Do Your Part: Searching for the safest sunscreen

One of the best parts of the summer for me is hitting the lake with family and friends. I love relaxing on ...

Indoor pot production leaves giant carbon footprint

Marijuana growing is not a green industry.

Big Cypress Preserve

Deep in Big Cypress National Preserve, oil flows

The largest oil drilling operation in South Florida is a stark contrast to the wild surroundings of the Big...

ENERGY

Oil industry eyes South Florida again

Fueled by rising oil prices and new technology, the oil industry is planning to expand exploration and dril...

Along N.J. bay, rising sea draws ever closer

The night Meghan Wren got stranded by floodwaters and had to sleep in her car, she knew it was time for a r...

Grand Canyon wildlife event to honor memory of park biologist

Eric York was obsessed with the big cats - their health, temperaments and survival rates amid the park's an...

Interior Department proposes new rules for fracking on federal lands

The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal land...

Miami-Dade Schools

Female officers settle suits against Miami-Dade schools and former police chief

Cmdr. Deanna Fox-Williams and Officer Yewande Gibson settled their sexual harassment cases against former M...

EDUCATION

Gulliver scientists help a village a world away

A water purification system created by students from Gulliver is now providing clean, bacteria-free water t...

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...

EDUCATION

Teacher-training programs’ success under scrutiny

Florida and several other states are creating accountability systems so education schools will develop quan...

Miami-Dade Schools

New teachers union boss rose from poverty to president

Fedrick Ingram grew up in the inner city, became Miami-Dade’s teacher of the year and rose to become...

Miami-Dade Teachers

New president sworn in for Miami-Dade teachers union

Karen Aronowitz stepped down Thursday after eight years as president of the United Teachers of Dade. Fedric...

BROWARD SCHOOLS

Student’s family sues Broward school district over affair with teacher

The family of a teen who carried on a two-year sexual relationship with his middle school teacher is suing ...

Politifact Florida

An attack on Gov. Scott that doesn’t add up

Florida’s Democratic chairman attacked Gov. Scott over his teacher pay promise. Unfortunately, her m...

The downloadable gun: next firearms frontier

While Americans argue over background checks and the like, tech changes could render firearm laws — ...

First person

Bus rides and toboggan slides with mom

How did my mother raise eight of us on $105 a week? Liver sausage sandwiches and unselfish love.

Miamians build a bakery for Haiti’s abandoned children

The kids have found a haven in Zanmi Beni Children’s Home (‘Blessed Friends’ in Creole).

To Our Readers

From the Editor: Legislative session’s over, but The Herald’s vigilance isn’t

More than 1,800 bills were filed during this year’s state legislative session, ranging from teacher ...

Gay rights milestone

It’s Jason Collins’ story, but it’s our day

IMMIGRATION reform

An undocumented immigrant’s plea to pursue the American Dream

All Gaby Pacheco wants is a chance to pursue the American Dream. On Monday, she implored lawmakers to pass ...

Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, u...

Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery

A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach.

Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled

An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how t...

Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride

An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place ...

Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic

An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Face...

Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail

Anchorage police say a young man who didn't want to return to jail ran out onto the uncertain ice of an Ala...

Fleeing Ore. man pleads to be pulled from river

Authorities in Eastern Oregon say a fleeing man tried to use a backstroke to get across the Columbia River ...