Sleep ranks right up there with weight in the pantheon of health issues to obsess over: Millions of people worry that they aren’t catching enough ZZZs, or that the ones they are catching aren’t high-quality.

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Bundled-up commuters in New York City are getting an eyeful of turquoise water, colorful fish and bright sunshine.

Zumba, the South Florida-based dance-exercise craze, has become a global powerhouse.

Miami Beach-based Avalanche offers nearly 20 general and niche dating sites online to give everyone a chance to find that special match.

The outgoing CEO of Marriott International and the man who will soon take that job spoke to The Miami Herald as the transition approaches.

The editor of Russia's leading independent radio station said Tuesday that its management is being changed in an effort to restrict on-air criticism of the government ahead of the March 4 presidential election.

A Fort Lauderdale company sells armored vehicles to military clients and companies with employees overseas.

With Scarabeo 9, a Spanish company’s leased oil rig, in place for exploratory drilling off the Cuban coast, response plans are being firmed up in case a spill reaches the United States.

The Brazilian government created a special visa program after thousands of Haitians were stranded in remote Amazon towns. It will also issue work visas to Haitians at its embassy in Port-au-Prince.

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The pace of economic reforms has picked up as Cuba seeks to move more people off government payrolls in an effort to boost its economy.

Cuevana, an Argentine website that streams the latest Hollywood blockbusters and TV series, started off as a dorm-room project that has attracted millions of viewers. Now, it has attracted lawsuits from HBO and Turner, among others.

Sleep ranks right up there with weight in the pantheon of health issues to obsess over: Millions of people worry that they aren’t catching enough ZZZs, or that the ones they are catching aren’t high-quality.

A U.S. security company whose tear gas has been used against Egyptian demonstrators has become the latest victim of the Anonymous movement, hackers claimed Tuesday.

When the demonic first-person game "The Darkness" was released in 2007, it was a twisted breath of fresh air among all the war simulators and space-marine romps.

Passengers who suffered no physical injury from the grounding of the Costa Concordia are being offered a settlement of about $14,500. Lawsuits filed Friday put that figure in the shadows.

Reports of a 30-percent discount for shipwreck survivors on future cruises sparks global outrage as Carnival and Costa try to contain the damage to their brands in wake of Concordia crisis.

On an average day, about 50,000 people around the world board cruise ships to start their vacations. Half of them set to sea on a vessel owned by Carnival Corp, the industry leader based in Doral.

In the hours after her husband’s murder, investigators grilled Narcy Novack on her husband’s temper, their marital ups and downs and his sexual peccadilloes.

Travel experts say it’s difficult to tell how many potential passengers have been scared away from taking cruises.

The case of a Hialeah single mother illustrates key issues — uninsured patients with complicated cases — facing Miami-Dade’s beleaguered public health system.

Jackson Health System is restructuring in response to lower patient volume and budget problems.

UM’s eye institute announced plans for a three-year expansion as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Hospitals made disastrous decisions in the 1990s in hiring doctors. Now, they’re again buying physician practices — saying better management will make the difference this time.

Companies restocked at a faster pace in December, a positive sign that they expect consumers to step up spending.

Stocks are falling on Wall Street in midday trading Tuesday, weighed down by continuing economic struggles in Europe.

The Greek economy remained stuck in a deep recession in the fourth quarter, according to official figures released Tuesday that confirm the painful effects of austerity reforms intended to lower debt.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. returned to profitability in its fourth quarter partly as it sold more higher-priced tires after reporting a loss a year ago that included hefty costs tied to a plant closing.

Two steps forward, one step back. So goes the frenzied effort across Europe to bail out Greece and save it from a potentially devastating default on its debts.