ENERGY
(AP) -- The Senate, in a direct challenge to President Bush, voted Tuesday to temporarily halt the shipment of thousands of barrels of oil a day into the government's emergency reserve.
CAMPAIGN 2008 | DEMOCRATS
Hillary Clinton easily won the West Virginia primary on Tuesday, hoping against hope that it was more than a hollow victory, since she has little prospect of slowing Barack Obama's march toward the Democratic presidential nomination.
TURKEY POINT
For the nation's top nuclear regulator, lapses by security guards at the Turkey Point power plant took a back seat Tuesday to concerns about its overworked reactor operators.
CHARITY
With the economy down and needs up for the homeless, the hungry and the elderly, donations to South Florida churches and other religious institutions are straining to keep up with soaring needs, leaders say.
MIAMI-DADE | DEVELOPMENT
Adding a new wrinkle to the debate over sprawl and the South Florida environment, the chairman of the Miami-Dade Commission wants to draw a permanent development boundary in rural West Dade.
BROWARD SCHOOLS
Hoping to crack down on school bullying and harassment, Broward School Board members on Tuesday discussed a new policy that emphasizes prevention, training and close monitoring of all complaints.
BROWARD
The former President Bush calls him ''Zach,'' and the Bush currently in the White House calls him ``Zee Zee.'' He has been a repeat guest at the family's Crawford ranch, the White House and on Air Force One.
BROWARD BUDGET
Broward commissioners played budget hardball with new Sheriff Al Lamberti on Tuesday, saying they'd hire an auditor to scrutinize his books and scour his proposed $719 million budget in search of fat.
COLOMBIA
The surprise move by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to authorize the extradition of 14 notorious paramilitary warlords early Tuesday morning to the United States won applause from the Bush administration and was expected to raise his sky-high popularity in Colombia even higher.
SOUTH FLORIDA
Plucking birds from their nests sometimes brings Cameron Fritzson a few bucks. This week, it almost cost him his life. Fritzson, 20, was in critical condition Tuesday, a day after nearly being electrocuted while trying to capture monk parakeets from atop a Florida Power & Light tower in Pembroke Pines.
BRAZIL
Environment Minister Marina Silva resigned Tuesday, ending an often stormy six-year term that put her in conflict with developers in the Amazon rain forest.
DISASTER IN CHINA
The 20-year-old waitress was camped outside a restaurant, a borrowed pink down jacket offering little protection against the dank spring night. She fought off sleep, fearing that an earthquake aftershock would bury her.
WASHINGTON
(AP) -- President Bush said Tuesday he was disappointed in ''flawed intelligence'' before the Iraq War and was concerned that if a Democrat wins the presidency in November and withdrew troops prematurely it could ``eventually lead to another attack on the United States.''
A series of bombs exploded across the ancient city of Jaipur on Tuesday, killing at least 80 people and transforming busy markets, a jewelry bazaar and a Hindu temple into scenes of carnage.
CUBAN DEFECTORS
A Greyhound bus was pulling out of El Paso, Texas, a few weeks ago when U.S. immigration officers stepped on board and asked for documents.
It is nearly impossible to imagine the enormity of the disaster that struck China on Monday when an earthquake estimated at a magnitude 7.8 shook the Earth to its core. One can only begin to sense the scale of the disaster by its ghastly toll on human life -- estimated at more than 9,000 and rising -- and its merciless destruction of schools, houses, factories, apartment blocks. Jolts were felt as far away as Bangkok, Thailand, which is 1,243 miles southwest of the earthquake's epicenter in China's...
INSURANCE
Allstate has lost its battle in court. The company's nine insurance companies operating in Florida now are barred from writing new policies until Allstate fully complies with a state subpoena for documents and information about its rate-setting process and rate filings. An appeals court ruling Wednesday cleared the way for the state's suspension to go into effect.
Counting on Finnish tourists and snowbirds to flock to South Florida for the warm weather, weak dollar and community of Finns, Finnair will begin flights to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in November.
BALANCING ACT
Many co-workers enjoy the close bonds shared with their peers, and have even come to refer to one another as `office spouses.'
DOLPHINS
Agents for the Dolphins' top two unsigned draft picks say no talks have begun on contracts for their clients, but agents for picks at the other end of the Dolphins' draft say they expect things to happen quickly.
REDS 5, MARLINS 3
The Marlins stormed into Great American Ball Park with a head of steam. Now their goal is to leave on even terms after losing 5-3 to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night for their second consecutive defeat.
IN MY OPINION
With little public fanfare, the Pro Football Hall of Fame modified its bylaws several months back, quietly changing the time that coaches must wait to be considered for election from one year to five years.
CUBAN DEFECTORS
A Greyhound bus was pulling out of El Paso, Texas, a few weeks ago when U.S. immigration officers stepped on board and asked for documents.
Annika Sorenstam had made little secret over the years that she had been kicking around the idea of when to leave the LPGA behind.
Retail may be in a funk, but designer Phillip Lim has a new angle on cinched waists and jagged-edged trim. This season, the Neiman Marcus darling introduced a sophisticated two-tone shift for $325 and orange tea dress for $225 -- both in girls' size 6 or smaller.
The Miami Herald takes a look at a different day spa every week. Send nominations to spa@MiamiHerald.com. Le Boudoir Spa 1072 Kane Concourse, Bay Harbor Islands
CHARITY
With the economy down and needs up for the homeless, the hungry and the elderly, donations to South Florida churches and other religious institutions are straining to keep up with soaring needs, leaders say.
THEATER REVIEW | A BODY OF WATER
A man and a woman wake up next to each other in a big house on a hill, surrounded by water, a seemingly idyllic picture. But there's a problem.
FASHION Q&A
Washington Post fashion columnist Suzanne D'Amato and Janet Bennett Kelly, fashion and beauty editor for WashingtonPost.com, offer advice on shopping smart.
CELEBRITY ROUNDUP
While Brad Pitt squires around his pregnant galpal Angelina Jolie and brood of four in France, ex Jennifer Aniston is living it up here with sexy singer John Mayer. The two stepped out to eat at Il Gabbiano in downtown Miami on Monday night, according to the upscale eatery.
Before the results of Tuesday's Dancing with the Stars were shown, Jason Taylor said he was ''fooling America'' into voting for him.
In one of the blandest Top 3 American Idol finals to date, the remaining contestants David Archuleta, David Cook and Syesha Mercado sang a song picked for them by the judges, the producers and their own choice.
Miami.com hosts its first wine tasting to celebrate Dinkinish O'Connor's new diary series ''Wino Confidential'' Cost: $15. Wine69, 6909 Biscayne Blvd., Miami.
Last season's Dancing with the Stars winner Helio Castroneves is sticking with his prediction: Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor will compete for the Mirrorball championship trophy.
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