in Los Angeles show The Godfather star filed for divorce fr...

The Calendar

TRUNK SHOW 1 p.m. Kristina Ashley Swimwear is having a trunk sale on its 2008 Island Collection and 2009 ...

COMING TO TOWN

Eva Longoria Parker is a helpful housewife

NICARAGUA

For contras, a reprise of bitter discontent

In Nicaragua, ex-contras prepare to oppose Sandinistas in a feud that stretches back to the war in the 1980s.

In Dominica elections, party offers `the only vision'

Caribbean voters living in the tiny island of Dominica will head to the polls on Dec. 18 for general electi...

Accused Colombian paramilitary leader arrested

José Misael Valero Santana, who, according to Colombian prosecutors, led a paramilitary force of abo...

Miguel H. Díaz is first Hispanic to represent U.S. at Vatican

Honduras' Roberto Micheletti to step down for 7 days

Honduras' de facto president Roberto Micheletti will give up his controversial post for seven days begin...

LAND SHARK STADIUM

Soccer helps Hondurans forget their political woes

Thousands of fans put Honduras' political problems aside for one night to cheer on the nation's soccer team...

CUBA | HUMAN RIGHTS

Report: Cuba's Raúl Castro as ruthless as Fidel

A report by Human Rights Watch paints Raúl Castro's regime in Cuba as little more than a continuati...

ELECTION 2010

Politicians jumping into social media, seeing new outlet to voters

For Florida candidates, social-networking tools are keys to campaign outreach.

U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS

Blogger in Cuba has Washington's ear

A blogger in Cuba who's not afraid to take on the authorities has gained attention at the White House and o...

Parts of Cuban blogger's essay read aloud in House

Part of a Cuban blogger's essay that advocates lifting the ban on U.S. travel to Cuba was read aloud at a H...

FLORIDA POLITICS

Gov. Charlie Crist orders probe of juvenile justice chief

Florida launched an investigation into the extensive taxpayer-funded travel of the state's juvenile justice...

POLITICS

Sen. George LeMieux blasted for blocking diplomat

Florida Sen. George LeMieux's efforts to question a State Department employee about Cuba policy and other i...

TALLAHASSEE

Gov. Charlie Crist: Ban texting while driving

Gov. Charlie Crist and the state's top highway safety appointee endorsed a ban on texting while driving Tue...

HIGH-SPEED RAIL

Bullet train might get special legislative session

Gov. Charlie Crist hopes lawmakers are close to agreeing on a special session for rail projects, but concer...

JEANNE-CLAUDE, 74

Jeanne-Claude | Noted artist co-created Central Park `Gates'

(AP) -- Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation The Gates and other large scal...

KEN OBER, 52

Ken Ober | Hosted MTV game show `Remote Control'

Ken Ober, a brassy comedian best known as the host of the 1980s-era MTV game show Remote Control, was found...

DAVID LLOYD, 75

David Lloyd | Writer for many popular sitcoms

David Lloyd, who wrote scores of scripts for some of the most popular television sitcoms of the 1970s, '80s...

CLARA RUSH OESTERLE, 84

Clara Oesterle | Former Miami-Dade commissioner pushed for Metrorail

Clara Rush Oesterle's legacy as a Miami-Dade County commissioner runs on 30 miles of electrified track: the...

JEREMY N. MORRIS, 99

Jeremy N. Morris | Epidemiologist linked exercise, heart health

Jeremy N. Morris, a British epidemiologist whose comparison of heart-attack rates among double-decker bus d...

FRANCISCO AYALA, 103

Francisco Ayala | Spanish novelist examined abuses of power

Francisco Ayala, an eminent Spanish novelist whose work explored societies in which there is much despotism...

GEORGE NA'OPE, 81

George Na'ope | Hula master was last link to sacred tradition

George Na'ope, whose mastery of the hula -- the flowing, pantomimic dance of Hawaii -- and its lilting chan...

Florida's citrus country producing new vodka

UNEMPLOYMENT

Temp labor may be bridge to recovery

Florida's jobless rate ticked up to 11.2 percent last month. But employers are starting to hire more temps ...

THANKSGIVING

You may have to skip pumpkin pie

JOB LOSSES

Boston Scientific to close Doral plant

Even as Miami-Dade officials try to build the county's life sciences industry, Boston Scientific is plannin...

FEDERAL COURT

Floridian gets 68 months in fraud scheme

Men from Miami and Boca Raton were also involved in an outfit that was charged with using faxes to defraud ...

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Florida aims to boost credit to small businesses with `Economic Gardening'

Florida's Economic Gardening Program -- designed to help high-growth companies with loans and training -- i...

TAXATION

Study calls Florida tax system unfair

Because Florida mainly depends on sales taxes and property taxes, a study says the tax system is unfair to...