DEATHS

Capt. Mike Burke, Windjammer founder, dies at 89

Capt. Michael Burke sailed through life with his unending spirit and romantic outlook, touching the lives o...

SEC accuses South Miami of defrauding bond investors in downtown parking garage deal

The Securities and Exchange Commission accused the city of South Miami of defrauding bond investors in a co...

Liberty City

Ex-CEO sentenced to jail for stealing public money from Liberty City veterans group

The head of a now-defunct organization intended to assist military veterans had been convicted in March.

North Miami

Miami-Dade audit: Affordable-housing developer falsified invoice, lacked permits in North Miami

The Miami-Dade County inspector general found irregularities with county-funded rehab work a developer perf...

Miami

Miami Commission could allow high-paid city execs to collect salary, pension

Under a proposed change, the city’s four constitutional officers would be allowed to collect pension...

Pacific Alliance Summit

In bloc-happy Latin America, the Pacific Alliance hopes to stand out

The four nations of the Pacific Alliance — Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru — are holding a s...

Egypt leader claims victory in captives' release

The safe release Wednesday of seven conscripts kidnapped by suspected militants in Sinai brought a victory ...

Buchholz goes to 7-0, Red Sox beat White Sox 6-2

Lyons leads Cardinals past Padres 5-3

Tyler Lyons pitched seven solid innings in his major league debut on the same day St. Louis lost Jaime Garc...

Pacers see chance slip in Game 1 of East finals

Paul George did all he could.

Pacers see chance slip in Game 1 of East finals

Paul George did all he could.

Shields strong again in Royals' 3-1 loss to Astros

James Shields had another strong start for Kansas City on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for Shields and th...

Cabrera, Tigers down Indians 11-7 on rainy night

Justin Verlander overcame a rocky start and rain delay to get his fifth win and Miguel Cabrera hit another ...

LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1

US home sales tick up to highest in 3 1/2 years

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years...

Lowe's 1Q profit rises, but results miss Street

Lowe's said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income rose nearly 3 percent, but results fell short of ex...

Target's 1Q profit drops 29 pct on weak sales

Target Corp. reported a 29 percent drop in first-quarter profit as unusually cool spring weather and financ...

Oil falls near $94 on small drop in supplies

The price of oil fell near $94 a barrel Wednesday as the nation's oil supply fell less than expected and de...

Evian giving its water bottle a makeover

Bernanke signals Fed to maintain stimulus efforts

Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon...

South Korea trade deal produces bleak first-year results for U.S.

More than a year after it took effect, a highly touted trade deal with South Korea has failed to produce a...

Bollinger delivers 6th cutter to Coast Guard

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the sixth fast response cutter to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Lost Australian cruise ship passenger remembered

One of two Australians who plunged from a cruise ship in mysterious circumstances two weeks ago was remembe...

Photographer will reopen Everglades Wonder Gardens

A photographer is planning to reopen former animal attraction in southwest Florida as a botanical garden.

Man charged with selling African elephant tusks

A New Mexico man is facing federal charges in the Florida Panhandle after authorities say he sold two Afric...

Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball

It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in...

Panel to examine condemned man's competency

Gov. Rick Scott has appointed a panel to examine whether a man set to be executed next month is mentally co...

Surgeons remove 4-pound hairball from tiger

It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from Tampa Bay area surgeon...

Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs

U.S. Navy Lt. Mike McGrath was just 27 years old, with a wife and two toddler sons in the U.S., when he was...

Oil falls below $94 as China manufacturing weakens

The price of oil fell below $94 per barrel Thursday after a private survey showed manufacturing activity in...

Winners of the 79th National Headliner Awards

The winners of the 79th annual National Headliner Awards, sponsored by The Press Club of Atlantic City, N.J...

Ohio rape investigation grand jury resumes work

An eastern Ohio grand jury examining whether other laws were broken in the case of a 16-year-old girl raped...

Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrage

A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the...

For some homeowners, a house is a canvas

It's hard to miss the enormous 20-foot (6-meter)-wide American flag on the side of Richard Ormbrek's home. ...

Hillary Clinton accepts humanitarian award in NYC

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton touted the efforts of a group combatting malnutrition and ...

German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th

Germany's main opposition party is celebrating a bittersweet 150th birthday, as polls showing it trailing b...

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a ...

Father of Afghanistan cricket captain abducted

Afghanistan's cricket board says gunmen have kidnapped the father of its national team captain.

US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

The United States and Israel are raising hopes for a restart of the Middle East peace process after more th...

Heat wave causes power outages, anger in India

A blistering heat wave has caused massive power cuts and water shortages across much of north and western I...

IMF head Lagarde in court in fraud probe

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has appeared at a special Paris court to face questioni...

Q&A: What is known about London attack

A look at the key known facts about the Wednesday attack in south London, when two men hacked another to de...

Brown hounded for calling Manila `gates of hell'

Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gon...

Debbie Reynolds: We all knew Liberace was gay

In the new film "Behind the Candelabra," veteran entertainer Debbie Reynolds has just three major scenes to...

Celeb birthdays for the week of May 26-June 1

May 26: Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 74. Steel guitar player Gates Nichols of Confederate Railroad is 69...

Emails show AEG lawyer called Jackson a 'freak'

Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94

Sammy Hagar faces appeal of tossed defamation case

A former Playboy bunny who claims Sammy Hagar fathered her now-deceased child is appealing a ruling that di...

Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw before death

Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art...