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Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade fights migraine pre-game
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is a game-time decision Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, after missing this morning's shootaround to recover from a migraine.
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MIAMI
Power outage shuts down Miami police headquarters
An early morning power outage at Miami's downtown police headquarters Wednesday snapped off lights, phones and computers, and briefly re-routed emergency calls to county dispatchers.
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LAUDERDALE LAKES
After-school bus runs over Lauderdale Lakes man
Luis Esquilin and his bus full of high schoolers turned left onto State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes late Tuesday afternoon -- and right into a pedestrian.
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Bags of electronics stolen from Fort Lauderdale toy store
Just hours before a Fort Lauderdale toy store opened its doors for Black Friday crowds, four robbers busted into the store and stole bags full of electronics.
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Coral Gables' MasTec to pay less for Wanzek Construction
MasTec, a Coral Gables-based utility and communications infrastructure contractor, said Wednesday it will pay less cash for wind energy company Wanzek Construction and that other terms of the deal have been revised.
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Seven-car wreck clogs freeway
A major crash on southbound I-95 near Ives Dairy Road Wednesday blocked four lanes after an accident involving an 18-wheeler and seven cars.
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TRAFFIC
Car flips, slides down I-95, killing driver
A Pompano Beach man died late Tuesday after his car flipped and slid on its roof down Interstate 95. Everal Linton Williams, 49, was not wearing a seat belt, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
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SEVERE WEATHER
Nip in air should dissipate by afternoon
The temperature was colder than usual in South Florida, where the temperature hovered around 48 degrees Fahrenheit. But warmer weather is on the way.
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DEVELOPMENT
Hollywood to discuss downtown building ban
Hollywood will consider putting the brakes on the high-rise developments sprouting up near Young Circle Wednesday, with a proposed temporary moratorium on downtown building until commissioners approve a development blueprint commissioned several years ago -- but never ratified.
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Texas Tech AD says school negotiating with Leach
Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers says the school is negotiating a contract extension with Mike Lea...
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Giants suspend Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress
The New York Giants expect Antonio Pierce to play in Sunday's game against Philadelphia while the team gath...
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Armstrong and Contador train together for 1st time
Tour de France champions Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador trained together Wednesday for the first time...
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Avalanche captain Sakic out at least 6 weeks
Joe Sakic thought long and hard about returning for a 20th NHL season after missing 38 games following hern...
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Is Romo the answer? Cowboys will find out
The Dallas Cowboys will get a better idea Sunday what Tony Romo's return from a broken pinkie has done for ...
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Hampton signs 1-year deal with Astros
Oft-injured Mike Hampton finalized a one-year, $2 million deal with the Houston Astros on Wednesday, hoping...
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Red Sox give AL MVP Pedroia a 6-year, $40.5M deal
AL Most Valuable Player Dustin Pedroia and the Boston Red Sox agreed Wednesday to a $40.5 million, six-year...
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HK stocks climb after Wall Street rebound
Hong Kong stocks rose modestly Wednesday after Wall Street's overnight gain as telecoms and financials offs...
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European, US markets up amid heightened volatility
European and U.S. stock markets moved higher Wednesday as investors brushed aside further dismal economic n...
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FDA approves new heart device wires from Medtronic
Medtronic Inc., the world's largest medical device maker, said Wednesday it received approval for new wirin...
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Nations sign cluster-bomb ban; US, Russia refuse
Afghanistan unexpectedly joined dozens of nations signing a treaty banning cluster bombs in an effort that ...
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Mortgage application, refinance volume surge
Mortgage application volume more than doubled during the shortened Thanksgiving week, according to the Mort...
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EU to push for Caspian gas line
The European Union will push harder for a pipeline to carry natural gas from the Caspian Sea region to Euro...
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Oil prices waver on skimpy crude inventory report
Oil prices wavered near three-year lows as investors weighed falling global demand and a government report ...
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Palm Beach Post gets new publisher
Palm Beach Post publisher Doug Franklin will leave to take a top position in a restructuring at the paper's...
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Canady to be sworn in at Fla. Supreme Court
Appellate Judge Charles Canady, who as a congressman helped prosecute then-President Bill Clinton at his 19...
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Canady to be sworn in at Fla. Supreme Court
Appellate Judge Charles Canady, who as a congressman helped prosecute then-President Bill Clinton at his 19...
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Man died after being hit by school bus
Officials have identified a man who died after being hit by a school bus in Lauderdale Lakes.
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Historic sign returns in Miami
A historic sign is back up in the Miami sun.
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St. Pete photographer sues Chris Brown, Rihanna
A photographer with tbt, a St. Petersburg alternative publication, is suing R&B singers Chris Brown and Rih...
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1 Mega Money player wins $2 million top prize
One ticket matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number to collect $2 million in the Mega Mon...
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Couples staying together because of poor economy
Running into your ex is almost always awkward and stressful. David Snyder and Nancy Partridge deal with it ...
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21 illegal immigrants claim abuse by Texas captors
Twenty-one Guatemalan immigrants told authorities they were abducted from a Texas smuggler's safehouse and ...
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Polygamist Jeffs appeals 2007 Utah conviction
Attorneys for polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs are asking the Utah Supreme Court to reverse his 2007 cri...
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Court upholds $156M Palestinian terror verdict
A federal appeals court has upheld a $156 million judgment against three Palestinian charities accused of b...
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Ind. soldiers sue over chemical exposure in Iraq
Sixteen Indiana National Guard soldiers have filed a federal lawsuit against a defense contractor they say ...
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Jewish mission makes Chabad a target
It must have been easy for the terrorists, rampaging through Mumbai, to find the Chabad Jewish center where...
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Small plane crashes east of PR capital
A small plane with three people on board - including two American tourists - crashed into a fog-shrouded mo...
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U.S. presses India for restraint, Pakistan for action against terrorists
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought Wednesday to head off Indian retaliation against Pakistan for th...
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Camels found wandering in Mexican border city
It may have seemed like a mirage: Two camels nibbling on a pine tree along a street in this desert metropol...
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China denies alleged attack on foreign journalists
Local Chinese officials on Wednesday denied allegations by a Belgian television crew that they had been att...
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Officials: Mumbai gunman promised cash for family
The only gunman captured during the terror attack on Mumbai says he was promised that his impoverished fami...
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German priest finds live baby laid in manger
Police say a baby boy whose troubled mother laid him in the manger of a church nativity in hopes that someo...
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Obama's election brings hope to climate talks
Barack Obama's upcoming presidency has infused a sense of hope in the current U.N. climate talks that the U...
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Review: `Frost/Nixon' depicts tense TV showdown
"No holds barred," Richard Nixon urges to David Frost as the two prepare to sit down for a series of interv...
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St. Pete photographer sues Chris Brown, Rihanna
A photographer with tbt, a St. Petersburg alternative publication, is suing R&B singers Chris Brown and Rih...
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Bonnaroo set to rock June 11-14 in Tennessee
The 8th annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will be held June 11-14.
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Seth MacFarlane named the smartest person in TV
Who says cartoons are for kids? "Family Guy" and "American Dad" creator Seth MacFarlane tops Entertainment ...
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Daniel Gatti conducts La Scala premiere
Conductor Daniele Gatti grew up in Milan soaking up world-class musical performances from La Scala's upperm...
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