http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Breaking News 60 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:14:54 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1346527.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1346527.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:37 EST A 20-year old man was killed after being shot multiple times upon arriving at his Lauderhill home early Sunday morning.<p/> Lauderhill police did not immediately identify the man. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1346447.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1346447.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:11 EST In an economy where money is tight and everyone's looking for a bargain, Florida's most expensive universities are attracting more students than expected. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1346425.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1346425.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:09 EST A Delray Beach police officer was fired for reportedly taking free ice cream. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1345507.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1345507.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:28 EST The head of Volkswagen's motor sports program is at Homestead-Miami Speedway, fueling speculation that the automaker is interested in joining Toyota as the second foreign manufacturer in NASCAR. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1345223.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1345223.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:51 EST Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $115,579.31 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1345215.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1345215.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:51 EST No tickets matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number, so the jackpot rolled over to an estimated $650,000 in the Mega Money game, the Florida Lottery said Saturday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1345094.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1345094.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:01 EST A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1345148.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1345148.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:08 EST The founder of the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has created a new Web site that helps Tampa Bay area's homeless. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1346556.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1346556.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:02 EST A Miami Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a man who went overboard from a luxury cruise ship early Sunday.<p/> Ronald Shulman, 62, went overboard the Silver Shadow cruise ship around 3 a.m. Sunday morning. He was found swimming 20 miles southeast of Government Cut around 7:45 a.m. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346769.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346769.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:49 EST Delroy James scored 21 points and had eight rebounds to lead Rhode Island to a 92-75 victory over Holy Cross on Sunday. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346760.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346760.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:29 EST Samardo Samuels scored 23 points to go with 12 rebounds and No. 20 Louisville held off Morgan State 90-81 on Sunday. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346750.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346750.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:14 EST Vince Carter scored 24 points, Dwight Howard had 17 points and 12 rebounds and the Orlando Magic won their fifth straight game, 104-96 over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346747.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346747.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:14 EST Vince Carter scored 24 points, Dwight Howard had 17 points and 12 rebounds and the Orlando Magic won their fifth straight game, 104-96 over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346739.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346739.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:04 EST Rodney Green was 4-for-4 from the foul line in the final 48 seconds, and La Salle held on to beat Tulane 61-59 on Sunday in the third round of the Charleston Classic. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346722.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346722.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:54 EST Steven Holcomb said the U.S. bobsled team was going to be a powerhouse this year. He sure seems like a prophet. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346720.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346720.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:44 EST Lee Westwood of England became Europe's No. 1 golfer on Sunday after winning the Dubai World Championship by six strokes. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346719.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/1346719.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:39 EST Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch left Sunday's game at Jacksonville with a shoulder injury. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346637.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346637.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:29 EST As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346657.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346657.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49 EST The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346692.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346692.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:29 EST Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated - beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346466.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346466.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:22 EST An Iraqi official says insurgent attacks caused a 4 percent drop in the country's oil exports in October compared to the previous month, but that revenues were up due to higher prices. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346519.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346519.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:54 EST Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346560.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346560.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:19 EST The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346643.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346643.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:24 EST While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346658.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1346658.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:49 EST Gov. Don Carcieri's administration has failed for months to spend $20 million meant to insulate poor people's homes against the winter chill and put unemployed people to work during one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346641.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346641.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:29 EST As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346593.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346593.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:09 EST A cruise ship passenger was rescued from the ocean about 20 miles southeast of Miami after he fell overboard. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346592.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346592.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:09 EST A Pinellas County deputy was injured in head-on collision with a vehicle traveling the wrong way down the street. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346554.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346554.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:52 EST A 6-year-old girl was injured when she fell out of a second-story window. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346546.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346546.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:42 EST The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $9 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery officials said Sunday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346542.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346542.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:37 EST Four winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $64,702.89 each, the Florida Lottery said Sunday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346532.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346532.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:22 EST A Jacksonville detective reportedly shot a suspect during a a prearranged drug buy. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346530.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1346530.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:22 EST A 7-year-old male jaguar has died at the Brevard Zoo. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346768.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346768.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:44 EST India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, has arrived in Washington for a visit to be highlighted by an official welcoming ceremony and a state dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346665.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346665.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:09 EST Authorities say a couple and a 14-year-old boy have been killed in a fiery freeway crash in Southern California that two younger children managed to survive. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346660.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346660.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:59 EST In the days before Fred Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man: His motorcycle had been tampered with, his mailbox shot up and his house ransacked. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346624.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346624.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:59 EST A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has rattled Southern California's Big Bear Lake area, followed by a sharp aftershock. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346610.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346610.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:34 EST The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346591.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346591.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:09 EST The U.S. government resettled Mazen Alsaqa in Massachusetts in February. Within a month, the Iraqi refugee moved to Michigan. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346563.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346563.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:04 EST Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school's policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets, a dozen years after women won the right to enroll. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346448.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1346448.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:17 EST Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346764.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346764.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:29 EST The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in action in Iraq. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346686.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346686.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:29 EST The coup last summer in this tiny, Central American country blew up into an international incident, with thousands of Hondurans taking to the streets while everyone from Barack Obama to Fidel Castro lined up behind ousted President Manuel Zelaya. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346673.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346673.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:14 EST Angry soccer fans rampaged through a posh diplomatic neighborhood in Cairo over the weekend, smashing shop windows and shouting obscenities in a frenzy fed by venomous headlines that portrayed Algerians as barbaric terrorists with a history of violence. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346627.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346627.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:04 EST A leading climate change scientist whose private e-mails are included in thousands of documents that were stolen by hackers and posted online said Sunday the leaks may have been aimed at undermining next month's global climate summit in Denmark. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346623.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346623.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:59 EST President Hugo Chavez is hailing the forthcoming arrival of 300 Russian-made tanks and armored vehicles, and urging civilians to join government-organized militias to be ready to defend Venezuela from a foreign invasion. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346607.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346607.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:29 EST A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346572.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346572.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:04 EST Police and army experts say they're urgently checking the safety of about 1,800 bridges in northern England amid some of the worst storms ever recorded in Britain. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346565.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1346565.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:04 EST A Palestinian nun who co-founded a charity dedicated to educating Arab girls on Sunday took an important step toward sainthood. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1346649.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1346649.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:39 EST Patricia Racette had just sung her moving final notes in "Suor Angelica" and fallen to the stage. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1346621.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1346621.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:49 EST It's the country cutie versus the King of Pop at this year's American Music Awards. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1346560.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1346560.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:04 EST The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1346467.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1346467.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:22 EST An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1346392.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1346392.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:04 EST Kate Hudson, Pierce Brosnan, Neil Patrick Harris and other stars who are used to getting applause were giving it gladly at a ceremony honoring people who make a difference in the lives of others. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1346180.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1346180.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:12 EST British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1345851.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1345851.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:52 EST Hundreds have gathered to salute Detroit-style royalty - the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1345459.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/1345459.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:47 EST Sheryl Crow is joining others in calling on the federal government to halt roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary.