Columnist

Beth Am kids win Fairchild Challenge

Warm congratulations to Temple Beth Am Day School for earning top awards on May 15, at the Fairchild Tropic...

Crime

Questions remain about why naked man on Miami causeway tried to rip flesh off another man’s face

The man whose face was chewed by a naked attacker remained hospitalized as police tried to determine what p...

Impartial jurors may be scarce as trial in Miachel Brewer’s burning approaches

Hundreds of potential jurors will face the same set of questions when they report for duty at the Broward C...

MEMORIAL DAY

South Florida veterans: Memorial Day is a day to mourn, not celebrate

From WWII to the war in Afghanistan, battle survivors remain impacted by those who didn’t come home.

Politics

Obama forgot to read the Castro memo

Of the simple rules in Florida elections, few stand out like this one: Don’t look wobbly over Castro &...

Friends and Neighbors

Coral Gables Congregational UCC kicks off concert series

You will want to get your tickets early for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which will kick off the 27th s...

Crime

Naked man killed by Police near MacArthur Causeway was ‘eating’ face off victim

It was a scene as creepy as a Hannibal Lecter movie.

AP News Alert

Tropical Storm Beryl making landfall in northeastern Fla.; rain, winds lash coast.

Quebec students, government to resume negotiations

Quebec students and the provincial government return to the bargaining table on Monday in a high-stakes att...

Missing La. student's bike found under bridge

A missing Louisiana woman's bicycle has been found in a remote, swampy area under a highway bridge in Iberv...

Video captures plane before it crashes, killing 4

Security video captured a small plane taking off from a southern Utah airport just before it crashed about ...

3 rescued from plane crash site in remote Idaho

Idaho National Guard rescuers plucked a California fireman, his wife and their adult daughter from a snow-c...

OH police arrest baby sitter of child found dead

Police say a baby sitter for a one-year-old boy found dead in a Cincinnati apartment has been arrested on c...

Crews on NM fire prepare to send copters into air

Crews fighting a wildfire in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico benefited from lighter winds Sunday, al...

Mild quake shakes north China; no damage reported

A moderate earthquake has sent ripples across the north China plain, shaking buildings in Beijing but leavi...

Father of slain Tiananmen protester kills himself

The father of a man killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has hanged himself after two decades of f...

2 Tibetans set selves on fire outside Lhasa temple

Two men engulfed themselves in towering flames outside a temple that is a popular tourist site in Lhasa, ma...

Polls: Greek's pro-austerity parties gaining

Three weeks before Greece has another election, opinion polls published Sunday indicated the election will ...

Spain: ETA's military chief arrested in France

The military chief for of the violent Basque separatist group ETA was arrested Sunday in southern France al...

Haiti begins cash transfer social program

The Haitian government has launched a program that uses mobile phones to transfer cash credits to mothers w...

US Virgin Islands police wounded, suspect killed

Two police officers have been wounded and a suspect has been killed in a shootout in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Fiction

A romantic journey to America

Fiction

The ups and downs of Lysander’s life

Horoscopes

If today is your birthday: Your heart yearns for true love and commitment in the year ahead. In July you w...

Condo Line

Who pays for water damage?

This is one of the most difficult situations for members to understand. According to FS 718.111, the condom...

Nonfiction

A family’s tale of World War II

Former Secretary of State examine the past from a Czech point of view.

Solo living: One is no longer the loneliest number

KEY WEST

Saint Mary Star of the Sea getting one of the Vatican’s highest honors

NBA Eastern Conference Finals | Heat vs. Celtics, 8:00 PM, ESPN

Reeling in Celtics’ Rajon Rondo will be key to Miami Heat’s success

The impact of Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, who averaged 18.7 points, 13.7 assists and 7.7 rebounds agai...

Giants 3, Marlins 2

Miami Marlins fall to San Francisco Giants, Melky Cabrera dominates

Melky Cabrera continued his hot-hitting ways Sunday with a homer and three singles, and scored all three Gi...

Randall Bailey finally gets shot at title

Randall Bailey’s bid at another world title will have a noticeable backdrop. The Miami resident and t...

Marlins Notebook

Miami Marlins manager Guillen: Win or lose, Heath Bell will close

Heath Bell is still the closer.

In My Opinion

Miami Heat needs Chris Bosh to win title but can top Celtics without him

Friendly circumstance and the other-worldly level of play achieved by LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have com...

University of Miami named NCAA host despite loss

The Miami Hurricanes didn’t accomplish their mission at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, but ...

Boston Celtics’ Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce confident about matchup against Miami Heat

It’s fitting that the Celtics player who tormented the Heat the most this season is the one most openl...

La vida local

Carlos Ponce, another pretty face on Model: Latina

Radar

Hot stuff celebrities love

Wet weather can’t sideline a happy hour at Bella Beach, the chic Mediterranean-inspired resto-lounge...

Celebrity birthdays on May 28

The calendar

General admission tickets to Jungle Island include a BBQ lunch on Memorial Day. Kids will love the water s...

IN CONCERT

Kathy Griffin: ‘Every day of my life is gay pride’

Gossip extra

What’s next on amputated penis case?

There’s a good reason why a former Miamian whose penis was amputated after elective implant surgery ...

The calendar

Close out your Memorial Day Weekend in style with this massive concert starring Shaggy (“It Wasn&#x...

CUBA

Some of Cuba’s secrets are not so secret

Once-secret phone lists and other sensitive leaked information have been linked to a contract IKEA had with...

CUBA

Cuba’s Ladies in White have ‘tough’ meeting with Church official

The Ladies in White meeting with the archbishop of Santiago went much more smoothly than their encounter wi...

CUBA

Fiber-optic cable benefiting only Cuban government

Fiber-optic cables meant to increase broadband access in Cuba is up and running but only for Cuban and Vene...

Colombia Rebels

Venezuela makes 10 arrests for deadly Colombia raid

Amid rising political tensions, Venezuela said it had captured 10 people suspected of participating in cros...

CUBA

Havana hookers rob US chef in art show

Not funny, says critic of trips to Cuba

CUBA

Diplomat with Cuba experience to handle WH Latam policy

Riccardo Zuniga will take over as National Security Council director for Latin America.

Human rights

Human rights report highlights regional violence, abuse

The U.S. State Department released its 2011 human rights report highlighting violence in Honduras and Mexic...

Miami City Commission

Back on the Miami Commission dais, Michelle Spence-Jones delivers

Politics

Obama forgot to read the Castro memo

Of the simple rules in Florida elections, few stand out like this one: Don’t look wobbly over Castro &...

Political scene

Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff goes overboard in Volvo Ocean Race

Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff went overboard at the Volvo Ocean Race on Sunday.

In My Opinion

Hunting for elephants, unleashing political tsunamis

The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain. That is, unless the governor of Florida, the Honorable Blinkle...

Miami-Dade County

In an election year, Miami-Dade’s budget is a political chess match

Miami-Dade’s top political figures are running for the county mayor’s job. And that means the upc...

Political scene

Former Miami Police Chief Miguel Exposito’s case to be heard in court

Ousted Miami Police Chief Miguel Exposito, seeking to get his job back, will get his day in court Thursday.

STAND YOUR GROUND

Poll: Majority of Florida’s registered voters favor Stand Your Ground law

Florida is still the gun-shine state.

Paul Fussell, social historian, critic who wrote about war, dies at 88

For social historian and critic Paul Fussell, the most enduring moments of truth came as a 20-year-old plat...

Jean Craighead George, Newbery award-winning children's author, dies at 92

After children's author Jean Craighead George revealed that she wanted to write a book about a girl who tal...

Kathi Kamen Goldmark, 63

Kathi Kamen Goldmark, founder of authors’ rock band

Charity: Widow of pilot of United Flight 93 dies

The wife of the pilot of the United Airlines flight that crashed into a Pennsylvania field after being take...

Barbara Graves, wife of prominent publisher, dies

Lee Rich, ad exec who became a top TV producer, dies at 93

He was a former advertising executive who became one of television's top producers, bringing powerhouse sho...

TV director-producer Robert Finkel dies at 94

Emmy Award-winning TV director and producer Robert Finkel has died. He was 94.

BizBytes 101

Location-based marketing a boost for business

More businesses are using social media and mobile technology to target customers based on where they are.

Real Estate / Ahead of the Deal

Many proposed rentals could become condo conversions

Rising lease prices are prompting developers to build — increasingly with bank financing — ap...

Cover Story

CrossFit gaining strength as exercise trend

The workout started as a cult program for hard-core fitness junkies, but it’s becoming more of a mai...

Florida swindlers’ $77 million cow pasture

Just before fleeing the country, Victor and Natalia Wolf launched a national project that wiped out investo...

MARLINS PARK

At Marlins’ Park, turnstiles are still clicking

We’re at the quarter-pole of the Marlins’ inaugural year in their new ballpark, and the team ...

American Airlines

Bankruptcy judge advises American to make a deal

Judge Sean Lane said American Airlines will have to come to terms with its unions regardless of his ruling.

Healthcare

Database to shed light on healthcare costs

Researchers will use the previously confidential information in an effort to discover the real cost of heal...