IMMIGRATION

USCIS, attorneys agree naturalization process is running smoother

Until recent improvements took hold, the Homeland Security agency that processes citizenship applications h...

HOMESTEAD | AIR SHOW

Display of power wows thousands at Homestead air show

Back for the first time in 17 years, this year's Air Force-sponsored Wings Over Homestead air show was a tr...

Diaz helped change Miami for the better

Come Wednesday, we won't have Manny Diaz to push around anymore. Not that Miami's outgoing mayor ever a...

U.S. SENATE RACE | ANALYSIS

How conservative is Senate candidate Marco Rubio?

Senate candidate Marco Rubio appeals to conservatives -- but his legislative record in Florida offers a dif...

Rothstein story far too familiar

South Florida has embraced this résumé before. Jewelry, mansions, yachts, parties, a fleet of...

DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

Action in Indian farmers' case

Obama administration tells American Indian farmers and ranchers it is ``committed to resolving'' class-acti...

UNEMPLOYMENT

U.S. jobless rate hits 10.2 percent

The nation's unemployment rate soared to 10.2 percent in October, putting pressure on Congress and Presiden...

CUBA

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez detained, beaten on way to march

Cuba's best-known blogger Yoani Sanchez said state security officials seized and assaulted her in an effort...

VETERANS

Vietnam War memorial comes to South Florida

A replica of Washington's Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be in South Florida until Sunday.

LEGISLATURE 2010

Real work, cash hunt collide

For lawmakers in Tallahassee this week, many big questions remained unresolved, but fundraising for campaig...

BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOLS

Welcome back, Notter: Superintendent returns as substitute teacher

With their regular reading teacher out for the day, a group of Fort Lauderdale students arrived to find the...

BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL

For independent booksellers, what's sold off shelf counts just as much

Small booksellers are filling niches and emphasizing service as they fight to stay in business.

GOVERNMENT REGULATION | SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

Experts: In these times, Scott Rothstein's victims should have known better

Investors who say they were swindled by Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein should have been far more ...

GROCERY STORES

Sedano's supermarkets expanding to Orlando

Three Albertson's stores in Orlando will become Sedano's as part of the Miami firm's expansion plans.

IRS

Thousands of Floridians' tax refunds undeliverable

Thousands of South Floridians' income tax refunds were sent back to the Internal Revenue Service this year ...

Some tips for selling gold

With the high price gold is fetching these days, thousands are selling their trinkets and treasures. Here a...

CHINESE DRYWALL

Expert: Problem of defective Chinese drywall is no surprise

During a summit on defective Chinese drywall, a toxicologist said that kind of problem was expected.

ENTREPRENEURS

Uninhibited conference attracts young CEOs

No boring speeches for these folks. A conference for young CEOs features all sorts of fun activities.

FLORIDA PENSIONS

Change sought in who oversees state pension funds

The State Board of Administration is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

TOURISM

Beach chamber chief Wendy Kallergis to take over hotel association

The head of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce will become Miami-Dade's top hotel industry advocate.

GOLD

Gold sellers beware, experts warn

Inside a conference room at a Kendall hotel, Maria Noguera and her mother sit in front of a jeweler from Tw...

UNEMPLOYMENT

U.S. jobless rate hits 10.2 percent

The nation's unemployment rate soared to 10.2 percent in October, putting pressure on Congress and Presiden...

CLEMSON 40, FSU 24

Florida State football team falls at Clemson

Florida State had a 24-21 lead after three quarters but was outscored by Clemson 19-0 in a forgettable four...

CAPITALS 7, PANTHERS 4

Capitals score five goals late against Florida Panthers

For his third start in a row, Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen struggled, giving up five goals in the third...

MIDDLE TENNESSEE 48, FIU 21

On the road, FIU falls to Middle Tennessee

The Panthers had some shining moments but could not stop quarterback Dwight Dasher, who combined for 360 ya...

FOOTBALL

Coral Gables makes playoffs

NO. 16 UM 52, VIRGINIA 17

Miami Hurricanes earn satisfaction in blowout win over Virginia

The Hurricanes avenged their dismal loss to Virginia in the Orange Bowl's finale two years ago with their b...

Miami Heat power forward Udonis Haslem thrives in new reserve role

Playing off the bench exclusively for the first time since he was a rookie in 2003-04, Udonis Haslem isn't ...

NO 1. UF 27, VANDY 3

Lethargic Florida Gators swamp Vanderbilt

UF's offense wasn't up to par, but the defense more than made up for it even though it was missing the susp...

RANDOM EVIDENCE OF A CLUTTERED MIND

Election returns: Mayor Ginn has catchy slogan

People voted to elect a new city of Miami mayor Tuesday. Results were surprising, but you know what they sa...

IN MY OPINION

Let's not deify Miami Dolphins Ted Ginn Jr. after one game

IN MY OPINION

After win, Miami Hurricanes on way back to where it belongs - in top 10

What a lot of people can't figure out today is how Virginia ever won three games this season. The closest t...

BLANCHE ELY 34, DILLARD 21

Ely holds on to clinch district

The annual Soul Bowl was a tale of two halves. Blanche Ely won the first. Dillard won the second, but Ely d...

ELIZABETH ALEXANDER

Inauguration opened a new world for poet

Elizabeth Alexander's Praise Song for the Day, the inauguration poem that helped deliver Barack Obama into ...

JEANNETTE WALLS

Looking inside herself for a 'true-life' story

Journalists are never the story. They look instead to the world at large, interviewing, researching and see...

VISUAL ARTS

Wolfsonian exhibit drives plan for weekend of serious car gazing

The inspiration for the upcoming A Very Wolfsonian Weekend Gala -- which includes visits to classic-car mus...

BARBARA KINGSOLVER

Indulging her passions for artists and politics

Barbara Kingsolver jokes that whenever she publishes a novel she apparently turns into a railway station be...

BRAD GOOCH

Admiration grew for his contradictory subject

If most biographers start out in love with their subjects and end up hating them, Brad Gooch did things bac...

ORHAN PAMUK

Laureate: Fiction's lessons will save us

Orhan Pamuk is a man in love. So is Kemal, the narrator of Pamuk's shimmering, brimming new novel The Museu...

HEALTHCARE

House poised to pass health bill

The House moved Saturday night toward a vote on the most sweeping healthcare bill in generations, one that ...

SPANISH LANGUAGE

There's some bilingual mingling going on

NONFICTION

Review | On the record: 'The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President'

Interviews with Bill Clinton yield historical perspective as well as glimpses of behind-the-scenes Washington.

THEATER REVIEW

Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago a pleasure for audience

David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago is a play of a certain era: early Mamet, post-sexual revolution,...

RELIGION

Review | 'Reading Jesus': A fresh and clarifying take on the Gospels

A believer takes a calm approach to the writings of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

THE WEEK THAT WAS

Seacrest too popular for his own good

RYAN SEACREST: The radio/TV personality got a restraining order against a male stalker who came to his offi...

The calendar for Nov. 8

RIBFEST 11 a.m. Stuff your face with mouth-watering ribs and enjoy music by country singers Tracy Lawrenc...

COMING TO TOWN

Joan Rivers brings laughs to Arsht

Her face has, hmmm, changed over the years, but the way she talks is vintage Joan Rivers. ``Someone tol...

Celebrity birthdays on Nov. 8

CBS newsman Morley Safer is 78. Singer Bonnie Raitt is 60. Entertainment Tonight host Mary Hart is 59. Actr...

Celebrity birthdays on Nov. 7

Opera singer Joan Sutherland is 83. Singer Johnny Rivers is 67. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 66. Sing...

The calendar for Nov. 7

PJ RACE 6 p.m. Miami Beach's Sleepless Nights event kicks off with a pajama run sponsored by Chipotle Mex...

CELEBRITY ROUNDUP

Kim and Reggie moving in together?

It really is hard keeping up with the Kardashians. Kourtney is pregnant, Khloe is married (her and Lama...

SPOTTED

A big winner at the 10th annual Latin Grammy awards at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Thursday night was ...

SCENE IN THE TROPICS

Scene in the Tropics

Miami resident Andrea Ivory was honored by CNN Heroes on Wednesday at Jackson Memorial Hospital with a cele...

CELEBRITY ROUNDUP

Rihanna: I was blinded by love

Rihanna feels ashamed for going back to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he left her bruised and battered dur...

LA VIDA LOCAL

50 Cent: The scent of money